Pepperdine University
Southwestern Invitational
Men's Golf Takes Second at Southwestern Invitational
2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California " Clay Feagler, Anthony Cecere and Joshua McCarthy all placed in the top 10 and the Pepperdine men's golf team took second at its own Southwestern Invitational on Tuesday.
The Waves shot a solid 876 (294-287-295) over two days with some difficult weather conditions at the par-72 North Ranch Country Club, but there was no stopping UCLA, the highest-ranked team in the field, which shot 856 and won by 20 strokes.
After a two-hour frost delay helped prevent teams from being able to finish the second round on Monday, teams were greeted by another hour-and-a-half frost delay on Tuesday. In addition to temperatures that may not have reached the 50s, there was a brief hailstorm in the morning and more rain in the afternoon. Teams played almost until dark again on Tuesday but eventually finished the third round with time to spare.
Pepperdine has finished first, second and second at its first three tournaments of the spring. Both Feagler and McCarthy posted their third top-10 showing in the three events.
 | PLAYER SCORES |
- Sophomore Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) tied for fifth place with an even-par 216 (71-70-75). He had nine birdies overall and an eagle during the second round.
- Senior Anthony Cecere (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./St. Margaret's Episcopal School), playing as an individual, also tied for fifth place at 216 (75-70-71). He had eight birdies and one eagle during the second round.
- Sophomore Joshua McCarthy (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) tied for ninth place with a 1-over 217 (73-74-70). He had five birdies during his final round (including three in the final five holes) and eight overall. He had 37 pars overall, tied for most in the tournament.
- Junior Sahith Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS) tied for 16th place at 220 (74-69-77). He had a team-high 14 birdies over the two days.
- Freshman Austin Murphy (Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) climbed to a tie for 21st place at 223 (76-74-73). He had two birdies and an eagle in his final round and five birdies overall.
- Freshman RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School), playing as an individual, tied for 43rd at 230 (75-78-77). He had six birdies overall and one eagle during the second round.
- Junior Roy Cootes (Rolling Hills, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) tied for 66th at 238 (81-75-82). He had seven birdies total and an eagle during the third round.
| UP NEXT |
The Waves are in action again next week at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, one of the nation's top tournaments, from March 5-7.
| THE NUMBERS |
Team Scores: 1. UCLA 285-292-279=856; 2. Pepperdine 294-287-295=876; 3. Tennessee 290-309-292=891; 4. San Diego State 293-305-295=893; 5. UC Davis 302-296-296=894; 6. SMU 305-298-293=896; 7. San Jose State 302-296-302=900; T8. Denver 302-302-299=903; 10. Oregon State 303-314-287=904; 11. New Mexico 304-303-300=907; 12. Michigan 306-303-301=910; 13. Augusta 309-302-306=917; 14. Long Beach State 314-296-309=919; 15. Loyola Marymount 310-313-310=933.
Top Individuals: 1. Kyle Mueller (Michigan) 71-71-66=208; 2. Lorenzo Scalise (Tennessee) 67-72-70=209; 3. Hidetoshi Yoshihara (UCLA) 71-73-69=213; 4. Cole Madey (UCLA) 70-73-72=215; T5. Clay Feagler (Pepperdine) 71-70-75=216; T5. * Anthony Cecere (Pepperdine) 75-70-71=216; T5. Devon Bling (UCLA) 74-73-69=216; T5. Noah Goodwin (SMU) 74-71-71=216.
Other Pepperdine Scores: T9. Joshua McCarthy 73-74-70=217; T16. Sahith Theegala 74-69-77=220; T21. Austin Murphy 76-74-73=223; T43. * RJ Manke 75-78-77=230; T66. Roy Cootes 81-75-82=238.
* playing as an individual
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