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Bill Cullum Invitational Day One
Round Two Of Bill Cullum Invitational Suspended Due To Darkness
10/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 20, 2014
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Following a fog delay in the early morning hours, the opening day of the Bill Cullum Invitational has been suspended due to darkness late in the second round of action.
Senior Ben Ludlam led the way in the opening round, finishing with four birdies to lead to a one-under on the front nine and finish with a two-under round of 70. Senior Dylan Crowley also landed four birdies in the morning round as well as an impressive eagle on the 521-yard par-5 18th to finish with an even-par 72 in round one.
After finishing three-over in the first round, freshman Jacob Henny was able to card back-to-back birdies on seven and eight for a three-under front nine to sit at one-under par through his first 15 holes of round two before the darkness settled in.
Senior Obe Ayton also carded a pair of birdies in the opening round to finish three-over with a 75 while sophomore John Russo saw four birdies in the morning round before finishing nine-over with an 81.
The Red Storm will conclude its final few holes of round two on Tuesday morning before joining the field for the final 18 holes of action later in the day.
About The Event
The 2014 Bill Cullum Invitational is held at Wood Ranch Golf Club, a 6,819-yard, par-72 course located in Simi Valley, California, and will consist of a field of 20 teams: Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Hawai'I, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, St. John's, Sacramento State, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Utah State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Washington State, Weber State and CSUN.
The two-day tournament started with two rounds of play on Monday, Oct. 20, as the field competed in 36 holes beginning with a shotgun start at 10:45 a.m. ET before the conclusion of the tournament's final 18 holes on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with tee times starting at 10 a.m. ET.
Cal State Fullerton won the event last year after carding a 288-280-281-849 (-15) while Long Beach State's Daniel Chian took the individual title after a 72-68-66-206 (-10).
The History Of The Event
The 19-year old tournament recently changed its name to "The Cullum Invitational" in honor of the legendary CSUN men's golf coach Bill Cullum. In previous years, the tournament was known as "The Countrywide Invitational" and in 2006 was renamed "The Bill Cullum/Countrywide Invitational.
Cullum was the coach of the Matador men's team from 1965 to 1986 and won three NCAA Division II golf championships, finishing in second place in each event. In his time as coach of the Matadors, Cullum was named the NCAA College-Division Coach of the Year in 1969 and District Eight Coach of the Year in both 1970 and 1971.
Under Cullum's coaching, the Matadors won eight California Collegiate Athletic Association championships from 1969 to 1977, leading to Cullum's induction into the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame in 1989 and the CSUN Hall of Fame in 2012 after passing away on July 12, 2003.
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