THIS WEEK: 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 host the Folino Invitational as one of nine teams competing in the three-day tournament on Feb.17-19 in the City of Industry, Calif.
THE COURSE: The three-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 round on Sunday and will continue Monday for the second round, while concluding on Tuesday.
THE FIELD: Competing alongside the Titans will be squads from CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Oakland University, Sacramento State, UC Irvine, and Utah State.
WATCH IT LIVE: Well… sort of. Live scoring will be available for this week's event at Golfstat.com for both days. Please visit http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=4082 for scores as they become available.
IN THE RANKINGS: Cal State Fullerton is ranked No. 86 in the nation according to the Golfstat.com NCAA Head-to-Head rankings, facing a field that features one team ranked higher than the Titans: UC Irvine is No. 81, Long Beach State is No. 121, Loyola Marymount is No. 136, Sacramento State is No. 164, Utah State is No. 209, Cal State Northridge is 211, and CSU Bakersfield is No. 256.
According to the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, Fullerton is No. 94 in the nation with only one team in the top 100: UC Irvine (#86), Long Beach State (#107), Oakland University (#141), Loyola Marymount (#143), Sacramento State (#166), Utah State (#196), Cal State Northridge (#219), and CSU Bakersfield (#263).
FOLINO INVITATIONAL: This week will mark the third consecutive year, the Titans' host the Folino Invitational hosted by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Last season, Cal State Fullerton finished in third place with a score of 882 (+18), behind Pepperdine (881, +17), and winner Long Beach State (879, +15).
Year: Finish (Team Total) – Highest Fullerton Finisher
2012: 3rd (882, +18) – Dakota Duerr (74-73-71-218, +2, t4th)
2011: 3rd (875, +23) – Nick Ellis (71-71-73-215, +2, t2nd)
A LOOK BACK: Fullerton junior Mark Anguiano finished 10th with an overall score of 212 (-1) to lead the Titans to an eighth place finish at the Arizona Intercollegiate at the Golf Club at Vistoso in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan 28-29, 2013. The Titans shot an 872 to finish 20-over par, while New Mexico walked away with the victory after finishing the tournament with a score of 844 (-8). The Lobos final round on Tuesday was a score of 281 (-2). New Mexico was followed by TCU (846, -6), California (847, -5), and Arizona State (851, -1). Anguiano shot a team best of 68 twice in the second and third round. Sophomore Ryan Tetrault (222, +9) ended the tournament tied for 39th after recording a score of 78 on Tuesday. Junior Corey Gard shot 81 (+10) on Wednesday and ended the tournament 10-over par to tie for 45th in the standings. Redshirt freshman Mark Jensma also tied for 45th place (223, +10). Fullerton senior Dakota Duerr finished nine-over par overall after withdrawing from the second round on Monday.
MAKING HIS MARK: Mark Anguiano has shot at least 70 or under in every tournament during the 2012-13 season. In three of his last four rounds, Anguiano has shot under 70 (69, 76, 68, 68). His scoring average, 73.20, is third best on the team and has played in all five tournaments this season.
YOU CAN DUERR IT: Junior Dakota Duerr led the Titans during the fall with a 72.58 scoring average and fourth-place finishes in the Firestone Grill Invitational in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate in Pullman, Wash.
THIRD ROUNDS A CHARM: In three of the four fall tournaments, a Titan athlete shot a team-best round in the third round:
Itani Quality Home Collegiate: Mark Anguiano – 69, Sept. 11, 2012
Bill Cullum Invitational: Corey Gard – 69, Oct. 23, 2012
Warrior Wave Princeville Invitational: Mark Anguiano – 69, Nov. 7, 2012
Arizona Intercollegiate: Mark Anguiano – 68, Jan. 29, 2013
ROUNDS AT PAR OR BETTER IN 2012-13:
Corey Gard (8):
72 (E) -- 3rd Round -- Itani Quality Homes Collegiate, Sept. 11, 2012
68 (-2) -- 1st Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 8, 2012
72 (E) -- 1st Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 22, 2012
72 (E) -- 2nd Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 22, 2012
69 (-3) -- 3rd Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 23, 2012
71 (-1) – 2nd Round -- Warrior Wave Princeville, Nov. 6, 2012
71 (E) – 1st Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 28, 2013
71 (E) – 2nd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 29, 2013
Mark Anguiano (7):
69 (-3) -- 3rd Round -- Itani Quality Homes Collegiate, Sept. 11, 2012
70 (E) -- 1st Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 8, 2012
72 (E) -- 1st Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 22, 2012
70 (-2) -- 3rd Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 23, 2012
69 (-3) – 3rd Round -- Warrior Wave Princeville, Nov. 7, 2012
68 (-3) – 2nd Round -- Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan 29, 2013
68 (-3) – 3rd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan 29, 2013
Dakota Duerr (5):
71 (-1) -- 3rd Round -- Itani Quality Homes Collegiate, Sept. 11, 2012
66 (-4) -- 2nd Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 8, 2012
68 (-2) -- 3rd Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 9, 2012
70 (-2) -- 3rd Round -- Bill Cullum Invitational, Oct. 23, 2012
72 (E) -- 3rd Round -- Warrior Wave Princeville, Nov. 7, 2012
Mark Jensma (1):
71 (E) – 2nd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 29, 2013
Josh Park(1):
70 (E) -- 2nd Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 8, 2012
Ryan Tetrault (2):
68 (-2) -- 3rd Round -- Firestone Grill Invitational, Oct. 9, 2012
71 (E) – 2nd Round – Arizona Intercollegiate, Jan. 29, 2013
TAP-INS:
• Mark Anguiano posted a 68 in the second and third round during the Arizona Intercollegiate, marking the first time a Titan has shot back-to-back rounds of 68 in a tournament.
• Anguiano shot the fourth lowest 54-hole individual score (212) since the program's reinstatement in 2009. Anguiano owns the best 54-hole individual score when he shot a 208 at the Big West Championships on April 29-May 1, 2012.
• Fullerton has had nine sub-70 rounds this season led by four from Mark Anguiano and two apiece from Corey Gard and Dakota Duerr
• The Titans shot their lowest team round of the 2012-13 season during the Arizona Intercollegiate with a score of 281 on Jan. 29, 2013.
• Four Titans have taken over 1,000 strokes on the season (Tetrault 1,120; Mark Anguiano 1,098; Corey Gard 1,093; Dakota Duerr 1,022)
