First round of the day tees off with UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly and Long Beach State at 11:00 am. Admission is free.

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1 Big West Men s & Women s Golf 2017 Big West Women s Championship Golf Contact: Julie St.Cyr, Director of Communications - jstcyr@bigwest.org Mailing Address: 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206, Irvine, CA Phone: (949) Fax: (949) Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Long Beach State UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Hawai i MEN Month Player Team Year September Cole Nygren CP Sr. October David Kim UCI Jr. November Nick Swanson UCSB So. February Zach Smith UCSB Jr. March Jack Ireland CSF So. April Zach Smith UCSB Jr. Big West At A Glance Men s Big West Golf Championship Tees Off Monday: The Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara, Calif., is set to host the 2017 Big West Conference Men s Golf Championship May 1-3. The men s championship is a three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes played each day. First round of the day tees off with UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly and Long Beach State at 11:00 am. Admission is free. Last year, the UC Riverside Highlanders claimed their first men s title since 2005 after leading second place Cal Poly by three strokes. UC Riverside entered the final round of play with a six-stroke lead and never let up as the Highlanders went on to capture the 2016 Big West Conference Men s Golf Championship at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Calif., after carding a three-day score of 2-under 862. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos enter the event as the top seed, having won four tournaments this season, including the final two of the regular season. They are led by Zach Smith and Brandon Bauman, who are sporting strokes averages of 71.9 and Back on April 11, Smith secured his first career tournament victory at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Chandler, Ariz. He shot a 10-under-par 206 at the Whirlwind Golf Club. Cal Poly received the No. 2 seed in the championship and claimed one team title this year along with three other Top 3 finishes. Cole Nygren paces the Mustangs with a 72.2 stroke average and is followed by Justin De Los Santos with a 72.3 mark. The six NCAA regional sites are Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas, Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Wash., Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind., University Club in Baton Rouge, La., and The Grove in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Competition at all six sites will be held May The 2017 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championship is slated for May at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. Cal Poly Wins First-Ever Big West Women s Golf Championship: Cal Poly held off a roaring UC Riverside team, who tied a tournament low score of 289, to claim its first-ever Big West Women s Golf Championship at the Oak Quarry Golf Club in Riverside, Calif. The Mustangs carded 300 in the final round for a three-day total of 887 to capture both the team title and the conference s automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament. This marks the second time this year the Mustangs captured a team title on this course, having won the Battle at the Rock back in February. The Highlanders, who won their first team championship last year, finished one stroke back in second place. Hawai i shot its best round of the tournament today at 292 to finish in third place with a 893 team total. UC Davis finished fourth at 894 and Cal State Fullerton was fifth after firing 898. Long Beach State (899) sits sixth and is followed by UC Irvine (905) and CSUN (916). On the Individual side, Cal State Fullerton s Martina Edberg claimed her second Big West Conference Championship medalist honor after firing 1-under 71 today for a 54-hole score of 6-under 210. The Glumslov, Sweden, native, also won the individual title as a freshman back in Cal Poly, Three Individuals Selected To NCAA Women s Golf Regional: The Cal Poly women s golf team, who two days ago claimed its first-ever Big West Conference Women s Golf Championship, is bound for the Albuquerque, New Mexico, for its first NCAA regional appearance. Joining the Mustangs in the Albuquerque Regional