Missouri
John Burns Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Opens Spring Campaign Thursday at Hawaii
2/11/2026 4:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Mizzou men's golf team is set for its first tournament of the spring season, competing at The John Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii, starting on Thursday.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The tournament tees off on Thursday, consisting of three 18-hole days that open with a 1 p.m. CT shotgun start.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Ocean Course at Hokuala is hosting the tournament this weekend – a par-70 course that measures 7,098 yards in length.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The Tigers are one of 19 schools competing this week in Lihue – joined by seven teams ranked in the top 50 nationally – No. 19 New Mexico, No. 21 San Diego State, No. 23 Utah, No. 30 BYU, No. 31 Texas A&M, No. 38 UNLV, No. 42 Long Beach – plus UTEP, San Francisco, Saint Mary's, California, Miami (Ohio), Fresno State, Loyola Marymount, Grand Canyon, Santa Clara, Washington State and host Hawaii.
FALL RECAP
The Tigers competed in five tournaments during the fall season, landing in the top-5 in two of them. Mizzou's best showing came in the Moraine Intercollegiate, with three Tigers placing in the top-15, leading to a third-place team finish.
Senior Veikka Viskari led the team in the fall season, posting a 72.07 stroke average through 15 rounds. He placed in the top-15 in four-of-five tournaments, entering the spring season ranked No. 174 in the nation.
Other highlights include sophomore Trent Mierl tying his career-low 54-hole score with a 207 at the Moraine Intercollegiate, finishing the fall season with a 72.80 stroke average.
LAST YEAR AT THE JOHN BURNS INVITATIONAL
The Tigers placed 11 of 17 schools at last year's tournament with Utah and UNLV claiming a share of the team title.
Brock Snyder led Mizzou by finishing 18th overall in the 102-player field at -2 (66-71-71).
PAZ HIGHLIGHTS WINTER BREAK
A number of Tigers competed during the winter break but none was more impressive than senior Virgilio Paz at the Latin America Amateur Championship.
Paz carded a five-under tally total of 275 (70-73-64-68) to finish in a tie for first place after 72 holes of play at Lima Golf Club in Lima, Peru. While he would ultimately fall in a playoff, Paz receives an exemption into final qualifying for The Open, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur Championship plus an exemption into The Amateur Championship by virtue of his runner-up finish.
MIZZOU LINEUP
1. Veikka Viskari
2. Virgilio Paz
3. Trent Mierl
4. Reese Roberts
5. Brock Snyder
Ind. – Bubba Chapman
UP NEXT
The Tigers continue the spring season on March 1, competing at the Colleton River Collegiate.
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