Bulldogs in Fourth Place at Calusa Cup

Sunday, April 7

Naples, Fla.

University of Georgia

Calusa Cup

Photo of Georgia golf bag during the Linger Longer Invitational.

April 07, 2024 | Men's Golf

NAPLES, Fla. — The No. 22-ranked Georgia men's golf team sits in fourth place following Sunday's first round at The Calusa Cup, played at the Calusa Pines Golf Club. Graduate Ben van Wyk, tied for second, currently paces the Bulldogs on the player leaderboard.

Georgia finished the day with a three-over par, 291. Florida maintained control of first place, shooting five-under par through 18-holes. The Bulldogs were led by van Wyk, who carded a three-under 69.

All five Bulldog golfers found themselves in the top 25 through the first five holes of play, with Georgia sitting atop the team leaderboard at the halfway point on Sunday.

Entering the second round, Van Wyk trails Wake Forest's Scotty Kennon by only two strokes.

Georgia will return for round two of The Calusa Cup on Tuesday, April 8, with the team set to tee off at 1:30 p.m. ET.

The Calusa Cup hosted by Iowa
Calusa Pines Golf Club
Naples, Florida
Par 72, 7,320 Yards

First Round Results

Team Leaderboard
1.    Florida      283 (-5)
2.    Wake Forest      287 (-1)
3.    Purdue     289 (+1)
4.    Georgia                        291 (+3)
T5.   Iowa                           293 (+5)
T5.   Georgia Tech                   293 (+5)
7.    Miami University (OH)          296 (+8)
8.    Nebraska                       300 (+12)

Individual Leaderboard
t-1.  Scotty Kennon, Wake Forest     67 (-5)
t-1. Ben Van Wyk, Georgia           67 (-3)
t-2. Aidan Tran, Georgia Tech     69 (-3)
t-2. Jack Turner, Florida     69 (-3)
t-2. Tyler Wilkes, Florida      69 (-3)
t-6. Brett Podobinski, Miami(OH)    70 (-2)
t-6. Herman Sekne, Purdue           70 (-2)
t-8. Michael Brennan, Wake Forest   71 (-1)
t-8. Ian Meyer, Iowa 71 (-1)
t-8. Noah Kent, Iowa 71 (-1)

Georgia Scores
t-2. Ben Van Wyk                    69 (-3)
t-11. Connor Creasy                  72 (E)
t-20. Caleb Manuel                   74 (+2)
t-30. Camden Smith                   76 (+4)
t-41. Buck Brumlow                 80 (+8)

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