Men’s Golf Travels to Biloxi for Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational

BILOXI, Miss. – Coming off an impressive win last week in East Hampton, the No. 2 Ole Miss men's golf team looks to close out their fall in style at the second annual Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational. The Rebels will co-host the tournament along with Southern Miss and Mississippi State. Along the scenic Mississippi Gulf Coast, the Fallen Oak Course at the Beau Rivage will be the site for the three-day event.

BEHIND THE ARCHITECTURE
The Tom Fazio-designed Fallen Oak opened in 2006 and debuted at No. 19 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses. Golfweek has named it the No. 2 Casino Course in the country, behind only sister-course Shadow Creek, also designed by Fazio. Fallen Oak is characterized by a lush, rolling landscape covered in oak and pine ridges, magnolias, pecan groves, large lakes, winding streams and wetlands. The tees, fairways, and roughs are lined with 419 bermudagrass with the greens being tiff eagle Bermuda. There are 65 bunkers strategically placed throughout the course with tour angle sand installed in 2022.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We are excited to finish out our fall season on a high note. We've certainly gotten off to a good start, but now it's time to finish like we did in the last tournament. I'm looking forward to watching our guys compete."

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 19 – First Round 18 holes (tee times off No. 1 & No. 10)
Sunday, Oct. 20 – Second Round 18 holes (tee times off No. 1 & No. 10)
Monday, Oct. 21 – Final Round 18 holes (tee times off No. 1 & No. 10)

TEE TIMES
(*Competing as individual)
*Collins Trolio 11:10 a.m. CT (Hole 1)
Kye Meeks 10:20 a.m. CT (Hole 1)
Tom Fischer 10:30 a.m. CT (Hole 1)
Cohen Trolio 10:40 a.m. CT (Hole 1)
Cameron Tankersley 10:50 a.m. CT (Hole 1)
Michael La Sasso 11:00 a.m. CT (Hole 1)

THE LINEUP
Michael La Sasso (Jr.)

Ranked No. 3 in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd individual rankings.
Won his first collegiate event at the Hamptons Intercollegiate shooting 201 (-15).
Named the SEC Men's Golfer of the Week on October 9.
Leads the team with a 68.56 stroke-average.
First on the team with six rounds in the 60s.

Cameron Tankersley (Jr.)

Ranked No. 23 in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd individual rankings.
Has three top 10 finishes through three events.
Set a new career-best 54-hole score of 202 (-8) at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
Second on the team with a 69.67 stroke-average.
Has a team best eight rounds of par or better this season.

Cohen Trolio (Jr.)

Finished third at the Hamptons Intercollegiate shooting 213 (-3).
Has two top five finishes in his three events this fall.
Ranked No. 31 in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd individual rankings.
Has a 70.11 stroke-average this fall.
All nine of his rounds have been counted towards the team score this season.

Tom Fischer (Jr.)

Finished tied for fourth at the Hamptons Intercollegiate shooting 214 (-2).
Has a 71.89 stroke-average through three events this fall.
Has 31 birdies on the season for an average of (3.44) per round.
Has five rounds of par or better this fall.
Season low round of 67 came at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.

Kye Meeks (Sr.)

Has two top 20 finishes through three events this fall.
Set a new career-low 54-hole score of 205 (-5) at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
Has five rounds of par or better this fall.
Has four rounds in the 60s.
Has a 70.89 stroke-average through nine rounds.

*Collins Trolio (So.)

Making his third start as an individual this fall.
Season low round of 71 came at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
Has 11 birdies through six rounds.

THE FIELD (Scoreboard Powered by Clippd Rankings – October 16)
No. 29 Georgia
No. 15 Illinois
Iowa
No. 36 Kansas
No. 5 LSU
No. 22 Mississippi State
No. 2 Ole Miss
No. 48 Purdue
No. 23 South Carolina
Southern Miss
UNLV
UTSA
Wisconsin

PRESEASON BUZZ
Ole Miss earned preseason nods from Golf Channel with the No. 10 preseason ranking in the nation. The Rebels are one of 11 SEC teams inside the top 25 to start the 2024-25 campaign.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Rebels look to make it back to postseason play after heartbreak last season at the Stanford Regional. Ole Miss fell one stroke from the cut line to advance to the NCAA Championship. The team finished the 2023 regular season with seven top five finishes, 16 individual top 10 finishes, and a team victory at the Seminole Intercollegiate down in Tallahassee. The Rebels carded 20 rounds under par on the season, including a 262-round score on the final day of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. The 262 score of (-18) set the new lowest single-round score in program history. It was previously set by the 2022-23 team which shot 268 (-10) at the 2022 SEC Fall Preview.

VETERAN PRESENCE
The program returns six members from the 2023-24 roster including PING All-American and First Team All-SEC selection Michael La Sasso. Veterans Kye Meeks and Cameron Tankersley aim to build on a promising 2023-24 resume. Tom Fischer enters his junior season after a strong summer in the amateur circuit. Fischer was the 18-hole leader after round one at the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine, making it to the round of 32 match play.

THROUGH THE PORTAL
Malloy bolstered the roster with one signee through the portal with the addition of Cohen Trolio. The junior from LSU returns to his home state and is reunited with his younger brother Collins who enters his sophomore year with the team. Trolio notched 23 events for the Tigers with a 72.46 stroke average.

FULL SWING AHEAD
Fallen Oak will wrap the fall slate as the team will return to action in the spring beginning February 1-2 at the Thomas Sharkey Individual in Statesboro, Georgia.

STAY CONNECTED
For updates throughout the season, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMGolf. Additional updates and information on the team can be found on Instagram at OleMissMGolf, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Golf and on OleMissSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Tom Fischer

Michael La Sasso

Kye Meeks

Cameron Tankersley

Cohen Trolio

Collins Trolio

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