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The Missouri men’s golf team earned a bid to the 2023 NCAA Championship, receiving an invitation to the Morgan Hill, California, regional on Wednesday.
The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in the regional, which is slated to begin May 15. Pepperdine is the top seed in the region, while the Tigers will also be joined by Florida State, Mississippi State, Arizona, Louisville, Baylor, BYU, NC State, California, Charlotte, Grand Canyon and Northern Colorado.
Missouri is making its 16th appearance in the regional round of the NCAA Championship since the format was adopted in 1989. The Tigers have twice advance to the championship rounds in 2005 and 2014 with eight additional appearances in the final round prior to 1989. Last season, Mizzou placed 10th in the regional rounds in its first trip to the championship in four seasons.
The action begins on Monday, May 15 with the three rounds of action finishing on May 17. The top five schools from each region advance to the championship round, which is slated to begin on May 26.
