Tournament: Southwest Airlines HPU Shark Shootout
Date: Monday, Oct. 23, 2023
Location: Waimea, Hawai'i
Course: Mauna Lani Golf Course (par-72 / 6,913 yards)
CSUSM's Place: 12 out of 17 teams
Team Leader: UT Permian Basin (567, -12)
Top Cougar:  T5. Patrick Jaksch (141, -3)
Individual Leader:  UT Permian Basin's Thongsaeng Nunya (135, -9)

COURSE REPORT:  The No. 21 Cal State San Marcos men's golf team (295, +17) will enter the final round on Tuesday in 12th place at the Southwest Airlines Hawai'i Pacific Shark Shootout at the Mauna Lani golf Course in Waimea, Hawai'i. Patrick Jaksch (68, -4) is tied for fifth, six strokes behind individual leader Thongsaeng Nunya (135, -9) of University of Texas Permian Basin.  
 
FIRST TEE

• Jaksch shot an opening 1-under 71 before following it with a 2-under 70 that included three birdies and one bogey. 
• Aiden Canada improved on his opening round 3-over 75 with an even-par 72 for a 3-over 147 and is tied for 27th place. 
• Arman Rahgozar is tied for 46th with a 7-over 151 (73-78). 
• Cutter Ayres and Jason McElroy are tied for 64th (155, +11) and 77th (158, +14), respectively. 
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. University of Texas Permian Basin 291-276 – 567 (-9); 2. Colorado Christian 292-283 – 575 (-1); 3. Hawaii-Hilo 287-290 – 577 (+1); 4. Cal State East Bay 289-291 – 580 (+4); 5. Cal State Monterey Bay 290-291 – 581 (+5); T6. Sonoma State 281-305 – 586 (+10); T6. Northwest Nazarene 290-296 – 586 (+10); 8. Cal State Dominguez Hills 285-302 – 587 (+11); 9. Hawaii Pacific 292-296 – 588 (+12); T10. Cal State San Bernardino 297-294 – 591 (+15); T10. Stanislaus State 286-305 – 591 (+15); 12. Cal State San Marcos 295-298 – 593 (+17); 13. Saint Martin's 303-301 – 604 (+28); 14. Westminster 298-307 – 605 (+29); 15. Chaminade 306-302 – 608 (+32); 16. Western Washington 306-303 – 609 (+33); 17. William Jessup 311-319 – 640 (+54).  

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Thongsaeng Nunya (UTPB) 67-68 – 135 (-9); 2. John Kim (CSUSB) 67-71 – 138 (-6); T3. Francis Bautista (CSUDH) 68-72 – 140 (-4); T3. Colin Huang (SSU) 64-76 – 140 (-4); T5. Patrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 71-70 – 141 (-3); T5. Nate Jetton (Stan State) 72-69 – 141 (-3); T5. Adam Duncan (CCU) 73-68 – 141 (-3); T5. Xavier Bighaus (CCU) 72-69 – 141 (-3); T9. Lucas Happy (SSU) 67-75 – 142 (-2); T9. Kongpop Kaikaew (UTPB) 75-67 – 142 (-2); T9. Melker Backstrom (CSUEB) 69-73  – 142 (-2); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T27. Aiden Canada 75-72 –147 (+3); T46. 73-78 – 151 (+7); T64. Cutter Ayres 76-79 – 155 (+11); T77. Jason McElroy 80-78 – 158 (+14). 

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Nine golfers recorded eagles on the first day of the tournament. 
• Rahgozar registered 14 pars, one shy of the tournament leaders. 
• Sonoma State's Colin Huang shot the lowest round of the day with a 6-under 64 in the first 18 holes. He followed it with a 76. 

UP NEXT
The Cougars will play the final round of the HPU Shark Shootout on Tuesday, Oct. 24.