Men’s Golf Heads to Florida for Calusa Cup

2026 CALUSA CUP
Date	Sunday-Tuesday, April 5-7, 2026
Info Hub	EMU Notes (pdf)
Venue	Calusa Pines \| Naples, Fla. \| Par: 72 \| Yards: 7,398
Live	Live Scoring (Scoreboard)
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NAPLES, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team will compete in the Calusa Cup, April 5-7, at Calusa Pine Golf Club in Naples, Fla., the final 54-hole tournament for the Eagles ahead of the Mid-American Conference Championship set to take place in one months' time (May 3-5). The Eagles are one of eight teams playing the event hosted by the University of Iowa on the par-72, 7,398-yard Calusa Pines course this week.

THIS WEEK'S LINE UP
Here are the Eagles that will compete at the Calusa Cup:
1. Charlie Box (Jr.) • 71.1 avg. | 3x MAC Golfer of the Week... Won title at West Bay Collegiate
2. Leo Mihaich (Sr.) • 73.2 avg. | Finished T8th in Houston for 26th career top 10 finish (1st with EMU)
3. Robby Turnbull (Fr.) • 72.2 avg. | Career-best T6th at Hall Williams... Name MAC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 20)
4. Joshua Hess (Fr.) • 72.4 avg. | Captured first top 10 with T10th at the Pearl at Kalauao Invite in Hawai'i
5. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Sr.) • 73.9 avg. | 2025 MAC Runner-Up... T29th at Whirlwind Collegiate

CHIP INS
» Eastern competed in a pair of events over a six-day period in California last time out as the Eagles finished seventh at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational (March 23-24) in Napa, Calif., and 28th at The Goodwin (March 26-28) in Stanford, Calif. Robby Turnbull was the top finisher for EMU at the Bridgestone event while Leo Mihaich led the way at The Goodwin.
» Robby Turnbull was named the MAC Golfer of the Week (March 27) following his play in the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational, marking the second weekly honor he has earned this year (Feb. 19). As a team, Eastern has collected five weekly awards in 2025-26 with Charlie Box earning the other three.
» The five 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. 105 in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings (April 1), the third-highest the team has been ranked in the Scoreboard/Clippd era. Individually, Charlie Box leads the way for Eastern at No. 323 this week while Robby Turnbull is ranked No. 451. Leo Mihaich joined the rankings for the first time this year and is No. 529 while Joshua Hess sits No. 642 and Tim Chan is No. 672.
» 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 150 and separated by 41 places with Eastern leading the way at No. 105. The rest of the top 150 includes No. 127 Miami, No. 133 Northern Illinois, No. 143 Kent State, and No. 146 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 • CALUSA CUP
The sixth edition of the Calusa Cups will see eight teams play the par-72, 7,398-yard Calusa Pines course in Naples, Fla. The first tee time off of No. 1 is 11:45 a.m. ET for the first two rounds (April 5 and April 6) with the final round slated for an 8 a.m. ET start (April 7) with players teeing off from both No. 1 and No. 10.

TOURNAMENT INFO: THE FIELD • CALUSA CUP
The Calusa Cup field features eight teams with Iowa serving as the host. Along with the Eagles and Hawkeyes, the field includes Florida, Louisville, Miami (Ohio), Purdue, South Florida, and Virginia.

IN THE RANKINGS • TEAMS (SCOREBOARD) • CALUSA CUP
All eight teams in the field are ranked in the top 130 of the April 1 release of the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings with No. 2 Virginia and No. 3 Florida leading the way. Three other teams appear in the top 50, including No. 34 Louisville, No. 43 Purdue, and No. 47 South Florida, while the top 100 includes No. 88 Iowa. The two Mid-American Conference teams in the field, Eastern and Miami, are ranked No. 105 and No. 127, respectively.

