Mizzou women’s golf is back home this week, and the Tigers will tee it up at a place they know well.
The Johnnie Imes Invitational begins Monday morning at The Club at Old Hawthorne, with two straight days of 18 holes before the event wraps up Tuesday. Mizzou hosts the annual tournament in honor of former Tigers coach Johnnie Imes.
This year marks the 17th time Mizzou has hosted the event, and the Tigers have made the most of that home-field edge over the years, winning it 10 times since 2007.
Old Hawthorne, Mizzou’s home course, will play as a par-72 layout at 6,342 yards. The field includes nine teams, with South Dakota State, Lindenwood, West Georgia, Missouri State, South Dakota, UAB, East Texas A&M and McLennan CC joining the Tigers.
Mizzou enters the tournament coming off a ninth-place finish in the 12-team Annika Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, to open the 2026-27 season. The Tigers closed that event with a final-round 296, eight over par, which stood as their best team score of the tournament.
Fleur van Beek paced Mizzou in that opener, finishing at 4-over par. Grace Crawford posted the team’s lowest score in the final round with a 1-over 73.
The Tigers are set to line up with Addie Dobson, Alexandra Berglund, Fleur Van Beek, Melanie Walker and Page Bowman. Addie Surber, Grace Crawford and Nina Andersen will compete as individuals.
Last season at home, Mizzou won the Johnnie Imes Invitational with a 14-under 562. Three Tigers finished in the top five individually, and senior Melanie Walker led the way with a runner-up finish at 6-under par.
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