BATON ROUGE, La. - The Pepperdine men's golf team played two solid rounds on Monday at 2-under and is tied for fifth place at the David Toms Intercollegiate, hosted by LSU.

The Waves shot a 1-over 285 in the morning and a 3-under 281 in the afternoon and are tied with Mississippi at 566. The 3-under was the best round of the season for Pepperdine.

The third and final round at the par-71 Country Club of Louisiana will be held on Tuesday. Thunderstorms are expected overnight, however.

Junior Andrew Putnam (University Place, Wash./Life Christian Academy) had a very good day and stands in a tie for 12th place. He had a 2-under 69 in the morning followed by an even-par 71, giving him a 2-under 140. He had five birdies in each round.

Senior Shane Mason (San Diego, Calif./St. Augustine HS) had a big swing from morning to afternoon and is tied for 18th place. After a 3-over 74, he came back with a 4-under 67 and has a 1-under 141 overall. He had five birdies and one bogey in his second round.

Senior Carl Smith (Laguna Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita HS) had two very clean scorecards. He had a 1-under 70 in the first round with three birdies and one double-bogey, and then a 1-over 72 with one birdie and two bogeys. His even-par 142 has him in a tie for 22nd place.

Junior Andrew Widmar (El Paso, Texas/Cathedral HS), back in the lineup for the first time in a year and a half after redshirting last season with a back injury, is tied for 32nd place at 144 after back-to-back 72s. He had two birdies in the first round and one in the second.

Sophomore Josh Anderson (Temecula, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS) is tied for 60th place at 149. He shot a 78 in the morning but bounced back with an even-par 71 in the afternoon that included three birdies.

Team Results: 1. LSU 285-273=558; 2. Kent State 283-278=561; 3. Southeastern Louisiana 289-275=564; 4. North Florida 289-276=565; T5. Pepperdine 285-281=566; T5. Mississippi 286-280=566; 7. Mississippi State 288-279=567; 8. Northwestern 279-292=571; 9. Rice 285-287=572; 10. Louisiana Tech 290-283=573; 11. UAB 286-289=575; 12. Auburn 291-291=582; 13. South Alabama 295-288=583; 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 299-287=586.

Top Individuals: 1. John Peterson (LSU) 66-66=132; 2. Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State) 68-66=134; 3. Joel Thelen (Louisiana Tech) 70-67=137; T4. four tied at 138.

Pepperdine Scores: T12. Andrew Putnam 69-71=140; T18. Shane Mason 74-67=141; T22. Carl Smith 70-72=142; T32. Andrew Widmar 72-72=144; T60. Josh Anderson 78-71=149.