SAN DIEGO STATE MEN'S GOLF

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1 SCHEDULE Date Event Sept at Gopher Invitational (10th (+23)) Sept at William H.Tucker Intercollegiate (T-6th (+20)) Oct at Alister MacKenzie Invitational (4th (-19)) Oct at Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (2nd (-47)) Nov. 6-8 at Saint Mary s Invitational (7th (E)) Jan at Arizona Intercollegiate (T-10th (+46)) Feb at The Prestige at PGA West (13th (+33)) Feb at Southwestern Invitational (4th (+29)) March Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (6th (+2)) March at K-State Bighorn Invitational (8th (E)) April 7-8 at Western Intercollegiate (T-3rd - 1,025 (+2)) April at 2018 MW Championship (8th (+20)) May at NCAA Norman Regional (Norman, Okla.) May at NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.) Home tournament in bold ROSTER Name Yr. Hometown Blake Abercrombie Sr. Rocklin, Calif. Puwit Anupansuebsai Fr. Nakhon Phanom, Thailand Christian Banke Fr. Danville, Calif. Eric Ghim So. Glendale, Ariz. Zihao Jin Fr. Beijing, China Pablo Matesanz Sr. Irun, Spain Ryan McCoy Fr. Temecula, Calif. Trevor Norby R-So. Carlsbad, Calif. PJ Samiere Sr. Kailua, Hawaii Steve Sugimoto Fr. San Diego, Calif. Otto Vanhatalo Jr. Espoo, Finland Head Coach: Ryan Donovan, 15th season (San Diego State, 2001) Assistant Coach: Evan Emerick, Sixth season (San Diego State 2012) THIS WEEK 2018 NCAA Norman Regional Host: University of Oklahoma Site: Jimmie Austin OU G.C./Norman, Okla. Par: 72 Yardage: 7,452 Holes: 54 Dates: May The Field (14 teams - by seed): Oklahoma, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida State, North Florida, Pepperdine, Brigham Young, Virginia, San Diego State, Nevada, Sam Houston State, UMKC. Navy, Prairie View A&M Individuals (5 - by seed): Ian Snyman, North Texas McClure Meissner, SMU Peyton Wilhoit, Southern Illinois Chris Korte, Denver Tanner Napier, Arkansas State SAN DIEGO STATE MEN'S GOLF Contact: Jim Solien jsolien@sdsu.edu Facebook: goaztecs SDSU Men s Golf Set for NCAA Norman Regional The San Diego State men s golf team embarks on its quest for postseason glory next week when it travels to the nation s heartland to compete in the NCAA Norman Regional, May 14-16, in Norman, Okla. The 51st-ranked Aztecs, who are making their 20th consecutive regional appearance and 23rd overall, will be among the field vying for a spot in the NCAA national championship series, scheduled for May in Stillwater, Okla. SDSU received the No. 9 seed out of 14 teams in the Norman Regional, earning one of 50 at-large bids to the NCAA tournament after posting 11 top-10 team finishes in 12 events during the 2018 campaign, including four top-five placements. A total of 81 NCAA Division I schools received invitations to play in one of six regional events that will be held concurrently this week in Stockton, Calif. (Pacific), Bryan, Texas (Texas A&M), Norman, Okla. (Oklahoma), Kissimmee, Fla. (UCF), Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State) and Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State). Joining the Aztecs at the par-72, 7,452-yard Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club this week will be 13 other teams, including eight foes ranked in the Golfstat top 50, along with five individual competitors (75 golfers overall). The top five squads and low individual not on an advancing team will move on to nationals from each of the six regionals. Teams will complete 18 holes (54 total) of stroke play each of the three days, following a practice round on Sunday, May 13. SDSU will be paired with Brigham Young and Virginia for Monday s first round, which is set to begin on the No. 1 tee at 8:25 a.m. CT/6:25 a.m. PT, while starting times for Tuesday and Wednesday will be determined by team finishes. Live hole-by-hole results courtesy of Golfstat will be available for all three rounds on GoAztecs.com. SDSU Lineup Avg. Low 54 Best Finish PJ Samiere th Blake Abercrombie th Trevor Norby T-8th Puwit Anupansuebsai T-11th Steve Sugimoto T-4th Aztec Regional Lineup San Diego State head coach Ryan Donovan will accompany five golfers to the Sooner State, including all-mountain West performers PJ Samiere (Kailua, Hawaii) and Blake Abercrombie (Rocklin, Calif.), along with Trevor Norby (Carlsbad, Calif.), Puwit Anupansuebsai (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand) and Steve Sugimoto (San Diego, Calif.) The aforementioned quintet was utilized in two prior tournaments this year at the Lamkin San Diego Classic and K-State Bighorn Invitational. Samiere has the most regional experience of the group with his fourth consecutive postseason appearance, while Abercrombie and Norby find themselves in the thick of fight for the second year in row, joining first-time participants Anupansuebsai and Sugimoto. Samiere (71.31) and Abercrombie (72.40) are the only two players to have started all 12 tournaments for the Aztecs during the campaign. Last season, Samiere was the Aztecs top finisher at the Washington Regional outside of Seattle, where he tied for 22nd at 5-over 218, while Abercrombie landed in the 43rd position at 12-over 225, followed by Norby, who tied for 45th at 3-over 226. Aztecs At NCAA Regionals Since the NCAA regional format was adopted in 1989, SDSU has received a bid on 23 occasions, including a current streak of 20 straight from 1999 to However, this season marks the second time in which Aztecs will participate in a regional event based in the Central time zone after a 2014 excursion to Columbia, Mo. SDSU has advanced