For the second time this season, senior golfer Hayden Buckley finished at the top of the leaderboard. Buckley was the individual champion at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate this past weekend with a score of 17-under-par.

As a team, Missouri men’s golf finished fourth at 18-under-par. Penn State was the team champion with a score of 31-under-par.

Mizzou started off slowly on Friday, as it ended the day in seventh at three-under-par and eight strokes behind the leaders. The team bounced back in a big way on Saturday, taking the lead at one point before settling into second after two rounds. The Tigers shot 15-under-par on Saturday, a season low. On Sunday, the Tigers shot even for the day and finished in fourth place.

Three Tigers finished under par for the weekend, but Buckley was the star. His weekend was highlighted by his play on Saturday, where he shot a 64, the lowest round of his career. Buckley followed that up with a 5-under-par round on Sunday, including six birdies and an eagle on hole No. 5. JD Hughes of Penn State finished second at 14-under-par.

Freshman Jamie Stewart and sophomore Rory Franssen also finished under par with scores of 4-under-par and 1-under-par, respectively. Stewart ended in a tie for 15th, while Franssen finished in a tie for 25th.

Freshman Jack Parker was 6-over-par for the tournament and finished in a tie for 51st. Senior Matt Echelmeier finished in a tie for 80th at 17-over-par.

The Tigers will return to action in two weeks when they travel to Hawaii for the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 29.

_Edited by Joe Noser | jnoser@themaneater.com_