IN THE RANKINGS • INDIVIDUALS (SCOREBOARD) • CALUSA CUP
The eight teams feature a combined 19 players in the top 200 of the April 1 Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, including eight from the top 50 in No. 2 Ben James (Virginia), No. 27 Bryan Lee (Virginia), No. 28 Josh Duangmanee (Virginia), No. 32 Luke Poulter (Florida), No. 34 Wilhelm Ryding (USF), No. 36 Jack Tuner (Florida), No. 39 Matthew Kress (Florida), and No. 49 Paul Chang (Virginia). Four more players are ranked in the top 100 and top 150 while three more are among the top 200.

MOVED UP
Eastern slipped to No. 105 this week, its third-highest ranking of the season after moving up to No. 94 last week and No. 102 two weeks ago. Individually, five Eagles are among the national top 700 with No. 323 Charlie Box leading the way. Robby Turnbull ranks No. 451 while Leo Mihaich joined the rankings for the first time this year, debuting at No. 529. Joshua Hess sits No. 642 and Tim Chan is No. 672.

LAST TIME OUT: BRIDGESTONE COLLEGIATE
Eastern fired a final-round 280 to climb the leaderboard and secure a seventh-place finish at The Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational (March 23-24). The Eagles were led by Robby Turnbull, who tied for 14th in the two-day tournament played at the Silverado CC & Resort - North Course in Napa, Calif.

As a team, the Eagles finished seventh at 6-over 858 (283-295-280) to post the 21st-lowest 54-hole score in program history. BYU ran away with the team title as the Cougars shot 54-under 810 while Santa Clara was the runner-up at 2-under 835. Tohuko Fukushi of Japan, the defending champion, San Francisco, and North Alabama each tied for third at 20-under 844.

Individually, Turnbull was the top EMU finisher as he tied for 14th at 5-under 211 (71-72-68) to post his second under-par tournament score this season. One of the players he tied with was teammate Tim Chan, who competed as an individual. Chan finished at 5-under 11 (73-70-68) to post his second-best score of the season behind only the 209 he carded at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 5-7).

LAST TIME OUT: THE GOODWIN
Eastern finished 28th overall at the 57th edition of The Goodwin, March 26-28, on the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., as the Eagles, who faced a field featuring 26 teams ranked among the top 100 nationally, completed their second tournament of the week. Eastern was led by Leo Mihaich, who tied for 78th at 7-over 217. He used an even-par final round to climb 29 spots in the standings while the 217 strokes tied his season best with the Eagles after he also shot 217 earlier this week at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational in Napa, Calif.

TURNBULL HONORED AGAIN
Robby Turnbull earned his second MAC Golfer of the Week (March 27) accolade following his strong finish at the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational (March 23-24). Turnbull was the top Eastern finisher as he tied for 14th at 5-under 211 (71-72-68) to post his second under-par tournament score this season. Turnbull rose 10 spots in the standings in the final round as he was 4-under on the day with four birdies and no bogies. He also was 5-under over his final 21 holes of the tournament. He was first honored this year (Feb. 19) after tying for sixth at the Hal Williams Collegiate.

FEELING HONORED
The weekly honor earned by Robby Turnbull (March 27) was his second of the season and the fifth for the team as Charlie Box earned three earlier this season. The five awards earned are the most in a single season since the records were kept starting in 2001-02, surpassing the four awards earned by the 2006-07, 2008-09, and 2021-22 teams. Turnbull and Box are two of 11 Eastern players to secure multiple weekly awards as Box is one of seven to have earned at least three in a career.

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 286.9, which is the lowest in program history by nearly 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
Eastern will travel to Dublin, Ohio, April 20, to take part in the single-round Muirfield Shootout, hosted by Miami University, at the Country Club of Muirfield Village. The course is home to the annual Memorial Tournament, hosted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year (June 4-7). The event will be the Eagles' final tune up before heading to the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 3-5, at Holiday Farms Country Club in Zionsville, Ind.

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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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