2015 Folino Invitational Information

FULLERTON, Calif. – After beginning the spring portion of its schedule at the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz., the Cal State Fullerton men's golf team returns to Southern California to defend its championship and host the Folino Invitational as one of 10 teams competing in the two-day tournament on Feb. 16-17 in City of Industry, Calif.

Play begins at 7:30 a.m. on Monday for the first 36-holes, and will conclude Tuesday for the final 18-holes at 7:30 a.m.

MICROSEMI CORP. NAMED SPONSOR OF FOLINO INVITATIONAL: For the second-consecutive year, Microsemi Corporation serves as the presenting sponsor of the Cal State Fullerton Folino Invitational.

THE COURSE: The two-day event will be contested at the Industry Hills Golf Club, playing at 7,211 yards from the tournament tees and par 72 for the 54-hole event. Play begins in the morning for the first and second rounds on Monday, while concluding on Tuesday with the final round.

THE FIELD: Competing alongside the Titans will be Boise State, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, CSU Bakersfield, Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Seattle, St. Bonaventure and Big West foe UC Santa Barbara round out the 10-team field.

KEEP ME LIVE!: Live scoring will be available for both days at BirdieFire.com. Please click here or visit https://www.birdiefire.com/tournament/7207/ for scores as they become available. Complete results will be posted on Cal State Fullerton's athletic website at Fullertontitans.com at the end of each day and the conclusion of competition.

IN THE RANKINGS: Following the completion of the first four tournaments in the 2014-15 men's golf season, Cal State Fullerton is ranked No. 203 in the nation according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, facing a field that features five teams ranked higher than the Titans in this week's tournament: Seattle headlines the field at No. 142, followed by No. 158 Sacramento State, No. 179 Boise State, No. 182 Grand Canyon, No. 190 UC Santa Barbara, No. 259 CSU Bakersfield, No. 267 St. Bonaventure, while British Columbia and Cal Baptist are left out of the Golfweek/Sagarin ranking system.  

DEFENDING THE CROWN: Last season the Cal State Fullerton men's golf team claimed its first ever Folino Invitational Championship (Feb. 17-18) at the Industry Hills Golf Course in City of Industry, Calif. Holding onto a 14-stroke lead over UC Irvine, the Titans edged both the Anteaters and a late charge by Sacramento State to finish three rounds of play at 1-under par 863 to capture the title.

Fullerton became the third different champion in tournament history among Long Beach State and Cal Poly. The overall score of 863 (-1) was also the best team score on record at the Folino, surpassing Cal Poly's 867 (+3) by four-strokes during the 2011 event.

Departed Fullerton golfer Mark Anguiano captured the individual title ahead of Sacramento State's Owen Tyler and fellow Titan Ryan Tetrault, carding a final tally of 12-under-par 204. Anguiano's total score shattered the lowest-ever individual tournament score of 212 (-1), previously held by Geoff Gonzalez of Cal Poly in the 2011 competition.

2014 FOLINO INVITATIONAL – FULLERTON LEADERBOARD

*active on 2014-15 roster.

JASON DROTTER LOOKS FORWARD TO SPRING: FullertonTitans.com caught up with Cal State Fullerton men's golf head coach Jason Drotter as he prepares for the upcoming spring portion of the schedule and reflects on the team's progression thus far into the season. Check out the Q&A here. 

LAST TIME OUT ON THE LINKS: The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team completed play at the Arizona Intercollegiate in 12th place at the Sewailo Golf Club from Jan. 26-27 in Tucson, Ariz.

The Titans tallied a final score of 877 (+25) after firing a final round of 4-under-par 280 and second round 14-over-par 298. No. 29 Arizona State walked away with the victory logging a score of 840 (-12), wrapping up the event over 10-strokes ahead of the nearest competitor.

With a total score of 222 (+6), Cal State Fullerton's Ryan Tetrault paced the Titans for a tie in 54th place. Tetrault sunk seven birdies over the 54-holes.

Participating in his third event of the season for the Titans, Orange Coast College transfer Marcus Mercado-Kiel finished the tournament with an overall score of 222 (+9), falling into a tie for 50th position, but tied for a team-high five birdies in his final round of competition.

