Pepperdine University
Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Ties for Eighth at Stanford
4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
After rain plagued the first two rounds, good weather led to improved scores during Tuesday's third and final round at the par-70 Stanford Golf Course. Although the Waves weren't able to move up after starting the day in eighth place, they shot a 1-under 279 to give them a total of 855 (287-289-279), tied with San Jose State.
Junior Andrew Putnam (University Place, Wash./Life Christian Academy) had his best finish since early March and his fourth top 10 result of the season. He tied for eighth place with a 2-under 208 (68-69-71) after going 1-over during his final round. He had one birdie, a double-bogey and 16 pars on Tuesday.
Sophomore Josh Anderson (Temecula, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS) ended up in a tie for 24th place after shooting an even-par 70. He had a 3-over 213 (71-72-70) for the tournament. His final round included an eagle on the par-5 16th hole and two birdies.
Senior Carl Smith (Laguna Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita HS) tied for 38th place at 216. He improved his score by one stroke after each round (73-72-71). He had three birdies as he was 1-over in the last round.
The best round of the tournament for Pepperdine was turned in by senior Shane Mason (San Diego, Calif./St. Augustine HS), who had a 3-under 67 on Tuesday. That moved him up 26 spots in the standings and into a tie for 57th place at 221 (78-76-67). He had a total of six birdies during his round.
Junior Austyn Karle (Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep) tied for 83rd place at 227 (75-79-73) and had three birdies during his final round.
Pepperdine competes in the West Coast Conference Championships next week (April 19-20) in Vallejo, Calif.
Team Results: 1. Oregon 286-277-276=839; 2. San Diego State 287-275-280=842; 3. Washington 281-281-281=843; 4. Oregon State 300-275-273=848; T5. UCLA 283-283-283=849; T5. USC 288-276-285=849; 7. Stanford 292-285-276=853; T8. Pepperdine 287-289-279=855; T8. San Jose State 287-286-282=855; 10. Arizona State 309-272-275=856; 11. California 298-287-281=866; 12. UC Irvine 293-293-289=875; 13. Washington State 297-298-282=877; 14. San Francisco 304-283-293=880; 15. Fresno State 307-290-286=883; T16. Lamar 300-294-292=886; T16. UC Davis 313-287-286=886; 18. Long Beach State 306-289-295=890; 19. Denver 307-293-302=902; 20. Hawaii 314-311-311=936.
Top Individuals: 1. Daniel Miernicki (Oregon) 70-68-64=202; 2. Nick Taylor (Washington) 68-68-69=205; T3. John Chin (UC Irvine) 66-72-68=206; T3. Domingo Jojola (San Francisco) 68-71-67=206; T3. J.J. Spaun (San Diego State) 69-68-69=206.
Pepperdine Scores: T8. Andrew Putnam 68-69-71=208; T24. Josh Anderson 71-72-70=213; T38. Carl Smith 73-72-71=216; T57. Shane Mason 78-76-67=221; T83. Austyn Karle 75-79-73=227.
