A three-week run up to the Big Sky Conference Golf Championship begins next week for the Portland State Vikings. PSU will compete in the Fresno State Classic on Mar. 31-Apr. 1 at Copper River Country Club in Fresno.

Following that event, PSU travels to the Bobcat Desert Classic, Apr. 7-9 in Goodyear, AZ (Golf Club of Estrella), then the Big Sky Championship, Apr. 14-16, in Litchfield, AZ (Wigwam Golf Club).

The Vikings have been off a little more than a month since their last tournament. However, all the competitive reps leading up to the Big Sky Championship should be beneficial.

The Fresno State Classic will include eight teams, among them Big Sky foe Weber State. Copper River Country Club is a 6,276-yard, par-72 course.

Sophomore Cynthia Valerie Ong is the team scoring leader going into next week's play with a 75.62 average. Juniors Bayler Brundage (77.92) and Payten Shimizu (78.31) are second and third on the list.

Graduate student Avery Kageyama is at 79.11 followed by sophomore Momo Udom (80.53).

Ong and Brundage have each shown a stroke-and-a-half per round improvement over last season so far.  
  

FRESNO STATE CLASSIC

Date: Mar. 31-Apr. 1
Course: Copper River Country Club
Par/Yardage: 72/6,276 yards
Host: Fresno State
Play: 54 holes of stroke play with 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. A shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. each day. 
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/234247
Teams competing (8): UC Riverside, Bakersfield, CSUN, Hawai'i, Portland State, Tarleton State, Weber State, Fresno State

TAP INS

• SCORING AVERAGES (rounds): Cynthia Valerie Ong, 75.62/8; Bayler Brundage, 77.92/13; Payten Shimizu, 78.31/13; Avery Kageyama, 79.11/9; Momo Udom, 80.53/13
• BIRDIE WATCHING (rounds): Bayler Brundage, 28/13; Payten Shimizu, 22/13;  Cynthia Valerie Ong, 19/9 (1 eagle); Momo Udom, 17/11; Avery Kageyama 11/9
• PORTLAND STATE ADDS THIRD NEWCOMER FOR 2025-26: The Viking program has added a third newcomer to its roster for 2025-26: Maddie Dustin. A native of Salem, Dustin is a two-time All-State player. She competed at Hawai'i last fall, but will join the Vikings as a sophomore in the fall. Dustin joins Francesca Tomp, a three-time Oregon 5A state champion from North Eugene High School, and Caithlyn Ong, an accomplished international player, who have also signed with the Vikings... Tomp was named the 2024 Oregonian/Oregon Live Prep Golfer of the Year and the 2024 Oregon Sports Awards Girls' Prep Golfer of the Year... Ong is the sister of current Viking sophomore golfer Cynthia Valerie Ong. 

2024-25 SEASON SCHEDULE

FALL SEASON
Sept. 16-17, Kelsey Chugg Invitational, Wolfcreek Golf Club, Eden, UT, hosted by Weber State, t9th of 11 teams, 312-318=630     
Sept. 22-23, Eagle Invitational, Circling Raven Golf Course, Worley, ID, hosted by Eastern Washington, 12th of 13 teams, 317-303=620
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational, Tacoma Country and Golf Club, Tacoma, WA, hosted by Seattle, 16th of 17 teams, 318-305-298=916
Oct. 14-15, Portland State Invitational, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, OR, hosted by Portland State, 9th of 10 teams, 305-302-321=928
           
SPRING SEASON
Feb. 10-12, Mountain Classic Match Play, The Classic Club, Palm Desert, CA, hosted by Wyoming and Boise State, 6^th of 8 teams, 1-2 in matches 
Feb. 15-17, Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic Monterey Country Club, Palm Desert, CA, hosted by Long Beach State, 21^st of 21 teams, 315-316-306=935
Mar. 31-Apr. 1, Fresno State Classic, Copper River Country Club, Fresno, CA, hosted by Fresno State        
Apr. 7-9, Bobcat Desert Classic, The Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, AZ, hosted by Montana State
Apr. 14-16, Big Sky Championship, Wigwam Golf Club, Litchfield, AZ