through regional competition into the national championship series on eight occasions, highlighted by a team title at OMNI Tucson National Golf Club in 2011, where the Scarlet and Black posted the program s lowest combined score in regional play with a 19-under 833 en route to a seven-stroke victory. The following season at Stanford Golf Course in 2012, the Aztecs turned in a second-place finish, with two-time All-American J.J. Spaun setting three team regional records, including lowest score (12-under 198), lowest round (7-under 63) and best individual finish (2nd). SDSU also landed in the runner-up spot at the New Haven Regional in 2015, where four players finished among the individual top 25, Norman Regional 5/2 5/1 SDSU Record Team Rankings Golfstat Golfweek vs. in San Diego State (7-10) Oklahoma Auburn Arkansas Florida State North Florida Pepperdine Brigham Young Virginia Nevada Sam Houston State UMKC Navy Prairie View A&M including former Aztec All-American and 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Xander Schauffele, who tied for fifth at 3-under 207. In 2016, the Aztecs added one of the most dramatic performances to the program s postseason lore after defeating Texas A&M on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to secure the Albuquerque Regional s fifth and final spot at the NCAA Championships. On the first playoff hole, former U.S. Amateur champion Gunn Yang holed out for a double-eagle with a 7-iron from 218 yards away, while Ryann Ree made an eagle of his own as the Aztecs topped the Aggies by three strokes (-5 to -2) on the par-5, 544-yard No. 1. The Competition The Aztecs are one of 10 teams in the Norman Regional ranked among the top 60 in the latest Golfstat rankings released May 2. Of those squads, five reside in the top 30, including tournament host and No. 3 Oklahoma, followed by Auburn (10), Arkansas (15), Florida State (22) and North Florida (27). The Aztecs own a 7-10 record in head-to-head results against seven of their regional foes during the campaign, including 1-0 marks vs. Sam Houston State and UMKC. SDSU has also maintained the upper hand against Nevada (3-1), but finds itself on the wrong side of the ledger vs. Pepperdine (2-3) and Brigham Young (0-4). A Look At The Course Situated on land that was once home to a U.S. Navy recreational facility, Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club opened for play in January 1951, after famous golf course architect and native Oklahoman Perry Maxwell was commissioned to build the project. In 1996, thanks to the generous contributions from OU supporters, especially that of namesake Jimmie Austin, an extensive renovation of the course was completed. World-renowned course architect Robert Cupp was chosen for the redesign, which remained true to features envisioned by Maxwell some 50 years earlier. Today, the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club continues to reflect the level of excellence for which the University of Oklahoma is well known. Working with Tripp Davis, golf course architect and member of the 1989 OU men s national championship golf team, the club completed major renovations to the course, infrastructure and facilities in In recognition of this excellence, the course has played host to the 1997 Oklahoma State Amateur and NCAA Regional, the Big 12 Women s Championship in 1998 and 2010, and most notably the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in The course hosted the 2013 U.S. Women s Amateur Public Links Championship and NCAA Regional Championships in 2012 (men s) and 2013 (women s) and is already scheduled to host more NCAA Regional Championships in 2019 and Backspin: 2017 NCAA Washington Regional San Diego State saw its campaign come to a disappointing conclusion with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Washington Regional at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, Wash. The Aztecs fired a combined 14-over-par 298 during the final round to complete the tournament with a 54-hole total of 30-over 882 on the par-71, 6,885- yard course layout. SDSU entered the day just four shots out of fifth place, the requisite standing for a berth in the NCAA championship series, set for May in Sugar Grove, Ill. However, the Aztecs were unable to keep pace, as Penn State (+11) shot a collective 285 to claim the Washington Regional s final spot in the national meet.

2 SAN DIEGO STATE MEn'S GOLF NoTES PAGE 2 SDSU At NCAA Regionals* Year...Site... Finish...Score Las Cruces, N.M... 13th Albuquerque, N.M... 18th Santee, Calif... 18th ~...Tucson, Ariz... 5th Fresno, Calif... 18th Corvallis, Ore... 12th ^...Albuquerque, N.M... t-10th ~...Auburn, Wash... t-9th Sunriver, Ore... 13th ~...Stanford, Calif... 7th Tucson, Ariz... t-17th Tempe, Ariz... 24th ~...Bremerton, Wash... t-9th Daly City, Calif... 