Men's Golf Still Second at Saint Mary's Invitational

Tuesday, November 6

Pebble Beach, Calif.

All Day

Pepperdine University

Saint Mary's Invitational

RJ Manke

Photo by: West Coast Conference

11/6/2018 4:57:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round 2 Results

By: by Athletic Communications

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's golf team is still in second place following Tuesday's second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational.

The Waves have a two-day total of a 5-under 563 (281-282) at the par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Club. Pepperdine is one of five teams below par, but unfortunately BYU increased its lead from 10 shots to 14.

PLAYER SCORES

Junior Joshua McCarthy (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) is still high up on the leaderboard, as he's tied for fourth place with a 3-under 139 (68-71). He had four birdies during his even-par round.
Junior Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) is tied for 11th with a 1-under 141 (71-70). His 1-under round included five birdies.
Sophomore RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) is tied for 23rd at 143 (74-69). His 2-under was the Waves' best score of the day and it included five birdies. After going 2-over through four holes, he was flawless the rest of the way with four birdies coming in a seven-hole span.
Freshman Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) is tied for 29th at 144 (72-72). He had three birdies.
Freshman Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) is tied for 56th at 148 (70-78). He had one birdie on Tuesday.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Austin Murphy (Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep) is tied for 56th at 148 (73-75). He had three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 first hole.

UP NEXT

The third and final round is Wednesday. This is the Waves' final tournament of the fall season.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. BYU 271-278-549; 2. Pepperdine 281-282=563; 3. Arizona 282-283=565; 4. USC 290-276=566; 5. Oregon 291-276=567; 6. Colorado State 284-290=574; 7. San Diego State 298-277=575; 8. Saint Mary's 286-291=577; 9. Oregon State 286-293=579; 10. San Francisco 285-297=582; T11. UNCW 298-286=584; T11. Utah 293-291=584; 13. Fresno State 299-290=589; T14. UCF 296-301=597; T14. Santa Clara 303-294=597; 16. Nevada 297-301=598; 17. Washington State 303-296=599; 18. Toledo 299-302=601.

Top Individuals: 1. Peter Kuest (BYU) 61-69=130; 2. Craig Ronne (Oregon) 71-66=137; 3. Austin Banz (BYU) 69-69=138; T4. Joshua McCarthy (Pepperdine) 68-71=139; T4. Alex Lee (Fresno State) 71-68=139; T4. Kyler Dunkle (Utah) 71-68=139; T4. Leo Oyo (San Diego State) 74-65=139.