Eirik Thomassen

  • Award
    Golfer of the Month
  • Week Of
    4/5/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Golf
  • School
    CSUN
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Rygge, Norway
  • High School
    Wang Toppidrett Fredrikstad

  • CSUN senior Eirik Thomassen capped the month with a win at the UC San Diego Invitational to earn a first career Big West Golfer of the Month award. 

  • Held at the prestigious Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif., Thomassen shot a CSUN record 20-under 196 (68-63-65) to outpace the field of 83 golfers by six strokes and lead the Matadors to a third-place team finish. Thomassen carded two eagles in the 54-hole event including a hole-in-one on the 202-yard par 3 15th hole. 

  • The native of Rygge, Norway, opened the month of March at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. There, he tied for fourth with a 3-under 213 

  • With four rounds in the 60s, Thomassen averaged an impressive 68.2 strokes per round in March.