FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University men's golf team and head coach Lee McCoy have announced a five-member signing class: Cornelius Farhang, Chase Larson, Ludwig Libera, Ranveer Mitroo and Nico Muellner. The signees come from five countries: Austria, India, Norway, Sweden and the United States. The class is headlined by Austria's Muellner, who is currently ranked No. 316 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).
 
Mitroo will join the Eagles for the spring 2027 semester. Farhang, Larson, Libera and Muellner will arrive in fall 2027.
 
"This is going to be a day to remember for this program," McCoy said. "I truly believe this class is going to take FGCU golf to heights it's never seen before. Not only are they an incredibly accomplished group of players, but they're also a great group of young men. The future is bright!"
 
Cornelius Farhang, from Bærum, Norway, attends Norges Toppidrettsgymnas. He has three WAGR-counting wins: Garmin Norgescup 1 in 2026, and Srixon Tour 1 and Srixon Tour 6 in 2025. He shot 65 in the final round to win Srixon Tour 6. Farhang was runner-up at the 2026 Scottish Boys Open Championship and has finished second in five other Srixon Tour events. He has 13 top 10 finishes in WAGR-counting events and competed at the European Boys' Team Championship in 2025 and 2026. He posted a 73.0 scoring average this season and trains at Oslo Golfklubb under coach Christer Bengtsson.
 
Chase Larson, from Edina, Minn., won the 2025 Chaska Invitational at Hazeltine National Golf Club in a playoff. In 2026 he took the final qualifying spot for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Saucon Valley Country Club after a three-hole playoff, earning his first USGA championship start. He averaged 72.04 strokes in 2026. Larson was named to the inaugural Team Minnesota roster in the USGA U.S. National Development Program, and he has been selected again for 2027. At Edina High School, he is a three-time All-Lake Conference honoree and the 2027 team captain. His career-low round is a 64, carded in 2025. He has also made the Honor Roll twice and earned AP Scholar recognition in 2026.
 
Ludwig Libera, from Halmstad, Sweden, reached the final of The R&A Boys' Amateur Championship at Gailes Links in 2026. Along the way he beat the tournament's top seed in the quarterfinals, then lost the final on the 37th hole. That same season he finished seventh at the Swedish International Men's Amateur Championship and third at the GJG Edge Reed Sanderlin Championship. A member of the Swedish National Golf Team, Libera competed at the 2026 European Boys' Team Championship, the USA vs. Sweden Team Match and the Lytham Trophy. He ranks third in his age group in Sweden, and his career-low round is an 8-under 64. Libera plays out of Ringenäs Golfklubb and plans to major in business administration.
 
Ranveer Mitroo, from Delhi, India, will join the Eagles this spring. Mitroo has 25 top 10 finishes in WAGR-counting events, and his career-best ranking is No. 519. He won the IGU Telangana Amateur Championship in 2026, was runner-up at the Southern India Amateur and finished third at the IGU Delhi State NCR Cup. Internationally, he has competed at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and the Singapore Open Amateur Championship, where he finished 13th. He was also ninth at the All India Amateur. Mitroo graduated from Laurel Springs School in 2026.
 
Nico Muellner, from Velden am Wörthersee, Austria, brings a world ranking to FGCU. Muellner is No. 316 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, with a career best of No. 294. He has three WAGR-counting wins: the 2026 Hungarian Junior Open Championship, the 2026 Trofeo Città di Lignano Sabbiadoro and the 2025 Bulgarian Amateur Open Championship. He returned to Bulgaria in 2026 and finished runner-up while defending his title. Muellner also finished second at the Austrian junior stroke play championships, and fifth at both the Austrian Stroke Play Championship and the Liechtenstein Open. In 2023 he helped Austria win the Division 2 title at the European Boys' Team Championship. Muellner graduated from SSLK BORG Klagenfurt in 2026 and plans to major in management.
 
The class joins an FGCU program coming off its first-ever ASUN Championship and its second straight team title at the West Bay Collegiate Invitational. The Eagles open the spring 2027 portion of their schedule at the SeaBest Invitational, Feb. 1-2, at Atlantic Beach Country Club.
 
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