Tournament: Dennis Rose Invitational
Date: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023
Location: Waimea, Hawai'i
Course: Hapuna Golf Course (par-72 / 6,875 yards)
CSUSM's Place:  3rd out of 16 teams
Team Winner: UT Permian Basin (273, -15)  
Top Cougar: T10. Patrick Jaksch (142, -2)
Individual Winner: UT Permian Basin's Sangha Park (134, -10)

COURSE REPORT:  The RV Cal State San Marcos men's golf team had the second-lowest round of the day with a 5-under 283 to move into third place at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars posted a 2-under 574 (291-283).

FIRST TEE

• Patrick Jaksch captured his third top-10 finish to lead CSUSM for the fourth time this fall season, finishing tied for 10th with a 2-under 142 (71-71).
• Arman Rahgozar moved up 13 spots to a share of 16th place with a 1-under 143 (73-70).  
• Jason McElroy also catapulted up the leaderboard, jumping 28 spots to tie for 23rd place after posting a 1-over 145 (75-70).
• Aiden Canada tied for 63rd place with a 10-over 154 (72-82).
• Cutter Ayres turned in his lowest round of the fall, carding an even-par 72 on Saturday to finish tied for 77th place with a 15-over 159.  
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. UT Permian Basin 273-284 – 557 (-19); 2. Colorado Christian 282-279 – 561 (-15); 3. Cal State San Marcos 291-283 – 574 (-2); 4. Hawaii Pacific 285-291 – 576 (E); 5. Cal State San Bernardino 291-287 – 578 (+2); 6. 293-286 – 579 (+3); 7. Cal State East Bay 292-292 -584 (+8); 8. Cal State Monterey Bay 292-294 – 586 (+10); 9. Saint Martin's 293-296 – 589 (+13); T10. Western Washington 296-294 – 590 (+14); T10. Westminster 292-298 – 590 (+14); T12. Hawaii Hilo 297-299 – 596 (+20); T12. Sonoma State 297-299 – 596 (+20); 14. Cal State Dominguez Hills 302-302 – 604 (+28); 15. Chaminade 306-301 – 607 (+31); 16. Northwest Nazarene 300-315 – 615 (+39); 17. William Jessup 326-323 – 649 (+73).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
1. Sangha Park (UTPB) 62-72 – 134 (-10) ; 2. Thonsaeng Nunya (UTPB) 72-66 – 138 (-6); T3. Adam Duncan (CCU) 71-68 – 139 (-5); T3. Dylan Arthur (CCU) 68-71 – 139 (-5); T6. Francis Bautista (CSUDH) 71-70 – 141 (-3); T6. Kamron Hopson (CSUSB) 71-70 – 141 (-3); T6. Peyton Jones (CCU) 70-71 – 141 (-3); T10. Patrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 71-71 – 142 (-2); T10. Xavier Bighaus (CCU) 73-69 – 142 (-2); T10. Grant Garrison (HPU) 73-69 – 142 (-2); T10. Miles Atkinson (HPU) 71-71 – 142 (-2); T10. Lucas Happy (SSU) 70-72 – 142 (-2); T10.T10. Nathan Jetton (Stan) 70-72 – 142 (-2); CSUSM SCORERS: T16. Arman Rahgozar 73-70 – 143 (-1); T23. Jason McElroy 75-70 – 145 (+1); T63. Aiden Canada 72-82 – 154 (+10); T77. Cutter Ayres 87-72 – 159 (+15).
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• University of Texas Permian Basin took home the team title after posting a 19-under 557, finishing with a four-stroke cushion over Colorado Christian (561, -15).
• UTPB'S Sangha Park held on to win the individual title, defeating runner-up and teammate Thonsaeng Nunya by four strokes with a 10-under 134.  

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH GREG HUTTON 
"What a comeback by the guys. We had a rough go of it in the Shark Shootout, but the guys had a great plan for the Dennis Rose and really showed a lot of resilience. Every one of our guys really showed a lot this week. Patrick continued to play great, leading the team shooting under par for the week. Jason, Cutter, Manny and Aiden all contributed when needed and that's what being a part of this team is about. We're proud of these guys. They have a lot of grit and fight in them."

UP NEXT
The Cougars will open their spring season with their own tournament, the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational on Feb. 12-13.