Tournament: Chico State Wildcat Classic
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023
Location: Chico, Calif.
Course: Butte Creek Country Club (par-72 / 7,010 yards)
CSUSM's Place:  T8th out of 14 teams (869, +5)
Team Winner: Chico State (850, -14)
Top Cougar: T21. Patrick Jaksch (217, +1)
Individual Winner:  CSUSB's John Kim (204, -12)

COURSE REPORT:  The No. 13 Cal State San Marcos men's golf team ended its first tournament of the 2023-24 season with a share of eighth place at the Wildcat Classic on Tuesday afternoon. The Cougars posted a 5-over 869 alongside Cal State San Bernardino.

FIRST TEE

• Patrick Jaksch once again moved up the leaderboard, sliding up four spots to sit in a share of 21st place with a 1-over 144 (74-71-72).
• Arman Rahgozar and Jason McElroy finished in a five-way tie for 34th place with a 4-over 220 after carding a 72 and 73 in the final round, respectively.
• Competing in his first collegiate tournament, Nick Mouser recorded a 6-over 222 (76-72-74) for a share of 39th place.
• Cutter Ayres concluded the tournament tied for 43rd with a 7-over 223 (74-68-81).
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Chico State 285-284-281 – 850 (-14); 2. Sonoma State 273-296-281 – 853 (-11); 3. Cal Sate East Bay 286-284-284 – 854 (-10); T4. Chico State (B) 279-294-289 – 862 (-2); T4. Cal State Dominguez Hills 287-288-287 – 862 (-2); T6. Simon Fraser 293-290-280 – 863 (-1); T6. Cal State Monterey Bay 280-289-284 – 863 (-1); T8. Cal State San Marcos 297-281-291 – 869 (+5); T8. Cal State San Bernardino 289-287-293 – 869 (+5); 10. Saint Martin's 293-291-295 – 879 (+15); 11. Dominican 298-296-299 – 893 (+29); 12. Academy of Art 301-301-306 – 908 (+44); 13. William Jessup 303-304-302 – 909 (+45); 14. Simpson 305-298-319 – 922 (+58).

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
T1. John Kim 68-68-68 – 204 (-12); T1. Easton Hether (CSUEB) 72-64-68 – 204 (-12); T3. Giacomo Sorrentino (Chico) 69-72-66 – 207 (-9); T3. Tony Tao (CSUMB)(i) 70-68-69 – 207 (-9); 5. Tyler Ashman (Chico) 70-71-67 – 208 (-8); T6. Naoki Easterday (Chico) 70-70-69 – 209 (-7); T6. Lucas Happy (SSU) 66-72-71 – 209 (-7); 8. Will Musson (CSUMB)(i) 71-70-70 – 211 (-5); T9. Colin Huang (SSU) 66-76-70 – 212 (-4); T9. W. Berg Von Linden (CSUMB) 72-69-71 – 212 (-4); CSUSM SCORERS: T21. Patrick Jaksch 74-71-72 – 217 (+1); T34. Jason McElroy 77-70-73 – 220 (+4); T34. Arman Rahgozar 73-75-72 – 220 (+4); T39. Nick Mouser 76-72-74 – 222 (+6); T43. Cutter Ayres 74-68-81 – 223 (+7).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• CSUSM ranked third in Par 4 Scoring (4.07, +11)
• CSUSB's John Kim defeated Easton Hether of Cal State East Bay in a playoff to take individual medalist honors.
• For the second consecutive season, host Chico State won its own tournament with a 14-over 850.
   

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH GREG HUTTON
"We left the tournament finishing in the middle of the pack and I know that's not what the guys we're expecting. We had the lowest round in the afternoon and I saw what we're capable of. We need to tighten up some things and I think we'll be just fine. Looking forward to Monterey in two weeks.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will be taking a week off before competing at Cal State Monterey Bay's Otter Invitational on Oct. 16-17.