April 7, 2012

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Men's Golf will host the fifth annual Columbia Orthopaedic Group Mizzou Intercollegiate beginning on Monday, Apr. 9 at 7 a.m. Held at The Club at Old Hawthorne, the tournament will consist of 54 holes, with 36 holes played on Monday followed by 18 holes played on Tuesday, Apr. 10.

The tournament field will consist of 15 teams, including Missouri. Austin Peay, Belmont, Binghamton, Cincinnati, Creighton, Iowa State, IUPUI, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Oral Roberts, Purdue, South Dakota State and Wisconsin will join the Tigers in the competition.

At last year's tournament, Mizzou took home the trophy scoring 301-299-300--900 through three rounds. Then a sophomore, Jace Long earned the individual title, finishing with scores of 71-71-74 over three rounds.

Live scoring for the tournament is available at www.golfstat.com, and final results will be posted on MUTigers.com at the conclusion of each round. Also, follow Mizzou Men's golf on Twitter (@MizzouMensGolf) for more information about the team.