Miles College, the Reigning SIAC Golf Champs, to Compete in Miyoshi City, Japan

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times 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 Unites States, and throughout Asia. The Golden Bears will play 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. “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!” It’s been a banner year for the Miles golf team. The Golden Knights won another Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Golf Championship in April. But Smoot didn’t rest on those laurels. Instead of the regular tasks of recruiting and scheduling,...