Tournament: CCAA Championships
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Location: Brooks, Calif.
Course: Yocha Dehe Golf Course (par-72 / 6,907 yards)
CSUSM Place: 3rd out of 8 teams
Team Winner: Sonoma State (+21, 885)
Individual Winner & Top Cougar: 1. Matt Pennington (+3, 142)

CCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Matt Pennington

COURSE REPORT:  Cal State San Marcos men's golfer Matt Pennington was crowned CCAA Champion on Wednesday at the conference championships at Yocha Dehe Golf Course in Brooks, California. As a team, the Cougars placed third – their best finish since becoming postseason eligible in 2018 – with a 33-over 897.

FIRST TEE

• Pennington started the final round with three consecutive birdies to finish with an even-par 72 to close out the tournament with a 2-under 214.  
• Matthew Moss turned in his lowest score of the tournament to finish in the top 20 with a share of 18th place and a three-round total of 12-over 228.
• Greg Mouser and Jason McElroy both tied 25th with a 16-over 232.
• Arman Rahgozar placed 32nd with a 20-over 236.
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Sonoma State 297-295-293 – 885 (+21); 2. Chico State 314-293-288 – 895 (+31); 3. Cal State San Marcos 317-289-291 – 897 (+33); 4. Stanislaus State 304-297-297 – 898 (+34); 5. Cal State East Bay 325-290-288 – 903 (+39); 6. Cal State Monterey Bay 323-291-290 – 904 (+40); 7. Cal State Dominguez Hills 315-296-294 – 905 (+41); 8. Cal State San Bernardino 329-295-303 – 927 (+63).  
 
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Matt Pennington (CSUSM) 75-67-72 – 214 (-2); T2. Griffin Pace (SSU) 76-72-70 – 218 (+2); T2. Simon Bjorkin (CSUMB) 83-64-71 – 218 (+2); 4. Dakota Ochoa (Chico) 76-70-73 – 219 (+3); T5. Mike Stephens 79-74-67 – 220 (+4); T5. Jack Deaner (CSUMB) 80-70-70 – 220 (+4); T7. Fraser Owenson (CSUEB) 79-72-71 – 221 (+5); T7. Seung Ho Yoon (CSUDH) 76-73-72 – 221 (+5); T7. David Marris 76-69-76 – 221 (+5); T7. Thomas Jenkins (SSU) 75-70-76 – 221 (+5); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T18. Matthew Moss 77-78-73 – 228 (+12); T25. Greg Mouser 90-70-72 – 232 (+16); T25. Jason McElroy 78-80-74 – 232 (+16); 32. Arman Rahgozar 87-74-75 – 236 (+20).              

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Pennington's win was CSUSM's first conference victory in program history.
• The Cougars placed third at the 2016 CCAA Championship but were still completing their transition to NCAA Division II.
• Pennington led in Par 4 scoring (-1, 3.97) and was second with 14 birdies.

 

Check out 2022 CCAA Champion Matt Pennington's final putt and his interview on the @goccaa Network! #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/wizf04NJGf

— CSUSM Golf (@CSUSMgolf) April 14, 2022

UP NEXT
The Cougars will find out Friday, April 22 if they will advance to the West Regional Championships.