University of Missouri
Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate
Men’s Golf Posts Strong Final Round to Finish Second at Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate
10/4/2021 6:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The Mizzou Men's Golf team carded a season-best 20-under 844 to finish second at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate over the weekend as four Tigers placed in the top 25 led by senior Jack Parker who finished fourth.
Mizzou entered the final round on Monday with a three-stroke lead after posting a 6-under 282 during round two on Sunday. The Tigers continued their stellar play during the final round tallying 25 birdies to shoot a season-best 10-under 278 to finish second behind No. 17 Purdue. The Tigers finished just one shot back of the Boilermakers with Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Michigan rounding out the top five.
Senior Jack Parker led the way for the Tigers posting a fourth-place finish at 7-under 209. Parker entered the final round with the individual lead after matching his career-low 18-hole score of 5-under 67. The Columbia, Mo., native kicked off the final round with four birdies on the front nine and was one stroke of the lead at the turn.
On the back nine Parker had a career moment, registering his first career hole-in-one on hole 13 at Rich Harvest Farms to move into a tie for the lead. It was one of two hole-in-ones on the day, sharing the honor with University of Michigan's Pier Francesco de Col. The senior finished the final round at 1-under to claim his fourth career top-five finish.
Sophomore Yu Ta Tsai continued his stellar play with a second straight top 10 finish, placing tied for sixth at 5-under 211. Tsai got off to a strong start during round one on Saturday, shooting a 3-under 69 to move into the top five. After shooting even-par on Sunday, Tsai carded a 2-under 70 during the final round to earn his third career top 10 finish. Tsai moved up three spots on the leaderboard on Monday with four birdies and 12 pars.
Fellow sophomore Jack Lundin earned a spot in the top 20 after carding a 2-under 214 while moving up 17 spots during the final round. Lundin collected five birdies on Monday, three of which came on the back nine to card a 4-under 68. Behind Lundin was junior Charlie Crockett in a tie for 24th at 1-under 215. Crockett also rocketed up the leaderboard during the final round, moving up 11 spots after shooting a 3-under 69.
Rounding out the scoring for the Tigers was freshman Dagbj Sigurbrandsson at even-par to finish tied for 26th. Sigurbrandsson shot a 1-under 71 during the final round and matched his career-low 18-hole score of 3-under 69 in round two on Sunday.
Tournament Notes
• Mizzou had four golfers finish in the Top 25
• The Tigers led the tournament, shooting +3 on Par 3's.
• Mizzou led the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate with 73 birdies, the next closes team was NIU with 61
• Senior Jack Parker led the tournament in birdies (16) and eagles (2).
Quotes
Head Coach Mark Leroux:
"I was proud of the way our guys fought and competed during the three days at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate. Hats off to Purdue for a great performance during the final round."
Sophomore Yu Ta Tsai:
"My ball striking was really good and my strategy was just not to have a big mistake all weekend. I feel as if I can shoot even lower in future tournaments."
"This year all the guys on the team are great and we play great team golf. I am disappointed that we didn't win but we just have to keep moving on to the next tournament."
Senior Jack Parker:
"The final round was a very up and down day but overall, I was pleased with how I played. There are good and bad things that I can take away from this tournament."
Parker on the Hole-In-One:
"I knew it was a good shot and was on a good line. I hit just a normal 5-iron and watching it through the sky I saw it keep turning towards the flag. It landed short and then went into the hole, I didn't know what to think. It was my first ever hole-in-one and was a rush of emotions."
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