The Missouri State men's golf team welcomes 11 other opponents to Springfield this week for its third tournament of the spring season, the ninth annual Twin Oaks Intercollegiate at Twin Oaks Country Club. The 54-hole tournament will be contested over two days, 36 holes Monday (Mar. 17) and 18 on Tuesday, with both days scheduled for 8:30 a.m. shotgun starts. Spectators are welcome, free of charge, at Twin Oaks, 1020 E. Republic Road in Springfield.

MSU finished third in the tournament a year ago and, with last season's top two finishers not in the field, is looking to gain some momentum for the latter part of the spring. Other participants include SIUE, Bradley, Southern Utah, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Southern Indiana, Omaha, UNI, Lindenwood and Evangel.

The Bears' lineup is headed by junior Tim Holmberg, who leads the team with a 72.50 scoring mark and was named Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week after finishing ninth in the team's last outing two weeks ago, the Colin Montgomerie Classic in suburban Houston. Junior Christian Rischer, sophomores Owen Swearingen and Andrew Fallis, and freshman Jonathan Jordan will round out the MSU lineup, while senior Ludvig Wijkstrom and sophomore Max Bowman are set to compete as individuals.

Twin Oaks is a private club that has hosted every major amateur championship in Missouri. A Floyd Farley design that opened in 1955, it plays to a par of 71 at 6760 yards from the championship tees. Live scoring for the tournament can be found on Clippd/Scoreboard LIve Scoring at https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233786.