University of Missouri
Auburn Tiger Invitational at Grand National
Tigers Return South for Auburn Tiger Invitational
3/4/2022 10:30:00 AM | Men's Golf
Junior Yu-Ta Tsai returns to headline the lineup
AUBURN, Ala. – The University of Missouri men's golf team travels to Auburn, Ala. this weekend to tee off in the competitive Auburn Tiger Invitational. The Tigers are entering a veteran lineup led by junior Yu-Ta Tsai, with the sole freshman, Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson making his spring debut competing as an individual.
COMPETITIVE SLATE: 17 Auburn, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia State, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, Missouri, North Alabama, UNC-Wilmington, South Alabama, Southern Miss, 21 Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, Wichita State
WHERE: Grand National Golf Course (Par 72, 7289 yards).
WHEN: The three-day event will begin with tee times starting at 7 a.m. CST on Sunday, March 6 and conclude on Tuesday, March 8 with 18-holes being played each day.
FOLLOW: Live results and scores will be available on GolfStat here.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH LEROUX
On setting the tone…
"All rounds are equally important and it's good to come out and have a good first day because if say you get a huge lead, that's tough to catch up to. However, in both our fall wins, our guys have come from behind and that's a great thing to have. It's probably better than getting out early and coasting. So, to be able to know that they got that in them and can hit the gas pedal even on the last day to overcome is huge."
INSIDE THE LINEUP:
- Yu-Ta Tsai
- Jack Parker
- Jack Lundin
- Tommy Boone
- Charlie Crockett
Ind. Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson
Yu-Ta Tsai
Tsai has continued his streak of placing in the top-20 in every event this season with his most recent coming at the spring opener, the Gator Invitational where he claimed a piece of 8th place after firing his fourth consecutive event under-par with a 3-under 207. He is also now the team leader in scoring average with a 70.8.
The leading senior looks to continue to capitalize on his consistency this year as he has fired at least one round or more under-par in almost all of the events this season. He currently has eight season rounds under-par tallied with hopes to add more this weekend.
The standout sophomore fired a pair of 1-over 71s in back-to-back rounds at the Gator Invitational. He stands second on the team with season scoring average boasting a 71.2.
After finishing second on the team at the Gator Invitational, Boone returns to the lineup with prior experience of the event for his third go-around at the Auburn Tiger Invitational. Last year he competed as an individual and fired a 2-under 70 on the second day.
This marks the first time competing in this event for Crockett. He's been a consistent name in the lineup since early in the fall season and looks to continue making an impact on the team's score. His season-best round currently holds at a 5-under 67 from his play at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.
Returning to the field for the first time this spring, the true freshman is coming off a solid debut fall campaign. He competed in a total of five fall events, three as an individual with his top performance coming at the Husky Invitational where he fired a 4-under 212 to placed T-11.
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