Cougars Take Fourth at Pioneer Shootout
Tournament: Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Location: Alameda, Calif.
Course: Corica Golf Course (par-72 / 6,811 yards)
CSUSM's Finish: 4th out of 17 teams (858, -6)
Team Winner: Cal State East Bay (836, -28)
Top Cougar: T4. Patrick Jaksch (209, -7)
Individual Medalist: Hawaii Pacific's Shion Suzuki (205, -11)
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team placed fourth at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout hosted by Cal State East Bay after firing a three-round total of 6-under 858.
FIRST TEE
- Patrick Jaksch shot a 7-under 209 (71-68-70) to share fourth place with Chico State's Tyler Ashman.
- Gavin McCormick picked up his first collegiate top-10 finish with a 5-under 211 (71-70-70) for a share of 10th place.
- Jason McElroy tied for 17th place with a 2-under 214 (70-71-73).
- Grerg Mouser tied for 52nd place with an 8-over 224 (75-77-72) while Arman Rahgozar tied for 67th with a 12-over 228 (77-77-74).
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Western New Mexico 282-272-282 – 836 (-28); 2. Cal State East Bay 288-280-284 – 852 (-12); 3. Chico State 279-290-286 – 855 (-9); 4. Cal State San Marcos 287-286-285 – 858 (-6); 5. Sonoma State 280-287-296 – 863 (-1); T6. Stanislaus State 282-287-297 – 866 (+2); T6. Western Washington 298-286-282 – 866 (+2); 8. Hawaii Hilo 285-294-288 – 867 (+3); 9. Simon Fraser 287-291-291 – 869 (+5); 10. Westminster 297-295-287 – 879 (+15); 11. Hawaii Pacific 287-297-298 – 882 (+18); 12. Cal State Dominguez Hills 293-300-292 – 885 (+21); 13. Dominican 299-298-293 – 890 (+26); 14. Northwest Nazarene 301-285-305 – 891 (+27); 15. Academy of Art 299-300-304 – 903 (+39); 16. Chaminade 302-305-301 – 908 (+44); 17. Westmont 295-313-316 – 924 (+60).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
1. Shion Suzuki (HPU) 66-71-68 – 205 (-11); 2. Arnav Arkanath (WNMU) 72-66-68 – 206 (-10); 3. Adam Niles (WNMU) 68-69-71 – 208 (-8); T4. Patrrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 71-68-70 – 209 (-7); T4. Tyler Ashman (Chico) 66-70-73 – 209 (-7); T6. Adam Brrarngefalt (CSUEB) 67-70-73 – 210 (-6); T6. Naoki Easterrday (Chico) 69-71-70 – 210 (-6); T6.Joey Hayden* (Santa Clara) 71-68-71 – 210 (-6); T6. Cameron Kaiser* (Santa Clara) 67-70-73 – 210 (-6); T10. Gavin McCormick (CSUSM) 71-70-70 – 211 (-5); T10. Lucas Happy (SSU) 71-70-70 – 211 (-5); T10. Nate Jetton (Stan) 67-70-74 – 211 (-5). OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T17. Jason McElroy 70-71-73 – 214 (-2); T52. Greg Mouser 75-77-72 – 224 (+8); T67. Arman Rahgozar 77-77-74 – 228 (+12).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- CSUSM tallied 18 birdies, the fourth most in the tournament.
- Western New Mexico led wire-to-wire, tallying a 28-under 836 (282-272-282) and winning by 16 strokes.
- Shion Suzuki of Hawaii Pacific was the individual medalist with an 11-under 205, winning by just one stroke over second-place Arnav Arkanath of Western New Mexico (206, -10).
UP NEXT
After playing three tournaments in as many weeks, the Cougars will take next week off before traveling north for the Hanny Invitational hosted by Stanislaus State on March 25-26.
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