No. 17 CSUSM Wins Fifth Consecutive CCAA Championship; Barton Crowned Champion
Tournament: CCAA Championships
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.
Course: Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club (par-72 / 5,976 yards)
Team Winner: Cal State San Marcos (865, +1)
Individual Medalist: 1. Regan Barton (214, -2)
COURSE REPORT: The No. 17 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team had its largest stroke victory in program history as the Cougars claimed their fifth consecutive CCAA Championship victory on Wednesday at the Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club in Santa Rosa, California. Regan Barton was crowned the CCAA Individual Champion after carding a 2-under 214 (70-69-75).
FIRST TEE
- Barton carded a 3-over 75 in the final round, closing out the final five holes with pars.
- Madison Murr shot the lowest round of the day with a 67 to claim runner-up honors with a 1-under 215 (77-71-67).
- Diana Delgado collected third-place honors with a 3-over 219 (75-72-72) after matching her second round of even-par 72.
- Makenna Cabardo tied for sixth place after recording a 1-over 73 on Wednesday, finishing with a three-round total of 7-over 223.
- Lauren Hickam placed 12th with a 10-over 226 (74-80-72) after shooting an even-par 72 in the final round.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State San Marcos 292-289-284 – 865 (+1); 2. Cal State Monterey Bay 300-302-290 – 892 (+28); 3. Sonoma State 303-310-296 – 909 (+45); 4. Cal State LA 309-318-300 – 927 (+63); 5. Cal State East Bay 320-305-305 – 930 (+66); 6. Chico State 325-325-310 – 960 (+96).
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Regan Barton (CSUSM) 70-69-75 – 214 (-2); 2. Madison Murr (CSUSM) 77-71-67 – 215 (-1); 3. Diana Delgado (CSUSM) 75-72-72 – 219 (+3); 4. Julika Grosspietsch (CSUEB) 76-70-74 – 220 (+4); 5. Cahty Ton (CSUMB) 73-73-75 – 221 (CSUMB) 73-73-75 – 221 (+5); T6. Makenna Cabardo (CSUSM) 73-77-73 – 223 (+7); T6. Madi Blanc (CSUMB) 76-75-72 – 223 (+7); T8. Avery Foster (SSU) 74-76-74 – 224 (+9); T8. Zoe Offield (CSUMB) 76-78-70 – 224 (+9); T10. Talia Gutman (SSU) 74-79-72 – 225 (+10); T10. Tilda Kvarnrud (CSUMB) 75-76-74 – 225 (+1); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: 12. Lauren Hickam 74-80-72 – 226 (+10).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- CSUSM dominated in every statistical category – Par 3 scoring (3.15, +9), Par 4 scoring (4.08, +12), Par 5 scoring (4.93, -4), pars (164) and birdies (45).
- Murr led the field of 30 with 12 birdies after registering seven in the final round.
- CSUSM has won the CCAA Tournament team title every year of its existence, dating back to 2018.
- A Cougar has won the tournament four of the five times.
- CSUSM won the tournament by record-high 27 strokes, pasting the previous record of 21 set in 2019.
- Barton's win was her first collegiate victory.
UP NEXT
With the win, the Cougars received the automatic bid to the NCAA Division II West Regional on May 6-8 in Stockton, California.
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