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Men's Golf

Cougars Host CSUSM Fujikura Invitational

SAN MARCOS, Calif. –  The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team will open its spring season hosting the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Shadowridge Golf Club. 

PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT

  • Matt Pennington carded a 5-under 67 in the third round to win his first collegiate tournament at the Cal State Monterey Bay Otter Invitational on Oct. 19 in Seaside, California.
  • Pennington, who had a four-stroke cushion over second-place Christopher Colla of Chico State, finished with a 3-under 213 (73-73-67) and was the only golfer under par in the final round. 
  • As a team, CSUSM finished seventh out of 15 teams.
 CSUSM FUJIKURA INVITATIONAL 
DateMonday, Feb. 14 - Tuesday, Feb. 15
Time7:30 a.m. (Shotgun Start)
LocationVista, Calif. 
Golf Course Shadowridge Golf Club
par-72,  7,008 yards
Live ScoringGolfStat  
CSUSM Team
  1.  Matt Pennington      
  2.  Matthew Moss  
  3.  Jason McElroy  
  4.  Connor O'Hern 
  5.  Arman Rahgozar  
    (i)  Greg Mouser  
    (i)  Cutter Ayres 
    (i)  Nick Van Vleet
Participating TeamsCalifornia Lutheran, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State San Bernardino, Chico State, Colorado Christian, No. 24 Colorado State Pueblo, Dominican, San Diego State (Individuals Only), Sonoma State, Stanislaus State, Western Washington, Westminster College (UT) 
COVID-19 PolicySee the CSUMB Department of Athletics' COVID-19 policy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSUSM FUJIKURA BREAKDOWN

  • The Cougars will be one of 15 teams competing in the tournament. 
  • This is the sixth time the Cougars have hosted the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational. CSUSM is 5-for-5 on finishing in the top five.
  • In 2020, the Cougars turned in the lowest third round at 5-over 293 to finish tied for second with Oklahoma Christian. They finished two-strokes behind tournament winner UC San Diego.
  • Matthew Moss and former Cougar Justin Vrzich were CSUSM's top golfers, tying for fifth with a 3-over 219.
  • All eight CCAA schools that compete in men's golf are competing in the tournament.
  • The field only includes one Golfstat.com nationally-ranked team, No. 24 Colorado State-Pueblo. 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUGAR OUTLOOK

  • CSUSM has four returners from the 2019-20 team.
  • With the 2020-21 and 2021-22 newcomers combined, four will be wearing Cougar Blue for the first time this year.
  • Prior to shutting down their 2019-20 season due to the pandemic, the Cougars placed third at the Coyote Classic and was paced by Justin Vrzich's first-place tie.
  • CSUSM placed in the top five in five of the six tournaments they competed in 2019-20.
  • In the most recent Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches' Poll released on Oct. 8, the Cougars received 48 votes with No. 25 Delta State collecting 54 votes.

 

 

 

Greg Mouser

THE HUTTON FILE

  • Head coach Greg Hutton has been at the helm of the men's program since the 2010-11 season and was named the women's head coach in 2014.
  • The CSUSM women's team was the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship runner-up, led by National Champion Jaime Jacob. 
  • Under Hutton's leadership, the women's team won CSUSM's first CCAA Championship in school history in 2018 and the Cougars defended their title in 2019.
  • In CSUSM's first year of being a full-fledged member of the NCAA Division II in 2017-18, the Cougar men's and women's golf teams each qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships.