Tournament: West/South Central Regionals
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Location: Riverside, Calif.
Course: Victoria Club (par-72 / 6,557 yards)
CSUSM's Place:  T14th out of 20 teams (285, -3)
Team Leader:  Colorado Christian (270, -17)
Top Cougar: T18. Nick Mouser (69, -3)
Individual Medalist: OCU's Oskari Nikku and Baptist Touchard of St. Mary's (TX) (63, -9)

COURSE REPORT:  The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team is in a three-way tie for 14th place with a 3-under 285 following the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional on Thursday at Victoria Club in Riverside.

FIRST TEE

• Nick Mouser was CSUSM's top golfer in the first round, posting a 3-under 69 and is tied for 18th place.
• Greg Mouser shot a 1-under 71 and is tied for 35th place.
• Jason McElroy is tied for 52nd with an even-par 72, followed by Gavin McCormick who is tied for 66th with a 1-over 73.
• Arman Rahgozar carded a 3-over 75 and is tied for 94th place.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Colorado Christian 270 (-18); 2. Cal State San Bernardino 272 (-16); 3. Cal State East Bay 273 (-15); 4. Oklahoma Christian 278 (-10); T5. West Texas A&M 279 (-9); T5. Dallas Baptist 279 (-9); T7. St. Mary's (TX) 280 (-8); T7. Colorado Mines 280 (-8); T9. Midwestern State 282 (-6); T9. Sonoma State 282 (-9); 11. Cal State Monterey Bay 283 (-5); T12. Colorado State Pueblo 284 (-4); T12. UT Tyler 284 (-4); T14. Cal State San Marcos 285 (-3); T14. Western Washington 285 (-3); T14. Hawaii Hilo 285 (-3); 17. Simon Fraser 287 (-1); 18. Colorado Mesa 290 (+2); 19. Stanislaus State 291 (+3); 20. Chico State 293 (+5).

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
T1. Baptiste Touchard (SMU) 63 (-9); T1. Oskari Nikku (OCU) 63 (-9); 3. Chris Wardup (CSUSB) 64 (-8); T4. Cooper Groshart (CSUEB) 65 (-7); T4. Sangha Park (CCU) 65 (-7); 6. Xavier Bighaus (CCU) 66 (-6); T7. Peyton Hedricks (CSUEB) 67 (-5); T7. Santiago Caride (WTAMU) 67 (-5); T7. Colt Tenpenny (MINES) 67 (-5); T7. Tyler Price (CSUSB) 67 (-5);CSUSM SCORERS: T18. Nick Mouser 69 (-3); T35. Greg Mouser 71 (-1); T52. Jason McElroy 72 (E); T66. Gavin McCormick 73 (+1); T94. Arman Rahgozar 75 (+3).  

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Colorado Chrisitan leads after Thursday's opening round with an 18-under 270, two strokes less than second-place Cal State San Bernardino.
• Oklahoma Christian's Oskari Nikku and Baptist Touchard of St. Mary's (TX) are on top of the leaderboard after posting a 9-under 63 in the first round.
• Nick Mouser posted an eagle on the final hole of the day, the 18th hole.

UP NEXT
On Friday, the Cougars will tee off between 12:30 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. in the second round of the West/South Central Regional.