FULLERTON, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team returns to action on Monday participating in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate at Palouse Ridge Golf Course on the campus of Washington State.
THE COURSE: Palouse Ridge Golf Club is located on the Washington State campus and was the host for the 2015 Men's Pac-12 Golf Championships…the 7,308-yard track will play at par 70...teams will play 36 holes Monday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m…the tournament concludes Tuesday with 18 holes beginning at 8:30 a.m…the course, which opened in Aug. 2008, was named to Golfweek's Top College Courses list in 2014 and 2015.
THE FIELD: Competing along the Titans in the 9-team field will be Washington State, British Columbia, Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, Seattle, Utah Valley, and Weber State.
KEEP ME LIVE!: Live results will be posted on birdiefire.com.
LAST TIME AT THE ITANI QUALITY HOMES COLLEGIATE: The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team made a late rally to top the leaderboard, but fell just one stroke short in the final round to finish second at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate in Pullman, Wash., on Sept. 10, 2013. The Titans shot 837 (-2) over two days of play, including a score of 278 on Tuesday afternoon. The 837 over 54-holes is the second lowest team score in a three-round tournament since the program was reinstated in 2009. Host Washington State won the tournament after a 4-over par final round, finishing with a score of 836 (-4).
LAST TIME OUT ON THE LINKS: The Cal State Fullerton men's golf team concluded the 2014-15 season in eighth place at the Big West Championship at the SLO Country Club in San Luis Obispo, Calif. on April 26-28. 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.
CSF freshman Mark Cobey sunk two birdies over the final back-nine to post a 76 (+6) 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).
ROUNDS AT PAR OR BETTER IN 2014-15:
Ryan Tetrault (5):
71 (-1) – 2nd Round – El Macero Classic, April 11, 2015
72 (E) – 2nd Round – Folino Invitational, Feb. 16, 2015
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 (3):
72 (E) – 3rd Round – El Macero Classic, April 12, 2015
70 (-2) – 1st Round – Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, Sept. 29, 2014
72 (E) – 1st Round – Saint Mary's Invitational, Sept. 15, 2014
Marcus Mercado (3)
72 (E) – 1st Round – El Macero Classic, April 10, 2015
72 (E) – 3rd Round – Folino Invitational, Feb. 17, 2015
69 (-2) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015
Mark Cobey (1)
68 (-3) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 27, 2015
Josh Park (1)
71 (E) – 1st Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 26, 2015
2014-15 TAP-INS:
• The Titans used the 2015 spring portion of the schedule to post season-best back-to-back seventh place finishes at the Redhawk Invitational (April 6-7) and El Macero Classic (April 10-12).
• A quintet of Titans fired at least one round at-par or better this season to combine for 13 as a team.
• 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.
• Six different Titans posted their best finishes of the season at the Fullerton-hosted Folino Invitational on Feb. 16-17 (Mendoza- Sixth, De Silva- Ninth, Jensma- 22nd, Manalo- 22nd, Mercado-Kiel- 22nd, Reed- 53rd).
• Ryan Tetrault recorded his 14th top-10 career finish after placing 10th at the Redhawk Invitational. 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 career.
• Fullerton carded three under-70 rounds this season, accomplished by Mark Cobey (68), Ryan Tetrault (68) and Marcus Mercado-Kiel (69).
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SEASON SCHEDULE: Cal State Fullerton's 2015-16 campaign features 10 tournaments before the Big West Championship and NCAA Regionals. The Folino Invitational will again highlight the Titans' season as the sixth-annual tournament has become one of the premier collegiate golf destinations and will be hosted at Industry Hills Golf Club in City of Industry, Calif., on Feb. 15-16. Fullerton will also hit the links outside the state of California, visiting Washington and Arizona twice.
A LOOK AT THE TITANS: The Titans carded six top-10 finishes last season with an underclassmen-heavy roster. Fullerton returns 10 letterwinners and welcomes four freshmen.
