Tournament: PLNU Sea Lion Invitational
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Course: Rancho Bernardo Inn (Par-72 / 5,899 yards)
CSUSM Place: 1st out of 9 teams
Top Cougar: Diana Delgado (2nd, 147)
Winner: Biola’s Brady Turnquist (146)
COURSE REPORT: The No. 21 Cal State San Marcos women’s golf team moved to the top of the leaderboard after carding a tournament-low 290 in the final round of the PLNU Sea Lion Invitational to finish with a 21-over 597. The Cougars won the tournament by nine strokes, defeating host Point Loma and Biola who both turned in a two-round total of 30-over 606.
FIRST TEE
Diana Delgado, in her first collegiate tournament, claimed runner-up honors after carding a 3-over 147 (74-73). She finished just one stroke behind individual medalist Brady Turnquist of Biola.
Makenna Cabardo tied for fifth after finishing the two-round tournament with a 6-over 150.
The lone upperclassmen on the team, Breann Horn showed her experience by jumping 12 spots to finish tied for seventh with a 7-over 152 after carding an even-par 72 in the final round.
Madison Murr catapulted up from 50th place to a tie for 19th after turning in a tournament-low 69 in Tuesday’s round for a 10-over 154.
Lauren Hickam also moved up the leaderboard to tie for 25th with a 14-over 158 (80-78).
Playing as individuals, both Stephanie Heimler and Regan Barton turned in identical 22-over 166s (82-84) to tie for 45th place.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State San Marcos 307-290.- 597 (+21); T2. Point Loma 308-298 – 606 (+30);T2. Biola 306-300 – 606 (+30); 4. Academy of Art – 304-307 – 611 (+35); 5. Cal State LA 321-311 – 632 (+56); 6. Cal State Monterey Bay 316-318 – 634 (+58); 7. Dominican – 318-318 – 636 (+60); 8. Chico State – 317-325 – 642 (+66); 9. Cal State East Bay 326-317 – 643 (+67)
INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Brady Turnquist (Biola) 75-71 – 146 (+2); 2. Diana Delgado (CSUSM) 74-73 – 147 (+3); T3. Rachel Shaw 77-71 – 148 (+4); T3. Anahi Servin (ART U) 74-74 – 148 (+4); T5. Tabetha Kang (PLNU) 76-74 – 150 (+6); T5. Makenna Cabardo (CSUSM) 74-76 – 150 (+6); T7. Breann Horn 79-72 – 151 (+7); T7. Sami Penor (Biola) 79-72 – 151 (+7); T7. Drishti Karumbaya (CSUEB) 74-77 – 151 (+7);T7. Trinity Hernandez (Chico) 74-77 – 151 (+7);T7. Iveta Posledni (ART U) 76-76 – 151 (+7);OTHER CSUSM SCORERS: T19. Madison Murr 85-65 – 154 (+10); T25. Lauren Hickam 80-78 – 158 (+14); T45. Regan Barton 82-84 – 166 (+22); T45. Stephanie Heimler (i) 82-84 – 166 (+22);
THOUGHTS FROM ASSISTANT COACH TIFFANY JOH
“I am so proud of the team. We struggled for a bit yesterday coming out of the gate. Before we played today, we talked about what the word ‘grit’ meant to each of us. I saw so much of that out there today. I think this event was just a harbinger of what’s to come for this team. They’re young, but they’re just going to get better as the year goes on.”
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
CSUSM led the field in Par-5 scoring, finishing 4-over (5.10).
The Cougars tallied a tournament-high 28 birdies with Biola coming in second with 21.
Carbardo, along with ART U’s Anahi Servin, tallied a 36-round-high eight birdies.
Only two of Cougars in the field were on the squad in 2019-20 when CSUSM last competed in a tournament.
With the men’s team win in the Sonoma State Invitational, this marks the first time in school history that both teams opened the season with a tournament win.
UP NEXT
In two weeks, the Cougars will compete in the RJGA Shootout at Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona on Sept. 27-28.
