Sept. 10, 2004

COLUMBIA, Mo. - University of Missouri head men's golf coach Mark Leroux makes his Tiger coaching debut this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the Radrick Farms Invitational.

The 54-hole event starts Saturday with a 9 a.m. (EDT) shotgun start. The 14-team field will play 36 holes in all on Saturday before finishing Sunday morning with a single 18-hole shotgun start.

In addition to the Tigers and host Michigan, the field includes Ball State, Colorado State, Georgia State, Indiana, Iowa, Memphis, Miami [Ohio], Purdue, Rice, UNC Wilmington, Wisconsin and Xavier.

Mizzou's roster will be filled by the quintet of junior Chris Mabry (Leawood, Kan.), junior Ben Scott (Lancashire, United Kingdom), sophomore Shawn Jasper (Marthasville, Mo.), sophomore Trent Twaddle (Maryville, Mo.), and sophomore Beau Crawford (La Plata, Mo.).