The Florida State men’s golf team will close the 2026 portion of its season at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, scheduled for Oct. 17-19 at Fallen Oak Golf Course in Saucier, Mississippi.
Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Southern Miss will host the tournament. The field includes 15 teams, with 13 ranked or receiving votes, including Florida State. Each team is scheduled to play 18 holes per day.
Florida State returns to Mississippi
The Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational will mark Florida State’s seventh appearance in Mississippi and its first since 2022. The Seminoles enter the event after finishing fourth at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. That result gives Florida State recent momentum heading into a challenging field.
Tyler Weaver placed eighth at 1-over 217 at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, earning his 13th career top-10 finish. Weaver is ranked fourth in the PGA TOUR University rankings. Nils-Levi Bock also finished in the top 10, tying for ninth at 2-over 218 and earning his first top-10 finish.
First-round pairings and tee times
Florida State is scheduled to be paired with No. 4 Illinois and No. 11 Alabama in the first round. Wilmer Edero is scheduled to begin from the first tee at 11:20 a.m. ET on Oct. 17. Shawn Coultoff follows at 11:30 a.m., with Nils-Levi Bock at 11:40 a.m., Jack Whaley at 11:50 a.m. and Tyler Weaver at noon.
Carson Brewer is scheduled to compete as an individual from the 10th tee at 11:30 a.m. ET. Florida State is scheduled to play the second and third rounds on Oct. 18-19. Live scoring will be available on Scoreboard.
What to watch
Florida State will compete against a 15-team field that includes 13 teams ranked or receiving votes. The first-round pairing with No. 4 Illinois and No. 11 Alabama gives the Seminoles a defined test to begin the tournament. The three-day event will conclude the 2026 portion of Florida State’s season.
Weaver’s eighth-place finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate and his No. 4 position in the PGA TOUR University rankings make him one of Florida State’s key players to watch. Bock also enters after recording his first top-10 finish. The tournament will be Florida State’s first competition in Mississippi since 2022.
FSB Take
Florida State brings two recent top-10 finishes into the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, with Weaver placing eighth and Bock tying for ninth at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. The Seminoles will face No. 4 Illinois and No. 11 Alabama in the opening round of a 15-team event that includes 13 ranked or receiving-votes teams. Florida State’s three rounds at Fallen Oak Golf Course will close the 2026 portion of its season.
Source: Original report