The Mizzou men’s golf team travels to Granbury, Texas, for the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate, beginning Monday at Halbert National. The Tigers will look to carry their recent individual success into their final tournament of the fall season.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The Abilene Christian Intercollegiate will run Oct. 19-21, featuring 54 holes of stroke play over three days. Halbert National is a par-72 course measuring 7,542 yards. Designed by Tom Fazio, the course opened in 2025 and will host the inaugural tournament this season.
Fans can watch action from all three rounds on Golf Channel's live stream by clicking here. A subscription to Golf Channel may be required to view the stream.
The telecast begins at 3 p.m. each day, with additional coverage on Golf Central from 6-7 p.m. A re-air of the tournament begins at 8 p.m. each day.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The Tigers will compete in a nine-team field featuring No. 28 Texas A&M and No. 54 Michigan. Mizzou will also battle against Abilene Christian, Arizona, Houston, Rice, SMU and Tulsa.
LAST TIME OUT
Mizzou finished fifth at the Bryson Invitational at Trump National Doral in Miami, finishing three-over-par as a team. The Tigers closed the tournament with their best round of the week, carding a two-under 286 in the final round.
Junior Trent Mierl led the Tigers with a career-best second-place finish at six-under. Mierl carded rounds of 69, 71 and 70 to earn his first top-five finish of the season and fourth of his career.
Senior Veikka Viskari tied for fourth at three-under, earning his second top-five finish of the season. Viskari closed with a three-under-par 69, marking his third consecutive tournament finishing under par.
Freshman Antoni Hawkins tied for 28th at four-over after recording a two-under 70 in the final round, tying the lowest round of his career.
TIGERS STAYING HOT
Mierl and Viskari enter the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate playing their best golf of the season. Mierl is coming off the best finish of his collegiate career after placing second at the Bryson Invitational. The junior has recorded five consecutive sub-par rounds, providing momentum heading into the final tournament of the fall.
Viskari also continues to find success, finishing under par in three consecutive tournaments. His tie for fourth at the Bryson Invitational marked his second top-five finish of the season.
Both Tigers will look to maintain their momentum at Halbert National as Mizzou closes out its fall schedule.
NCAA DIVISION I RANKINGS
The initial NCAA Division I men's golf rankings, released Oct. 14, feature Mizzou and two of its top performers among the nation’s best teams and individuals.
Mizzou: No. 56
Veikka Viskari: No. 72
Trent Mierl: No. 141
LINEUP
1. Veikka Viskari
2. Trent Mierl
3. Paxton Maxwell
4. Antoni Hawkins
5. Brock Snyder
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