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Derek Lekkerkerk at 2026 HPU Sharks Shootout
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Otters Finish On Fire, Fourth At Shark Shootout

Cooke, Lekkerker, Easterling and Khan all finish in the Top 11

October 31, 2026

By: Kevin Gilmore (@OtterKevin)
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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Led by 67s from senior Derek Lekkerkerk (Twin Falls {Id.] HS) and freshman Tintin Wallin (Kungsangen, Sweden), Cal State Monterey Bay posted the third-best round of the tournament by any team to vault up to a fourth-place finish at the Yo Maui/HPU Sharks Shootout Saturday on the Waikoloa Beach Resort Course.

Lekkerkerk finished the 54-hole event at 3-under 207 on the par-70 layout, good for sole possession of 10th place. Fellow senior Alex Cooke (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) joined him on the Top 10, placing ninth at 4-under, including a 71 Saturday.

Freshman Zach Easterling (Clovis West HS) just missed his second consecutive top 10 finish, coming in 11th at 2-under, with his final round 68 accounting for CSUMB's other scoring round. Sophomore Zaid Khan (Sacramento/CMASAS) tied Easterling for 11th playing as an individual.

CSUMB began play Saturday in seventh place but caught fire late, posting 10 birdies over its collective final nine scoring holes. Khan also joined in the fun with four birds over his final nine holes to move up 19 places down the stretch.

"After a rotten finish in the last tournament, the guys really started grinding away and had a solid finish," said CSUMB Head Coach Jason Owen. "We certainly didn't hit it well, but we found a way to make it respectable. I'm super happy to see so many red numbers."

Unranked Hawaii-Hilo won the team title at 22-under, followed by No. 16 Colorado Christian (-21) and #13 Cal State San Bernardino (-12). The 31st-ranked Otters placed fourth with No. 17 Western Washington rounding out the Top 5, four behind CSUMB.

Colorado Christian's Lance Christensen took medalist honors at 13-under followed by Chaminade's Dale Swartwood at minus-11. Five of the six Otters participating in the tournament finished in the top half of the 77-player field.

The Sharks Shootout brings to a close the fall portion of the 2026-27 schedule. The Otters return to action at the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational Feb. 8-9 in Vista.


 
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