Thursday, April 25
Stockton, Calif.
All Day
Pepperdine University
at
WCC Championships
RJ Manke
Photo by: Kyle Terada
Men's Golf Underway at WCC Championships
4/25/2019 5:14:00 PM | Men's Golf
STOCKTON, California – RJ Manke (3-under 69) and Joshua McCarthy (2-under 70) had excellent opening rounds at the West Coast Conference Championships on Thursday, but the defending champion Pepperdine men's golf team finds itself in a big hole as the Waves attempt to repeat.
Pepperdine shot a 1-over 289 at the par-72 Reserve at Spanos Park, putting the Waves into seventh place out nine teams. Pepperdine is only six shots out of third place but the leader, San Francisco, went 14-under and is 15 shots ahead of the Waves.
Pepperdine has won 19 WCC titles, more than any other program.
PLAYER SCORES
In Friday's second round, the Waves will be in the first pairing to tee off beginning at 7:30 a.m. along with host Pacific and San Diego.
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. San Francisco 274; 2. BYU 278; 3. Saint Mary's 283; 4. Loyola Marymount 285; 5. Gonzaga 286; 6. Santa Clara 287; 7. Pepperdine 289; 8. Pacific 296; 9. San Diego 301.
Top Individuals: 1. Toby Briggs (San Francisco) 66; T2. Peter Kuest (BYU) 67; T2. Christopher Palsson (San Francisco) 67; T4. Raymond Navis (Loyola Marymount) 69; T4. Ryan Grauman (Saint Mary's) 69; T4. RJ Manke (Pepperdine) 69.
Gallery: (4/25/2019) Men's Golf at WCC Championships Round 1
Pepperdine shot a 1-over 289 at the par-72 Reserve at Spanos Park, putting the Waves into seventh place out nine teams. Pepperdine is only six shots out of third place but the leader, San Francisco, went 14-under and is 15 shots ahead of the Waves.
Pepperdine has won 19 WCC titles, more than any other program.
PLAYER SCORES
- Sophomore RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School) was flawless during the first day of competition, posting three birdies and zero bogeys. He's tied for fourth place with his 3-under 69. He birdied 6, 14 and 16. The score matched his best round of the spring season.
- Junior Joshua McCarthy (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) is tied for seventh place after his 2-under 70. He got off to a great start with birdies on 1, 2 and 5 to go 3-under. He would post one more birdie on 11.
- Freshman Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) is tied for 28th after a 73. He had four birdies on the day, two on the front nine and two on the back nine.
- Junior Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS), last year's medalist, is tied for 39th after a 77. He had five birdies on the day, twice on back-to-back holes, on 6 and 7 and later 10 and 11.
- Sophomore Austin Murphy (Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) is also tied for 39th after a 77. He had four birdies on Thursday, including three in a row on holes 12, 13 and 14.
In Friday's second round, the Waves will be in the first pairing to tee off beginning at 7:30 a.m. along with host Pacific and San Diego.
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. San Francisco 274; 2. BYU 278; 3. Saint Mary's 283; 4. Loyola Marymount 285; 5. Gonzaga 286; 6. Santa Clara 287; 7. Pepperdine 289; 8. Pacific 296; 9. San Diego 301.
Top Individuals: 1. Toby Briggs (San Francisco) 66; T2. Peter Kuest (BYU) 67; T2. Christopher Palsson (San Francisco) 67; T4. Raymond Navis (Loyola Marymount) 69; T4. Ryan Grauman (Saint Mary's) 69; T4. RJ Manke (Pepperdine) 69.
VIDEO | @rj_manke shot a 3-under 69 and is T-4th after the first round of the #WCCchamps. Here are his post-round thoughts:#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/Ak15NiPeKq
— Pepperdine Men's Golf (@PeppGolf) April 25, 2019
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