7th Santee, Calif... t-8th ~...Tucson, Ariz...1st ~...Stanford, Calif...2nd #...Pullman, Wash... t-5th Columbia, Mo... 8th ~...New Haven, Conn...2nd &~...Albuquerque, N.M... t-5th Sammamish, Wash... 8th *Regional play began in 1989 ^ - SDSU eliminated by Texas Tech in sudden-death playoff + - SDSU and Texas advanced over Pepperdine in three-team sudden-death playoff. # - SDSU eliminated by Ball State in sudden-death playoff & - SDSU advanced over Texas A&M in sudden death playoff ~ - SDSU advanced to NCAA national championships Recent SDSU Individual Results At NCAA Regionals Year Player Score Finish 2017 PJ Samiere (+5) t-22nd Gunn Yang (+8) t-29th Nahum Mendoza III (+9) t-34th Blake Abercrombie (+12) t-43rd Trevor Norby (+13) t-45th 2016 Ryann Ree (+6) 9th Gunn Yang (+7) 10th Nahum Mendoza III (+14) t-34th PJ Samiere (+14) t-34th Riccardo Michelini (+22) t-53rd 2015 Xander Schauffele (-3) t-5th Riccardo Michelini (+1) t-17th PJ Samiere (+2) t-22nd Ryann Ree (+3) t-25th Nahum Mendoza III (+10) t-49th 2014 Xander Schauffele (-3) 20th Ricky DeSantis (E) t-26th Riccardo Michelini (+3) t-38th Nahum Mendoza III (+5) t-43rd James Holley (+10) 56th 2013 Riccardo Michelini (-4) t-16th Tom Berry (-2) t-23rd James Holley (E) t-37th Xander Schauffele (+1) t-41st Austin Kaiser (+6) t-57th 2012 J.J. Spaun (-12) 2nd Alex Kang (-4) t-10th Tom Berry (-2) t-18th Matt Hoffenberg (+5) t-44th Colin Featherstone (+8) t-55th 2011 Alex Kang (-5) t-4th Todd Baek (-4) t-7th Johan Carlsson (-3) t-11th J.J. Spaun (-1) t-16th Colin Featherstone (-1) t-16th 2010 Johan Carlsson (+5) t-18th Tom Berry (+9) t-33rd Andrew Cooley (+11) t-45th J.J. Spaun (+12) t-49th Colin Featherstone (+21) t-68th 2009 Johan Carlsson (-3) t-18th Andrew Cooley (-2) t-24t Alex Kang (-1) t-27th J.J. Spaun (+3) t-48th Bryan Martin (+9) t-70th 2008 Aaron Goldberg (-1) 10th Johan Carlsson (+2) t-19th David Palm (+12) t-71st Chad Moscovic Matt Hoffenberg (+16) t-101st (+18) t-111th USC (-3) held off a late charge by Kent State (+3) to win the regional title, while Florida State (+10) and Alabama (+10) finished in a distant tie for third. In addition, Texas A&M s Chandler Phillips finished alone in seventh place at 2-under 211 to secure the regional s individual bid from a non-advancing school to the NCAA finals. PJ Samiere was San Diego State s No. 1 golfer, matching his highest career regional finish with a tie for 22nd at 5-over 218. However, the Aztec junior tumbled 15 places on the leaderboard thanks to a final-round 76. Despite closing with eight pars and a birdie, Samiere was undone on the front nine by three bogeys as well as a triple-bogey on the par-4, 438-yard 18th. In addition, Gunn Yang finished three shots behind Samiere in a tie for 29th at 8-over 221 on the heels of a 74. The SDSU senior endured a trio of bogeys of his own on the front nine before rebounding with seven pars and one birdie. Despite the hiccups, Yang still managed to climb five spots from his previous position. The final round also marked the final collegiate appearance for fellow classmate Nahum Mendoza III who shot a 75 to finish the tournament in a tie for 34th at 9-over 222. The three-time all-mountain West performer led the team with 14 pars on the day, but drained just one birdie, as a triple-bogey on the par-5, 525-yard No. 11, his second hole of round, presaged an inauspicious round. Elsewhere, Blake Abercrombie climbed nine places into a tie for 43rd at 12-over 225 after logging the Aztecs lowest score of the day with a 73. Despite carding bogeys on three of his last four holes, the SDSU junior tied for the team lead wth three birdies, including a successful conversion on the par-4, 445-yard No. 5, which ranked as the most difficult hole for the tournament. The Aztec lineup also featured Trevor Norby, who ended the week one shot in back of Abercrombie at 13-over 226 following a 78. The redshirt freshman drained three birdies of his own, including an impressive drain on the par-3, 249-yard 13th, which ranked as the toughest hole of the final round. However, six bogeys and two doubles proved too much to overcome. Penn State s Cole Miller (-7) captured medalist honors after posting a final-round 68, while three golfers tied for the runner-up spot at 4-under, including Kent State s Ian Holt and the USC duo of Sean Crocker and Justin Suh. With rain exiting the area, average scores for the final round dipped by nearly a stroke to on Wednesday, compared to Tuesday s clip. All-Conference Aztecs San Diego State men s golfers PJ Samiere and Blake Abercrombie were selected to the 2018 all-mountain West team in a vote of the league s 11 head coaches on April 27. With their awards, Samiere and Abercrombie each received all-conference recognition for the second year in a row, giving the Aztecs multiple all-mw honorees for the eighth consecutive season. Samiere leads the Scarlet and Black with a scoring average, which ranks fourth in the conference, to go with a team-leading five top-10 placements. The SDSU senior also tops the squad with 20 rounds at or below par, including 13 in the 60s. Samiere was the Aztecs No. 1 finisher in seven out of 12 events during the campaign thus far, including a solo fourth-place performance at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate last September. The reigning California State Amateur championship followed with a fifth-place showing at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational where he shot a career-best 12-under-par 201. In addition, Samiere tied for sixth earlier this month at the Western Intercollegiate, where he tied a tournament record with a collegiate-low 7-under 63 during the second round en route to earning MW Player of the Week honors. Along with Samiere, Abercrombie is the only other golfer to compete in all 12 events for SDSU this year. The Aztec senior ranks second on the squad with a scoring average and has compiled four top-20 placements, including a solo sixth at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational last October, logging a career-best 16-under 200, which is tied for sixth on the school s all-time list for 54 holes. Abercrombie also shared team honors at the Mountain West Championship last week, where he fired a 3-over 219 to tie for 13th on the individual