Turgut Finishes Third to Lead CSUN to 4th Place Finish at Big West Championship

Tuesday, April 21

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Big West Championship

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Turgut Finishes Third to Lead CSUN to 4th Place Finish at Big West Championship

4/21/2026 7:27:00 PM | Women's Golf

KA'ANAPALI, Maui. - Senior Kim Turgut fired a final round 3-under 69 to post CSUN's best individual finish in seven years as the Matadors closed with an impressive 8-under 280 to tie for fourth at the conclusion of 2026 Big West Women's Golf Championship on Tuesday at Ka'anapali Golf Course. Turgut_Kim_BW26

Turgut, who began Tuesday's final round tied for fourth at even-par 144, had 5 birdies and 11 pars on Tuesday and worked around a pair of bogeys to finish at 3-under 69. Her final tournament total of 3-under 213 is the best at the Big West Championship for a Matador golfer since Beth Allen finished at 7-under 209 in 2004. Turgut also earned a spot on the All-Tournament team based on her third-place finish, which is the best for CSUN since Brianna Steger finished second in 2019.

As a team, the Matadors followed up rounds of 297 and 299 on Sunday and Monday with an 8-under 280 on Tuesday to finish at 12-over 876. CSUN's 280 was the low round of the day and is the Matadors' best-ever single round at the conference championship. CSUN's team score of 876 is also its best ever, besting the 294 the Matadors posted at the 2019 Big West Championship at Moorpark Country Club.

CSUN's fourth-place finish is its best since finishing as runners-up at Moorpark CC, also in 2019.

Cal Poly (866) held on to its second-round lead to win the Big West Championship by six shots over UC Davis (872). Individually, Long Beach State's Madison Le led all three rounds, finishing at 8-under 208, to win the individual championship by one shot over Cal State Fullerton's Davina Xanh.

Tournament: Big West Women's Golf Championship
Dates: Apr. 19-21, 2026
Location: Ka'anapali, Maui
Course: Ka'anapali Golf Course (par-72)
CSUN Place: T-4th out of 9 teams (297-299-280--876, +12)
Team Champion: Cal Poly (287-294-285--866, +2)
Individual Champion: Madison Le, Long Beach State (63-74-71--208, -8)

CSUN SCORES

Following Turgut, senior Gracie Piar and sophomore Ariya Soldwisch also finished in the top 20. Piar had four birdies in a final round, even-par 72, to tie for 14th at 4-over 220. By finishing 14th, Piar posted her second-best finish at the Big West Championship in four appearances.
Soldwisch, who began the day tied for 29th at 9-over 153, fired a 4-under 68 to move into a tie for 18th at 5-over 221. Soldwisch's final round included an eagle and five birdies. She was 5-under through 10 holes on Tuesday before finishing with one birdie and a pair of bogeys to close out her round.
Junior Nicole Tanoue rounded out the CSUN scoring as she had a single birdie in the final round to finish at 2-over 74. Tanoue finished the championship tied for 24th at 9-over 225 following rounds of 75-76-74.
Meghan Paracuelles, who subbed in for freshman Lily McGowan in the final round, matched her best round of the season after posting three birdies, 13 pars, and two bogeys in a round of 1-under 71.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal Poly 287-293-285--866 (+2); 2. UC Davis 285-298-289--872 (+8); 3. Cal State Fullerton 303-285-281--873 (+9); 4. CSUN 297-299-280--876 (+12); 4. Long Beach State 287-300-289--876 (+12); 6. UC Irvine 295-295-289--879 (+15); 7. Hawai'i 293-305-292--890 (+26); 8. Cal State Bakersfield 311-309-293--913 (+49); 8. UC Riverside 304-319-290--913 (+49).

ACTING HEAD COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"Michelle has really done a great job with these girls. They were very well prepared, and whatever we asked of them, they did. It was great to see them finish the way they did, and really proud of Kim for finishing third to close out her senior year. It was a great experience working with Michelle's team this week, and glad they had a great round today."

HEAD COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
"All I have to say is I am so motivated by this group. We have such a bright future with the lower-classmen and incoming freshmen. They are such a hard-working, intelligent, and coachable team. This final round proves that we have a very high ceiling, and I look forward to seeing what we'll accomplish next year.

Moreover, Kim Turgut is stepping into a new role as my assistant coach next year! I know her leadership will make a huge impact on the team. And Gracie Piar will be pursuing a professional career while keeping her residency in Northridge! I am so happy both of my seniors will be sticking around close to our CSUN family."

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