Monday, October 26
Atlanta, Ga.
Pepperdine University
at
East Lake Cup
RJ Manke
Photo by: Kristin Bradshaw
Waves Will Face Texas Tech in East Lake Cup Semifinals
10/26/2020 4:06:00 PM | Men's Golf
ATLANTA, Georgia – RJ Manke's 3-under 69 helped the Pepperdine men's golf team to a second-place showing in Monday's round of stroke play at the prestigious East Lake Cup, setting up a match play semifinal between the Waves and Texas Tech.
The East Lake Cup features the top four teams in the national rankings from when the season ended in mid-March. Oklahoma won the single round of stroke play at the par-72 East Lake Golf Club with a 278. Pepperdine finished seven shots back with a 3-under 285. The Waves were one shot better than Texas Tech (286) and three ahead of Texas (288).
PLAYER SCORES
The round of stroke play set the match play pairings, so the second-seeded Waves will meet third-seeded Texas Tech on Tuesday. They'll start at 9:50 a.m. PT. The Oklahoma-Texas semifinal begins at 8:10 a.m. PT. Golf Channel live coverage will run from 12 to 3 p.m. PT.
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Pepperdine Coach Michael Beard said: "Guys played great at times and then we had some hiccups there a couple times as well. I think knowing there in the last three or four holes that it was going to be tough to get that 1 seed, so guys clutched up and getting that 2 seed was great."
RJ Manke said: "It's really cool to be able to come out and play a course that I've seen on TV so often. The rough is thick out here, you've got hit fairways and hit the greens ... When I put myself out of position, I had good recovery shots, made some good par saves. Then yeah, just had a lot of good putts, made the birdie opportunities and a couple par saves, it was nice."
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma 278; 2. Pepperdine 285; 3. Texas Tech 286; 4. Texas 288.
Top Individuals: 1. Patrick Welch (Oklahoma) 67; T2. RJ Manke (Pepperdine) 69; T2. Quade Cummins (Oklahoma) 69; T4. Garrett Martin (Texas Tech) 70; T4. Travis Vick (Texas) 70; T4. Jonathan Brightwell (Oklahoma) 70.
The East Lake Cup features the top four teams in the national rankings from when the season ended in mid-March. Oklahoma won the single round of stroke play at the par-72 East Lake Golf Club with a 278. Pepperdine finished seven shots back with a 3-under 285. The Waves were one shot better than Texas Tech (286) and three ahead of Texas (288).
PLAYER SCORES
- Senior RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) tied for second place in the individual standings with his 3-under 69, two shots behind the winner. He had three birdies in his first six holes and finished with six on the day, including one on 18.
- Junior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) tied for seventh place with a 1-under 71. He had four birdies, two on the front nine and two on the back nine.
- Sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS) also tied for seventh with a 1-under 71. He had two early birdies and was 1-under at the turn. After going to 1-over he birdied 14 and 17 to get back to under par.
- Junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School) tied for 15th with a 74. He had three birdies on the day.
- Sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) also tied for 15th with a 74. He had three birdies and chipped in for eagle on 14.
The round of stroke play set the match play pairings, so the second-seeded Waves will meet third-seeded Texas Tech on Tuesday. They'll start at 9:50 a.m. PT. The Oklahoma-Texas semifinal begins at 8:10 a.m. PT. Golf Channel live coverage will run from 12 to 3 p.m. PT.
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Pepperdine Coach Michael Beard said: "Guys played great at times and then we had some hiccups there a couple times as well. I think knowing there in the last three or four holes that it was going to be tough to get that 1 seed, so guys clutched up and getting that 2 seed was great."
RJ Manke said: "It's really cool to be able to come out and play a course that I've seen on TV so often. The rough is thick out here, you've got hit fairways and hit the greens ... When I put myself out of position, I had good recovery shots, made some good par saves. Then yeah, just had a lot of good putts, made the birdie opportunities and a couple par saves, it was nice."
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma 278; 2. Pepperdine 285; 3. Texas Tech 286; 4. Texas 288.
Top Individuals: 1. Patrick Welch (Oklahoma) 67; T2. RJ Manke (Pepperdine) 69; T2. Quade Cummins (Oklahoma) 69; T4. Garrett Martin (Texas Tech) 70; T4. Travis Vick (Texas) 70; T4. Jonathan Brightwell (Oklahoma) 70.
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