Eastern Michigan Athletics
Summer Swings: Men’s Golf on the Summer Circuit
6/11/2025 11:54:00 AM | Men's Golf
Check back throughout the summer to see where the Eagles have played
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Although the 2024-25 collegiate season has ended, the Eastern Michigan University men's golfers are not remaining idle as the Eagles have and will play in events all around the globe this summer. Check back here throughout the summer for updates on the players as they battle tough competition on spectacular settings as they hone their craft before returning to campus at the end of August.
ENTRY #2 • July 28, 2025
EAGLES STAYING BUSY THIS SUMMER COMPETING INTERNATIONALLY
The Eagles were busy throughout June and July as they competed individually throughout Europe while several represented their nations in international competitions. Here are some of the highlights from the past six weeks of action:
BOX BATTLED FOR THE OPEN
Charlie Box attempted to qualify for 153rd playing of The Open, one of the four majors in professional golf as he took to the qualifying rounds to try and earn a spot. He opened his quest by competing in the Regional Qualifying Round (June 24) at Fulford GC in Heslington, England, where he shot 1-under 71 to tie for fourth place and automatically qualified to advance. From there, he took part in the Final Qualifying Round (July 1) at the Burnham & Berrow GC in Somerset, England, where he shot 5-over 147 (70-77) to finished tied for 45th in the event where only the top five finishers advanced to The Open at Royal Portrush.
HESS COMPETES FOR SWITZERLAND
Joshua Hess represented Switzerland at the 2025 European Amateur Team Championship (July 8-12 in Ireland) where the Swiss finished ninth overall by winning the Flight B Championship. In match play, he was 1-0-1 in individual matches and 1-0-0 in foursomes as Switzerland defeated Estonia (3-2), Poland (4-1), and the Netherlands (3-2).
NEWEST EAGLE GRABS TWO WINS
Carlos Fernandez Mortera, who joined the program July 7, played in three tournaments in his native Spain and won twice as he captured medalist honors at the Campeonato Excmo Ayuntamiento de Llanes and Campeonato del Principado de Asturias Absoluto. He then led the charge for the Asturias principality at the Spanish FFAA Men's Championships where he tied for eighth place in stroke play before helping his team to fourth place in match play.
STRONG LIKE (TURN)BULL
Robby Turnbull represented Team New Zealand at the 2025 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Toyota, Japan (June 24-27) where he tied for 10th place individually, the best among the three-man team from New Zealand. Overall, the team tied for seventh place at 13-under with Japan (-32) and the U.S. (-30) taking the top two spots. He followed that performance by winning the Tieke Strokeplay 2025 at 10-under 203 in Tamahere, New Zealand, capturing medalist honors by six strokes.
ENTRY #1 • June 11, 2025
FOUR EAGLES TAKE ON THE OLD COURSE AT HISTORIC ST. ANDREWS
St. Andrews Links Trophy
The Old Course & The New Course (Jubilee) at St. Andrews • Fife, Scotland
June 5-8
Four Eagles competed in the St. Andrews Links Trophy event on the Old Course and the New Course (Jubilee) at the "Home of Golf" in Fife, Scotland, June 5-8. The four Eagles were among 144 players from around the world to compete in an event that has been played since 1989 and played on revered St. Andrews, a course of over 600 years in age that has played host to The Open Championship 30 times.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FROM THE SUMMER
Updated July 28, 2025
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T124. 81-70-mc-mc=151
The 153rd Open
Regional Qualifying Round
Fulford GC • Heslington, England • June 24
T4. 71 (-1) – auto qualifier to the Finaly Qualifying
Final Qualifying Round
Burnham & Berrow GC • Somerset, England • July 1
T45. 70-77=147 (+5) – did not qualify for The Open
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CHAN, Tim • WAGR
Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship
Seapoint Golf Links • Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland • May 8-11
T49. 74-71-72-75=292
Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T7. 69-67-74-67=277
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T9. 72-67-67-72=278
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 13
Prequalifying Round
T44. 74 (+2) – did not qualify for main draw (only top 26 advanced)
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HESS, Joshua • WAGR
Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T36. 70-69-70-74=283
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T30. 69-73-74-67=283 (-5)
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal St. George's GC & Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 16-21
T60. 70-71=141 - (1-of-23 in play-off for 4 spots… did not advance to match play)
2025 European Amateur Team Championship
Killarney G&FC • Killarney, Ireland • July 8-12
Stroke Play
T66. 74-72=146
Flight B Team Match Play
B Quarters: SWI def. Estonia, 3.0-2.0
- Hess def. Mattias Varjun, 4&3
B Semifinals: SWI def. Poland, 4.0-1.0
- Hess tied Luczak Konstanty, halved
B Final: SWI def. Netherlands, 3.0-2.0 (finished 9th)
- Hess/Patrick Foley def. Nathan Hooft/Scott Woltering, 2 holes
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McDONALD-O'BRIEN, Rory • WAGR
Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T44. 71-71=142 – missed cut
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 13
Prequalifying Round
T34. 73 (+1) – did not qualify for main draw (only top 26 advanced)
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MIHAICH, Leandro • WAGR
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T54. 72-71=143 – missed cut
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal St. George's GC • Sandwich, England • June 16-21
T84. 70-72=142 – did not advance to match play
European Amateur Championship
Vasatorps GC • Sweden • June 25-28
T26. 74-69-78-71=292
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FERNANDEZ MORTERA, Carlos • WAGR
Campeonato de Espana Absoluto Masculino 2025
RGC de San Sebastian • F, Spain • June 8-11
T15. 71-70-69-72-282 (+3)
Campeonato Excmo Ayuntamiento de Llanes
CM Llanes • Llanes, Spain • June 27-29
1. 70-70-71=211 (-5) – won by one stroke
Campeonato del Principado de Asturias Absoluto
La Llorea Municipal GC • Gijon, Spain • July 11-13
1. 72-68-74=214 (-2) – won by 2 strokes
Spanish FFAA Men's Championship
Isla Canela Links • Ayamonte, Spain • July 22-26
Playing with Asturias
Stroke Play:
T8. 71-70=141 (-3) – team was third place at 721
Match Play (#3 seed)
Quarterfinal: Asturias def. #6 Valenciana, 4.0-3.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Alvaro R. Huidobro Linero def. Francisco Gavilan Fernandez/Alex Navarro Navarro, 3&1
- Singles: CFM def. Alejandro Tarin Garcia, 1 up
Semifinals: Asturias lost to #2 Cataluna, 4.0-3.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Alvaro R. Huidobro Linero lost to Alejandro de Castro Piera/Daniel Solavera Navarro, Hole 19
- Singles: CFM def. Jan Farre Arino, 6&4
Third/Fourth Place: Asturias lost to #4 Madrid, 6.0-1.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Pablo Alperi Lopez lost to Jorge Siyuan Hao/Javier Cobiella Lajo, Hole 21
- Singles: CFM lost to Daniel Martinez Regal, 3&2
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TURNBULL, Robby • WAGR
NextGen Amateur Tour – Royal Wellington
Royal Wellington GC • Heretaunga, New Zealand • May 11-12
1. 69-73-70=202
NextGen Amateur Tour – Auckland
Royal Auckland & Grange GC • Auckland, New Zealand • May 14-15
6. 75-70-70=215
North Shore Classic
North Shore GC • Auckland, New Zealand • May 24-25
T4. 70-76-72=218 (+2)
2025 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup
Chukyo GC – Ishino Course • Toyota, Japan • June 24-27
T10. 72-66-69-69=276 (-8)
Top finisher on three-man Team New Zealand (all teams had 3 players)
NZ finished T7 at -13 (tied Canada, Mexico… beat South Africa, Morocco, Chile… Japan won at -32 with USA -30 and France -20)
Tieke Strokeplay 2025
Tieke Golf Estate • Tamahere, New Zealand • July 10-12
1. 65-68-70=203 (-10) – won by 6 strokes
EAGLES STAYING BUSY THIS SUMMER COMPETING INTERNATIONALLY
The Eagles were busy throughout June and July as they competed individually throughout Europe while several represented their nations in international competitions. Here are some of the highlights from the past six weeks of action:
BOX BATTLED FOR THE OPEN
Charlie Box attempted to qualify for 153rd playing of The Open, one of the four majors in professional golf as he took to the qualifying rounds to try and earn a spot. He opened his quest by competing in the Regional Qualifying Round (June 24) at Fulford GC in Heslington, England, where he shot 1-under 71 to tie for fourth place and automatically qualified to advance. From there, he took part in the Final Qualifying Round (July 1) at the Burnham & Berrow GC in Somerset, England, where he shot 5-over 147 (70-77) to finished tied for 45th in the event where only the top five finishers advanced to The Open at Royal Portrush.
