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Men's Golf

Men’s Golf Heads North of the Border for Canadian Collegiate Invitational

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The Mizzou men's golf team heads North this week for the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, beginning Sunday morning in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario.

TOURNAMENT INFO

The Canadian Collegiate Invitational begins on Sunday with three-straight days of 18 holes of play, wrapping up on Tuesday. Established in 2024, the tournament is conducted by Golf Canada and co-hosted by Kent State and Penn State.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The tournament is slated for Öviinbyrd Golf Club, a par-72 course that measures 7,157 yards in length. It is one of Canada's premier golf courses, designed by Thomas McBroom and opened in 2004.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION

The Tigers are one of 13 schools competing this week, joined by British Columbia, Rutgers, Kent State, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, New Mexico, Santa Clara, Penn State, UNC Wilmington, Cal Poly, Northern Illinois and Abilene Christian.

LAST YEAR IN CANADA

The Mizzou men's golf team finished third at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational last season, paced by three Tigers who placed among the top 20 golfers during the tournament. Veikka Viskari led Mizzou throughout the competition, carding a three-day tally of -6 to place 11th in the 62-man field.

SEASON OPENER AT TENNESSEE

Mizzou men’s golf opened the 2026-27 season with an eighth-place finish at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate last week, posting a three-round score of five-under at Fox Den Country Club. Junior Trent Mierl led the Tigers with a top-10 finish, tying for eighth at four-under across all three rounds.

LINEUP

  1. Veikka Viskari
  2. Trent Mierl
  3. Paxton Maxwell
  4. Brock Snyder
  5. Antoni Hawkins

Ind. – Andy Yang

UP NEXT

Mizzou will head South to compete at the William H. Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Sept. 25-26.