Men's Golf Falls One Shot Short at The Prestige

Wednesday, February 17

La Quinta, Calif.

Pepperdine University

The Prestige

Dylan Menante

Photo by: Jeff Golden

2/17/2021 6:02:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

LA QUINTA, California – The Pepperdine men's golf team fell a stroke short of its first-ever win at The Prestige on Wednesday, coming in third place, just a shot behind Arizona and North Carolina.

Pepperdine had a three-day total of a 3-under 849 (281-279-289) at the par-71 Greg Norman Course at PGA West. The Waves began the day with a three-shot lead and it was close throughout the final round.

The Waves have now either finished second or third at The Prestige for five consecutive years.

PLAYER SCORES

Sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS) tied for fourth place with a 3-under 210 (71-71-68), also just one shot behind the winners. His 3-under today featured three birdies and 15 pars. Menante had 45 pars for the tournament, more than any other player.
Senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada) tied for seventh with a 1-under 212 (67-73-72). He had two birdies today. He had a team-high 11 birdies for the tournament.
Senior RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) tied for 21st at 216 (76-67-73). He had one birdie on Wednesday.
Sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) tied for 29th at 217 (73-68-76). He had two birdies in the final round.
Senior Joshua McCarthy (Danville, Calif./De La Salle HS) tied for 44th at 219 (70-73-76). He had two birdies today.

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT

Forty-four additional golfers were taking part at The Prestige Individual Invitational, held at the nearby par-72 Coral Mountain Golf Club. Four Waves were in the field.

Junior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) finished tied atop the leaderboard with Colorado State's A.J. Ott with a 12-under 204 (65-69-70). Ott prevailed in a playoff, however. Hitchner had six birdies in his 2-under final round.
Senior Austin Murphy (Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) tied for third place with a 9-under 207 (70-65-72). He had four more birdies in an even-par third round.
Senior Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) took fifth place with an 8-under 208 (71-70-67). His 5-under today featured six birdies, including each of his final three holes.
Junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) tied for seventh place with a 6-under 210 (71-68-71). His 1-under round had five birdies.

UP NEXT

Pepperdine's next event is the Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Florida, from March 15-16.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: T1. Arizona 848; T1. North Carolina 848; 3. Pepperdine 849; 4. Arizona State 854; 5. SMU 860; 6. Stanford 865; 7. TCU 866; 8. Texas Tech 869; 9. San Diego State 870; T10. Long Beach State 873; T10. Oregon State 873; 12. Northwestern 874; 13. UC Davis 875; 14. USC 877; T15. Nevada 879; T15. Cal Poly 879; 17. Iowa State 880; 18. Marquette 881; 19. California 882; T20. Oregon 883; T20. Colorado 883; 22. Denver 887; 23. Wyoming 895; 24. UCLA 896.

Top Individuals: T1. Trevor Werbyo (Arizona) 209; T1. Jacob Skov Olesen (TCU) 209; T1. Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech) 209; T4. Dylan Menante (Pepperdine) 210; T4. Ryan Burnett (North Carolina) 210; T4. Austin Hitt (North Carolina) 210.