Will Marshall and Hamish Murray put together strong final rounds to lead the Nebraska men's golf team at the Calusa Cup hosted by the University of Iowa in Naples, Fla., on Tuesday.
Marshall, a fifth-year senior from Elburn, Ill., finished the 54-hole event with Nebraska's top individual score at 226 (+10), including a final-round 75 on the par-72, 7,320-yard layout at the Calusa Pines Golf Club. Marshall took 29th in a 42-golfer field.
Murray, a junior from Sydney, Australia, closed with Nebraska's best round of the day with a 72 to finish just one shot back of Marshall at 227 (+11) in 30th.
Harry Crockett and Evan Myers completed the final-round team scoring for the Huskers with matching rounds of 78. Crockett took 33rd at 229 (+13), while Myers finished 42nd at 239 (+23) for the tournament.
Senior Gentry Scheve completed the Husker contingent with an 80 to finish in 41st at 235. Wake Forest's Scotty Kennon took home medalist honors with a Calusa Cup record 210 (-6), including a final-round 70 on Tuesday, after opening the tournament with a 67 (-5) on Sunday.
Nebraska added a final-round 303 (+15) to end the tournament in eighth place at 912 (+48). No. 16 Florida won the team title with a three-round total of 861 (-3), six strokes ahead of second-place Purdue at 867 (+3). Wake Forest finished third at 869 (+5), while No. 15 Georgia Tech (883) and No. 20 Georgia (884) round out the top five in the team standings.
In other action for Husker men's golfers, Davis Johnson took the individual title with a three-round total of 215 (-1) at Stampede at the Creek in Omaha on Tuesday. Johnson opened the tournament with a 69 (-3) on Monday before adding an even-par 72. He closed with a 74 (+2) on the par-72, 7,627-yard layout at Indian Creek Golf Course to secure medalist honors. His final round included an eagle on the 533-yard, par-5 11th hole.
Husker teammate Quinn Yost followed in a tie for second with a 216 that included an opening-round 71 and a final-round 70 around a second-round 75. Reed Malleck secured a tie for 11th at 223 (79-75-69), while Grant Jabenis rounded the contingent of Husker individuals in 24th place at 226 (77-77-72). Malleck's final-round 69 (-3) and Jabenis' final-round 72 both included eagles on the 533-yard, par-5 11th hole.
The Huskers return to action later this week at the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, April 13-14.
Calusa Cup
April 7-9, 2024
Naples, Florida (Calusa Pines Golf Club)
Par 72, 7,320 Yards
Final Team Results
1. (16) Florida - 283-286-292=861 (-3)
2. (28) Purdue - 289-291-287=867 (+3)
3. (34) Wake Forest - 287-298-284=869 (+5)
4. (15) Georgia Tech - 291-301-292=883 (+19)
5. (20) Georgia - 291-301-292=884 (+20)
6. Miami (Ohio) - 296-293-301-=890 (+26)
7. Iowa - 293-298-301=892 (+28)
8. Nebraska - 300-309-303=912 (+48)
Final Individual Results
1. Scotty Kennon, Wake Forest - 67-73-70=210 (-6)
2. Ben Van Wyk, Georgia - 69-72-70=211 (-5)
3. Jack Turner, Florida - 69-70-73=212 (-4)
4. Brett Podobinski, Miami (Ohio) - 70-69-74=213 (-3)
T5. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue - 72-72-71=215 (-1)
T5. Herman Sekne, Purdue - 70-74-71=215 (-1)
7. Nels Surtani, Purdue - 74-70-72=216 (E)
8. Matthew Kress, Florida - 72-74-71=217 (+1)
T9. Marshall Meisel, Wake Forest - 74-77-67=218 (+2)
T9. Noah Kent, Iowa - 71-73-74=218 (+2)
T9. *Kent Hsiao, Purdue - 73-73-72=218 (+2)
Nebraska Individuals
29. Will Marshall - 72-79-75=226 (+10)
30. Hamish Murray - 76-79-72=227 (+11)
33. Harry Crockett - 73-78-78=229 (+13)
41. Gentry Scheve - 79-76-80=235 (+19)
42. Evan Myers - 85-76-78=239 (+23)
*competed as an individual outside the team's lineup