Fresno, CA – Tenth-ranked Pepperdine flexed its muscles on the first day of the Fresno State Spring Classic, jumping out to a 24-stroke lead after two rounds of play. The Waves posted 290-282=572, while second-place Cal Poly shot 300-296=596. Portland State is currently in 10^th place with rounds of 315-310=625.
 
Yingzhi Zhu of Pepperdine holds in the individual lead with a four-under par 73-67=140 at the Fort Washington Golf and Country Club. Three players are just one stroke behind.
 
PSU junior Cynthia Valerie Ong is the top Viking through rounds. Ong shot 78-73=151 and is in 17^th place among 70 golfers. Her sister, freshman Caithlyn Ong, is in 40^th place at 79-77=156.
 
Senior Bayler Brundage shot 80-78=158 over two rounds and is in 49^th place.
 
Senior Payten Shimizu and sophomore Maddie Dustin each shot 164 and are tied for 62^nd.
 
The Vikings are 10^th among 11 teams. They trail Big Sky Conference foe Weber State (615) and lead Idaho State (653).
 

TAP-INS

• BIRDIE WATCHING (36 holes): Bayler Brundage, 3; Caithlyn Ong, 3; Cynthia Valerie Ong, 2; Maddie Dustin, 1; Payten Shimizu, 1
• The final round of the Fresno State Spring Classic takes place on Tuesday. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. Live scoring can be found at https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239493/scoring/team

 

Fresno State Spring Classic
Hosted by Fresno State University
Fort Washington Golf and Country Club
Mar. 2-3, 2026
Par 72, 6,289 yards
11 teams/70 players

 
TEAM SCORES
1. Pepperdine, 290-282=572
2. Cal Poly, 300-296=596
t3. California Baptist, 300-299=599
t3. CSUN, 311-288=599
5. UC Riverside, 300-302=602
6. Fresno State, 306-298=604
7. CSU Bakersfield, 302-304=606
8. Weber State, 311-304=615
9. San Francisco, 308-308=616
10. Portland State, 315-310=625
11. Idaho State, 328-325=653
 
TOP 10 PLAYERS
1. Yingzhi Zhu, Pepperdine, 73-67=140
t2. Nicole Koong, Cal Poly, 71-70=141
t2. Eunseo Choi, Pepperdine, 69-72=141
t2. Shuyi Cao, California Baptist, 72-69=141
t5. Mitzi Duarte, UC Riverside, 73-71=144
t5. Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine, 75-69=144
t7. Kylee Choi, Pepperdine, 73-74=147
t7. Iris Han, CSU Bakersfield, 73-74=147
t7. Vunnisa Vu, Fresno State, 74-73=147
t10. Ariya Soldwisch, CSUN, 78-70=148
t10. Amelia Garibaldi, Fresno State, 77-71=148
 
PORTLAND STATE SCORES
17. Cynthia Valerie Ong, 78-73=151
40. Caithlyn Ong, 79-77=156
49. Bayler Brundage, 80-78=158
t62. Payten Shimizu, 82-82=164
t62. Maddie Dustin, 78-86=164