Eastern Michigan Athletics
Monday, March 23
Napa, CA
9 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
The Bridgestone Collegiate
Busy Week Awaits Men’s Golf in California
3/21/2026 5:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
Eastern set to play in events in Napa and Stanford this week
| BRIDGESTONE COLLEGIATE INVITE | |
| Date | Monday-Tuesday, March 23-24, 2026 |
| Venue | Silverado CC | Napa, Calif. | Par: 72 | Yards: 6,859 |
| Preview Info | EMU Notes |
| Live | Live Scoring (Scoreboard) |
| EMU_Golf | EMUAthletics | |
| THE GOODWIN | |
| Date | Thursday-Saturday, March 26-28, 2026 |
| Venue | Stanford GC | Stanford, Calif. | Par: 70 | Yards: 6,742 |
| Preview Info | EMU Notes |
| Live | Live Scoring (Scoreboard) |
| EasternMichiganMensGolf | EMUAthletics | |
NAPA, Calif. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team is set to compete in two tournaments this week in California with the Eagles opening their trip in Napa, Calif., at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational, March 23-24, before playing in The Goodwin in Stanford, Calif., March 26-28. The Bridgestone Collegiate, hosted by Central Michigan University, will be played at the par-72, 6,859-yard Silverado Country Club while The Goodwin will be held on the par-70, 6,742-yard Stanford Golf Course and hosted by Stanford University.
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP
Here are the Eagles that will compete at the Bridgestone Collegiate & The Goodwin (order subject to change):
1. Robby Turnbull (Fr.) • 72.3 avg. | Career-best T6th at Hall Williams... Name MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 20)
2. Charlie Box (Jr.) • 70.6 avg. | 3x MAC Golfer of the Week... Won title at West Bay Collegiate
3. Leo Mihaich (Sr.) • 74.0 avg. | Finished T8th in Houston for 26th career top 10 finish (1st with EMU)
4. Joshua Hess (Fr.) • 71.8 avg. | Captured first top 10 with T10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invite in Hawai'i
5. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Sr.) • 74.0 avg. | 2025 MAC Runner-Up... T29th at Whirlwind Collegiate
IN Tim Chan (Sr.) • 72.3 avg. | Placed third at the All-American Individual in Houston last time out
CHIP INS
» Eastern last competed March16-17 at the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston where the Eagles finished second on the Tournament Course to No. 4 Arkansas after shooting 30-over 894. Robby Turnbull and Leo Mihaich tied for eighth place after both shot 7-over 223 to lead the team with all five Eagles finishing among the top 25.
» Tim Chan competed in a separate individual event at the All-American Intercollegiate as he finished third on the Members Course after shooting 6-over 222.
» Robby Turnbull was named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 19) following his strong showing in Alabama at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17) in Mobile, Ala. The freshman earned the fourth weekly award of the season for the Eagles while collecting his first career accolade.
» Vicente Quiroga and Parin Sarasmut, who signed to join the program ahead of the 2026-27 season, competed in the prestigious 2026 Junior Invitational, March 11-14, at the Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., an event featuring 32 of the top international players in the world. Sarasmut tied for 11th and Quiroga tied for 28th.
» As a team, the Eagles are currently ranked No. 94 in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings (March 18), the highest the team has been ranked in the Scoreboard/Clippd era. Individually, Charlie Box leads the way for Eastern at No. 237 this week while Robby Turnbull climbed to his highest collegiate ranking at No. 401. Joshua Hess is No. 518 this week while Tim Chan is at No. 640.
» Charlie Box captured medalist honors at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 6-7, the first tournament title by an EMU player since Oct. 16-17, 2017, when Beau Breault took the win at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. The win also is the seventh in Box' career after winning six times previously with Hutchinson Community College.
» The Eagles are slated to play in six events this fall with stops in four different time zones, including Eastern (Michigan and Florida), Central (Illinois), Mountain (Arizona and New Mexico), and Hawaiian. All told in 2025-26, EMU will play in 12 total events, including spring events in Alabama, California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas, before playing in the 2026 MAC Championships in Zionsville, Ind. (May 3-5).
