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.
Players Mentioned
Players Mentioned
Latest Women's Golf
- No. 8 CSUSM Wins Sixth Consecutive CCAA Championship; Murr Crowned ChampionThe No. 8 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team (908, +44) captured its sixth consecutive CCAA Championship victory on Wednesday at Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara, California. Madison Murr was crowned the CCAA Individual Champion after carding a 6-over 222 (76-74-72).
- No. 8 CSUSM Leads Field at CCAA ChampionshipsThe No. 8 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team (601, +16) moved into first place at the CCAA Championships after carding a 9-over 297 on Tuesday in Santa Barbara at Sandpiper Golf Club. Four Cougars are in the top five with Makenna Cabardo taking over the top spot with a 4-over 148 (75-73).
- No. 8 CSUSM Second Following First Round at CCAAsThe No. 8 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team (304, +16) is two strokes back from leader Cal State East Bay (302, +14) following Monday's first round of the CCAA Championships in Santa Barbara at the Sandpiper Golf Club. Three Cougars are in the top four spots with Kiara Hernandez tied for first alongside Cal State East Bay's Torrie Bowman.
- No. 8 CSUSM Begins Quest For Sixth Consecutive CCAA TitleThe No. 17 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team will look to win a fifth-consecutive CCAA Championship team title this week in Santa Rosa, California. The tournament will take place at Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club on April 22-24 with one round being played each day.
- Hernandez, No. 6 CSUSM Tie for Second at WT Desert InviteThe No. 6 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team tied for second place at the West Texas Desert Invitational with a 62-over 638 on Tuesday in Tucson, Arizona, on the Ventana Canyon course.
- Hernandez, No. 6 CSUSM Lead Field at West Texas Desert InviteThe No. 6 Cal State San Marcos women's golf team leads the field at the West Texas Desert Invitational after carding a 25-over 313 in Monday's round in Tucson, Arizona, on the Ventana Canyon Golf Course. Kiara Hernandez is on top of the leaderboard with a 1-over 73.
