The RedHawks are set to compete in the Prestigious Calusa Cup
4/5/2024 8:53:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Miami University golf team will play on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in the Calusa Cup in Naples, Florida, hosted by the University of Iowa. This is a 54-Hole event is comprised of eight teams, including the defending National Champions, the University of Florida Gators.Â
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The CourseÂ
Calusa Pines Golf Club is ranked amongst Golf Digest's Top-10 newest private clubs. It is a Hurdzan-Fry design which features iconic perched greens, providing an added challenge around the greens. This will be a very tough test for the some of the most elite college players in the country.Â
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Quote from Coach JD FletcherÂ
"Opportunities like these would not be possible without our incredible alumni and support staff. Ultimately, the caliber of an event like the Calusa Cup is why our young men play golf. We will compete against the best teams in the country and on the 98th ranked course in America by Golf Digest. Our young men have been working very hard and diligently all spring. I am very excited to see how we compete this week. I keep reminding the boys that they belong in events like the Calusa Cup and to be extremely grateful for this amazing opportunity. We are grateful for this chance, but we are also going in with the intention of winning and cementing Miami Golf on the map as a prominent Regionals contender."
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Quote from Fifth Year Captain Danny FisherÂ
"We are very fortunate to be playing the Calusa Cup at Calusa Pines Golf Club this year. It is not often that we have an opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in the country on a prestigious golf course. I want to thank all of the Miami Golf supporters who help make our student-athlete experience special."Â
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Event: Calusa CupÂ
- Location: Naples, Florida
- Host: IowaÂ
- Course Information: Par 72 / 7,320 YardsÂ
- Participating Teams: Georgia Tech (#15), Florida (#16), Georgia (#20), Purdue (#28), Wake Forest (#32), Iowa (#108), Nebraska (#114)
- Live Scoring: Golf Stat - Calusa CupÂ
RedHawk LineupÂ
- Brett Podobinski (SO)
- Danny Fisher (5th Year) "C"Â
- Morgan Blythe (FR)Â
- Michael Weber (SO)Â
- Matthew Mattioli (JR)Â
