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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
SEC Championship
No. 12 Men’s Golf Set for SEC Championship
4/21/2026 | Men's Golf
SEA ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 12 Ole Miss men's golf team is set for a stacked field at the SEC Championship, April 22-26, in Sea Island, Georgia. This marks the 25th year for the Southeastern Conference Championship to be contested at Sea Island Golf Club as the Rebels look to add another notable to the resume for a ninth straight postseason appearance.
The tournament will feature all 16 SEC teams competing in three rounds of stroke play to determine the SEC individual champion and tournament seeding. The top eight teams from stroke play will then move forward into the match play bracket, which will be played out Saturday and Sunday until a team champion is crowned.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 22 – 18 Holes (Stroke Play)
Thursday, April 23 – 18 Holes (Stroke Play)
Friday, April 24 – 18 Holes (Stroke Play)
Saturday, April 25 – Match Play Quarterfinals and Semifinals (Live on SEC Network+)
Sunday, April 26 – Match Play Finals (Live on SEC Network)
OVER THE AIRWAVES
The semifinals on Saturday afternoon will be available on SEC Network+. The championship match on Sunday, April 26, will be televised live on SEC Network at 7 a.m. CT.
THE LINEUP
Tom Fischer (Sr.)
- No. 13 in the PGA TOUR U Rankings and No. 34 in the WAGR.
- Tallied his first win of the season in the regular season finale at Mossy Oak
- Leads team in scoring average (69.96), rounds under-par (19) and birdies (109).
Cameron Tankersley (Sr.)
- No. 15 in the PGA TOUR U Rankings and No. 35 in the WAGR.
- Tallied his first collegiate win this season at The Invitational at the Honors Course.
- Team best nine rounds in the 60s.
Cohen Trolio (Sr.)
- No. 23 in the PGA TOUR U Rankings and No. 63 in the WAGR.
- Three top 10 finishes this season.
- Tied a career best finish of third to open the season in Knoxville.
Collins Trolio (Jr.)
- Making his ninth start this season.
- One of five Rebels with a top 10 finish this season.
- 72.96 season scoring average.
Daniel Tolf (Fr.)
- Tallied his first collegiate win at the Watersound Invitational.
- Set a new career-low 54-hole score of (201, -9) in route to victory.
- 72.48 season scoring average.
THE FIELD
No. 17 Alabama, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 1 Auburn, No. 4 Florida, No. 25 Georgia, Kentucky, No. 8 LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 12 Ole Miss, South Carolina, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 3 Texas, Texas A&M, No. 11 Vanderbilt.
A GLANCE AT THE REGULAR SEASON
It's been another productive year in the 12th edition of the Chris Malloy era. Ole Miss has eight top five finishes this season; three individual winners and two team sweeps via the Invitational at the Honors Course and the Mossy Oak Collegiate.
Five players have tallied at least one top 10 finish with four tallying at least one top five. With postseason play on the horizon, Malloy and company look to make it nine straight regional appearances and the eighth team trip to the NCAA Championships.
BEWARE OF THE FISH
Tom Fischer has proven all season he has next level stuff to compete with the best golfers in the world. The senior from Birmingham, Alabama leads Ole Miss in eight statistical categories and enters SEC play off back-to-back top two finishes, including a win at Mossy Oak. Fischer has strung together six consecutive rounds under-par dating back to April 3 and looks to continue his sensational play this week at Sea Island.
ROUNDING INTO FORM FOR POSTSEASON PLAY
The Rebels capped off the regular season with a team sweep at the Mossy Oak Collegiate. It marked the second straight year Ole Miss took home team and individual honors in their final event of the regular season. Tom Fischer became the third member of the 2025-26 squad to earn medalist honors as four Rebels finished inside the top 15.
HISTORY AT WATERSOUND
Ole Miss opened their spring slate with a top five finish and an individual win from one of their young studs in freshman Daniel Tolf at the Watersound Invitational. The Gothenburg, Sweden native posted (201, -9) setting a new career-low 54-hole score in his first victory on the collegiate circuit. Tolf began the spring with back-to-back rounds of five-under 65, also setting a new career-low 18-hole score.
He became the first freshman nearly 10 years to win at least a share of an individual title for Ole Miss. The last freshman to win in their rookie year was Braden Thornberry who conquered them all at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite March 25-27, 2016, with rounds of 69-67-69.
WINNERS IN CHATTANOOGA
Ole Miss swept the field taking home their first team and individual title of the season at The Invitational at the Honors Course. The Rebels posted (854, -10) and Cameron Tankersley earned medalist honors in his first collegiate win.
Tankersley, the overnight leader began his final round at six-under and shot even par 72 to secure the win. Needing par at the 18th, Tankersley calmly stepped over a five-footer and sank the putt. The tournament sweep marked the 10th of the Chris Malloy era.
A TRIO OF EXPERIENCE
The trio of Tom Fischer, Cameron Tankersley and Cohen Trolio look to guide Ole Miss back to postseason play for the ninth straight year. All three seniors rank inside the top 65 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings and the top 25 of PGA TOUR U. The three have combined to play in 124 collegiate events, tallying 364 rounds.
BROTHERLY LOVE
Golf is one of the more unique games that can be played as an individual or as a member of a team. When you pair family with it, the game doesn't get much sweeter. For the sibling duo of Cohen and Collins Trolio, having the chance to play together for the second straight year is something they'll cherish forever.
We have a really cool relationship and have been around each other and our best friends Cohen said. I missed him when I was gone and we'd talk on the phone most nights, but it's cool to be able to come to a school and play together and learn from other people.
It could not have worked out any better because I never saw us getting the chance to play collegiately together Collins said. I learned to play the game by watching Cohen so it's cool now that we get to compete against each other and play on the same team.
YOUNG AND HUNGRY
Jacob Blanton and Collins Trolio round out the returners from the 2024-25 roster. Blanton has four individual starts this season and most recently competed at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Trolio has tallied eight starts and collected a top 10 finish at the Thomas Sharkey Individual.
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 looks to continue his momentum after the win at Watersound.
BUILDING OFF HISTORY
The Rebels look to make it nine straight trips to the postseason after arguably the best and most decorated season in program history in 2024-25. 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, the most wins since 2016-17. Tom Fischer tallied his first individual collegiate win, 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.
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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