MALIBU, California – Pepperdine alum Andrew Putnam became the second Wave ever to win on the PGA Tour, as he captured the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, this weekend.
 
Playing with the modified Stableford scoring system, the 29-year-old Putnam finished with a total of 47 points to win by four points. He earned $612,000, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a berth into this week's PGA Championship.
 
The win moved him up from 55th to 31st in the FedEx Cup standings.
 
"Coming into this week, I felt I had a good chance to possibly win," he said. "I've been playing really well ... This is a dream week for me."
 
The first Wave to win on the PGA Tour was Jason Gore at the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005.
 
Putnam is in his second year on the PGA Tour, having also earned a card during the 2015 season.
 
Putnam was a three-time All-American for the Waves between 2008-11, and he was the 2009 West Coast Conference Player of the Year. His career scoring average of 72.57 was second all-time at Pepperdine when he graduated and he currently ranks fifth. He's tied for the school record for career top-20 finishes (36).