Miles College, the reigning SIAC golf champs, competing in tournament in Miyoshi City, Japan

By: Barnett Wright

On Sunday, the Miles College golf team boarded a flight to Miyoshi City, Japan, to compete in the University Golf Super League tournament, which features men’s and women’s collegiate golf teams from Japan, the United States and throughout Asia. The Golden Bears are playing 18-hole rounds on three consecutive days beginning Sept 4.

“I got a call from people with the PGA Tour Pathway to Progression (program) and asked if we would like to participate. Most of the time, it’s Division I schools that are chosen to compete in this event. But they asked if we wanted to go,” said golf head coach Leonard Smoot, who was inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2019.

“I thought it was a great opportunity for our student-athletes at Miles College to be able to travel abroad and see something different outside of the U.S. Many of them haven’t traveled outside of the country, so I thought this was a great opportunity. So, I said yes.”

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