The 2009 California Collegiate Athletic
Association (CCAA) men’s golf championships open on Monday at the par-72, 6,741-yard Hunter Ranch Golf Course in Paso Robles, Calif.
The tournament format calls for 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 scheduled for Tuesday. Monday’s opening round begins at 7:30 a.m.
The eight-team field includes Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State Stanislaus, Chico State, Sonoma State and UC San Diego.
Cal State East Bay, which will join the conference beginning in 2009-10, is not eligible for the championship or individual honors.
Sonoma State enters this year’s event as the defending CCAA Champion after posting a four-shot victory over Cal State Stanislaus. The Seawolves carded a 54-hole total of 6-under par 858.
Cal State Stanislaus senior Erick Justesen captured individual
medalist honors in 2008 after posting a 14-under par score of 202 to register an eight-shot victory over Sonoma State’s Jarin Todd. It marked the second straight individual title for Justesen.
Cal State San Bernardino begins play as the CCAA’s top-seeded team. The Coyotes are ranked No. 7 nationally in the latest Golfstat rankings and first in the West Region. Cal State San Bernardino enters the CCAA Championships playing well as it has won three of the last four tournaments it has played in.
Junior Gene Webster, Jr. is the Coyotes top player with a 72.54
stroke average and ranked fifth in the West Region.
Led by Todd, a two-time All-American, Sonoma State is ranked No. 8 nationally and second in the West Region. Todd is second in the West Region with a 71.35 stroke average.
The CCAA boasts five of the West Region’s top 10 teams. In addition to Cal State San Bernardino and Sonoma State, Chico State (4th), Cal State Monterey Bay (6th), and Cal State Stanislaus (7th) are ranked among the region’s top teams.
Chico State, led by junior Lucas Delgado, has two tournament
victories this season and is seeking its first CCAA team title.
Cal State Monterey Bay is in its second year as a CCAA member and is coming off a fourth-place showing in 2008. Senior Ricky Stockton is the Otters top player with a 72.71 stroke average and five Top 10 finishes.
Cal State Stanislaus, a three-time CCAA Champion, is seeking its first title since 2007. The Warriors, who are coming off a win at the Hanny/Stanislaus Invitational earlier this week, is led by junior Danny Hoff, who has a 75.00 stroke average and two Top 10 showings.
Team Champions
1999 Cal State Stanislaus
2000 Grand Canyon
2001 Cal State Stanislaus
2002 Cal State Bakersfield
2003 Cal State Bakersfield
2004 Cal State Bakersfield
2005 Cal State Bakersfield
2006 Cal State Bakersfield
2007 Cal State Stanislaus
2008 Sonoma State
Individual Champions
1999 Yascha Feld (Cal State Stanislaus)
2000 John Davis (Grand Canyon)
2001 Marc Lawless (Cal State Stanislaus)
2002 Jason Boyd (UC San Diego)
2003 Bill Noon (Cal State Bakersfield)
2004 D.J. Fernando (Cal State Bakersfield)
2005 Mark Baker (Cal State Bakersfield)
2006 Brady Baguio (Cal State Bakersfield)
2007 Erick Justesen (Cal State Stanislaus)
2008 Erick Justesen (Cal State Stanislaus)
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