Missouri
The Michael A. Marino Classic
Men’s Golf Opens Michael A. Marino Classic Sunday
3/14/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
University of Missouri men's golf resumes its spring schedule at the Michael A. Marino Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, beginning Sunday, March 15.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The tournament, which was previously known as the General James Hackler Championship, will take place over three days from Sunday to Monday. With anticipated weather coming through, the schools are set for 27 holes of play on Sunday, nine on Monday and a final round of 18 holes on Sunday.
Tee times are set for 7 a.m. CT on the first and 10th holes.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Michael A. Marino Classic will be played at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, an 18-hole course in Myrtle Beach. The par-72 layout measures 7,270 yards.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The 16-team field includes four programs ranked inside the top 50 nationally – No. 33 Louisville, No. 37 UNLV, No. 47 Little Rock and No. 50 Florida Golf Coast, while the Tigers are also joined by host Coastal Carolina, Baylor, College of Charleston, Furman, Kansas State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, Michigan, NC State, and North Florida.
LAST YEAR AT COASTAL
Trent Mierl led Mizzou at the General Hackler Invitational, recording his fourth top-20 finish of the season. Mierl finished 16th in a field of 90 golfers to post a score of three-under 213 (72-71-70).
As a team, the Tigers placed 12th in a field that included six ranked teams in the top 50.
PAZ LEADS TIGERS IN SPRING START
Senior Virgilio Paz has started the spring campaign on a strong note, leading Mizzou in each of its two tournaments at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate and Colleton River Collegiate. In his final round last weekend, he tied a season best score with a 69 in South Carolina.
Paz had averaged a 3.6 team finish during the fall season and 74.33 stroke average before his back-to-back top finishes in the spring with 72.00 stroke average. It all comes on the heels of a winter campaign that saw him finish as runner-up at the Latin America Amateur Championship.
It also marks the second time in his career that Paz has led the Tigers in consecutive events, doing so three-straight times during the 2024-25 season at Arkansas, North Carolina and Tulsa.
MIZZOU LINEUP
1. Virgilio Paz
2. Veikka Viskari
3. Brock Snyder
4. Trent Mierl
5. Reese Roberts
Ind. – Esteban Cruz Bonilla
UP NEXT
The Tigers continue the spring season in South Carolina on Sunday, March 22, competing at The Hootie at Bulls Bay.
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