The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, September 5
Knoxville, Tenn. | Tennessee National Course
Ole Miss
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Visit Knoxville Collegiate
No. 5 Men’s Golf Opens Season at Visit Knoxville Collegiate
9/4/2025 | Men's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 5 Ole Miss men's golf team embarks to make it nine straight postseason golf appearances in 2025-26. The journey starts with a trip to Knoxville where the Rebels will open their season at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate for the third consecutive year.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 5 – 18 holes (stroke play)
Saturday, Sept. 6 – 18 holes (stroke play)
Sunday, Sept. 7 – 18 holes (stroke play)
BEHIND THE ARCHITECTURE
Tennessee National will be the site of the three-day tournament. The track is set to play Par 70 / 7,201 yards. A new addition to this year's event is Holes 2 and 5 will be converted to par 4s. Hole 2 will stretch 483 yards and Hole 5 will play from 494 yards.
THE LINEUP (*Competing as an individual)
Cohen Trolio (Sr.)
THE FIELD (GCAA Preseason Coaches Poll)
Augusta, Chattanooga, Charlotte, College of Charleston, ETSU, No. 9 Florida State, No. 13 Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kentucky, Loyola Marymount, No. 10 LSU, NC State, North Florida, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 17 Tennessee, Toledo, Virginia Tech.
PRESEASON BUZZ
The team received recognition in all three major preseason polls and were ranked as high as No. 5 by the GCAA Coaches poll. The duo of Michael La Sasso and Cameron Tankersley were selected as preseason All-Americans by Golfweek and Golf Channel.
2024-25 REWIND
The Rebels enter a new year after arguably the best and most decorated season in program history. Ole Miss earned its first No. 1 ranking on October 23, 2024, and received its first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in program history. The Rebels finished as semifinalists at the 2025 NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, California.
The team claimed three team titles in 2024-25, the most wins since 2016-17. Michael La Sasso and Tom Fischer both tallied their first individual collegiate wins, and six players finished inside the top five at least once. The group set a program record for the most team rounds under par in a single season and the most team rounds of par or better at 26. The Rebels finished inside the top five nine times, the most since 1984-85.
THE FAB FOUR
Ole Miss returns the foursome of Tom Fischer, Michael La Sasso, Cameron Tankersley and Cohen Trolio. All four seniors are ranked inside the top 60 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings and were named to the PGA TOUR University preseason rankings. The group looks to lead Ole Miss back to postseason golf for the ninth straight season.
YOUNG AND HUNGRY
Jacob Blanton and Collins Trolio round out the returners from the 2024-25 roster. Blanton took a redshirt his freshman year and looks to make an impact in year two with the Rebels. Collins Trolio made seven individual starts last year and showed promise as a sophomore. Trolio is the younger brother of Cohen as the two get to compete for the same program for the second straight year.
Finn Meister and Daniel Tolf were the 2025 signees Chris Malloy and Emerson Newsome tabbed from the high school ranks. Meister was the No. 2 recruit out of the state of Arizona by Junior Golf Scoreboard and competed in the 2024 Korn Ferry event - The Ascendant presented by Blue. Tolf hails from Gothenburg, Sweden and is quite the stature for an 18-year-old freshman. The lengthy hitter tallied three wins and 19 top 10 finishes prior to arriving in Oxford.
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.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 5 – 18 holes (stroke play)
Saturday, Sept. 6 – 18 holes (stroke play)
Sunday, Sept. 7 – 18 holes (stroke play)
BEHIND THE ARCHITECTURE
Tennessee National will be the site of the three-day tournament. The track is set to play Par 70 / 7,201 yards. A new addition to this year's event is Holes 2 and 5 will be converted to par 4s. Hole 2 will stretch 483 yards and Hole 5 will play from 494 yards.
THE LINEUP (*Competing as an individual)
Cohen Trolio (Sr.)
- No. 25 in the PGA TOUR U Preseason Rankings.
- 72.31 career scoring average.
- Competed in all 12 events last season, tallying 17 rounds of par or better.
- Five career top five finishes, 10 top 10s and 17 top 20s.
- No. 16 in the PGA TOUR U Preseason Rankings.
- 71.34 career scoring average.
- 2025 Second Team All-SEC and PING All-Region Southeast Team selection.
- Tallied 22 rounds of par or better in 2024-25.
- Seven individual starts a season ago.
- 72.62 career scoring average.
- One career top five finish, one top 10 and three top 20s.
- Set a career low 54-hole score at the Thomas Sharkey Individual last season.
- No. 17 in the PGA TOUR U Preseason Rankings.
- Golfweek and Golf Channel Preseason All-American.
- 71.25 career scoring average.
- 2025 Ping All-Region Southeast Team selection.
- Gothenburg, Sweden native.
- Three wins and 19 top 10 finishes prior to Ole Miss.
- Won the 2023 Stetson Sunesson Junior Challenge by seven strokes.
- Attended Kitas Gymnasium.
- Tucson, Arizona native.
- Ranked the No. 2 recruit out of the state of Arizona by Junior Golf Scoreboard.
- Qualified and competed in the 2024 KFT event - The Ascendant presented by Blue.
- Attended Catalina Foothills.
THE FIELD (GCAA Preseason Coaches Poll)
Augusta, Chattanooga, Charlotte, College of Charleston, ETSU, No. 9 Florida State, No. 13 Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kentucky, Loyola Marymount, No. 10 LSU, NC State, North Florida, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 17 Tennessee, Toledo, Virginia Tech.
PRESEASON BUZZ
The team received recognition in all three major preseason polls and were ranked as high as No. 5 by the GCAA Coaches poll. The duo of Michael La Sasso and Cameron Tankersley were selected as preseason All-Americans by Golfweek and Golf Channel.
2024-25 REWIND
The Rebels enter a new year after arguably the best and most decorated season in program history. Ole Miss earned its first No. 1 ranking on October 23, 2024, and received its first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in program history. The Rebels finished as semifinalists at the 2025 NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, California.
The team claimed three team titles in 2024-25, the most wins since 2016-17. Michael La Sasso and Tom Fischer both tallied their first individual collegiate wins, and six players finished inside the top five at least once. The group set a program record for the most team rounds under par in a single season and the most team rounds of par or better at 26. The Rebels finished inside the top five nine times, the most since 1984-85.
THE FAB FOUR
Ole Miss returns the foursome of Tom Fischer, Michael La Sasso, Cameron Tankersley and Cohen Trolio. All four seniors are ranked inside the top 60 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings and were named to the PGA TOUR University preseason rankings. The group looks to lead Ole Miss back to postseason golf for the ninth straight season.
YOUNG AND HUNGRY
Jacob Blanton and Collins Trolio round out the returners from the 2024-25 roster. Blanton took a redshirt his freshman year and looks to make an impact in year two with the Rebels. Collins Trolio made seven individual starts last year and showed promise as a sophomore. Trolio is the younger brother of Cohen as the two get to compete for the same program for the second straight year.
Finn Meister and Daniel Tolf were the 2025 signees Chris Malloy and Emerson Newsome tabbed from the high school ranks. Meister was the No. 2 recruit out of the state of Arizona by Junior Golf Scoreboard and competed in the 2024 Korn Ferry event - The Ascendant presented by Blue. Tolf hails from Gothenburg, Sweden and is quite the stature for an 18-year-old freshman. The lengthy hitter tallied three wins and 19 top 10 finishes prior to arriving in Oxford.
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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