Fullerton sophomore Matt Murphy registered a tie for 54th place with an overall score of 10-over-par 223. Freshman Mark Cobey chipped in a total score of 224 (+11), improving a whopping 13-strokes from his first round tally of 81 (+10), while concluding the two-day tournament in a tie for 59th place, carding five birdies overall.

Senior Josh Park completed the five-man Titan rotation concluding the tournament in a tie for 69th place with a total score of 227 (+14).

ROUNDS AT PAR OR BETTER IN 2014-15:

Ryan Tetrault (3):

70 (-1) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015

70 (-1) – 2nd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015

68 (-3) – 3rd Round – Southwestern Intercollegiate, Sept. 9, 2014

Kyle De Silva (2):

70 (-2) – 1st Round – Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, Sept. 29, 2014

72 (E) – 1st Round – Saint Mary's Invitational, Sept. 15, 2014

Mark Cobey (1)

68 (-3) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015

Marcus Mercado (1)

69 (-2) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015

Josh Park (1)

71 (E) – 1st Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 26, 2015

TAP-INS:

• Fullerton's final score of 600 (+24) at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (Sept. 29-30) was the fifth lowest 36-hole team score in program history. 

• After posting a team-low score in the second round in seven of 12 tournaments in 2013-14, Fullerton continued that trend to open the 2014-15 campaign, firing a team-low 293 (+9) in the second round of the Southwestern Intercollegiate on Sept. 8.

• Ryan Tetrault recorded his 13th top-10 career finish after finishing eighth at the Southwestern Intercollegiate. Tetrault stands alone in the number two spot for most all-time behind Mark Anguiano (2011-14) who garnered a whopping 20 top-10 finishes over his illustrious tenure.  

• A trio of Titans have participated in at least eight rounds of golf and taken over 500 strokes on the season (Tetrault-11 rounds, 814 strokes; De Silva- 8 rounds, 593 strokes; Park- 8 rounds, 604 strokes).

• Fullerton has carded three under-70 rounds this season, accomplished by Ryan Tetrault (68), Mark Cobey (68) and Marcus Mercado-Kiel (69).

• Four Titans own current season scoring averages below 76.00 (competed in three events minimum): Ryan Tetrault (73.71), Kyle De Silva (74.13), Mark Cobey (75.44), Josh Park (75.54).

• Following the completion of the Bill Cullum Invitational to close out the fall portion of the schedule, Ryan Tetrault became only the fifth Titan in program history to collect at least 110 career rounds. Tetrault currently stands at 114 rounds with at least 12 possible rounds left to play in the spring. Next on the list for Tetrault to overtake is Scott Rubzin (2010-12, 2014), who recorded 116 career round over his Titan career.

SEASON SCHEDULE: Cal State Fullerton's 2014-15 campaign features ten tournaments before the Big West Championship.

Fullerton will also hit the links outside the state of California, visiting Arizona, Colorado, and Washington over the course of the season: 2014-15 Schedule 

A LOOK AT THE TITANS: The Titans carded nine top-five finishes last season, while returning a pair of student-athletes that were in the lineup for the 2014 Big West Conference Championships. Ryan Tetrault garnered All-Big West First Team honors after carding six top-10 finishes in 2013-14. Kyle De Silva also returns for his sophomore campaign after earning valuable postseason experience at the Sugar Grove Regionals in Sugar Grove, Ill. De Silva participated in 11 of 12 events last season.

The Titans will have to replace Mark Anguiano, Corey Gard and Scott Rubzin, but welcome in five newcomers to the fold this season in freshman Michael Alvarez (Pomona, Calif./Coronado HS), Mark Cobey (Woodland, Calif./Jesuit HS), David Stitt (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS) and a pair of transfers, Nico Mendoza (Yorba Linda, Calif./Santiago Canyon College) and Marcus Mercado-Kiel(Santa Ana, Calif./Orange Coast College).

THE WRATH OF THE TITANS: After losing in a playoff to Pacific for an NCAA berth in 2012-13, Fullerton responded in a big way in 2013-14 to capture its second consecutive conference championship, and first outright title to earn its first postseason appearance at the Sugar Grove Regionals. The Titans ended their most successful season winning four tournaments (Bill Cullum Invitational, Warrior Princeville Makai Invite, Folino Invitational, Big West Championship) while finishing second in a pair of tournaments (Itani Quality Homes Collegiate, El Macero Classic).

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