Pepperdine University
3M Augusta Invitational
Men's Golf Wraps Up Play at 3M Augusta Invitational
4/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
AUGUSTA, Ga. " Sahith Theegala and Frederick Wedel turned in top-20 performances as the Pepperdine men's golf team wrapped up play at the 3M Augusta Invitational on Sunday.
The Waves finished in a tie for 10th place with a two-day total of 876 (284-292-300) at the par-72 Forest Hills Golf Club. It was a strong field, as 38th-ranked Pepperdine finished behind seven teams ranked in Golfstat's top 44, including three of the top four teams in the country.
Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS), a freshman, tied for 13th place with a 3-under 213 (67-72-74). His final round included three birdies and he had 11 for the tournament. He led all players in the field with three eagles (all of which came on Saturday). It was sixth top-20 finish in nine tournaments this season.
Wedel (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS), a senior, tied for 16th place with a 2-under 214 (68-73-73). He had a team-high 12 birdies for the tournament, including four on Saturday. It was Wedel's 19th career top-20 finish (moving him into a tie for 10th place all-time at Pepperdine) and his sixth this season.
Freshman Roy Cootes (Rolling Hills, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) tied for 53rd place at 225 (76-72-77), freshman Lorenzo Magagnin (Treviso, Italy) tied for 71st at 232 (77-75-80) and junior Robbie Geibel (Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage HS/Louisville) also tied for 71st at 232 (73-83-76).
Pepperdine's next tournament is the Western Intercollegiate on April 11-13 in Santa Cruz, Calif. It's the last event before the West Coast Conference Championships.
Team Standings: 1. Illinois 271-290-276=837; 2. Texas 276-285-279=840; 3. Augusta 275-283-288=846; 4. Georgia 282-287-285=854; 5. South Florida 273-289-294=856; 6. New Mexico 285-287-290=862; T7. Tennessee 286-286-296=868; T7. Houston 285-292-291=868; 9. Kennesaw State 286-290-294=870; T10. Coastal Carolina 290-291-295=876; T10. Pepperdine 284-292-300=876; 12. Central Florida 285-298-297=880; 13. USC-Aiken 296-292-295=883; 14. Virginia Tech 288-297-304=889; 15. Presbyterian 292-299-307=898.
Individual Leaders: 1. Beau Hossler (Texas) 68-68-69=205; T2. Chad Merzbacher (Tennessee) 69-68-70=207; T2. Charlie Danielson (Illinois) 66-73-68=207; T4. Manuel Elvira (UCF) 65-72-71=208; T4. Thomas Detry (Illinois) 66-73-69=208; T4. Robin Petersson (Augusta) 68-69-71=208.
Pepperdine Scores: T13. Sahith Theegala 67-72-74=213; T16. Frederick Wedel 68-73-73=214; T53. Roy Cootes 76-72-77=225; T71. Lorenzo Magagnin 77-75-80=232; T71. Robbie Geibel 73-83-76=232.