» There are five newcomers to the roster this year, including two transfers and three freshmen. The transfers include senior Leo Mihaich (Argentina/Oklahoma Christian) and junior Charlie Box (England/Hutchinson CC) while three freshmen include Joshua Hess (Switzerland), Rupert Toomey (Melbourne, Australia), and Robby Turnbull (New Zealand).
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FACTS • BRIDGESTONE
The Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational will be held March 23-24 at Silverado Country Club in Napa, Calif., in collaboration with the Golf Coaches Association of America and hosted by Central Michigan. The teams will play 54 holes on the par-72, 6,859-yard course with 36 holes on March 23 and 18 on March 24. The first day of competition will begin with a 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) shotgun start with the second starting at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) with teams starting with tee times on either No. 1 or No. 10.
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • BRIDGESTONE
The Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational features 14 teams from across the nation, including three from HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) with Florida A&M, Howard, and North Carolina A&T in the field. Eastern and host and fellow Mid-American Conference rival Central Michigan will also be joined by NCAA teams from BYU, Cal Poly, Hawai'i, North Alabama, Santa Clara, UC Davis, and UConn. The final tea is Tohuko Fukushi, a university team from Sendai, Japan, who also is the returning champion from the 2025 event.
IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • BRIDGESTONE
Five of the American collegiate teams in the field are ranked among the top 150 in the latest Scoreboard/Clippd rankings with No. 27 BYU leading the way. The remaining teams among the top 150 include No. 90 Santa Clara, No. 94 Eastern Michigan, and No. 97 North Alabama, with No. 143 UConn rounding out those in the top 150.
IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • BRIDGESTONE
Individually, three players in the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational field are ranked in the national top 200, led by BYU's No. 47 Kihei Akina with his teammate, Simon Kwon, ranked No. 94. No. 148 Andrew Ferworn of North Alabama rounds out the top 200.
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FACTS • GOODWIN
The Goodwin will be played March 26-28 on the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. The 57th edition of the event will see the teams play 18 holes each of the three days on the par-70, 6,742 course with teams starting on either No. 1 and No. 10 with tee times slated to begin each day at 7 p.m. PT (10 a.m. ET).
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • GOODWIN
The Goodwin will feature 30 teams hailing from 16 states and the District of Columbia that includes Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawai'i, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. EMU and host Stanford will be joined by Boise State, BYU, California, Cal Poly, Colorado, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Howard, Little Rock, Long Beach State, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwestern, Pacific, San Diego State, San Jose State, Santa Clara, SMU, TCU, UC Davis, UCLA, Utah, Washington, and Washington State.
IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • GOODWIN
The 30-team field in The Goodwin features 26 teams in the national top 135 of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, including three in the top 25 with No. 19 Georgia Tech, No. 21 New Mexico, and No. 22 and host Stanford. The Eagles are one of 25 teams in the top 100 that includes No. 26 Utah, No. 27 BUY, No. 28 Long Beach State, No. 31 San Diego State, No. 34 UCLA, No. 35 TCU, No. 39 Washington, No. 41 Northwestern, No. 46 Colorado, No. 48 Cincinnati, No. 49 Little Rock, No. 62 SMU, No. 63 Oregon, No. 64 California, No. 65 Washington State, No. 84 San Jose State, No. 85 Pacific, No. 90 Santa Clara, No. 92 Grand Canyon, and No. 94 Eastern.
IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • GOODWIN
Individually, The Goodwin will feature 42 players ranked in the national top 200 of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, including three from the top 50 in No. 3 Harry Takis (San Diego State), No. 45 Mesa Falleur (New Mexico) and No. 47 Kihei Akina (BYU). The field also features 16 total players from the top 100 and 26 from the top 150. Host Stanford currently has five players among the top 200 while Utah has four.
DOUBLE DIPPING
Eastern Michigan will be one of seven programs competing in both tournaments this week. The Eagles will face BYU, Cal Poly, Hawai'i, Howard, Santa Clara, and UC Davis in both tournaments before returning home.