HESS COMPETES FOR SWITZERLAND
Joshua Hess represented Switzerland at the 2025 European Amateur Team Championship (July 8-12 in Ireland) where the Swiss finished ninth overall by winning the Flight B Championship. In match play, he was 1-0-1 in individual matches and 1-0-0 in foursomes as Switzerland defeated Estonia (3-2), Poland (4-1), and the Netherlands (3-2).
NEWEST EAGLE GRABS TWO WINS
Carlos Fernandez Mortera, who joined the program July 7, played in three tournaments in his native Spain and won twice as he captured medalist honors at the Campeonato Excmo Ayuntamiento de Llanes and Campeonato del Principado de Asturias Absoluto. He then led the charge for the Asturias principality at the Spanish FFAA Men's Championships where he tied for eighth place in stroke play before helping his team to fourth place in match play.
STRONG LIKE (TURN)BULL
Robby Turnbull represented Team New Zealand at the 2025 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Toyota, Japan (June 24-27) where he tied for 10th place individually, the best among the three-man team from New Zealand. Overall, the team tied for seventh place at 13-under with Japan (-32) and the U.S. (-30) taking the top two spots. He followed that performance by winning the Tieke Strokeplay 2025 at 10-under 203 in Tamahere, New Zealand, capturing medalist honors by six strokes.
ENTRY #1 • June 11, 2025
FOUR EAGLES TAKE ON THE OLD COURSE AT HISTORIC ST. ANDREWS
St. Andrews Links Trophy
The Old Course & The New Course (Jubilee) at St. Andrews • Fife, Scotland
June 5-8
Four Eagles competed in the St. Andrews Links Trophy event on the Old Course and the New Course (Jubilee) at the "Home of Golf" in Fife, Scotland, June 5-8. The four Eagles were among 144 players from around the world to compete in an event that has been played since 1989 and played on revered St. Andrews, a course of over 600 years in age that has played host to The Open Championship 30 times.
