Waves Third Through Two Rounds in Illinois

Saturday, September 21

Olympia Fields, Ill.

Pepperdine University

Fighting Illini Invitational

William Mouw

Photo by: Ron Hall

9/21/2019 3:32:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round 2 Results

By: by Athletic Communications

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois – Three members of the Pepperdine men's golf team are in the top 10 through Saturday's second round of the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, helping the Waves into third place with a round to go.

The Waves have a two-day total of a 7-over 567 (280-287) at the par-70 Olympia Fields Country Club. They're three shots behind Baylor and two back of Georgia Tech.

PLAYER SCORES

Freshman William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) climbed 18 spots on the leaderboard thanks to a 2-under 68. He's tied for third place with a 1-under 139 (71-68), and he's two shots off the lead. He had four birdies on the day.
Sophomore Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) is tied for seventh with an even-par 140 (69-71). He had two birdies on Saturday.
Senior Sahith Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS) is tied for ninth at 141 (68-73). He had one birdie today.
Sophomore Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) is tied for 44th at 148 (72-76). He had three birdies in the second round.
Junior RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School) is also tied for 44th at 148 (73-75). He had one birdie today.

UP NEXT

The Waves will be paired up with Baylor and Georgia Tech for Sunday's final round. They'll start on the first tee at 9 a.m. CT.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. Baylor 564; 2. Georgia Tech 565; 3. Pepperdine 567; 4. North Carolina 573; 5. Illinois 576; 6. Texas 577; 7. Texas A&M 578; T8. Florida 579; T8. Florida State 579; 10. Oklahoma State 580; 11. California 585; T12. Northwestern 588; T12. Alabama 588; 14. UNLV 592; 15. Indiana 601.

Top Individuals: 1. Austin Eckroat (Oklahoma State) 137; 2. Cooper Dossey (Baylor) 138; T3. William Mouw (Pepperdine) 139; T3. Cole Hammer (Texas) 139; T3. Andy Ogletree (Georgia Tech) 139; T3. Jamie Li (Florida State) 139.