LAST TIME OUT: ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
Eastern battled a strong field and even stronger winds as they finished second at the All-American Intercollegiate, hosted by Houston at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, March 16-17. All five of the Eagles in the field placed among the top 25, including Leo Mihaich and Robby Turnbull, who tied for eighth to lead the charge.
The tournament was won by No. 4 Arkansas, who shot 18-over 882 over two days in conditions that saw winds strong enough on the first day (March 16) that the airports in Houston were temporarily closed. The Eagles, then ranked No. 104, were second at 30-over 894 (302-297-295) with Tarleton State third at 35-over 899. The Eagles placed ahead of four teams ranked higher nationally, including No. 61 Houston (fifth, 49-over 913), No. 49 Rice (T-6th, 50-over 914) and No. 79 Nebraska (T-6th, 50-over 914), and No. 101 Texas State (ninth, 51-over 915).
Individually, Mihaich and Turnbull tied for eighth with Mihaich (77-73-73) and Turnbull (74-74-75) both shooting 7-over 223. Mihaich, in only his second tournament for Eastern, posted his best finish with the program and his 26th career top 10 showing while Turnbull placed in the top 10 for the second consecutive tournament after he tied for sixth at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17). Additionally, Turnbull, ranked No. 527 entering the tournament, placed ahead of 22 players ranked higher nationally.
Joshua Hess tied for 15th at 10-over 226 (77-75-74) to post his third consecutive top 15 finish. He started his streak by tying for 10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invitational in November before tying for 12th at the Hal Williams Collegiate. Charlie Box and Rory McDonald-O'Brien rounded out the five Eagles in the field as the duo tied for 22nd at 12-over 228 in the event played on the Tournament Course.
LAST TIME OUT: ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
The team event was not the only tournament played at the Golf Club of Houston as an individual event was held simultaneously on the Members Course (par 72, 7,508 yards) where Tim Chan finished third overall in the 33-player field. Chan was among the top three in the standings throughout the event as he shot 6-over 222 (73-72-77) with Luke Haskew of LSU winning the event at 1-over 217 and No. 178 Niilo Maki-Pateja of Arkansas taking second at 2-over 218. Chan carded nine birdies (tied for third-most) while tying for second among all players with the fewest bogies or worse with 13
MOVED UP
The Scoreboard/Clippd rankings have the Eagles at No. 94 this week, the highest ranking in program history, bettering the No. 102 ranking earned March 4. Individually, three Eagles are among the national top 600 with No. 237 Charlie Box leading the way. Robby Turnbull and Joshua Hess are ranked No. 401 and No. 518, respectively, the highest both players have secured in their freshmen seasons.
INCOMING EAGLES TAKE ON SAGE VALLEY
Earlier this week, two players that have signed to join the program next season competed in the 2026 Junior Invitational, March 11-14, at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., a tournament that featured 32 of the best international players in the world and referred to as the top junior event in the world. Parin Sarasmut of Thailand finished the four-round event tied for 11th at 1-over 287 (70-74-74-69) while Vicente Quiroga of Bolivia tied for 28th at 11-over 299 (73-79-73-74). Both players will join the Eastern program ahead of the 2026-27 academic year in August.
TOURING WITH BRETT
Brett White is back on the Korn Ferry Tour as the former Eagle, who last competed full time on the tour in 2022, finished fifth in the 2025 Fortinet Cup standings to earn automatic membership for the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour. He has already opened play on tour in 2026 and competed in six tournaments where he has made the cut five times. He is currently ranked No. 67 on the yearly points list.
MEDALIST HONORS
The victory by Charlie Box at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 6-7) marked the first by an EMU player since the 2017-18 season when Beau Breault captured the Dayton Flyer Invitational, Oct. 16-17, 2017. Since the start of the 2000-01 season, nine different Eagles have combined to capture 15 titles with Box' win snapping a nearly eight-year long drought for the program in the winner's circle. The previous drought was three-and-one-half years as Kyle Rodes' victory at the Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 25-27, 2017) halted the streak following Stuart Grehan's win at the Firestone Invitational (Oct. 7-8, 2013).
