CCAA
No. 20 Cougars to Compete at RJGA Shootout at Estrella
The Cal State San Marcos women's golf team travels to Arizona to compete in the RJGA Shootout at Estrella on Monday and Tuesday.
PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT
The Cougars opened their 2021-22 campaign with a win at the PLNU Sea Lion Invitational with a two-round total of 21-over 597.
CSUSM carded a tournament-low 290 in the final round to pass previous leader Biola (606, +30), who finished tied for second with host Point Loma.
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.
Delgado was named the CCAA Women's Golfer of the Week for Sept. 8-14 (see below).
TOURNAMENT 2 | RJGA SHOOTOUT AT ESTRELLA
Date
Monday, Sept. 27 – Tuesday, Sept. 28
Tee Times
7:45 a.m. (shotgun)
Location
Goodyear, Ariz.
Course
Golf Club of Estrella (par 72, 6,087 yards)
Live Scoring
GolfStat
CSUSM Team
Madison Murr
Breann Horn
Makenna Cabardo
Diana Delgado
Lauren Hickam
(i) Stephanie Heimler
Participating Teams
Cal State East Bay, Cal State LA, Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, Colorado Christian, Colorado State – Pueblo, Dominican, Embry Riddle, Fort Lewis, Holy Names, Point Loma, Saint Martin, Sonoma State, Western New Mexico, Western Washington
ARIZONA BOUND FOR RJGA SHOOTOUT
This is CSUSM's sixth time competing in the RJGA Shootout at Estrella, which was previously named the WNMU Intercollegiate prior to 2019-20 season.
The Cougars have been victorious the last three times they have competed in this tournament.
In 2019, CSUSM shot a 17-over 593 to claim the team title from the field of 18 teams.
CSUSM collected the individual medalist honors in both 2019-20 and 2018-19. 2019 NCAA Division II National Champion Jaime Jacob snagged the honor two years ago with Sarah Garcia taking home the honors the previous year.
DELGADO CLAIMS CCAA GOLF OF THE WEEK
Delgado made her collegiate debut at the PLNU Sea Lion Invitational with a two-over par 147 (74-73) to take second place.
This marks the fourth consecutive golfer of the week award for Cal State San Marcos dating back to the 2019-20 season when Jaime Jacob won a conference-best seven times, including the final three of her career.
Delgado was one of three CSUSM student-athletes to earn CCAA's weekly honor the week of Sept. 13.
Women's cross country runner Renee Laurenzana and men's golfer Matthew Moss were the other two to be honored by the conference.
COUGAR OUTLOOK
CSUSM only has two returners from the 2019-20 team.
With the last two seasons combined, six will be wearing Cougar Blue for the first time this year.
Prior to shutting down their season due to the pandemic, the then-No. 12/14 Cougars dominated the field of 14 at the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational with a 38-stroke victory.
CSUSM won five of the six tournaments they competed at in 2019-20.
2019 NCAA Division II National Champion Jaime Jacob was not able to defend her title due to the NCAA cancelling the remaining of the 2020 season.
The Cougars moved up to No. 20 this week in the first regular-season poll after being ranked No. 21 in the 2021-22 WGCA Coaches Preseason Poll.
THE HUTTON FILE
Head coach Greg Hutton has been at the helm of the men's program since the 2010-11 season and was named the women's head coach in 2014.
The CSUSM women's team was the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship runner-up, led by National Champion Jaime Jacob.
Under Hutton's leadership, the women's team won CSUSM's first CCAA Championship in school history in 2018 and the Cougars defended their title in 2019.
In CSUSM's first year of being a full-fledged member of the NCAA Division II in 2017-18, the Cougar men's and women's golf teams each qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships.