Team Results
Individual Results
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team concluded the season in eighth place at the Big West Championship at the SLO Country Club on Tuesday.
The Titans recorded a third-round mark of 305 (+25) for a three-day total of 901 (+61). UC Irvine (+20, 860) edged out UC Davis (+21, 861) by one stroke to capture the team title and advance to the NCAA postseason.
The Anteaters and Aggies finished 10-plus strokes ahead of UC Riverside (+31, 871), Long Beach State (+35, 875) and UC Santa Barbara (+35, 875) to round out the top five squads.
Senior Ryan Tetrault, who shot a 4-over 74 over the final 18 holes, continued his steady play to finish in a tie for 20th position, leading the Titans with a 54-hole mark of 12-over 222 on Tuesday. Tetrault sunk a team-high six birdies en route to 33 holes at-par or better.
Cal Poly's Justin De Los Santos (+2, 212) clinched individual medalist honors after turning in a final-round of 1-under 69. UC Irvine's Pete Fernandez (+3, 213) was a single stroke behind for runner-up, while UC Davis' Matt Seramin and Jacob Schulze of UCI carded a total score of 4-over 214 to tie for third, respectively. UCD's Mike Brockington (+5, 215) rounded out the top five on the individual leaderboard at the Big West Championship.
CSF freshman Mark Cobey sunk two birdies over the final back-nine to post a 76 (+6) on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 31st with a 54-hole score of 227 (+17). Titan sophomore Kyle De Silva (+19, 229) trailed by just two strokes to land in a tie for 33rd position after a final 18-hole mark of 80 (+10).
Cal State Fullerton senior Josh Park and Santiago Canyon College transfer Nico Mendoza rounded out the Titan contingency with a three-day tally of 230 (+20) to place 36th, respectively. Park turned in a third-round 11-over 81 while Mendoza led with a team-high 35 holes at-par or better following a 5-over 75 to wrap up the event.
UC Irvine advances to the NCAA Division I men's regionals which are held at six sites this year from May 14-16. This year's regional sites include Bremerton, Wash, Chapel Hill, N.C., Lubbock, Texas, New Haven, Conn., Noblesville, Ind. and San Diego, Calif. The six-day NCAA Men's Golf Championship is scheduled for May 29-June 3 at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
Big West Men's Championship
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