Team Standings | Player Standings

COLUMBIA, Mo.—South Dakota's Tommy Vining shot even-par (216 strokes) as he finished in eighth-place to lead the Coyotes at the Tiger Invitational which was held Monday and Tuesday at The Club at Old Hawthorne. This is Vining's third top-10 finish of the season.
 
The tournament consisted of 18 teams and 96 players. It included Summit League opponents IUPUI, South Dakota State and Western Illinois.
 
Vining started the tournament with a two-under par 70. He made seven birdies during his opening round. He followed the first-round with a 75 in the second. He bounced back to shoot a 71 in the third. He shot his second-lowest tournament of the season as he finished with 216 strokes and in eighth-place. Vining had the second-most birdies of anyone at the tournament as he finished with 16. Only one Summit League golfer finished better than Vining as IUPUI's Austin Crowder came in fifth at 2-under par (67-70-77-214).
 
Missouri's Linus Lilliedahl won the tournament at 5-under par. Lilliedahl got better every round as he started his tournament with a 73 in round one. He shot a 70 in the second and a 68 in the third to finish with 211 strokes. Austin Peay State's Erik Hedberg (71-72-69) and Missouri's Hayden Buckley (75-70-67) tied for second with 212 strokes. Buckley's 67 tied with Crowder for the lowest round. Hedberg recorded the most birdies with 19.
 
Missouri, the 30^th ranked team in the nation and host of the tournament, took home the team title at 7-under par. The Tigers were the only team to shoot under-par. They started with a 295 in the first round and were in third-place. In round two, they improved by over 10 strokes as they shot a 283 and moved into first-place. The Tigers continued to get better and fired a 279 in the third as they finished with 857 strokes. Northern Illinois came in second at 11-over par (294-295-286-875) and Austin Peay State was third at 26-over par (296-300-291). South Dakota tied for 12^th at 46-over par (304-308-298-910). The Coyotes beat South Dakota State (50-over par) and Western Illinois (51-over par).
 
Coyote freshman Matt Tolan finished in a tie for 44^th at 13-over par (77-78-74-229). Senior Cody Seal (82-81-74-237) and junior Matt Swanson (77-76-84-237) rounded out the team score as the duo tied for 74^th. In round one, Swanson made an eagle on the par-5 10^th hole. He was the only Coyote to record an eagle. Freshman Scott Fudenberg also competed for USD and finished in a tie for 81^st at 22-over par (80-79-79-238).
 
The tournament served as the final regular season meet for the Coyotes. Up next, South Dakota travels to Newton, Kan. For the Summit League Championships April 30-May 2.