No. 6 CSUSM Takes Third at The Patriot Invitational
Tournament: The Patriot Invitational
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Location: Carmel, Calif.
Course: Quail Lodge GC (par-71 / 5,875 yards)
CSUSM's Place: 3rd out of 15 teams (893, +41)
Team Winner: Dallas Baptist (885, +33)
Top Cougar: T6. Kiara Hernandez (221, +8)
Individual Medalist: Arkansas Tech's Ellen Spigner (212, -1)
COURSE REPORT: The No. 6 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team placed third at The Patriot Invitational on Tuesday, finishing with a 41-over 893. Three Cougars finished in the top 10 with Kiara Hernandez tying for sixth place while Diana Delgado and Regan Barton shared ninth-place honors.
FIRST TEE
- Hernandez recorded three birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey to finish Tuesday with a 1-over 72 and a three-round total of 8-over 221 (76-73-72).
- Regan Barton and Diana Delgado tied for the second consecutive tournament, this time for ninth place with a 9-over 222.
- Makenna Cabardo shared 20th place with two other golfers after carding a 15-over 228 (73-78-77).
- Hannah Anderson rounded out the CSUSM five with a 31-over 244 for a share of 62nd place.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. No. 4 Dallas Baptist 299-299-287 – 885 (+33); 2. Harvard 289-297-301 – 887 (+35); 3. No. 6 Cal State San Marcos 293-301-299 – 893 (+41); 4. No. 17 North Georgia 291-311-295 – 897 (+45); 5. Biola 304-310-300 – 914 (+62); 6. Cal State LA 308-313-298 – 919 (+67); 7. Arkansas Tech 313-302-307 – 922 (+70); 8. Sonoma State 294-317-312 – 923 (+71); 9. Rogers State 311-316-310 – 937 (+85); 10. Cal State East Bay 320-316-307 – 943 (+91); 11. Academy of Art 312-322-308 – 942 (+93); 12. Angelo State 325-323-311 – 959 (+107); 13. Cal State Monterey Bay 321-325-326 – 972 (+120); 14. Jessup 327-347-321 – 995 (+143); 15. Chico State 335-345-322 – 1002 (+150);
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Ellen Sprigner (ATU) 72-68-72 – 212 (-1); T2. Vanessa Zhang (Harvard) 75-69-69 – 213 (E); T2. Gracie Grant (DBU) 68-70-75 – 213 (E); 4. Iris Wang (Harvard) 72-73-70 – 215 (+2); 5. Claire Shubin (Biola) 76-72-72 – 220 (+7); T6. Kiara Hernandez (CSUSM) 76-73-72 – 221 (+8); T6. Abby Franks (NGU) 71-78-72 – 221 (+8); T6. Ella Cheek (DBU) 71-78-72 – 221 (+8); T9. Regan Barton (CSUSM) 72-77-73 – 222 (+9); T9. Diana Delgado (CSUSM) 72-73-77 – 222 (+9); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T20. Makenna Cabardo 73-78-77 – 228 (+15); T62. Hannah Anderson 84-79-81 – 244 (+31);
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Dallas Baptist was awarded the team title, sneaking past NCAA Division I Harvard who was on top of the leaderboard for the first two rounds. DBU (885, +33) won by two strokes after carding a tournament-low 287 in the final round.
- Arkansas Tech's Ellen Sprigner was crowned the individual medalist after turning in a 1-under 212 (72-68-72).
- CSUSM led the field in Par 3 scoring (3.24, +18).
UP NEXT
The Cougars head to Tucson, Arizona, to compete in the West Texas Desert Invitational on March 31 and April 1 for their final regular-season tournament.
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