Three Matadors in Top-20, CSUN Moves up to Third at Conclusion of PING Cougar Classic

Golfstat Final Results

PROVO, Utah - Three Matadors finished in the top-20 as the CSUN men's golf team fired a season-low round of 275 to move up to third at the conclusion of the PING Cougar Classic Saturday at Riverside Country Club.

After opening the tournament with rounds of 278-290 on Friday, the Matadors fired a 13-under 275 on Saturday which was one shot better than their previous season-low of 276 which came at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate on Oct. 30.

Host BYU (824) shot 40-under par to take home the team championship as the Cougars held an 18-shot lead entering the final round and held off a late charge from Utah Valley on the final day to secure the win. Boise State's Max Charles set the 54-hole scoring record of 19-under 197 to win individual honors.

CSUN SCORES

Three CSUN players finished in the top-20 as Felix Schrott, Paul-Louis Gachet and Nick Fowlkes all tied for 20th at 5-under 211. After posting rounds of 70-73 on Friday, Schrott had four birdies and 14 pars on Saturday to move up from 26th into the top-20. Gachet, who tied for fifth in the field with 15 birdies, finished Friday with scores of 67-76 before carding seven birdies and three bogeys to finish at 4-under 68. Fowlkes had a near error-free final round with an eagle, 16 pars and one bogey to finish at 1-under 71.
Eirik Thomassen had his best round of the tournament Saturday, carding a 4-under 68 with five birdies and one bogey to move up 22 spots on the final leaderboard. Thomassen began the day in 58th place before finishing in a tie for 36th at 1-under 215.
Brandon McDonough slipped from 26th into a tie for 41st at even-par 216 following a final round 1-over 73. McDonough had three birdies and four bogeys in Saturday's final round.
Thomas Burou, competing as an individual, also had a consistent final round, finishing two birdies, 14 pars and a pair of bogeys in an even-par 72. Burou wound up tied for 77th at 9-over 225 with rounds of 82-71-72.

COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"We had three guys finish in the top 20 and we stayed in the top five while moving up to third so that's definitely a positive going into conference. We're playing good golf, finished second and third in our last two tournament, and we feel like we're going to have a good tournament in La Quinta next weekend. We'll work on some things in practice this week then get ready for a competitive conference championship."

The Matadors will next compete at the 2023 Big West Championship which will be held at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta Apr. 30-May 2.

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Three Matadors in Top-20, CSUN Moves up to Third at Conclusion of PING Cougar Classic

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Burou

Nick Fowlkes

Paul-Louis Gachet

Brandon McDonough

Felix Schrott

Eirik Thomassen