UC San Diego's third tournament of the fall season is on tap as the Tritons travel to Los Angeles County for the Bill Cullum Invitational, hosted by CSUN on Monday, October 11 and Tuesday, October 12 at The Oaks Club at Valencia.
The 54-hole tourney features 12 teams and 85 total competitors on the par-72, 7,115-yard course.
Seven Big West Conference squads will be competing including Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawaii, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara.
The tournament was first played in 1996. For 25 years, the event was held at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Ventura County's Simi Valley. This year marks the first time it has changed venues.
The most recent running came in 2019 when San Diego State took the team title and Puwit Anupansuebsai of SDSU was the individual medalist.
Bill Cullum, the tournament's namesake, coached the CSUN men's team from 1965 to 1986 and won three NCAA Division II golf championships and finished second twice. He was named NCAA College-Division Coach of the Year in 1969 and District Eight Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1971. Cullum was inducted to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 1989 and the CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
All action from Valencia can be followed with
live scoring.
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THE SCHEDULE
• Monday, Oct. 11, 8 a.m. shotgun start (36 holes)
• Tuesday, Oct. 12, 8 a.m. shotgun start (18 holes)
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THE COURSE
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The Oaks Club at Valencia in Valencia, California
• Par 72
• 7,115 yards
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THE TEAMS (12)
• Cal State Fullerton
• Cal State San Marcos
• CSUN
• Hawaii
• Southern Utah
• UC Irvine
• UC Riverside
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• Utah State
• Utah Valley
• Weber State
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THE FIELD
• 85 golfers
• 60 team players
• 25 individuals
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THE TRITON LINEUP
1.
Jared Gross (Sr.)
2.
Davis McDowell (R-Fr.)
3.
Francis Catalano (Fr.)
4.
Jerry Wu (So.)
5.
Ryan Vaughan (Sr.)
Individuals
Akira Isayama (So.)
Davis Lee (So.)
Sergi Mata (Sr.)
Isayama, Lee, and Mata will be playing for the first time this season.
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THE PAIRINGS
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Round 1
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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
UC San Diego took part in the Bill Cullum Invitational at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, California in October of 2019. The Tritons placed ninth of 13 teams, coming in ahead of host CSUN, Cal Poly, UC Riverside, and Southern Utah. They finished with a 16-over par 880 after rounds of 293, 298, and 289. Hayden Hui was the top player for UC San Diego, tying for 16th at 4-under par. Current Triton senior
Sergi Mata competed and finished 4-over par to tie for 47th. See the full results
here.
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2021-22 UC SAN DIEGO FINISHES
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Nick Watney Invitational: 12th of 14 (306-294-299--899, +47)
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Ram Masters Invitational: 13th of 16 (324-323-299--946, +106)
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2021-22 TOP TRITON FINISHERS
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Nick Watney Invitational:
Francis Catalano, tie for 36th (79-72-71--222, +9)
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Ram Masters Invitational:
Elliot Bunyaviroch, tie for 19th (79-81-70--230, +20)
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2021-22 LOW ROUNDS
Team: 294,
Nick Watney Invitational (2nd)
Player: 70, Elliott Bunyaviroch,
Ram Masters Invitational (3rd)
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ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has begun a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
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UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS LAUNCHES WEEKLY PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast,
Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Vurbl. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter
@Tritoncast.
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GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO GOLF
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdmgolf.
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UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
UC San Diego's nationally renowned Return to Learn program was created to return to in-person teaching, learning, conducting pioneering research and serving our communities in the safest way possible. The program has three adaptive pillars that are central to our strategy to resume on-campus activity: risk mitigation, viral detection, and intervention. For the latest information on UC San Diego and COVID-19, please visit the University's
Return to Learn site.
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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the
Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!
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GEAR HERE!
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons
here.
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
