Big West February Golfer Of The Month Announced

UC Irvine's Hillary Packard earned Big West Women's Golfer of the Month, while Pacific's Patrick Kucich and Cal State Northridge's Erik Jarvey were named Big West Men's Co-Golfer of the Month for their efforts. 

Packard won her first collegiate tournament after carding 218 at the Aztec Invitational. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native shot a 68 on the first round which was the low round of the tournament and is tied for seventh as the lowest round in program history.  Packard also led UC Irvine to a team title at the Fresno State Lexus Classic with a fourth place finish. She fired a 54-hole total of 216 (73-73-70), her lowest career total for three rounds.  Packard led the field in par 5 scoring with a 4.50 mark and was tied for third in birdies with 11. The Anteaters have won three tournaments in 2008-09, marking the first time a team has won three events in a single season.

Kucich finished a career-best third place in leading the Tigers to their first team tournament victory in more than six years. His even-par 216 and two-under helped Pacific erase a 11-shot deficit going into the final round. Kucich then finished second for the Tigers at the USC Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 23-24) a week later, with a three-round score of 222.

Jarvey opened the spring season with his first win on the 2008-09 season after blasting a three-under-par score of 141  (70-71) at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational.  His performance guided the Matadors to a third place team finish.  In Cal State Northridge’s second event of the month, the Palmdale, Calif., native tied for 42nd at the All-American Intercollegiate as the Matadors went on to a sixth place finish.

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