GOOD TO BE BELOW AVERAGE
As a team, the Eagles currently hold a four-player average of 286.1, which is the lowest in program history by 3.0 strokes, surpassing the previous record of 289.1 set in 2018-19. As it stands, this year's team average, should it hold, would be one of just two to finish below 290 as the 2016-17 team broke the record with its 290.4 average (9,875 strokes, 34 rounds).
LOGGING MILES
The Eagles will once again spread their wings and play in tournaments in 11 different states in 2025-26, including five of the six time zones across the United States. In the fall, Eastern is set to play in tournaments in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, and New Mexico before taking part in events in Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas during the spring season.
ON THE HORIZON
The penultimate tournament of the regular season awaits Eastern Michigan, April 6-8, when the Eagles will head to Naples, Fla., and the Calusa Pines Golf Club to compete in the Calusa Cup.
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP
Here are the Eagles that will compete at the Bridgestone Collegiate & The Goodwin (order subject to change):
1. Robby Turnbull (Fr.) • 72.3 avg. | Career-best T6th at Hall Williams... Name MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 20)
2. Charlie Box (Jr.) • 70.6 avg. | 3x MAC Golfer of the Week... Won title at West Bay Collegiate
3. Leo Mihaich (Sr.) • 74.0 avg. | Finished T8th in Houston for 26th career top 10 finish (1st with EMU)
4. Joshua Hess (Fr.) • 71.8 avg. | Captured first top 10 with T10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invite in Hawai'i
5. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Sr.) • 74.0 avg. | 2025 MAC Runner-Up... T29th at Whirlwind Collegiate
IN Tim Chan (Sr.) • 72.3 avg. | Placed third at the All-American Individual in Houston last time out
CHIP INS
» Eastern last competed March16-17 at the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston where the Eagles finished second on the Tournament Course to No. 4 Arkansas after shooting 30-over 894. Robby Turnbull and Leo Mihaich tied for eighth place after both shot 7-over 223 to lead the team with all five Eagles finishing among the top 25.
» Tim Chan competed in a separate individual event at the All-American Intercollegiate as he finished third on the Members Course after shooting 6-over 222.
» Robby Turnbull was named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 19) following his strong showing in Alabama at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17) in Mobile, Ala. The freshman earned the fourth weekly award of the season for the Eagles while collecting his first career accolade.
» Vicente Quiroga and Parin Sarasmut, who signed to join the program ahead of the 2026-27 season, competed in the prestigious 2026 Junior Invitational, March 11-14, at the Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., an event featuring 32 of the top international players in the world. Sarasmut tied for 11th and Quiroga tied for 28th.
» As a team, the Eagles are currently ranked No. 94 in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings (March 18), the highest the team has been ranked in the Scoreboard/Clippd era. Individually, Charlie Box leads the way for Eastern at No. 237 this week while Robby Turnbull climbed to his highest collegiate ranking at No. 401. Joshua Hess is No. 518 this week while Tim Chan is at No. 640.
» Charlie Box captured medalist honors at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 6-7, the first tournament title by an EMU player since Oct. 16-17, 2017, when Beau Breault took the win at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. The win also is the seventh in Box' career after winning six times previously with Hutchinson Community College.
» The Eagles are slated to play in six events this fall with stops in four different time zones, including Eastern (Michigan and Florida), Central (Illinois), Mountain (Arizona and New Mexico), and Hawaiian. All told in 2025-26, EMU will play in 12 total events, including spring events in Alabama, California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas, before playing in the 2026 MAC Championships in Zionsville, Ind. (May 3-5).
» There are five newcomers to the roster this year, including two transfers and three freshmen. The transfers include senior Leo Mihaich (Argentina/Oklahoma Christian) and junior Charlie Box (England/Hutchinson CC) while three freshmen include Joshua Hess (Switzerland), Rupert Toomey (Melbourne, Australia), and Robby Turnbull (New Zealand).
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FACTS • BRIDGESTONE
The Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational will be held March 23-24 at Silverado Country Club in Napa, Calif., in collaboration with the Golf Coaches Association of America and hosted by Central Michigan. The teams will play 54 holes on the par-72, 6,859-yard course with 36 holes on March 23 and 18 on March 24. The first day of competition will begin with a 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) shotgun start with the second starting at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) with teams starting with tee times on either No. 1 or No. 10.
