Hawkeyes Place Ninth at Calusa Cup

NAPLES, Fl. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team placed ninth at the third-annual Calusa Cup on Tuesday. Iowa hosted a stacked field at Calusa Pines Golf Club, including four Golfstat top-five ranked teams.

The Hawkeyes posted their low score of the week with a round three score of 299 (+11).

Senior Ronan Kleu finished in front for Iowa with a 227 (+11) total after 54 holes. His third round 73 (+1) matched junior Callum Macfie for a team-best on Tuesday.

Kleu finished ahead of four Golfstat top-15 ranked opponents, climbing seven spots in the final round to tie for 30th.

No. 3 North Carolina shot 860 (-4) for the week to finish in front by 10 strokes. Tarheel Ryan Burnett was the individual medalist, shooting five-under par (211) through 54 holes at the championship venue.

IOWA SCORECARD

9	TEAM	310	305	299	+50	914
T-30	Ronan Kleu	79	75	73	+11	227
T-34	Mac McClear	74	78	77	+13	229
T-36	Ian Meyer	78	74	78	+14	230
T-36	Callum Macfie	79	78	73	+14	230
44	Hogan Hansen	81	84	76	+25	241

 HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Kleu and Macfie posted nine birdies apiece to lead the Hawkeyes at the Calusa Cup; each golfer recorded five birdies in the third round.
• The Calusa Cup featured eight Golfstat ranked teams, including four of the top five teams and 20 ranked individuals.

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