Matadors Set to Host 2018 Bill Cullum Invitational in Simi Valley

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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - CSUN men's golf will host the 23rd annual Bill Cullum Invitational beginning Monday (Oct. 15) at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley. The event will span three days and 54 holes of stroke play.

Team scores will consist of the cumulative total of its four best scores out of five per round. The tournament kicks off with a practice round on Sunday, Oct. 14 and will be followed by 36 holes on Monday, Oct. 15 and a final 18 holes on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

The Tournament
The 23-year old tournament recently changed its name to the "The Bill Cullum Invitational" after the legendary CSUN men's golf coach.

In previous years, the tournament has been called "The Countrywide Invitational" and in 2006 was renamed "The Bill Cullum/Countrywide Invitational." Bill Cullum coached the Matador men's team from 1965 to 1986 and won three NCAA Division II golf championships and finished second twice. He was named NCAA College-Division Coach of the Year in 1969 and District Eight Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1971.

Under Cullum, the Matadors won eight California Collegiate Athletic Association championships from 1969 to 1977. Cullum was inducted to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 1989 and the CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He passed away on July 12, 2003. Current CSUN men's golf coach Jim Bracken played under Cullum from 1978-80.

Nick Delio won CSUN's only individual Cullum championship in 2010 while the Matador men captured their lone team title in 2008.

The Field
The 17-team tournament field is comprised of Air Force, Boise State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Idaho, San Diego, Southern Utah, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Utah State, Utah Valley and Weber State.

Each school will field a team of five players with Air Force, CSUN, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, San Diego, Southern Utah, UC Irvine, UCLA and USC also fielding individuals whose score will not count towards team scoring.

Utah State is the defending team champion while Cal State Fullerton's Derek Castillo won the 2017 Individual title by tying the tournament record score of -14, 202.

The Course
Situated in the shadows of the Santa Susana Mountains, Wood Ranch Golf Club has earned recognition among the finest private golf clubs in Ventura County. The award-winning championship par-72 golf course designed by Ted Robinson will play at 6,869 yards for the 2018 Bill Cullum Invitational.

**Cullum Invitational All-Time Results**
Year	Team	Score	Individual	Score
1996	Long Beach State	890	John Wurzer, LBSU	219
1997	UC Santa Barbara	908	Jon Morgan, Utah	222
1998	Sacramento State	899	Naoya Takemoto, UCSB	212
1999	Portland	877	Ryan Earl, Portland**	217
2000	UC Irvine	886	Jeff Coburn, UCI**	215
2001	UC Irvine	871	Brandon Hillpot, UCR	208
2002	Utah	867	Casey Fowles, Utah	208
2003	CSU Stanislaus	859	Billy Moon, CSUS	209
2004	Saint Mary's	845	Joe Lanza, SMC	208
2005	Holy Names	879	Charles Chae, HNC	211
2006	Loyola Marymount	873	Brian Locke, LMU	207
2007	UC Santa Barbara	870	Brian Hollenbeck, UCSB	212
2008	CSUN	853	Tristan Bierenbroodspot, ASU	206
2009	Pacific	843	Alex Johnson, Pacific	207
2010	UC Riverside	871	Nick Delio, CSUN	208
2011	Arizona State	853	Spencer Fletcher, ASU	208
	Long Beach State	853
2012	San Diego	850	Jon Rahm, ASU	204
2013	CSU Fullerton	849	Daniel Chian, LBSU	206
2014	USC	833*	Jon Rahm, ASU	203
2015	Loyola Marymount	842	Fidel Concepcion, SUU	207
2016	UC Santa Barbara	833*	Jonah Texeira, USC	202*
2017	Utah State	848	Derek Castillo, CSUF	202*

* - Tournament Record
** - Won in playoff

Matadors Set to Host 2018 Bill Cullum Invitational in Simi Valley

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