Eastern Heads to Inaugural Muirfield Shootout

2026 MUIRFIELD SHOOTOUT
Date	Monday, April 20, 2026
Info Hub	EMU Notes (pdf)
Venue	CC at Muirfield Village \| Dublin, Ohio \| Par: 72 \| Yards: 7,320
Live	Live Scoring (Scoreboard)
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NAPLES, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) — The final tune-up of the season awaits the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team in Dublin, Ohio, Monday, April 20, as the Eagles will take part in the inaugural Muirfield Shootout, hosted by Miami University at the Country Club of Muirfield Village. The single-day, 36-hole event will feature players from 14 schools, including six Mid-American Conference entrants, on the par-72, 7,320-yard course that is home to The Memorial each year.

THIS WEEK'S LINE UP
Here are the six Eagles that will compete at the Muirfield Shootout:
1. Charlie Box (Jr.) • 71.2 avg. | 3x MAC Golfer of the Week... Won title at West Bay Collegiate
2. Joshua Hess (Fr.) • 72.3 avg. | Captured first top 10 with T10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invite in Hawai'i
3. Robby Turnbull (Fr.) • 72.1 avg. | Career-best T6th at Hall Williams... Name MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 20)
4. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Sr.) • 74.2 avg. | 2025 MAC Runner-Up... T29th at Whirlwind Collegiate
5. Leo Mihaich (Sr.) • 73.6 avg. | Finished T8th in Houston for 26th career top 10 finish (1st with EMU)
6. Tim Chan (Sr.) • 72.4 avg. | Placed third at the All-American Individual in Houston last time out

CHIP INS
» Eastern last competed at the Calusa Cup in Naples, Fla., April 5-7, where it finished seventh overall at 5-over 869. Joshua Hess (14th), Robby Turnbull (15th), and Charlie Box (T-17th) each finished in the top 20 for the Eagles.
» Joshua Hess was named the MAC Golfer of the Week (April 10) after shooting 2-under 214 to finish 14th at the Calusa Cup. It marked the freshman's first weekly award from the conference and the sixth earned by an Eastern Michigan player this year.
» Three Eagles have been recognized as MAC Golfer of the Week this season with Charlie Box earning the award three times, Robby Turnbull twice, and Joshua Hess once. The six honors earned are the most of any school in the conference this season with Ball State, Miami, and Toledo tied for the second-highest total with three.
» The six weekly MAC awards earned are the most in a single season since the records were kept (2001-02), surpassing the four awards earned by the 2006-07, 2008-09, and 2021-22 teams. Robby Turnbull and Charlie Box are two of 11 Eastern players that have secured multiple weekly awards as Box is one of seven to have earned at least three in a career.
» As a team, the Eagles are currently ranked No. 98 in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings (April 15), the second-highest the team has been ranked in the Scoreboard/Clippd era. Individually, Charlie Box leads the way for Eastern at No. 318 this week while Robby Turnbull is ranked No. 408. Joshua Hess moved up to No. 579 while Leo Mihaich is No. 627 and Tim Chan is No. 685.
» According to the rankings, the MAC Championship (May 3-5) could be a close race once again as the top five teams are ranked among the top 160 and separated by 53 places with Eastern leading the way at No. 98. The rest of the top 160 includes No. 125 Miami, No. 135 Kent State, No. 145 Northern Illinois, and No. 151 Toledo.
» 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.
» 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).
» 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.

TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FACTS • MUIRFIELD SHOOTOUT
The inaugural Muirfield Shootout is a single-day, 36-hole event hosted by Miami at the historic Country Club of Muirfield Village, the annual home of The Memorial, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary, June 4-7. The course, which was designed by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1974, will play at 7,320 yards (par 72).

TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • MUIRFIELD SHOOTOUT
Representatives from 14 schools are set to compete in the Muirfield Shootout including 13 teams of six players and three individual entrants from Ohio State. The full teams competing alongside Eastern and host Miami include Belmont, Bowling Green, Butler, Central Michigan, Illinois State, Kent State, Michigan State, Murray State, Ohio, St. Francis (Pa.), and Xavier.

IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • MUIRFIELD SHOOTOUT
Five of the 13 teams in the field are ranked in the top 150 of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings (April 15), including three in top 100 in No. 71 Michigan State, No. 93 Xavier, and No. 98 Eastern Michigan. The remaining ranked teams include No. 121 Butler, No. 125 Miami, No. 133 Illinois State, and No. 135 Kent State.

IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • MUIRFIELD SHOOTOUT
Three players in the field are ranked among the top 200 nationally in the April 15 release of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, led by Caleb Bond of Michigan State, who is No. 187 this week. Cayse Morgan of Xavier is ranked No. 191 while Ashton McCullough of MSU is No. 200.

MOVED UP
Eastern slipped to No. 98 this week, tying for its second-highest ranking of the season behind the No. 94 ranking received March 18 and the No. 98 position achieved March 25. Individually, five Eagles are among the national top 700 with No. 318 Charlie Box leading the way. He is followed by Robby Turnbull at No. 408, Joshua Hess at No. 579, Leo Mihaich at No. 627, and Tim Chan at No. 685.

LAST TIME OUT: CALUSA CUP
The final 54-hole tournament of the regular season for the Eagles saw the team place seventh overall at the Calusa Cup, April 5-7, at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Fla., as three Eagles placed among the top 20 in the three-day event on the par-72, 7,281-yard course. Joshua Hess was the top finisher for the Eagles as the freshman placed 14th overall to collect his fifth top 20 finish of the season.

The Eagles finished seventh at 5-over 869 (283-291-295) with No. 3 Florida taking the team title at 22-under 842. No. 2 Virginia was second at 18-under 846 with No. 45 Purdue third at 9-under 855. Eastern finished ahead of fellow Mid-American Conference foe Miami, who was eighth at 45-over 909.

Hess was six strokes back of the leaders as he finished 14th at 2-under 214 (72-71-71), shooting at or below par in all three rounds for the third time this year to finish under par in a tournament for the sixth time. He was followed by Robby Turnbull, who was one stroke behind at 1-under 215 (70-73-72) thanks to two rounds at or below par for the third time this year. Charlie Box tied for 17th at 1-over 217 (70-70-77) to record his sixth top 20 finish of the year and help the Eagles place three players in the top 20 of the same tournament for the third time this year. The first came at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17) with the second following one event later at the All-American Intercollegiate (March 16-17).

HESS NAMED MAC GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Joshua Hess posted his fifth top 20 finish of the season while finishing at or under par for the tournament for the sixth time as he placed 14th at the Calusa Cup after shooting 214 over three rounds to earn MAC Golfer of the Week honors for the first time in his career, April 10. His score marked the fourth time this year he has shot 214 to tie for his third-best 54-hole score with only his 206 at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17) and his 213 at the Whirlwind Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 8-9) bettering those scores. Additionally, he shot at or below par in all three rounds for the third tournament this year to lead the Eagles in Florida.

FELLING HONORED
The weekly award for Joshua Hess (April 10) was not only his first of the season but stood as the sixth earned by an Eastern player this year. He joined three-time honoree Charlie Box (Oct. 10, Oct. 10, and Nov. 7) and two-time winner Robby Turnbull (Feb. 20 and March 27) as recipients of the weekly award, marking the most earned in a single season in program history after the 2006-07, 2008-09, and 2021-22 teams each earned four. Additionally, the six awards are three more than any other team in the MAC this season with Ball State, Miami, and Toledo each represented three times.

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 287.1, which is the lowest in program history by 2.0 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 next time Eastern competes, it will do so in the postseason as the Eagles will take part in the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships, May 3-5, at Holiday Farms Country Club in Zionsville, Ind. The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals later in May.

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Box

Tim Chan

Joshua Hess

Rory McDonald-O'Brien

Leo Mihaich

Rupert Toomey

Robby Turnbull

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