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • BRIDGESTONE
The Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational features 14 teams from across the nation, including three from HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) with Florida A&M, Howard, and North Carolina A&T in the field. Eastern and host and fellow Mid-American Conference rival Central Michigan will also be joined by NCAA teams from BYU, Cal Poly, Hawai'i, North Alabama, Santa Clara, UC Davis, and UConn. The final tea is Tohuko Fukushi, a university team from Sendai, Japan, who also is the returning champion from the 2025 event.
IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • BRIDGESTONE
Five of the American collegiate teams in the field are ranked among the top 150 in the latest Scoreboard/Clippd rankings with No. 27 BYU leading the way. The remaining teams among the top 150 include No. 90 Santa Clara, No. 94 Eastern Michigan, and No. 97 North Alabama, with No. 143 UConn rounding out those in the top 150.
IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • BRIDGESTONE
Individually, three players in the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational field are ranked in the national top 200, led by BYU's No. 47 Kihei Akina with his teammate, Simon Kwon, ranked No. 94. No. 148 Andrew Ferworn of North Alabama rounds out the top 200.
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FACTS • GOODWIN
The Goodwin will be played March 26-28 on the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. The 57th edition of the event will see the teams play 18 holes each of the three days on the par-70, 6,742 course with teams starting on either No. 1 and No. 10 with tee times slated to begin each day at 7 p.m. PT (10 a.m. ET).
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • GOODWIN
The Goodwin will feature 30 teams hailing from 16 states and the District of Columbia that includes Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawai'i, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. EMU and host Stanford will be joined by Boise State, BYU, California, Cal Poly, Colorado, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Howard, Little Rock, Long Beach State, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwestern, Pacific, San Diego State, San Jose State, Santa Clara, SMU, TCU, UC Davis, UCLA, Utah, Washington, and Washington State.
IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • GOODWIN
The 30-team field in The Goodwin features 26 teams in the national top 135 of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, including three in the top 25 with No. 19 Georgia Tech, No. 21 New Mexico, and No. 22 and host Stanford. The Eagles are one of 25 teams in the top 100 that includes No. 26 Utah, No. 27 BUY, No. 28 Long Beach State, No. 31 San Diego State, No. 34 UCLA, No. 35 TCU, No. 39 Washington, No. 41 Northwestern, No. 46 Colorado, No. 48 Cincinnati, No. 49 Little Rock, No. 62 SMU, No. 63 Oregon, No. 64 California, No. 65 Washington State, No. 84 San Jose State, No. 85 Pacific, No. 90 Santa Clara, No. 92 Grand Canyon, and No. 94 Eastern.
IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • GOODWIN
Individually, The Goodwin will feature 42 players ranked in the national top 200 of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, including three from the top 50 in No. 3 Harry Takis (San Diego State), No. 45 Mesa Falleur (New Mexico) and No. 47 Kihei Akina (BYU). The field also features 16 total players from the top 100 and 26 from the top 150. Host Stanford currently has five players among the top 200 while Utah has four.
DOUBLE DIPPING
Eastern Michigan will be one of seven programs competing in both tournaments this week. The Eagles will face BYU, Cal Poly, Hawai'i, Howard, Santa Clara, and UC Davis in both tournaments before returning home.
LAST TIME OUT: ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
Eastern battled a strong field and even stronger winds as they finished second at the All-American Intercollegiate, hosted by Houston at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, March 16-17. All five of the Eagles in the field placed among the top 25, including Leo Mihaich and Robby Turnbull, who tied for eighth to lead the charge.
The tournament was won by No. 4 Arkansas, who shot 18-over 882 over two days in conditions that saw winds strong enough on the first day (March 16) that the airports in Houston were temporarily closed. The Eagles, then ranked No. 104, were second at 30-over 894 (302-297-295) with Tarleton State third at 35-over 899. The Eagles placed ahead of four teams ranked higher nationally, including No. 61 Houston (fifth, 49-over 913), No. 49 Rice (T-6th, 50-over 914) and No. 79 Nebraska (T-6th, 50-over 914), and No. 101 Texas State (ninth, 51-over 915).