Updated July 28, 2025
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BOX, Charlie • WAGRSt. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T124. 81-70-mc-mc=151
The 153rd Open
Regional Qualifying Round
Fulford GC • Heslington, England • June 24
T4. 71 (-1) – auto qualifier to the Finaly Qualifying
Final Qualifying Round
Burnham & Berrow GC • Somerset, England • July 1
T45. 70-77=147 (+5) – did not qualify for The Open
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Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship
Seapoint Golf Links • Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland • May 8-11
T49. 74-71-72-75=292
Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T7. 69-67-74-67=277
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T9. 72-67-67-72=278
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 13
Prequalifying Round
T44. 74 (+2) – did not qualify for main draw (only top 26 advanced)
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Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T36. 70-69-70-74=283
St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T30. 69-73-74-67=283 (-5)
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal St. George's GC & Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 16-21
T60. 70-71=141 - (1-of-23 in play-off for 4 spots… did not advance to match play)
2025 European Amateur Team Championship
Killarney G&FC • Killarney, Ireland • July 8-12
Stroke Play
T66. 74-72=146
Flight B Team Match Play
B Quarters: SWI def. Estonia, 3.0-2.0
- Hess def. Mattias Varjun, 4&3
B Semifinals: SWI def. Poland, 4.0-1.0
- Hess tied Luczak Konstanty, halved
B Final: SWI def. Netherlands, 3.0-2.0 (finished 9th)
- Hess/Patrick Foley def. Nathan Hooft/Scott Woltering, 2 holes
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Scottish Men's Open Championship
North Berwick GC • North Berwick, Scottland • May 30-June 1
T44. 71-71=142 – missed cut
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal Cinque Ports GC • Sandwich, England • June 13
Prequalifying Round
T34. 73 (+1) – did not qualify for main draw (only top 26 advanced)
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St. Andrews Links Trophy
St. Andrews GC • Fife, Scottland • June 5-8
T54. 72-71=143 – missed cut
R&A The Amateur Championship
Royal St. George's GC • Sandwich, England • June 16-21
T84. 70-72=142 – did not advance to match play
European Amateur Championship
Vasatorps GC • Sweden • June 25-28
T26. 74-69-78-71=292
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Campeonato de Espana Absoluto Masculino 2025
RGC de San Sebastian • F, Spain • June 8-11
T15. 71-70-69-72-282 (+3)
Campeonato Excmo Ayuntamiento de Llanes
CM Llanes • Llanes, Spain • June 27-29
1. 70-70-71=211 (-5) – won by one stroke
Campeonato del Principado de Asturias Absoluto
La Llorea Municipal GC • Gijon, Spain • July 11-13
1. 72-68-74=214 (-2) – won by 2 strokes
Spanish FFAA Men's Championship
Isla Canela Links • Ayamonte, Spain • July 22-26
Playing with Asturias
Stroke Play:
T8. 71-70=141 (-3) – team was third place at 721
Match Play (#3 seed)
Quarterfinal: Asturias def. #6 Valenciana, 4.0-3.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Alvaro R. Huidobro Linero def. Francisco Gavilan Fernandez/Alex Navarro Navarro, 3&1
- Singles: CFM def. Alejandro Tarin Garcia, 1 up
Semifinals: Asturias lost to #2 Cataluna, 4.0-3.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Alvaro R. Huidobro Linero lost to Alejandro de Castro Piera/Daniel Solavera Navarro, Hole 19
- Singles: CFM def. Jan Farre Arino, 6&4
Third/Fourth Place: Asturias lost to #4 Madrid, 6.0-1.0
- Foursomes: CFM/Pablo Alperi Lopez lost to Jorge Siyuan Hao/Javier Cobiella Lajo, Hole 21
- Singles: CFM lost to Daniel Martinez Regal, 3&2
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NextGen Amateur Tour – Royal Wellington
Royal Wellington GC • Heretaunga, New Zealand • May 11-12
1. 69-73-70=202
NextGen Amateur Tour – Auckland
Royal Auckland & Grange GC • Auckland, New Zealand • May 14-15
6. 75-70-70=215
North Shore Classic
North Shore GC • Auckland, New Zealand • May 24-25
T4. 70-76-72=218 (+2)
2025 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup
Chukyo GC – Ishino Course • Toyota, Japan • June 24-27
T10. 72-66-69-69=276 (-8)
Top finisher on three-man Team New Zealand (all teams had 3 players)
NZ finished T7 at -13 (tied Canada, Mexico… beat South Africa, Morocco, Chile… Japan won at -32 with USA -30 and France -20)
Tieke Strokeplay 2025
Tieke Golf Estate • Tamahere, New Zealand • July 10-12
1. 65-68-70=203 (-10) – won by 6 strokes
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