Tuesday, February 8
Coto de Caza, Calif. (Coto de Caza South Course)
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California State University at Northridge
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Orange County Collegiate Classic
Photo by: Braden Villanueva
Matadors Open Spring With Sixth-Place Finish at Orange Co. Collegiate
2/8/2022 5:05:00 PM | Men's Golf
Golfstat Final Results
COTO DE CAZA, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Golf team had its best round of the tournament Tuesday but remained sixth at the conclusion of the Orange Co. Collegiate Classic at the Coto de Caza South Course.
The Matadors opened the tournament with rounds of 308-306 on Monday before carding a team round of 299 on Tuesday. Despite the fifth lowest team round of the day, CSUN was not able to move up from its sixth-place finish to open the spring portion of the 2021-22 schedule. Cal State Fullerton (881) won the 10-team invitational by five shots over UC Irvine (886) with Cal Poly (888) seven strokes back in third place.
Senior Paul-Louis Gachet carded CSUN's low round of the day with a final round two-over 74 to move up into a tie for 16th-place at eight-over 224. Gachet now has an eighth-place and a pair of 16th-place finishes this season. Eirik Thomassen, who was in 14th-place after two rounds, finished with a final round four-over 76 to tie for 18th at nine-over 225.
CSUNÂ SCORES
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"This was our first spring tournament but believe it or not we improved every round which we'll take as a positive. We've had a few distractions among the team the last couple weeks with injuries. Due to those injuries, I think some of the guys put a little more pressure on themselves this week. But we have really good depth on the team and guys just have to relax and play their game. I have a ton of confidence in this group of players."
CSUN will return to the course Feb. 21-22 when the Matadors compete at The Joust, hosted by California Baptist in Jurupa Valley.
#UniteTheValley
COTO DE CAZA, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Golf team had its best round of the tournament Tuesday but remained sixth at the conclusion of the Orange Co. Collegiate Classic at the Coto de Caza South Course.
The Matadors opened the tournament with rounds of 308-306 on Monday before carding a team round of 299 on Tuesday. Despite the fifth lowest team round of the day, CSUN was not able to move up from its sixth-place finish to open the spring portion of the 2021-22 schedule. Cal State Fullerton (881) won the 10-team invitational by five shots over UC Irvine (886) with Cal Poly (888) seven strokes back in third place.
Senior Paul-Louis Gachet carded CSUN's low round of the day with a final round two-over 74 to move up into a tie for 16th-place at eight-over 224. Gachet now has an eighth-place and a pair of 16th-place finishes this season. Eirik Thomassen, who was in 14th-place after two rounds, finished with a final round four-over 76 to tie for 18th at nine-over 225.
CSUNÂ SCORES
- Gachet had four birdies and nine pars on Tuesday in a final round 74. He was three-over after a double bogey and bogey over his opening three holes. Bogeys at No. 2 and No. 4 kept Gachet at three-over before a pair of birdies and three pars over his final five holes dropped him to two-over on the day and eight-over for the tournament.Â
- Thomassen was two-under through eight holes in the final round after birdies at No. 18 and No. 1. A bogey at No. 5 dropped him to one-under where he remained heading into his final five holes, Three bogeys and one double bogey would drop him to four-over on the day and nine-over for the tournament.
- Freshman Nick Fowlkes also had his best round of the tournament on Tuesday, finishing at three-over 75. He was even through 14 holes before closing with three bogeys over his final four holes to finish 35th at three-over 75.Â
- Brandon McDonough matched Gachet's 74 on Tuesday, posting four birdies and 10 pars to move up seven spots into a tie for 45th at (+19) 235.
- Thomas Burou finished in a tie for 55th at (+28) 244 following rounds of 81-78-85 and Ian MacKay, competing as an individual, tied for 57th at (+29) 245 after posting scores of 81-77-87.
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"This was our first spring tournament but believe it or not we improved every round which we'll take as a positive. We've had a few distractions among the team the last couple weeks with injuries. Due to those injuries, I think some of the guys put a little more pressure on themselves this week. But we have really good depth on the team and guys just have to relax and play their game. I have a ton of confidence in this group of players."
CSUN will return to the course Feb. 21-22 when the Matadors compete at The Joust, hosted by California Baptist in Jurupa Valley.
#UniteTheValley
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