are Cal State Fullerton s Martina Edberg, who won her sixth individual medalist honor of the year at the Big West Conference Women s Golf Championship and UC Davis Paige Lee. Also making the postseason as an individual is UC Riverside s Jakeishya Le, who finished one stroke back in second place at the conference championship to mark her third-straight top-five finish of the season. Le is slated to participate in the Lubbock Regional at the Rawls Course. Big West Golfer of the Month WOMEN Month Player Team Year September Martina Edberg CSF Sr. October Martina Edberg CSF Sr. November No award on the women s side February Martina Edberg CSF Sr. March Martina Edberg CSF Sr. April Martina Edberg CSF Sr. Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings-Men as of April USC Vanderbilt LSU Oklahoma State Florida Baylor Illinois Stanford Oregon Wake Forest Kent State Texas Clemson Oklahoma Texas Tech Texas A&M UNLV VIrginia Duke Mississippi Auburn Arizona State Georgia Tech Georgia Colorado Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings-Women as of April UCLA Alabama Stanford Arizona State Florida State Florida Duke Georgia Furman USC Northwestern Arizona Arkansas South Carolina Miami Kent State Baylor Oklahoma State NC State Texas A&M Colorado Texas UCF Wake Forest Oklahoma 72.51ß

2 MEN S SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Cal Poly Sept Olympic Club Intercollegiate 11th out of 14 Sept Hartford Hawks Invitational 1st out of 19 Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 4th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational T7th out of 15 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Princeville Makai Invitational 9th out of 19 Feb PRO Compressions Invitational 3rd out of 12 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate 2nd out of 15 March ASU Thunderbird Invitational 11th out of 16 March Stanford Invitational 11th out of 24 April Cal Poly Shootout 3rd out of 9th Cal State Fullerton Sept Itani Quality Homes Collegiate 5th out of 14 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 6th out of 15 Oct Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational 9th out of 13 Nov. 4-6 Ka anapali Collegiate Classic 22nd out of 24 Jan Folino Invitational 7th out of 10 Feb Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 10th out of 22 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate 11th out of 15 March 6-7 Sacramento State Invitational 2nd out of 13 March Jackrabbit Invitational 3rd out of 12 April El Macero Classic 8th out of 14 CSUN Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 12th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 10th out of 15 Oct Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational 7th out of 13 Nov. 4-6 Ka anapali Classic Collegiate 19th out of 24 Jan Folino Invitational 4th out of 10 Feb Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational 5th out of 12 Feb Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 9th out of 22 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate 4th out of 15 March Bandon Dunes Championship 13th out of 16 April Wyoming Cowboy Classic 11th out of 18 April Cal Poly Shootout 7th out of 9 Long Beach State Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 14th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 3rd out of 15 Oct Visit Stockton Pacific 4th out of 13 Nov. 4-6 Ka anapali Collegiate Classic 16th out of 24 Jan Folino Invitational 1st out of 10 Feb Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational 3rd out of 12 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate T5th out of 15 March Jack Rabbit Invitational T4th out of 12 March Bob Sitton Invitational 2nd out of 24 April Wyoming Cowboy Classic 3rd out of 18 April Cal Poly Shootout 6th out of 19 UC Davis Sept Rod Meyers Invitational 11th out of 14 Sept Olympic Club Intercollegiate T5th out of 14 Sept Windon Memorial Classic 5th out of 14 Feb. 2-4 Amer Ari Invitational 16th out of 21 Feb The Prestige at PGA West 12th out of 13 Feb Southwestern Invitational T8th out of 14 March Duck Invitational 11th out of 15 March 30-April 1 The Goodwin 19th out of 24 April Wyoming Cowboy Classic 5th out of 18 April El Macero Classic 4th out of 14 Cole Nygren T6th Justin De Los Santos nd Jimmy Castles T4th Grady Smith T8th Jesse Yap T12th Nick Engelhardt T17th Mitch Martin T21st Court Lewis T26th Jordan Wright T12th Thomas Lehman nd Jack Ireland T2nd Matt Wilson T8th Mark Cobey th C.J. Coleman T6th Michael Sharkey T17th Ty Stites T5th Martin Manalo T10th Matt Murphy T30th Dario Hamadad T30th Davis Holman th Michael Alvarez th Felix Mory T6th Tavit Garabedian th Sam Engel T26th Trym Falch T47th Tomas Skajem T21st Michael Zhang T47th Sevian Frangipane T38th Joe Fryer st Andres Gonzalez T6th Patrick Pockels T9th Agostino Milazzo T10th Spencer Koch th Kymer Li T12th Hunter Reed T11th Tanner Dice T48th Nick Choi nd Jonny Hogan th Ben Corfee st Brandon Baumgarten T8th Evan Knight T12th Matt Robinson T28th Nicolas Noya T10th Louie Chen T51st Jeremy Sanchez T52nd Ryan Han T52nd