leaderboard. He was also the squad s No. 2 placer in five other events. For the season, Abercrombie has completed 13 rounds at or below par, including six in the 60s. At the aforementioned tournament in Hawaii, he carded a 65 on the first day to match a personal-best for 18 holes. Rewind: Aztecs Finish Eighth at MW Championship San Diego State finished in eighth place at the Mountain West Championship on April 22, after firing a collective 9-over-par 297 during the final round at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. Despite shaving six strokes off their score from the previous day, the Aztecs slipped one notch in the standings, completing the tournament with a 54-hole total of 20-over 884 on the par-72, 7,115-yard Olympic Course. With its results, SDSU also landed out of the top five at the MW Championship for the first time since 2008 and failed to have an individual place among the top four for the first time in 13 years. Blake Abercrombie and Trevor Norby were the Aztecs top finishers as each tied for 13th at 3-over 219. Abercrombie shot a final-round 73 to climb three spots on the leaderboard, highlighted by an eagle-2 on the par-4, 324-yard No. 18. The Aztec senior also recorded birdies on the No. 4 and No. 13 greens; however, five bogeys prevented a steeper ascent. Despite posting a team-high 13 pars, Norby was saddled with his second straight 75 thanks in part to a triple bogey on the par-4, 481-yard No. 3, which ranked as the fourth-toughest hole of the weekend. The SDSU sophomore regrouped with birdies on the ninth and 11th greens, but bogeys at No. 12 and No. 14 stymied his progress. In addition, PJ Samiere jumped four places into a tie for 21st at 5-over 221 after matching Abercrombie with a 73. The Aztec senior sank three birdies over the last four holes on the front nine to get to 2-under for the day. However, a bogey on the par-5 11th followed by a double at the par-3 No. 12 short-circuited his momentum. Still, Samiere was the lone SDSU without a blemish on his scorecard over the final six holes, closing with consecutive pars during that stretch. Elsewhere, Puwit Anupansuebsai completed his first appearance at the MW Championship in a tie for 27th at 9-over 225 following a final-round 76. Despite sharing the team lead with three birdies, including back-to-back drains on the 10th and 11th greens, the Aztec freshman was plagued by inconsistency throughout the day, suffering seven bogeys, including two on his final three holes. Likewise, Pablo Matesanz wrapped up his first-ever start in the conference tournament with a 54th-place finish at 23-over 239. Despite carding his best score of the weekend, the SDSU senior was unable to gain ground on the leaderboard, as seven bogeys, including five straight on the front nine, proved too much to overcome. UNLV, which secured its third consecutive team title, was the lone school to finish in red figures for the tournament, posting an 8-under 856 to keep second-place Colorado State (+3) at bay, while Nevada (+11) took third, followed by Fresno State (+17), Wyoming (+18) and New Mexico (+18). The Rebels also boasted the individual winner, as Shintaro Ban logged a tournament record 16-under 200 to easily outdistance Nevada s Grant Booth (-7), while San José State s Sean Yu and New Mexico s Galven Green tied for third at 2-under Season Capsule Forced to compensate for the loss of three-time all-mountain West selection and 2016 third-team All-American Nahum Mendoza III, San Diego State witnessed a transition year during the campaign, as four freshmen made at least two varsity starts. Despite the influx of youth, the Aztecs produced a moderately successful season, recording top-10 finishes in 10 of 11 tournaments, including four in the top five. San Diego State endured a busy fall schedule that featured five events, highlighted by a second-place finish last October at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in Kauai, Hawaii. The Aztecs shot a 47-under 817 for the tournament, marking the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history. Individually, SDSU boasted three top 15 finishers during its island adventure, including Blake Abercrombie, who tied for the sixth spot with a career-low 16-under 200, highlighted by a collegiate-best 65 in the opening round. In addition, Trevor Norby posted his highest placement in a Scarlet and Black uniform, tying for eighth at 12-under 204. The San Marcos High alumnus shot a 9-under 63 in the final round, which marked the Aztecs lowest 18-hole total since Alex Kang fired a 9-under 62 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in In addition, PJ Samiere tied for 13th at 9-under 207 in the return to his home state, including a second-round 65. Earlier, Samiere finished a solo fourth at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, N.M., before landing in the fifth spot at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif., where he propelled SDSU to a fourth-place standing. The Aztec senior shot a season-best 12-under 201 on rounds of SDSU struggled with inconsistency during the spring slate, but still managed a fourth-place finish at the Southwestern Invitational

