Hawkeyes Finish 7th, Kent Ties for 9th at Calusa Cup

NAPLES, Fla. — The University of Iowa men’s golf team concluded the final round of the Calusa Cup on Tuesday afternoon at Calusa Pines Golf Club. The Hawkeyes finished 7^th as a team, just five shots off 5^th place. Iowa was 28-over par (293/298/301 = 892) after 56-holes. Freshman Noah Kent was the low scorer for Iowa at 2-over par (71/73/74) tying for 9th.

Kent shot 2-over (38) on the front nine before carding 36 (E) on the back nine for a final round 74 (+2). Kent eagled a par five with a putt that came from off the green. Just 10 players eagled throughout the tournament.

Senior Mac McClear tied Kent for the low round of the day at 2-over. McClear had three birdies in the final round, tying sophomore Hogan Hansen and freshman Max Tjoa, for a team high. McClear finished the tournament at 8-over par to tie for 22nd.

Junior Ian Meyer placed 26^th at 9-over par.

Florida won the tournament at 3-under par. Scotty Kennon of Wake Forest won the individual medalist at 6-under par.

HAWKEYE SCORECARD

7th/8	Team	293	298	301	+28	892
T9	Noah Kent	71	73	74	+2	218
T22	Mac McClear	76	74	74	+8	224
T26	Ian Meyer	71	75	79	+9	225
T32	Hogan Hansen	75	76	77	+12	228
40	Max Tjoa	76	82	76	+18	234

 

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Iowa led the field with 162 pars as a team.
• Noah Kent was one of 10 players to record an eagle.
  • Kent led the field in pars with 39.
  • Kent’s par four average of 4.03 (+1) tied for fifth in the field.

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The Hawkeyes return to Iowa City where they host the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course April 13-14.