3 UC Irvine Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 5th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 2nd out of 15 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Princeville Makai Invitational 19th out of 19 Jan Folino Invitational 3rd out of 10 Feb The Farms Collegiate Invit. 4th out of 12 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate T7th out of 15 March 6-7 Sacramento State Invitational 5th out of 13 March ASU Thunderbird Invitational 13th out of 16 April 8-9 Western Intercollegiate 11th out of 15 April Cal Poly Shootout 2nd out of 9 David Kim rd Bryan Shin th Ramiz Jamal th Ryan O Connor th Jonathan Young th Jonathan Kang th Chris Parkinson st Johnny Hyun th Jefferson Kao T66th UC Riverside Sept Bakersfield Intercollegiate 1st out of 4 Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 8th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 15th out of 15 Oct Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational 12th out of 13 Jan Folino Invitational 6th out of 10 Feb The Farms Collegiate Invit. 11th out of 12 Feb Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 19th out of 22 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate 13th out of 15 March 6-7 Sacramento State Invitational 6th out of 13 March ASU Thunderbird Invitational 16th out of 16 April El Macero Classic 12th out of 14 UC Santa Barbara Oct. 3-4 Nick Watney Invitational 11th out of 15 Oct Bill Cullum Invitational 1st out of 15 Oct Saint Mary s Invitational 9th out of 14 Nov. 4-6 Ka anapali Classic Collegiate 8th out of 24 Jan Folino Invitational 2nd out of 10 Feb PRO Compression Invitational 1st out of 12 Feb Del Walker Intercollegiate T5th out of 15 March 6-7 Sacramento State Invitational 3rd out of 13 April Wyoming Cowboy Classic 1st out of 18 April Cal Poly Shootout 1st out of 9 Sam Gillis st Andrew Spillman T4th Matt Lutz nd Michael Wong T17th Drew Bradley th Pachara Sakulyong th Luke Park th Zach Smith st Brandon Bauman T2nd Nick Swanson T6th Brett Bennett T7th Willy Moffy th Brett Patton T72nd Matt Moomjian T17th Tyler See T55th Hawai i Sept Olympic Club Intercollegiate 14th out of 14 Sept Maui Jim Intercollegiate 16th out of 16 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Warrior Princeville Makai Invit. 17th out of 19 Nov. 4-6 Ka anapali Classic Collegiate T19th out of 24 Feb. 2-4 Amer Ari Invitational 17th out of 21 Feb John A. Burns Intercollegiate 17th out of 18 March Jack Rabbit Invitational T9th out of 12 March ASU Thunderbird Invitational 14th out of 16 April 8-9 Western Intercollegiate 15th out of 15 Skye Inakoshi T50th Cameron Kaneko T18th Smart Kittirattanapaiboon T35th Sam Schwartz T54th Pono Tokioka T45th Trevor Hirata T70th Taiga Iwasa T51st Desmond Mello T48th Nick Nelson T78th Bryden Salvador nd Shane Snow st

4 WOMEN S SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Cal Poly Sept Hobble Creek Fall Classic 1st out of 14 Sept Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational 10th out of 11 Oct. 1-2 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 2nd out of 12 Oct Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational T12th out of 15 Oct Lady Mustang Invitational 2nd out of 9 Feb Battle at the Rock 1st out of 15 Feb Bruin Wave Invitational 10th out of 15 March Fresno State Classic T2nd out of 12 April Bobcat Desert Invitational 1st out of 14 April Big West Championship 1st of 8 Desiree Gillaspy T2nd Sophie Bergland st Jamie Binns th Sadie Strain T15th Mallory Muehlbauer T7th Jamie Harada T2nd Tiffany Cha th Meridith Hirsch T24th Lucy Robson T41st Cal State Fullerton Sept WSU Cougar Cup 2nd out of 10 Sept Rose City Collegiate 7th out of 15 Oct Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational 6th out of 15 Oct Memphis Women s Intercollegiate T6th out of 13 Feb Battle