Missouri men’s golf capped off its fall season on a disappointing note, placing last in The Clerico. This performance comes as a surprise considering the recent momentum Missouri has gained. The Tigers finished 63-up on the week with zero golfers placing in the top 30.
Missouri’s best performer by a wide margin was sophomore Trent Mierl. Mierl finished the week in 32nd place, shooting 13-up with an average score of 74.3. His best day was the first day, shooting a 73 (3-up).
Juniors Veikka Viskari and Bradley Mulder tied for 41st place despite having vastly different weeks. Mulder had a slow start, shooting 77 on each of the first two days before ending with a strong 74 on the third. Viskari, on the other hand, had an up-and-down three days. He shot 79 on the first day, followed by a much-improved score of 73 on day two, and finally regressed to the mean, shooting 76 on the third day. Viskari’s up-and-down week was out of character for him, considering the success he has achieved this season.
First-year Reese Roberts was Missouri’s third-best golfer this week. Roberts had a very strong start to the week, shooting 74 and 75, placing him as the highest-ranked Missouri golfer through two rounds. However, a day three score of 82 pushed his total up to 21-up on the week, placing him 50th overall.
Senior Virgilio Paz continued his inconsistent play, placing 56th overall this past week. Paz had the best day of any Tiger all week on the first day, where he shot 72 (2-up). However, Paz followed up his hot start with two poor rounds, shooting 79 on the second day and 84 on the third.
The Auburn Tigers came in first place on the week, shooting 8-up as a team. Auburn was led by junior Josiah Gilbert, whose day two score of 64 (6-up) propelled him to a first-place finish. Gilbert was the only competitor to record zero bogeys in a round, an achievement he received following his day two performance.
The Clerico marks an end to the fall season for Missouri men’s golf. The Tigers’ 2026 campaign will begin Feb. 12 in Hawaii at the John Burns Intercollegiate.
