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Gavin McCormick - CCAA Champion

McCormick Claims CCAA Individual Title as Cougars Finish Third

Tournament: 2026 CCAA Men's Golf Championships
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Course: The Reserve at Spanos Park (par 72)
CSUSM's Place: 3rd out of 7 teams (870, +6)
Team Winner: Chico State and Cal State San Bernardino (tie, 868, +4)
Individual Medalist & Top Cougar: Gavin McCormick (212, –4)

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Gavin McCormick
Liam Weaver

COURSE REPORT:
The Cal State San Marcos men's golf team placed third at the 2026 CCAA Men's Golf Championships, finishing with a three-round score of 6-over 870 (288-290-292) on Wednesday at The Reserve at Spanos Park. Gavin McCormick was crowned the CCAA individual medalist with 4-under par 212. 

FIRST TEE
  • McCormick claimed medalist honors at 4-under par 212 (68-72-72), leading the entire field with 14 birdies and finishing strong with back-to-back even-par rounds to secure the title.
  • Liam Weaver tied for fifth at even-par 216 (72-73-71), ranking among the tournament leaders on par-4 scoring and pacing the Cougars with 42 pars over three rounds.
  • Kai Miyata tied for seventh at 2-over par 218 (71-71-76), contributing eight birdies and finishing tied for second on the team on the leaderboard.
  • Aiden Canada tied for 22nd at 8-over par 224 (77-74-73), totaling 10 birdies and playing the par-5s at 4-under for the championship.
  • Julian Gay finished tied for 32nd at 17-over par 233 (80-76-77), recording seven birdies during the tournament.


TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Chico State 289-288-291 – 868 (+4); 1. CSU San Bernardino 282-292-294 – 868 (+4); 3. Cal State San Marcos 288-290-292 – 870 (+6); 4. Cal State East Bay 295-289-297 – 881 (+17); 5. Cal State Dominguez Hills 289-299-298 – 886 (+22); 6. Stanislaus State 305-295-293 – 893 (+29); 7. Cal State Monterey Bay 296-303-296 – 895 (+31)

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Gavin McCormick (CSUSM) 68-72-72 – 212 (–4); 2. Aaron Parayno (CSU San Bernardino) 71-69-74 – 214 (–2); T3. Giuseppe Aliotti (Chico State) 74-69-72 – 215 (–1); T3. Ty Weaver (Chico State) 76-69-70 – 215 (–1); T5. Liam Weaver (CSUSM) 72-73-71 – 216 (E); T5. Naoki Easterday (Chico State) 68-76-72 – 216 (E); T7. Kai Miyata (CSUSM) 71-71-76 – 218 (+2); T7. Tyler Price (CSU San Bernardino) 73-73-72 – 218 (+2); T7. Cooper Groshart (CSU East Bay) 74-73-71 – 218 (+2); T7. Marco Lin (CSU San Bernardino) 73-73-72 – 218 (+2). OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T22. Aiden Canada 77-74-73 – 224 (+8); T32. Julian Gay 80-76-77 – 233 (+17)

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
  • Chico State and Cal State San Bernardino shared the team championship after finishing tied at 4-over par 868.
  • As a team, CSUSM totaled 45 birdies, second-most in the field, and ranked in the top two in par-3 and par-4 scoring for the championship.
  • McCormick won the title with a two-stroke lead over second-place Aaron Parayno of CSUSB.
  • McCormick is the second individual medalist in program history, joining Matt Pennington, who won the 2022 CCAA Championship at Yocha Dehe Golf Course.


UP NEXT
The Cougars will find out Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. if they will advance to the NCAA West/South Central Regional Championships. If selected, CSUSM will return to Stockton to compete May 7–9 at The Reserve at Spanos Park.
 
 
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