at the Rock 10th of 15 Feb Bruin Wave Invitational 11th out of 15 March Fresno State Classic 6th out of 12 March Sacramento State Invitational 5th out of 12 April 2-4 Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational T5th out of 14 April Big West Championship 5th out of 8 Martina Edberg st Brittany Farrell T7th Pauline Welker T3rd Daniella Uy T12th Elsa Lundquist T29th Felicia Medalla T34th Brittney Sok T21st CSUN Sept Hobble Creek Classic 9th out of 14 Oct. 1-2 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 8th out of 12 Oct Lady Mustang Invitational 6th out of 9 Oct. 31-Nov. 1 SCU Colby Invitational 2nd out of 7 Feb Battle at the Rock 13th out of 15 Feb Bruin Wave Invitational 13th out of 15 March Sacramento State Invitational 7th out of 12 March 27 CSU Bakersfield Dual Match N/A April 6-7 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 14th out of 18 April Big West Championship 8th out of 8 Cake Phuchanbanchob st Ysabel Tran T2nd Alice Duan T24th Shenna DeLeon T15th Kayla Yn T31st Savanah Cooper th Keilee Bessho T75th Brianna Steger T27th Chaiwon Youn th Long Beach State Sept Ptarmigan Ram Classic 13th out of 15 Sept Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational 9th out of 11 Oct. 3-4 Johnie Imes Invitational 14th out of 15 Oct. 7-9 Ron Moore Intercollegiate 8th out of 18 Oct Las Vegas Collegiate 18th out of 19 Feb Peg Barnard Invitational 11th out of 12 Feb Battle at the Rock N/A Feb The Gold Rush 4th out of 14 March 6 Black & Blue Rivalry Match Play N/A March Briar s Creek Invitational 17th out of 18 April 9-11 Silverado Showdown 17th out of 18 April Big West Championship 6th out of 8 UC Davis Sept Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invit. 16th out of 16 Sept East/West Match Play N/A Sept Golfweek Challenge 12th out of 18 Oct Stanford Invitational 17th out of 18 Feb Peg Barnard Invitational 7th out of 12 Feb Westbrook Spring Invitational 11th out of 13 March 6-7 Meadow Club Intercollegiate 10th out of 13 March Anuenue Spring Break Classic T7th out of 15 April 9-11 Silverado Showdown 16th out of 18 April Big West Championship 4th out of 8 Courtney Vogel T39th Haley Tygert rd Jennifer Yu th Holland Shourds T21st Sachi Hamada T21st Maria Davis th Euna Pak th Breann Fox T31st Alicia Arzaga T46th Savannah Knox T40th Felicia Taverrite T60th Paige Lee T5th Yoonhee Kim th Samantha Hutchison T10th Christine Danielsson T7th Rei Nakatani th Courtney Clark nd Ally Zeng th

5 UC Irvine Sept Ptarmigan Ram Classic 2nd out of 15 Sept Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational 5th out of 11 Oct. 3-5 NMSU Aggie Invitational 5th out of 10 Oct Las Vegas Collegiate 19th out of 19 Feb Battle at the Rock T7th out of 15 Feb The Gold Rush 7th out of 14 March 6 Black & Blue Rivalry Match Play N/A March Fresno State Classic 5th out of 12 April 6-7 Wyoming Cowgirl Invitational 1st out of 18 April Big West Championship 7th out of 8 UC Riverside Sept Rose City Collegiate 5th out of 15 Oct. 1-2 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 3rd out of 12 Oct. 7-9 Ron Moore Intercollegiate 12th out of 18 Oct Las Vegas Collegiate 8th out of 19 Feb Battle at the Rock 3rd out of 15 Feb The Gold Rush 13th out of 14 March 4-5 Red Rocks Invitational 7th out of 13 March Fresno State Classic 2nd out of 12 April 6-7 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 4th out of 18 April Bobcat Desert Invitational N/A April Big West Championship 2nd out of 8 Kaley In th Avery French rd Janet Yeo rd Breanne Jones T9th Camille Wagg T5th Kelsey Kawaguchi T39th Samantha Chan T29th Sabrina Li T30th Grace Ferrell T73rd Jacqui Ngo N/A Jakeishya Le T2nd Hannah Facchini T3rd Hana Furuichi th Paris Griffith T5th Yuri Ahn T6th Hailey White T14th Haley Wian T42nd Julia Sander T5th Tina Nagai T50th Krista Twet th Emily Keeler th Hawai i Sept Ptarmigan Fall Classic 14th out of 15 Oct. 1-2 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 4th out of 12 Oct Nanea Pac 12 Preview 11th out of 11 Nov. 1-3 Rainbow Wahine Invitational 3rd out of 8 Feb Battle at the Rock 2nd out of 15 March 11 vs. NC State N/A March Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 9th out of 15 March Anuenue Spring Break Classic 11th out of 15 April 8-9 Silverado Showdown T13th out of 18 April Big West Championship 3rd out of 8 Izzy Leung T2nd Raquel Ek T5th Kaci Masuda T9th Daezsa Tomas T9th Megan Ratcliffe T22nd Kelli-Anne Katsuda T26th Lauren Kirkwood th