Final Results

SANTEE, California " Clay Feagler and the Pepperdine men's golf team turned in two of the most dominant performances in West Coast Conference Championships history as both the Waves' sophomore and the team captured huge victories on Wednesday.

Pepperdine won its conference-leading 19th WCC title with a tournament-record score of 26-under, leading to a margin of victory of 25 shots. Feagler shot 9-under today and 14-under for the tournament to win by eight strokes.

The Waves began the day with a nine-stroke lead at the par-72 Carlton Oaks Golf Club and never let up, firing a 13-under 275 to finish 25 strokes ahead of Saint Mary's and 28 ahead of BYU and Santa Clara.

The Waves' previous best 54-hole score at the WCC Championships was 18-under. The previous WCC record was 25-under set two years ago by Saint Mary's. Pepperdine's 13-under tied the school's WCC Championships record for a single round. The 25-shot margin was Pepperdine's fourth-biggest at the WCC Championships.

The 26-under ranks fifth all-time at Pepperdine, and the 13-under ties for sixth on the all-time 18-hole team score.

After coming in second the last two years, Pepperdine won its first WCC title since 2015.

PLAYER SCORES

• Sophomore Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) won his second title of the spring with a 14-under 202. His 9-under 63 today included an eagle, eight birdies and just one bogey. He set Pepperdine records at the WCC Championships for both 18 and 54-hole scores. The 9-under 63 tied the school record and the 14-under tied for fourth all-time for 54 holes. He opened the round in a tie for third place, one shot back, but quickly moved in front after birdies on his first two holes. He was 3-under after his only bogey on 6, then birdied 7 and eagled 9 to go to 5-under at the turn. He added birdies on 12, 13, 16 and 18.
• Sophomore Joshua McCarthy (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) moved up to a tie for third place with a 5-under 211 (68-73-70). His final round of 2-under included three birdies and an eagle.
• Freshman RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School) had a memorable WCC Championships debut, taking seventh place with a 3-under 213 (70-72-71). He had four birdies during his 1-under final round.
• Junior Sahith Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS) missed the last tournament with a wrist injury and had barely practiced the last couple of weeks, but still came in eighth place with a 2-under 214 (72-70-72). His even-par was actually the Waves' non-counting round today. He had two birdies and one double-bogey.
• Junior Roy Cootes (Rolling Hills, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) ended up in a tie for 16th place after his best round of the tournament. He finished at 218 (75-72-71). His 1-under round included four birdies, all on the front nine.

INTERVIEWS

UP NEXT

The NCAA Regionals field will be announced on Wednesday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m. on the Golf Channel. NCAA Regionals will be held May 14-16.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. Pepperdine 280-283-275=838; 2. Saint Mary's 282-296-285=863; T3. Santa Clara 290-291-285=866; T3. BYU 297-275-294=866; 5. San Francisco 290-295-287=872; 6. Loyola Marymount 292-294-292=878; 7. San Diego 302-290-290=882; 8. Pacific 300-297-286=883. 9. Gonzaga 292-295-299=886.

Top Individuals: 1. Clay Feagler (Pepperdine) 70-69-63=202; 2. Perry Cohen (Saint Mary's) 66-74-70=210; T3. Joshua McCarthy (Pepperdine) 68-73-70=211; T3. Rhett Rasmussen (BYU) 72-66-73=211; T5. Riley Elmes (Loyola Marymount) 71-67-74=212; T5. Pavan Sagoo (Saint Mary's) 72-74-66=212.

Other Pepperdine Scores: 7. RJ Manke 70-72-71=213; 8. Sahith Theegala 72-70-72=214; T16. Roy Cootes 75-72-71=218.