Tournament: CSUSM Fujikura Invitational
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Location: Vista, Calif.
Course: Corica Park Golf Club (par-72 / 6,138 yards)
CSUSM's Place:  1st out of 15 teams
Team Winner: Cal State San Marcos (901, +37)  
Top Cougar & Individual Medalist: Madison Murr (215, -1)

COURSE REPORT:  The No. 16 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team won its own CSUSM Fujikura Invitational on Tuesday with a three-round total of 37-over 901 (289-319-302). Madison Murr was crowned the individual medalist with a 1-under 215 (66-78-71).

FIRST TEE

• Madison Murr led wire-to-wire, carding a 71 in the final round to win by five strokes.
• Makenna Cabardo finished in the top 10 for the second time this season, sharing ninth place with three other golfers after shooting a 12-over 228 (72-78-78).
• Diana Delgado followed with a 13-over 229 (75-76-78) and tied for 13th place.
• Regan Barton moved up eight spots for a share of 20th place with a 15-over 231 (76-80-75).
• Lauren Hickam rounded out CSUSM scoring five with a 21-over 237 (80-78-79) and ended the three-round tournament tied for 41st. place.
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State San Marcos 289-310-302 – 901 (+37); 2. UT Tyler 302-307-299 – 908 (+44); 3. Cal State Monterey Bay 304-314-298 – 916 (+52); 4. Biola 300-307-312 – 919 (+55); 5. Cal State East Bay 299-314-311 – 924 (+60); 6. Cal State LA 308-310-308 – 926 (+62); 7. Sonoma State 309-317-302 – 928 (+64); 8. Point Loma 301-313-318 – 932 (+68); 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 315-310-313 – 938 (+74); 10. Simon Fraser 314-304-322 – 940 (+76); 11. Hawaii Hilo 304-322-316 – 942 (+78); 12. Western Washington 306-398-333 – 947 (+83); 13. Colorado Christian 322-327-310 – 959 (+95); 14. Hawaii Pacific 323-330-320 – 973 (+109); 15. Chico State 325-342-335 – 1002 (+138)

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Madison Murr (CSUSM) 66-78-71 – 215 (-1); 2. Karina Duran (UTT) 72-75-73 – 220 (+4); 3. Rachel Shaw (Biola) 74-75-75 – 224 (+8); 4. Meera Minhas (SFU) 76-74-75 – 225 (+9); T5. Mandi Granato (CSUEB) 73-76-78 – 226 (+10); T5. Kiarra. Hernandez (PLNU) 71-76-79 – 226 (+10); T7. Julika Groosspietsch (CSUEB) 73-80-73 – 227 (+11); T7. Daniela Andrade (CSULA) 76-75-76 – 227 (+11); T9. Makenna Cabardo (CSUSM) 72-78-78 – 228 (+12); T9. Brady Turnquist (Biola) 74-78-76 – 228 (+12); T9. Dana Smith (SFU) 80-74-74 – 228 (+12); T9. Lisa Ekberg (CSUP) 77-79-72 – 228 (+12); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T13. Diana Delgado 75-76-78 – 229 (+13); T20. Regan Barton 76-80-75 – 231 (+15); T41. Lauren Hickam 80-78-79 – 237 (+21); T69. Chloe Rahn* 78-80-80 – 238 (+22); T62. Hannah Anderson* 81-83-82 – 246 (+10); 66. Maddie Reed* 82-85-82 – 249 (+33).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• CSUSM was the tournament leader in Par 3 scoring (3.22, +13), Par 4 scoring (4.30, +45) and Par 5 scoring (4.97, -2).
• The Cougars tallied a tournament-high 34 birdies with Madison Murr and Makenna Cabardo each recording nine in the three rounds.
• This marks CSUSM's third time winning the Fujikura Invitational (2020, 2022).
• Murr recorded her fourth individual medalist honor of the season and first of the spring season.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will next hit the links at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational on March 18-19 in Pebble Beach, California.