3 SAN DIEGO STATE MEn'S GOLF NoTES PAGE 3 in late February at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., followed by a third-place tie at the Western Intercollegiate earlier this month in Santa Cruz, Calif. For the season, Samiere leads the Scarlet and Black with a scoring average, which ranks fourth in the Mountain West, to go with five top-10 placements. The reigning California State Amateur champion tops the the squad with 20 rounds at or below par and has completed a team-leading 13 in the 60s. At the Western Intercollegiate, Samiere tied the tournament record with a 7-under 63 during the second round en route to a sixth-place tie on the leaderboard. For his efforts, the Kailua, Hawaii, native garnered Mountain West Men s Golfer of the Week accolades on April 12. Steve Sugimoto leads all Aztec freshmen with a stroke average in eight events, which ranks fourth on the squad. In addition, fellow classmate Puwit Anupansuebsai was SDSU s No. 1 finisher at the Arizona Intercollegiate (T-28th) and the K-State Bighorn Invitational (T-25th). A product of Anaheim Discovery Christian School, the Thai native also tied for 11th at the Western Intercollegiate, highlighted by a second-round 66. SAN DIEGO STATE MEn'S GOLF REC ORDS TOP 54-HOLE TEAM SCORES Alister MacKenzie Invitational Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational Alister MacKenzie Invitational Alister MacKenzie Invitational NCAA Stanford Regional District 7 Fall Shootout Alister MacKenzie Invitational Alister MacKenzie Invitational Barona Collegiate Cup John Burns Intercollegiate TOP INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES Player... Tournament...Score 1. Xander Schauffele Mountain West Adam Porzak Mountain West Ryann Ree Mountain West Tom Berry Mountain West Gunn Yang Mountain West Nahum Mendoza III Mountain West Riccardo Michelini Mountain West Alex Kang Mountain West Bryan Martin Mountain West Nahum Mendoza III Mountain West Riccardo Michelini Mountain West Alex Kang Mountain West TOP TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference Western Athletic Conference Mountain West Conference TOP INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL SCORES Player... Tournament...Score 1. J.J. Spaun NCAA Stanford Regional Alex Kang NCAA Stanford Regional Xander Schauffele NCAA New Haven Regional Tom Berry NCAA Stanford Regional Alex Kang NCAA Arizona Regional Todd Baek NCAA Arizona Regional Johann Carlsson NCAA Arizona Regional Gilberto Rodriguez NCAA West Regional Riccardo Michelini NCAA New Haven Regional PJ Samiere NCAA New Haven Regional Riccardo Michelini NCAA Pullman Regional J.J. Spaun NCAA Arizona Regional Colin Featherstone NCAA Arizona Regional Kevin Riley NCAA West Regional Just A Chip Shot Away The top five schools and two individuals (not on those qualifying teams) will advance out of the Norman Regional to the NCAA championships, May 25-30, at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. The Aztecs have qualified for the national championships 29 times in school history, including eight occasions (1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016) since the regional format made its debut. A total of 30 teams and six individuals will play 72 holes of stroke play with a single round to be contested on each of the first four days. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on one of those advancing teams will qualify for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition. The individual national champion will be crowned at the conclusion of stroke play on Monday, May 30. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will then be placed into a matchplay bracket with the No. 1 seed facing the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed battling the No. 7 seed, the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed squaring off against the No. 5 seed. Head Coach Ryan Donovan Ryan Donovan is in his 15th season at the helm of the SDSU men sgolf program after serving as an assistant in Since taking the reins, he has directed the Aztecs to 30 tournament titles and six NCAA national championship appearances. In 2011, 2012 and 2015, he received Mountain West Coach of the Year honors and was named a finalist for the Dave Williams Award, which is handed out annually to the national coach of the year in Division I men s golf. Donovan was also was tabbed the Eaton Golf Pride West Region Division I Men s Coach of the Year by the GCAA following the campaign. A native of Yorba Linda, Calif., Donovan was a four-year member of the Aztec golf squad before graduating in TOP TEAM REGIONAL SCORES NCAA Stanford Regional NCAA Arizona Regional NCAA New Haven Regional NCAA Pullman Regional NCAA West Regional NCAA West Regional NCAA West Regional NCAA Columbia Regional NCAA West Regional NCAA West Regional TEAM TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS since 1996 Year... Tournament...Score Montecito Invitational Montecito Invitational Real Del Mar Classic Pacific Golf Invitational Aztec Invitational Oregon Duck Invitational Ben Hogan BYU Cougar Classic John Burns Intercollegiate Bite/Pacific Coast Intercollegiate USD Invitational Barona Collegiate Cup Oregon Duck Invitational The Club Glove Intercollegiate Oregon Duck Invitational District 7 Fall Shootout Callaway Golf Invitational Fresno State Lexus Classic Alister MacKenzie Invitational Fresno State Lexus Classic Oregon Duck Invitational Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Arizona Intercollegiate USC Invitational Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic , Barona Collegiate Cup , Mountain West Conference NCAA Arizona Regional North Ranch Intercollegiate The Farms Invitational National Invitational Tournament Barona Collegiate Cup , Mountain West Conference Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic Jones Invitational Barona Collegiate Cup Mountain West Conference Saint Mary s Invitational Barona Collegiate Cup William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Saint Mary s Invitational

