Saturday, April 3
Augusta, Ga.
Pepperdine University
at
Augusta Haskins Award Invitational
Derek Hitchner
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Men's Golf Heads East to Augusta Event
4/1/2021 10:53:00 AM | Men's Golf
MALIBU, California — The #11 Pepperdine men's golf team has a couple more tournaments before the West Coast Conference Championships at the end of the month, including this weekend's Augusta Haskins Award Invitational.
EVENT INFO — The tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,053-yard Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. There will be 36 holes on Saturday and 18 more on Sunday (April 3-4). Live scoring will be available via Golfstat. Golf TV will have a live stream of the final round.
FIELD — In addition to Pepperdine, the 15-team field includes host Augusta, Arizona, Arizona State, Army, College of Charleston, