CSUSM Begins CCAA Tournament on Top of Leaderboard
Tournament: CCAA Championships
Date: Monday, April 22, 2024
Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.
Course: Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club (par-72 / 6,685 yards)
Team Leader & CSUSM's Place: 1st out of 8 teams (279, -9)
Top Cougar: T1. Gavin McCormick (67, -5)
Leaders: T1. Gavin McCormick & CSUEB's Melker Backstrom (67, -5)
COURSE REPORT: Carding a 9-under 279 on day one of the CCAA Championships, the Cal State San Marcos men's golf team holds a seven-stroke lead over second-place Cal State Dominguez Hills (286, -2). Gavin McCormick sits on top of the leaderboard along with Cal State East Bay's Melker Backtrom after turning in a 5-under 67 on Monday.
FIRST TEE
- McCormick tallied an eagle and four birdies in the opening round.
- Patrick Jaksch and Jason McElroy are tied for fifth place with a 3-under 69.
- Arman Rahgozar is tied for 23rd with a 2-over 74.
- Aiden Canada was one under with three holes remaining, but a double bogey and triple bogey raised him to a 3-over 75 for the day. He is tied for 28th entering the second round.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State San Marcos 279 (-9); 2. Cal State Dominguez Hills 286 (-2); 3. Cal State San Bernardino 287 (-1); T4. Chico State 289 (+1); T4. Cal State East Bay 289 (+1); 7. Cal State Monterey Bay 291 (+3); 8. Stanislaus State 292 (+4).
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
T1. Gavin McCormick (CSUSM) 67 (-5); T1. Melker Backstrom (CSUEB) 67 (-5); T3. Jonah Camarillo (CSUDH) 68 (-4); T3. Aaron Sanchez (CSUDH) 68 (-4); T5. Patrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 69 (-3); T5. Jason McElroy (CSUSM) 69 (-3); T5. John Kim (CSUSB) 69 (-3); T8. Simon Bjorken (CSUMB) 70 (-2); T8. Chris Chomyn (Stan State) 70 (-2); T8. Wilhelm Berg von Linde (CSUMB) 70 (-2); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T23. Arman Rahgozar 74 (+2); T28. Aiden Canada 75 (+3).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- CSUSM leads the field in Par 3 scoring (2.85, -3) and Par 4 scoring (4.00, E).
- CSUSM was the only team to tally two eagles as Jaksch and McCormick each recorded one on Monday. Jaksch collected his on the second hole while McCormick notched his on the 14th hole.
- Only four golfers tallied eagles in the opening round.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will play round two alongside Cal State San Bernardino, Chico State and Cal State Dominguez Hills with first tee times beginning at 9 a.m.
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