Fullerton Travels to Puerto Vallarta for Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational

Fullerton Travels to Puerto Vallarta for Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational

FULLERTON, Calif. --- Cal State Fullerton is set to being play in the inaugural Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational hosted by Iowa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from Sunday-Tuesday.

THE SCHEDULE/FORMAT
• Sunday, April 2 -- 18-holes, 3 p.m. (CT) shotgun start
• Monday, April 3 -- 18-holes, 3 p.m. (CT) shotgun start
• Tuesday, April 4 -- 18-holes, 9:30 a.m. (CT) shotgun start

THE COURSE:

• The El-Tigre Golf Club -- Par 72 -- 6,085 yards.

• The tropical style course features extra wide fairways, beach bunkers, Bermuda greens, and a large amount of lakes for a challenging and picturesque experience.

• The El-Tigre Golf Club was designed by Robert von Hagge and Rick Baril.                                                                                                                                          
THE FIELD: The 14-team field is comprised of host Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Rutgers, Idaho, New Mexico State, Cal State Fullerton, Kennesaw State, Kansas, Washington, Coastal Carolina, Nebraska, Texas San Antonio, and Ole Miss.

LIVE STATS: Fans can follow the action live courtesy of GolfStat.com. Results following the conclusion of each day will be available on FullertonTitans.com.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Cal State Fullerton senior Martina Edberg earned her fifth career Big West Conference Female Golfer of the Month award and third of the 2016-17 season, the conference announced on March 2.

She began the month with a second-place finish at the Battle at the Rock hosted by UC Riverside. Edberg posted a 5-over 221 at Oak Quarry Golf Club to finish five strokes back of the medalist. She posted nine birdies at the tournament, the second most amongst the 84-player field.

She would follow that performance with another gem at the stacked Bruin Wave Invitational co-hosted by Pepperdine and UCLA at the San Luis Obispo Country Club. Edberg was one of 18 individuals ranked in the GolfStat.com top-50 and finished better than all but one; Lilia Vu of UCLA. Edberg finished one stroke back of Vu for medalist honors, posting a 1-over 220. She posted eight birdies at that tournament, which tied for third overall. Edberg also led the field in par-4 (3.93, -2) and par-5 (4.73, -4) scoring average.

Overall this season, Edberg has posted a top-3 finish in seven of eight tournaments Fullerton has played including four medalist finishes. She currently leads the Titans with a 71.56 scoring average in 23 rounds played this season.

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