Mizzou men’s golf is back on the road this week, heading north of the border for the Canadian Collegiate Invitational in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario.
The event opens Sunday morning and runs three straight days, with 18 holes each day before wrapping up Tuesday. First staged in 2024, the tournament is run by Golf Canada and co-hosted by Kent State and Penn State.
This year’s competition will be played at Öviinbyrd Golf Club, a par-72 layout that stretches 7,157 yards. Designed by Thomas McBroom and opened in 2004, it stands as one of Canada’s premier golf courses.
Mizzou will be part of a 13-school field that includes British Columbia, Rutgers, Kent State, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, New Mexico, Santa Clara, Penn State, UNC Wilmington, Cal Poly, Northern Illinois and Abilene Christian.
The Tigers have already had success in this tournament. Last season, they finished third at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, helped by three players who landed inside the top 20. Veikka Viskari was Mizzou’s pace-setter, finishing 11th in the 62-man field at six-under for the week.
Mizzou opened the 2026-27 season last week at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate and came away eighth after shooting five-under over three rounds at Fox Den Country Club. Junior Trent Mierl was the headliner there, tying for eighth at four-under to earn a top-10 finish.
The Tigers’ lineup for Canada features Veikka Viskari, Trent Mierl, Paxton Maxwell, Brock Snyder, Antoni Hawkins and individual competitor Andy Yang.
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