4 SAN DIEGO STATE MEn'S GOLF RecORDS INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Year...Player...Tournament Frank Morley...CCAA Championship Gene Littler...CCAA Championship Frank Morley...CCAA Championship Don Love...CCAA Championship Marvin Braddock...CCAA Championship Ron O Connor...Western Intercollegiate Ron O Connor...So. California Intercollegiate Chuck Courtney...CCAA Championship Alan Campbell...CCAA Championship Alan Campbell...CCAA Championship Alan Campbell... CS-Los Angeles Invitational Alan Campbell... So. California Championship Mike Riley...Fresno Classic Mike Riley... So. California Championship Jim Bradford... CS-Los Angeles Invitational Jack Spradlin... So. California Championship Tom Minor... Vandenberg Invitational Lon Hinkle...Fresno Classic Lon Hinkle... PCAA Championships Lennie Clements... PCAA Championships Terry Raymer...UC Riverside Invitational Curt Worley... Aztec Invitational Curt Worley... UCSB Invitational Gerry Simoni...U.S. Intercollegiate Lennie Clements...Gary Sanders Memorial Lennie Clements...UC Riverside Invitational Lennie Clements... Sun Devil Invitational Curt Worley... Sun Devil Invitational Rick Gordon... PCAA Championships Curt Worley... Aztec Invitational Lennie Clements...U.S. Intercollegiate Barry Mahlberg... So. California Championship Scott Williams... Sun Devil Invitational Greg Twiggs... So. California Championship Greg Twiggs... Arizona Conquistador Greg Twiggs...Pac Coast Classic Greg Twiggs... UCSB Invitational Kris Moe...Western Intercollegiate Kris Moe... Aztec Invitational Kris Moe...USIU Invitational Kris Moe... Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Mark DenDekker... SD Golf Academy Intercollegiate Howard Johnson... Sun Devil Invitational Mark DenDekker...USD Invitational Scott Almquist...USD Invitational Bill Coleman...USD Invitational Bill Coleman...CS Stanislaus Invitational Kevin Riley...Grand Canyon Invitational Kevin Riley... So. California Championship Kevin Riley...San Diego Intercollegiate Kevin Riley...So. California Intercollegiate Ross Edwards...USD Invitational Dan Devilbliss... Anteater Invitational Matt Murray...Coyote Classic Dan Devilbliss... Ashworth Golf Invitational Kurt Cassidy...Montecito Invitational James Stewart...Montecito Invitational Larry Correa... So. California Championship Scott Piercy...Strata Intercollegiate Scott Piercy... Real Del Mar Classic Larry Correa... Pt. Loma Invitational Lars Johansson...Western Intercollegiate Lars Johansson...Ben Hogan Cougar Classic John Lepak...Mountain West Championships John Lieber... John Burns Intercollegiate John Lepak... Barona Collegiate Cup Lars Johansson... John Burns Intercollegiate Andrew Scott...Southern California Championship Gilberto Rodriguez... Wyoming Cowboy Classic Mark Warman...U.S. Intercollegiate Jeff Hansen...Oregon Duck Invitational Aaron Goldberg...U.S. Intercollegiate Josh Warthen...The Club Glove Intercollegiate David Palm...The Club Glove Intercollegiate PAGE4 Year...Player...Tournament Andrew Scott...UH Fall Intercollegiate Aaron Goldberg...District 7 Fall Shootout Matt Hoffenberg...Fresno State Lexus Classic Ryan Citarella...CSU San Marcos Invitational Tyler Morris...Firestone Grill College Invitational Alex Kang/Andrew Cooley... Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational J.J. Spaun... ASU Thunderbird Invitational Alex Kang...Alister MacKenzie Invitational J.J. Spaun... ASU Thunderbird Invitational Matt Hoffenberg... North Ranch Intercollegiate J.J. Spaun...The Farms Invitational J.J. Spaun...National Invitational Tournament J.J. Spaun... Barona Collegiate Cup Tom Berry...PING/Golfweek Preview James Holley...WIU/Carlton Oaks Invitational Xander Schauffele...Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic Xander Schauffele... Barona Collegiate Cup Pablo Matesanz... WIU/Carlton Oaks Invitational TOP 54-HOLE INDIVIDUAL SCORES Player... Tournament...Score 1. Alex Kang Alister MacKenzie Invitational J.J. Spaun NCAA Stanford Regional Todd Baek Alister MacKenzie Invitational Ryann Ree Alister MacKenzie Invitational Xander Schauffele Barona Collegiate Cup Blake Abercrombie Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational Nahum Mendoza III Alister MacKenzie Invitational Riccardo Michelini Alister MacKenzie Invitational Colin Featherstone Alister MacKenzie Invitational PJ Samiere Alister MacKenzie Invitational J.J. Spaun National Invitational Tournament Aaron Goldberg District 7 Shootout TOP 18-HOLE INDIVIDUAL SCORES Player... Tournament...Score 1. Alex Kang Alister MacKenzie Invitational...62 Mark Warman U.S. Intercollegiate PJ Samiere Western Intercollegiate...63 Trevor Norby Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational...63 J.J. Spaun NCAA Stanford Regional PJ Samiere Alister MacKenzie Invitational...64 PJ Samiere Barona Collegiate Cup...64 Andrew Scott John Burns Intercollegiate...64 Xander Schauffele Barona Collegiate Cup (twice) PJ Samiere Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational...65 Blake Abercrombie Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational...65 PJ Samiere Barona Collegiate Cup...65 Blake Abercrombie CSUSM Fall Classic...65 Nahum Mendoza III Barona Collegiate Cup...65 Riccardo Michelini Alister MacKenzie Invitational...65 Ryann Ree Alister MacKenzie Invitational...65 Ricky DeSantis The Goodwin...65 Xander Schauffele Alister Mackenzie Invitational...65 J.J. Spaun NCAA Stanford Regional...65 Alex Kang ASU Thunderbird Invitational...65 Todd Baek Alister MacKenzie Invitational...65 Colin Featherstone William H. Tucker Intercollegiate...65 Tom Berry Mountain West Conference Championships...65 Johan Carlsson Alister MacKenzie Invitational...65 Ryan Citarella ASU Thunderbird Invitational...65 Matt Hoffenberg Barona Collegiate Cup...65 Aaron Goldberg John Burns Intercollegiate...65 Aaron Goldberg ASU Thunderbird Invitational...65 John Lepak Barona Collegiate Cup...65 John Lieber John Burns Intercollegiate...65 Lars Johansson Western Invitational...65 Current golfers in bold

