Cougars in Sixth Following Day One of Pioneer Shootout
Tournament: Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout
Date: Monday, March 11, 2024
Location: Alameda, Calif.
Course: Corcia Golf Course (par-72 / 6811 yards)
CSUSM's Place: 6th out of 17 teams (573, -3)
Team Leader: Western New Mexico (554, -22)
Top Cougar: T9. Patrick Jaksch (139, -5)
Individual Leaders: Chico State's Tyler Ashman (136, -8)
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team will enter the final round of the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout hosted by Cal State East Bay in sixth place after carding a 3-under 573.
FIRST TEE
- Patrick Jaksch is tied for ninth place with a 5-under 139 (71-68).
- Jason McElroy and Gavin McCormick are tied for 14th place with identical 3-under 151 scores.
- Greg Mouser is tied for 59th place with an 8-over 152 (75-77) while Arman Rahgozar is tied for 69th with a 10-over 154 (77-77).
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Western New Mexico 282-272 – 554 (-22); 2. Sonoma State 280-287 – 567 (-9); 3. Cal State East Bay 288-280 – 568 (-8); T4. Chico State 279-290 – 569 (-7); T4. 282-287 - 569 (-7); 6. Cal State San Marcos 287-286 – 573 (-3); 7. Siimon Fraser 287-291 – 578 (+2); 8. Hawaii Hilo 285-294 – 579 (+3); T9. Western Washington 298-286 – 584 (+8); T9. Hawaii Pacific 287 – 297 – 584 (+8); 11. Northwest Nazarene 301-285 – 586 (+10); 12. Westminster 297-295 – 592 (+16); 13. Cal State Dominguez Hills 293-300 – 593 (+17); 14. Dominican 299-298 – 597 (+21); 15. Academy of Art 299-300 – 599 (+23); 16. Chaminade 302-305 – 607 (+31); 17. Westmont 295-313 – 608 (+32).
INDIVIDUAL SCORECARD
1. Tyler Ashman (Chico) 66-70 – 136 (-8); T2. Adam Niles (WNMU) 68-69 – 137 (-7); T2. Nate Jetton 67-70 – 137 (-7); t2. Shion Suzuki (HPU) 66-71 – 137 (-7); T2. Adam Brangefalt (CSUEB) 67-70 – 137 (-7); 2. Cameron Kaiser* (Santa Clara) 67-70 – 137 (-7); T7. Joey Geary (WNMU) 71-67 – 138 (-6); T7. Arnav Arkanath (WNMU) 72-66 – 138 (-6); T9. Patrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 71-68 – 139 (-5); T9. Joey Hayden* (Santa Clara) 71-68 – 139 (-5); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T14. Gavin McCormick 71-70 – 141 (-3); T14. Jason McElroy 70-71 – 141 (-3); T59. Greg Mouser 75-77 – 152 (+8); T69. Arman Rahgozar 77-77 – 154 (+10).
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Western New Mexico leads the field with a 22-under 554 after two rounds of play.
- Chiico State's Tyler Ashman is the individual leader with an 8-under 136 with five golfers tied for second with a 7-under 137.
- Two Cougars recorded eagles on day one of the tournament. Gavin McCormick eagled hole one in the second round while Patrick Jaksch eagled the eighth hole.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will wrap up the Pioneer Shootout on Tuesday, March 12 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
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