Individually, Mihaich and Turnbull tied for eighth with Mihaich (77-73-73) and Turnbull (74-74-75) both shooting 7-over 223. Mihaich, in only his second tournament for Eastern, posted his best finish with the program and his 26th career top 10 showing while Turnbull placed in the top 10 for the second consecutive tournament after he tied for sixth at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17). Additionally, Turnbull, ranked No. 527 entering the tournament, placed ahead of 22 players ranked higher nationally.
Joshua Hess tied for 15th at 10-over 226 (77-75-74) to post his third consecutive top 15 finish. He started his streak by tying for 10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invitational in November before tying for 12th at the Hal Williams Collegiate. Charlie Box and Rory McDonald-O'Brien rounded out the five Eagles in the field as the duo tied for 22nd at 12-over 228 in the event played on the Tournament Course.
LAST TIME OUT: ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
The team event was not the only tournament played at the Golf Club of Houston as an individual event was held simultaneously on the Members Course (par 72, 7,508 yards) where Tim Chan finished third overall in the 33-player field. Chan was among the top three in the standings throughout the event as he shot 6-over 222 (73-72-77) with Luke Haskew of LSU winning the event at 1-over 217 and No. 178 Niilo Maki-Pateja of Arkansas taking second at 2-over 218. Chan carded nine birdies (tied for third-most) while tying for second among all players with the fewest bogies or worse with 13
MOVED UP
The Scoreboard/Clippd rankings have the Eagles at No. 94 this week, the highest ranking in program history, bettering the No. 102 ranking earned March 4. Individually, three Eagles are among the national top 600 with No. 237 Charlie Box leading the way. Robby Turnbull and Joshua Hess are ranked No. 401 and No. 518, respectively, the highest both players have secured in their freshmen seasons.
INCOMING EAGLES TAKE ON SAGE VALLEY
Earlier this week, two players that have signed to join the program next season competed in the 2026 Junior Invitational, March 11-14, at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., a tournament that featured 32 of the best international players in the world and referred to as the top junior event in the world. Parin Sarasmut of Thailand finished the four-round event tied for 11th at 1-over 287 (70-74-74-69) while Vicente Quiroga of Bolivia tied for 28th at 11-over 299 (73-79-73-74). Both players will join the Eastern program ahead of the 2026-27 academic year in August.
TOURING WITH BRETT
Brett White is back on the Korn Ferry Tour as the former Eagle, who last competed full time on the tour in 2022, finished fifth in the 2025 Fortinet Cup standings to earn automatic membership for the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour. He has already opened play on tour in 2026 and competed in six tournaments where he has made the cut five times. He is currently ranked No. 67 on the yearly points list.
MEDALIST HONORS
The victory by Charlie Box at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 6-7) marked the first by an EMU player since the 2017-18 season when Beau Breault captured the Dayton Flyer Invitational, Oct. 16-17, 2017. Since the start of the 2000-01 season, nine different Eagles have combined to capture 15 titles with Box' win snapping a nearly eight-year long drought for the program in the winner's circle. The previous drought was three-and-one-half years as Kyle Rodes' victory at the Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 25-27, 2017) halted the streak following Stuart Grehan's win at the Firestone Invitational (Oct. 7-8, 2013).
GOOD TO BE BELOW AVERAGE
As a team, the Eagles currently hold a four-player average of 286.1, which is the lowest in program history by 3.0 strokes, surpassing the previous record of 289.1 set in 2018-19. As it stands, this year's team average, should it hold, would be one of just two to finish below 290 as the 2016-17 team broke the record with its 290.4 average (9,875 strokes, 34 rounds).
LOGGING MILES
The Eagles will once again spread their wings and play in tournaments in 11 different states in 2025-26, including five of the six time zones across the United States. In the fall, Eastern is set to play in tournaments in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, and New Mexico before taking part in events in Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas during the spring season.
ON THE HORIZON
The penultimate tournament of the regular season awaits Eastern Michigan, April 6-8, when the Eagles will head to Naples, Fla., and the Calusa Pines Golf Club to compete in the Calusa Cup.
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