5 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Fall September Gopher Invitational (Minnesota) Windsong Golf Club Independence, Minn. Course: Par 71, 7,388 yards Finish: 10th of 16 / 875 (+23) September William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (New Mexico) UNM Championship Course Albuquerque, N.M. Course: Par 72, 7,555 yards Finish: T-6th of 17 / 884 (+20) October 9-10 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (California) Meadow Club Fairfax, Calif. Course: Par 71, 6,734 yards Finish: 4th of 16 / 833 (-19) October Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (Hawai i) Princeville Makai Golf Course Princeville, Hawaii Course: Par 72, 7,223 yards Finish: 2nd of 20 / 817 (-47) November 6-8 Saint Mary s Invitational (Saint Mary s) Poppy Hills Golf Club Pebble Beach, Calif. Course: Par 71, 7,002 yards Finish: 7th of 18 / 852 (E) Spring January Arizona Intercollegiate (Arizona) Sewailo Golf Club Tucson, Ariz. Course: Par 71, 7,292 yards Finish: T-10th of 18 / 898 (+46) February The Prestige at PGA West (Stanford/UC Davis) PGA West - Greg Norman Course La Quinta, Calif. Course: Par 71, 7,100 yards Finish: 13th of 16 / 601 (+33) February Southwestern Invitational (Pepperdine) North Ranch Country Club Westlake Village, Calif. Course: Par 72, 6,994 yards Finish: 4th of 15 / 893 (+29) March Lamkin San Diego Classic (San Diego State/USD) San Diego Country Club Chula Vista, Calif. Course: Par 72, 7,033 yards Finish: 6th of 16 / 866 (+2) March K-State Bighorn Invitational (Kansas State) Bighorn Golf Club Palm Desert, Calif. Course: Par 72, 7,000 yards Finish: 8th of 12 / 864 (E) April 7-8 Western Intercollegiate (San José State) Pasatiempo Golf Club Santa Cruz, Calif. Course: Par 70, 6,615 yards Finish: T-3rd of 15 / 1052 (+2) April Mountain West Championship (Mountain West) Gold Mountain Golf Club Bremerton, Wash. Course: Par 72, 7,115 yards Finish: 8th of 11 / 884 (+20) May NCAA Norman Regional (Oklahoma) Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Norman, Okla. SAN DIEGO STATE MEN'S GOLF STATISTICS uuu INDIVIDUAL STROKE AVERAGES - OVERALL Count Indiv. Vs. Vs. Par Low Low Best Player Events Rounds Pct. Rounds Strokes Avg. Par Avg Won Top Finish PJ Samiere /35 (.914) (-4) (-0.11) th Blake Abercrombie /35 (.906) th Trevor Norby /30 (.800) T-8th Steve Sugimoto /17 (.912) T-4th Puwit Anupansuebsai /26 (.904) T-11th Pablo Matesanz /6 (.283) T-21st Zihao Jin /6 (.500) T-22nd Christian Banke /5 (.600) T-6th Otto Vanhatalo /9 (.633) T-20th Eric Ghim 3 9 3/9 (.333) T-61st SDSU TEAM nd SDSU TEAM 1 3 Six-Count-Five T-3rd Ryan McCoy T-39th Rounds in the 60s (35): Samiere 13, Abercrombie 6, Norby 6, Anupansuebsai 3, Jin 2, Matesanz 2, Sugimoto 2, Banke 1 Rounds Below Par (56): Samiere 16, Abercrombie 10, Sugimoto 9, Norby 7, Anupansuebsai 4, Jin 3, Banke 2, Matesanz 2, Vanhatalo 2, Ghim 1 Even-Par Rounds (21): Norby 6, Anupansuebsai 5, Samiere 4, Abercrombie 3, Banke 1, Matesanz 1, Vanhatalo 1 uuu TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES Date Event Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total +/- Par Finish Low Player Sept Gopher Invitational th of 16 PJ Samiere (T-13th of 87) Sept William H. Tucker Intercollegiate T-6th of 17 PJ Samiere (4th of 99) Oct Alister MacKenzie Invitational (-19) 4th of 16 PJ Samiere (5th of 88) Oct Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (-47) 2nd of 20 Blake Abercrombie (6th of 110) Nov. 6-8 Saint Mary s Invitational E 7th of 18 PJ Samiere (T-6th of 99) Jan Arizona Intercollegiate T-10th of 18 Puwit Anupansuebsai (T-28th of 92) Feb The Prestige at PGA West canceled th of 16 Christian Banke (T-33rd of 84) Feb Southwestern Invitational th of 15 PJ Samiere (11th of 78) March Lamkin San Diego Classic th of 16 PJ Samiere (T-6th of 95) March K-State Bighorn Invitational E 8th of 12 Puwit Anupansuebsai (T-25th of 66) April 7-8 Western Intercollegiate T-3rd of 15 PJ Samiere (T-6th of 95) April Mountain West Championship of 11 Abercrombie/Norby (T-13th of 55) May NCAA Regionals uuu SPRING 2018 INDIVIDUAL STROKE AVERAGES Count Indiv. Vs. Vs. Par Low Low Best Player Events Rounds Pct. Rounds Strokes Avg. Par Avg Won Top Finish PJ Samiere /20 (.900) T-6th Puwit Anupansuebsai /17 (.912) T-11th Blake Abercrombie /20 (.860) T-12th Trevor Norby /15 (.833) T-9th Steve Sugimoto /11 (.864) T-4th Otto Vanhatalo /9 (.633) T-20th Christian Banke /5 (.600) T-6th Pablo Matesanz /6 (.283) T-25th SDSU TEAM th SDSU TEAM 1 3 Six-Count-Five T-3rd Zihao Jin T-22nd Ryan McCoy T-39th Rounds in the 60s (15): Samiere 4, Anupansuebsai 3, Norby 3, Abercrombie 2, Banke 1, Matesanz 1, Sugimoto 1 Rounds Below Par (25): Samiere 6, Norby 4, Abercrombie 3, Anupansuebsai 3, Sugimoto 3, Banke 2, Vanhatalo 2, Jin 1, Matesanz 1 Even-Par Rounds (12): Samiere 4, Abercrombie 3, Anupansuebsai 3, Banke 1, Vanhatalo 1 uuu FALL 2017 INDIVIDUAL STROKE AVERAGES Count Indiv. Vs. Vs. Par Low Low Best Player Events Rounds Pct. Rounds Strokes Avg. Par Avg Won Top Finish PJ Samiere /15 (.933) (-26) (-1.73) th Blake Abercrombie /15 (.967) (-3) (-0.20) th Steve Sugimoto 3 9 6/6 (1.000) T-14th Trevor Norby /15 (.767) T-8th Zihao Jin 2 6 3/6 (.500) T-46th Puwit Anupansuebsai /9 (.889) T-22nd Eric Ghim 3 9 3/9 (.333) T-61st SDSU TEAM (-23) (-1.53) nd Pablo Matesanz T-21st Otto Vanhatalo T-25th Ryan McCoy T-92nd Rounds in the 60s (20): Samiere 9, Abercrombie 4, Norby 3, Jin 2, Matesanz 1, Sugimoto 1 Rounds Below Par (31): Samiere 11, Abercrombie 6, Sugimoto 6, Norby 3, Jin 2, Anupansuebsai 1, Ghim 1, Matesanz 1 Even-Par Rounds (9): Norby 6, Anupansuebsai 2, Matesanz 1

