Portland State continues its golf season next week at the Fresno State Spring Classic. The Vikings will be one of 11 teams taking part in the tournament, played at Fort Washington Country Club.
 
The Vikings opened their spring earlier this month in Arizona, placing 12^th among 15 teams at the Bowling Green Intercollegiate. They will look for improvement over a 928 total in that event. In fact, the Vikings have been much improved this season – four shots better per round than last year (303.9 vs. 307.8). The Vikings' team scoring average is its best since the 2018-19 season.
 
Starting for the Vikings at the Fresno State Spring Classic will be seniors Bayler Brundage and Payten Shimizu, junior Cynthia Valerie Ong, sophomore Maddie Dustin and freshman Caithlyn Ong. The elder Ong comes off a team-best performance at the Bowling Green Intercollegiate where she posted 78-74-75=227. She is also the team's scoring leader for the season at 75.47 strokes per round. Shimizu is at 75.92 strokes per round. Both players are on career-best scoring paces.
 
Tenth-ranked Pepperdine will be the feature school competing in the event. At 81^st, Cal Poly is the only other team ranked in the top 100. Among Big Sky Conference schools, Weber State and Idaho State will also be playing at Fresno.
 
Portland State's spring season includes five tournaments. The Big Sky Conference Championship takes place on April 20-22 in Litchfield, AZ.
 

TAP-INS

• SCORING AVERAGES/rounds (5 tournaments): Cynthia Valerie Ong (75.47/15); Payten Shimizu (75.92/12); Maddie Dustin (76.47/15); Momo Udom (77.00/9); Caithlyn Ong (77.50/6); Francesca Tomp (78.00/6); Bayler Brundage (78.93/15).
• BIRDIES/rounds (5 tournaments): Maddie Dustin, 28 (1 eagle)/15; Cynthia Valerie Ong, 26/15; Payten Shimizu, 25/12; Bayler Brundage, 19/15; Francesca Tomp, 13/6; Momo Udom, 13/9; Caithlyn Ong 8/6.
• Portland State's best single-round team score for the season is 294. The best tournament score is 886.
• Career Ranks at Portland State: Rounds played: Bayler Brundage, 91/12th; Payten Shimizu, 84/18th. Scoring Average: Cynthia Valerie Ong, 76.59/8^th; Payten Shimizu, 77.55/13^th. Birdies: Bayler Brundage, 138/7th; Payten Shimizu, 131/9^th 
   

FRESNO STATE SPRING CLASSIC

Date: Mar. 2-3
Course: Fort Washington Country Club, Fresno, CA
Par/Yardage: 72/6,055 yards
Live scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239493/scoring/team.
Play: 36 holes of continuous play on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday.
Teams competing (11): Weber State, San Francisco, California Baptist, Pepperdine, UC Riverside, Idaho State, Portland State, Fresno State, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Cal Poly

2025-26 SEASON SCHEDULE

FALL SEASON
Sept. 15-16, Yellowstone Intercollegiate, hosted by Montana State, Riverside Country Club, Bozeman, MT, 9^th of 11 teams, 299-304-301=904
Sept. 22-23, Kalispel Invitational, hosted by Eastern Washington, Kalispel Golf and Country Club, Spokane, WA, 12^th of 14 teams, 314-298-304=916         
Sept. 29-30, Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational, hosted by Seattle, Tacoma Country Club, Tacoma, WA, t13th of 15 teams, 304-314-306=924
Oct. 6-7, Sun Mountain Intercollegiate, hosted by Montana, The Ranch Club, Missoula, MT, 2^nd of 6 teams, 294-297-295=886
 
SPRING SEASON
Feb. 10-11, Bowling Green Intercollegiate, hosted by Bowling Green State, Wigwam Golf Club, Litchfield, AZ, 12^th of 15 teams, 310-306-312=928
Mar. 2-3, Fresno State Spring Classic, Fresno State, Fort Washington Golf and Country Club, Fresno, AZ
Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational, South Dakota State, Boulder Creek Golf Club, Boulder City, NV
Apr. 13-15, Bobcat Desert Classic, Montana State, Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, AZ
Apr. 20-22, Big Sky Championship, Big Sky Conference, Wigwam Golf Club - Blue Course, Litchfield, AZ