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The Prestige at PGA West
Men's Golf Wraps Up The Prestige at PGA West
2/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Frederick Wedel had the Pepperdine men's golf team's best round of the day as the Waves wrapped up The Prestige at PGA West on Wednesday with a 12th-place finish.
The Waves had their best round of the three days but weren't able to move out of 12th in the final standings. Pepperdine shot 295-297-293 for a total of 885.
The tournament featured a strong field, as 10 of the 13 American schools competing were ranked in Golfstat's top 35. The Waves finished ahead of #2 Oregon by one stroke.
Freshman Anthony Cecere (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./St. Margaret's Episcopal School) finished below-par for the tournament, his first time doing so as a collegian. He led the Waves for the second straight tournament, tying for 28th place with a 1-under 215 (72-71-72). His third round included five birdies. He rallied to post par on the day after having bogeys on the first three holes.
Wedel (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS), a junior, had a 1-under 71 on the day to finish tied for 46th at 221 (75-75-71). His round featured three birdies.
Senior Kevin DeHuff (Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS) had two good rounds, but didn't figure in the individual standings after missing Monday's first round to compete in the Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase. DeHuff shot 70-73 and he had three more birdies on Wednesday.
Junior David Pelekoudas (Irvine, Calif./University HS/Orange Coast College) was 78th at 233 (71-81-81) and redshirt sophomore Cody McManus (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) was 79th at 235 (77-81-77).
Pepperdine is back in action next week when the Waves host the Jones Invitational at Valencia (Calif.) Country Club on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 23-24). Pepperdine is one of 15 teams in the field, which also includes WCC foes BYU, Pacific and San Diego and such local schools as USC and UC Irvine.
Team Standings: 1. Arizona State 279-274-280=833; 2. Stanford 288-281-268=837; 3. San Diego State 284-280-277=841; T4. LSU 284-286-273=843; T4. Oklahoma State 280-275-288=843; 6. Texas Tech 284-283-279=846; 7. Stirling 276-283-289=848; 8. USC 283-284-282=849; 9. UCLA 284-291-284=859; 10. Washington 286-287-291=864; 11. UC Davis 289-296-297=882; 12. Pepperdine 295-297-293=885; 13. Oregon 293-303-290=886; 14. Gonzaga 298-296-294=888.
Top Individuals: 1. Maverick McNealy (Stanford) 68-69-64=201; T2. Xander Schauffele (San Diego State) 70-68-67=205; T2. Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 66-70-69=205; T4. Myles Lewis (LSU) 72-69-65=206; T4. Sean Crocker (USC) 69-69-68=206; T4. Max Rottluff (Arizona State) 70-66-70=206.
Pepperdine Scores: T28. Anthony Cecere 72-71-72=215; T46. Frederick Wedel 75-75-71=221; 78. David Pelekoudas 71-81-81=233; 79. Cody McManus 77-81-77=235; -- Kevin DeHuff WD-70-73.