6 uuu TOURNaMENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS FALL SPRING GOPHER INVITATIONAL Sept Windsong Farm G.C. Independence, Minn. 10th of 16 teams (87 individuals) Par 71 7,388 yards PJ Samiere (+3) T-13th Trevor Norby (+5) T-22nd Puwit Anupansuebsai (+7) T-31st Blake Abercrombie (+8) T-42nd Eric Ghim (+17) T-71st SDSU TEAM (+23) 10th Team Champion: Arkansas, 848 (-4) Individual Champion: Ian Holt, Kent State, 203 (-10) WILLIAM H. TUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE Sept UNM Championship Course Albuquerque, N.M T-6th of 16 teams (99 individuals) Par 72 7,555 yards PJ Samiere (-2) 4th Puwit Anupansuebsai (+6) T-22nd Blake Abercrombie (+7) T-27th Eric Ghim (+13) T-61st Trevor Norby (+14) T-66th SDSU TEAM (+23) T-6th Team Champion: Brigham Young, 873 (+9) Individual Champion: George Cunningham, Arizona, 208 (-8) ALISTER MACKENZIE INVITATIONAL Oct The Meadow Club Fairfax, Calif. 4th of 16 teams (88 individuals) Par 71 6,734 yards PJ Samiere (-12) 5th Blake Abercrombie (-5) T-14th Trevor Norby (-4) T-19th Puwit Anupansuebsai (E) T-46th Eric Ghim (+8) T-68th SDSU TEAM (-19) 4th Team Champion: California, 811 (-41) Individual Champion: K.K. Limbhasut, California, 198 (-15) WARRIOR PRINCEVILLE MAKAI INVITATIONAL Oct Princeville Makai G.C. Princeville, Hawaii 2nd of 20 teams (110 individuals) Par 72 7,223 yards Blake Abercrombie (-16) 6th Trevor Norby (-12) T-8th PJ Samiere (-9) T-13th Steve Sugimoto (-3) T-41st Zihao Jin (-2) T-46th SDSU TEAM (-47) 2nd Team Champion: Louisville, 808 (-56) Individual Champion: Simon Zach, Louisville, 195 (-21) SAINT MARY S INVITATIONAL Nov. 6-8 Poppy Hills G.C. Pebble Beach, Calif. 7th of 18 teams (99 individuals) Par 71 7,002 yards PJ Samiere (-6) T-6th Steve Sugimoto (-4) T-14th Blake Abercrombie (+3) T-38th Zihao Jin (+11) T-68th Trevor Norby (+16) T-88th SDSU TEAM (E) 2nd Team Champion: USC, 824 (-28) Individual Champion: Justin Suh, USC, 200 (-13) ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE Jan Sewailo G.C. Tucson, Ariz. T-10th of 18 teams (92 individuals) Par 71 7,292 yards Puwit Anupansuebsai (+10) T-28th Blake Abercrombie (+12) T-38th Trevor Norby (+14) T-45th Otto Vanhatalo (+14) T-45th PJ Samere (+17) T-56th SDSU TEAM (+46) 2nd Team Champion: Arizona, 862 (+12) Individual Champion: Braden Bailey, Baylor, 210 (-3) THE PRESTIGE AT PGA WEST Feb PGA West La Quinta, Calif. 13th of 18 teams (84 individuals) Par 71 7,100 yards Christian Banke (+5) T-33rd Blake Abercrombie (+8) T-46th PJ Samiere (+10) T-57th Steve Sugimoto (+10) T-57th Puwit Anupansuebsai (+13) T-71st SDSU TEAM (+46) 13th Team Champion: Oklahoma State, 567 (-1) Individual Champion: Braden Bailey, Baylor, 210 (-3) SOUTHWESTERN INVITATIONAL Feb North Ranch C.C. Westlake Village, Calif. 4th of 15 teams (78 individuals) Par 72 6,994 yards PJ Samiere (+2) 11th Blake Abercrombie (+3) T-12th Steve Sugimoto (+10) T-30th Otto Vanhatalo (+18) T-56th Christian Banke (+19) T-61st SDSU TEAM (+29) 4th Team Champion: UCLA, 856 (-8) Individual Champion: Kyle Mueller, MIchigan, 208 (-8) LAMKIN SAN DIEGO CLASSIC March San Diego C.C. Chula Vista, Calif. 6th of 16 teams (95 individuals) Par 72 7,033 yards PJ Samiere (-6) T-6th Blake Abercrombie (+2) T-27th Puwit Anupansuebsai (+3) T-32nd Steve Sugimoto (+5) T-44th Trevor Norby (+17) T-89th SDSU TEAM (+2) 6th Team Champion: Oklahoma State, 820 (-44) Individual Champion: Fredrik Nilehn, Texas Tech, 201 (-15) K-STATE BIGHORN INVITATIONAL March Bighorn G.C. Palm Desert, Calif. 8th of 12 teams (66 individuals) Par 72 7,000 yards Puwit Anupansuebsai (-1) T-25th PJ Samiere (E) 28th Blake Abercrombie (+3) T-33rd Trevor Norby (+3) T-33rd Steve Sugimoto (+6) T-46th SDSU TEAM (E) 8th Team Champion: Illinois, 824 (-40) Individual Champion: Bryan Baumgarten, Illinois, 205 (-11) WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE April 7-8 Pasatiempo G.C. Santa Cruz, Calif. T-3rd of 15 teams (95 individuals) Par 70 6,615 yards PJ Samiere (-6) T-6th Trevor Norby (-4) T-9th Puwit Anupansuebsai (-3) T-11th Blake Abercrombie (+6) T-46th Pablo Matesanz (+10) T-62nd Otto Vanhatalo (+13) T-72nd SDSU TEAM (+2) T-3rd Team Champion: North Carolina, 1036 (-14) Individual Champion: Norman Xiong, Oregon, 200 (-10)* *won on third hole of sudden-death playoff MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP April Gold Mountain G.C. Bremerton, Wash. 8th of 11 teams (55 individuals) Par 72 7,115 yards Blake Abercrombie (+3) T-13th Trevor Norby (+3) T-13th PJ Samiere (+5) T-21st Puwit Anupansuebsai (+9) T-27th Pablo Matesanz (+23) 54th SDSU TEAM (+20) 8th Team Champion: UNLV, 856 (-8) Individual Champion: Shintaro Ban, UNLV, 200 (-16) NCAA NORMAN REGIONAL May Jimmie Austin OU G.C. Norman, Okla Washington Regional Results SDSU Finish: 8th of 14 teams, 882 (+30) Top SDSU Returner: PJ Samiere, T-22nd, 218 (+5) Team Champion: USC, 849 (-3) Individual Champion: Cole Miller, Penn State, 206 (-7)