COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Wichita State men's golf team returns to Columbia for the MU Tiger Invitational in the final tune-up before the American Athletic Conference Championship. Play at The Club at Old Hawthorne begins on Monday, April 11 with an 8:00 am CT shotgun start and concludes the following day at the same time.

It's the second trip in two years to Columbia for the Shockers, who tied for fourth in last season's Tiger Invitational. Brock Polhill had a career-best performance, notching his first top-five finish thanks to an opening round 66 and three eagles. Dawson Lewis also appeared for the Shockers last season in Columbia, shooting 12-over 228 to tie for 55th. Host Missouri won the tournament by seven strokes over second place Kansas State.

The Shockers aim to bounce back from a challenging trip to the Seattle area this past week, where weather wreaked havoc with the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay, completing erasing a whole day of play and turning the event into just an 18-hole competition. Wichita State ( finished 16th in a 23-team field, with all 23 participants ending up over par. The Shockers were originally in a tie for third when play was canceled on Monday and all scores were forfeited.

Head Coach Judd Easterling will deploy a lineup of Lewis, Joe Bultman, Polhill, Michael Winslow and Lucas Scheufler. It's the same five the Shockers rolled out at the Redhawk Invitational, with both Bultman and Polhill and Winslow and Scheufler swapping spots in the lineup.
 
The field at Old Hawthorne includes 17 teams: host Missouri, Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Boston College, Bowling Green St., Central Arkansas, DePaul, Drake, Eastern Kentucky, UMKC, Missouri St., Morehead St., North Alabama, Oral Roberts, SIUE, South Dakota St. and Wichita State.

Located in Columbia, The Club at Old Hawthorne is a par-72, 7,221 yard course.

The Tiger Invitational is the final action of the spring before the Shockers head to The American Championship April 22-24.
 

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2022 Tiger Invitational Fast Facts:
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12, 2022
Host: Missouri
Location: Columbia, Mo. (The Club at Old Hawthorne)
Yardage: 7,221 Yard
Par: 72
Format: Continuous play after shotgun start on Monday, conclude on Tuesday
Start Times: 8:00 am both days
Live Scoring: http://golfstat.com/
The Field: 17 teams
Missouri, Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Boston College, Bowling Green St., Central Arkansas, DePaul, Drake, Eastern Kentucky, UMKC, Missouri St., Morehead St., North Alabama, Oral Roberts, SIUE, South Dakota St. and Wichita State.
 

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Shocker Lineup:
Dawson Lewis (Jr.*) – Tied for 31st at Redhawk Invitational, carding a 4-over 75
Joe Bultman (R-Fr.) – Tied with Lewis in 31st...avoided any double-bogeys, finished tenth in the field with 12 pars
Brock Polhill (Jr.*) – Matched Lewis with a team-high two birdies at Chambers Bay...tied for 86th at 8-over 79
Michael Winslow (Fr.) – Signed for an 8-over 79 to match Polhill in 86th place
Lucas Scheufler (Fr.) – Finished in 119th place at 14-over

*=Reflects extra year of eligibility from COVID-19 season.