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Four Matadors in the Top-20 as CSUN Finishes Fourth at Big West Championship
5/2/2023 7:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
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LA QUINTA, Calif. - Led by Felix Schrott, four Matadors finished in the top-20 as the CSUN men's golf team finished fourth Tuesday at the Big West Men's Golf Championship at La Quinta Country Club.
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Schrott, who opened the final round with a one-shot lead, closed with a final round 1-over 73 and missed a one-hole playoff by a single stroke. Schrott completed the championship at 4-under 212 to tie for fourth in the 45-player field. After making par on his opening two holes, Schrott had bogeys on three of his next four holes before his first of two birdies dropped him to 2-over.
After falling out of the individual lead following a 38 on the front nine, Schrott then made his second birdie at No. 10 before an eagle at the par-5 11th saw his regain a share of the lead. He would remain at 1-under through 14 holes when consecutive bogeys dropped him to 1-over where he would remain at the conclusion of the day.
CSUN closed with a round of 4-under 284 on Tuesday, its second-lowest round of the championship. With rounds of 281-297-284, the Matadors finished with a three-day total of 2-under 862 and its second straight top-five finish at the Big West Championship.
Long Beach State and the Beach's Ian Gilligan took home team and individual champion honors. At 852, Long Beach held off Cal State Fullerton (854) by two shots, Cal Poly (858) by six and the Matadors by 10. UC Irvine (879) wound up fifth, followed by Hawai'i (885), UC Davis (890), UC Santa Barbara (900) and UC Riverside (907). Gilligan, Cal Poly's Baron Szeto and Cal State Fullerton's Russel Howlett finished a 5-under 211 - one shot ahead of Schrott - to go to a one-hole playoff that Gilligan won with a birdie.Â
CSUNÂ SCORES
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"Unfortunately, yesterday's second round hurt us but I was proud of the way we bounced back and put together a good round today. Overall, our season was successful. We had a team win, a couple individual wins and some top-five finishes. I think we had a bit more of the weather challenges this spring but I thought we competed well all season long and we have a solid group returning next year so that's a positive. We'll miss Paul's leadership, he is such a great role model for the younger guys. He's our team captain and is such a great example of a student-athlete and really leads by example."Â
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LA QUINTA, Calif. - Led by Felix Schrott, four Matadors finished in the top-20 as the CSUN men's golf team finished fourth Tuesday at the Big West Men's Golf Championship at La Quinta Country Club.
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Schrott, who opened the final round with a one-shot lead, closed with a final round 1-over 73 and missed a one-hole playoff by a single stroke. Schrott completed the championship at 4-under 212 to tie for fourth in the 45-player field. After making par on his opening two holes, Schrott had bogeys on three of his next four holes before his first of two birdies dropped him to 2-over.
After falling out of the individual lead following a 38 on the front nine, Schrott then made his second birdie at No. 10 before an eagle at the par-5 11th saw his regain a share of the lead. He would remain at 1-under through 14 holes when consecutive bogeys dropped him to 1-over where he would remain at the conclusion of the day.
CSUN closed with a round of 4-under 284 on Tuesday, its second-lowest round of the championship. With rounds of 281-297-284, the Matadors finished with a three-day total of 2-under 862 and its second straight top-five finish at the Big West Championship.
Long Beach State and the Beach's Ian Gilligan took home team and individual champion honors. At 852, Long Beach held off Cal State Fullerton (854) by two shots, Cal Poly (858) by six and the Matadors by 10. UC Irvine (879) wound up fifth, followed by Hawai'i (885), UC Davis (890), UC Santa Barbara (900) and UC Riverside (907). Gilligan, Cal Poly's Baron Szeto and Cal State Fullerton's Russel Howlett finished a 5-under 211 - one shot ahead of Schrott - to go to a one-hole playoff that Gilligan won with a birdie.Â
CSUNÂ SCORES
- Following Schrott, Brandon McDonough posted his third top-20 finish of the season after tying for 12th at 1-over 217. McDonough, who shared the first round lead with Schrott at 6-under 66, closed with one birdie, 15 pars and two bogeys in a 1-over 73 on Tuesday.
- Eirik Thomassen made the biggest leap of the day, moving up from 26th into a tie for 15th following a final round 4-under 68. Thomassen had five birdies, three coming on the back nine, and just one bogey as he wound up the championship at 2-over 218 (77-73-68).
- Nick Fowlkes also had his best round of the championship on Tuesday, carding a final round 2-under 70. Fowlkes posted a team-high seven birdies, five coming on his opening nine holes, to move up into a tie for 15th with Thomassen at 2-over 215 (72-75-70).
- Paul-Louis Gachet completed a five-year Matador career Tuesday, posting a final round 2-over 74 to finish 32nd at 10-over 226. Gachet had four birdies in his final round  and completes his CSUN career having competed in 48 tournaments and 140 rounds as a Matador.
COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"Unfortunately, yesterday's second round hurt us but I was proud of the way we bounced back and put together a good round today. Overall, our season was successful. We had a team win, a couple individual wins and some top-five finishes. I think we had a bit more of the weather challenges this spring but I thought we competed well all season long and we have a solid group returning next year so that's a positive. We'll miss Paul's leadership, he is such a great role model for the younger guys. He's our team captain and is such a great example of a student-athlete and really leads by example."Â
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