CSUN Finishes 16th in Final Big West Championship Tuneup

EL MACERO, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Golf team finished 16th in its final tune-up before the 2025 Big West Men's Golf Championship in La Quinta in two weeks. The Matadors closed with a final round 312 to finish 54 holes at 46-over 910. Junior Domenic De Luca finished as CSUN's low scorer, tying for 40th at 9-over 225.

Tournament: El Macero Classic
Dates: Apr. 11-13, 2025
Location: El Macero, Calif.
Course: El Macero G.C. (par-72)
CSUN Place: 16th out of 17 teams (303-295-312--910, +46)
Team Champion: UC San Diego (281-291-293--865, +1)
Individual Champion: Oscar Holm-Bredkjaer, San Francisco (210, -6)

CSUN SCORES

De Luca had a pair of birdies, four bogeys, and one double bogey to finish the day at 4-over 76. After beginning the day tied for 44th, De Luca moved into a tie for 40th at 9-over 225 following rounds of 77-72-76.
Freshman Tavin Boman and sophomore Liam Judkins tied for 56th at 12-over 228. Boman had one birdie, five bogeys, and one double bogey in a 6-over 78 on Sunday, while Judkins slipped from 26th place after a final round 10-over 82.
Freshman Bryson Barnes had two birdies, three bogeys, and one quadruple bogey in a final round 5-over 77 to finish tied for 71st at 16-over 232.
Nick Fry rounded out the CSUN lineup, tying for 86th at 22-over 238 following rounds of 77-80-81.
Sophomore Dillon Jonke competed as an individual and finished 92nd at 44-over 260 following rounds of 99-82-79.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. UC San Diego 281-291-293--865 (+1); 2. Saint Mary's 283-284-299--866 (+2); 3. Pacific 283-290-294-867 (+3); 4. San Diego 282-291-304--877 (+13); 5. California Baptist 298-294-301--882 (+18); 5. San Francisco 291-298-293--882 (+18); 7. Nevada 296-296-295--887 (+23); 8. Denver 291-294-305--890 (+26); 9. Sacramento State 300-293-301--894 (+30); 9. Cal State Fullerton 291-292-311--894 (+30); 11. UC Davis 292-300-306--898 (+34); 12. Gonzaga 298-300-302--900 (+36); 13. Washington State 297-299-306-902 (+38); 14. Fresno State 297-306-300--903 (+39); 15. Air Force 295-302-307--904 (+40); 16. CSUN 303-295-312--910 (+46); 17. Texas-Arlington 314-317-309--940 (+76).

HEAD COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"We just didn't execute today. It definitely highlighted what we need to work on before the conference championship. This team has shown flashes of what they're capable of doing; we've just had a hard time sustaining it."

UP NEXT
CSUN will open the 2025 Big West Men's Golf Championship in two weeks (Apr. 27-29) at La Quinta CC in La Quinta, Calif.

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CSUN Finishes 16th in Final Big West Championship Tuneup

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Players Mentioned

Bryson Barnes

Tavin Boman

Domenic De Luca

Nick Fry

Dillon Jonke

Liam Judkins