Pepperdine University
Bill Cullum Invitational
Waves Move Up to Fourth at Bill Cullum Invitational
10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. " The Pepperdine men's golf team bounced back from a tough first round to post the best round of the day and climb into fourth place after 36 holes of the Bill Cullum Invitational on Monday.
After an opening-round 294 that put the Waves into 13th place, Pepperdine came back with a 14-under 274 in the afternoon for a two-round total of an 8-under 568. The Waves will be chasing two West Coast Conference rivals (LMU at -17 and Santa Clara at -12) and Seattle at -14 during Tuesday's third and final round at the par-72 Wood Ranch Golf Club.
The 14-under was the third-best single-round team score in program history. The Waves have put together both the second- and third-best rounds in school history in the last eight days, as Pepperdine recorded a 17-under last Monday at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.
Freshman Sahith Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS) leads the Waves, as he is tied for 14th place with a 3-under 141 (75-66). His 6-under 66 in the afternoon included seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 second hole.
Theegala's 6-under was joined by 4-under 68s by juniors Cody McManus (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) and Robbie Geibel (Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage HS/Louisville) in the afternoon. Geibel had six birdies, while McManus had four birdies and zero miscues.
Geibel is tied for 21st place with a 1-under 143 (75-68) and McManus is tied for 26th with an even-par 144 (76-68), while senior Frederick Wedel (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS) is tied for 34th at 146 (70-76) and freshman Roy Cootes (Rolling Hills, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) is also tied for 34th at 146 (74-72).
Playing as an individual, senior David Pelekoudas (Irvine, Calif./University HS/Orange Coast College) is tied for 29th place at 145 (72-73).
Team Standings: 1. Loyola Marymount 283-276=559; 2. Seattle 282-280=562; 3. Santa Clara 281-283=564; 4. Pepperdine 294-274=568; 5. Cal Poly 288-283=571; 6. UC Santa Barbara 286-287=573; 7. Utah State 277-297=574; 8. Long Beach State 283=296=579; 9. UC Riverside 290-291=581; 10. Boise State 287-297=584; 11. Cal State Fullerton 289-298=587; 12. Hawaii 290-299=589; 13. Northern Colorado 296-294=590; T14. UC Irvine 293-303=596; T14. Southern Utah 297-299=596; 16. Cal State Northridge 303-304=607.
Individual Leaders: 1. Joe Harvie (Seattle) 68-66=134; 2. Zach Smith (UC Santa Barbara) 67-68=135; 3. Hayden Shieh (Santa Clara) 72-65=137; 4. Justin De Los Santos (Cal Poly) 70-68=138; 5. Tanner Jenson (Utah State) 66-73=139.
Pepperdine Scores: T14. Sahith Theegala 75-66=141; T21. Robbie Geibel 75-68=143; T26. Cody McManus 76-68=144; T29. * David Pelekoudas 72-73=145; T34. Frederick Wedel 70-76=146; T34. Roy Cootes 74-72=146.
