Tournament: NNU Nighthawk Invitational
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Location: Pleasanton, Calif.
Course: Callippe Preserve Golf Course (par-72 / 6,748 yards)
CSUSM's Place:  3rd out of 12 teams (868, +4)
Team Winner: Cal State East Bay (572, -4)  
Top Cougar & Individual Medalist:  1. Patrick Jaksch (137, -7)

COURSE REPORT:  Cal State San Marcos' Patrick Jaksch dominated in round two to capture the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawk Invitational individual medalist honors with a 7-under 137 on Tuesday at Callippe Preserve Golf Course in Pleasanton. As a team, CSUSM took third place with a two-round total of 6-over 582.

FIRST TEE

• Jaksch was the only golfer to shoot under 70 in both rounds (69-68), tallying six birdies before double bogeying on the 18th hole.
• Greg Mouser finished just outside the top 10 with a share of 11th place after carding a two-round total of 2-over 146 (71-75).
• Jason McElroy placed 21st with a 4-over 148 after carding identical 74s in both rounds.
• Arman Rahgozar tied for 28th with a 7-over 151 (75-76) while Vinny Bengtson tied for 38th with an 11-over 155 (77-78).
   

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State East Bay 284-288 – 572 (-4); 2. Western Washington 288-293 – 581 (+5); 3. Cal State San Marcos 289-293 – 582 (+6); 4. Sonoma State 293-292 – 585 (+9); 5. Northwest Nazarene 298-290 – 588 (+12); 6. Dominican 295-302 – 597 (+21); 7. Westmont 307-296 – 603 (+27); 8. Northwest Nazarene (B) 300-304 – 604 (+28); 9. Academy of Art 310-295 – 605 (+29).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
1. Patrick Jaksch (CSUSM) 69-68 – 137 (-7); T2. Adam Brangefalt (CSUEB) 70-72 – 142 (-2); T2. Cooper Groshart (CSUEB) 70-72 – 142 (-2); T4. Guilio Zanichelli (ART U) 77-66 – 143 (-1); T4. Grayson Giboney (NNU) 72-71 – 143 (-1); T4. Benjamin Gould (Dominican) 71-72 – 143 (-1); T4. Braxton McDonald (WWU) 69-74 – 143 (-1); 8. Peter Dionne-Yahr (WWU) 71-73 -144 (E); T9. Seth King (WWU) 73-72 – 145 (+1); T9. Lucas Happy (SSU) 72-73 – 145 (+1); OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T11. Greg Mouser 71-75 – 146 (+2); 21. Jason McElroy 74-74 – 148 (+4); T28. Arman Rahgozar 75-76 – 151 (+7); T38. Vinny Bengtson 77-78 – 155 (+11).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• CSUSM recorded the lowest Par 3 scoring (3.10, +4) of the tournament.
• Jaksch and Bengtson went 1-2 in Par 3 scoring, finishing at 2.63, -3 and 2.75, -2.
• Jaksch tallied a tournament-best 10 birdies in the tournament.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will stay busy, competing in a tournament for the third consecutive next week by traveling to Alameda for the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout on March 11-12.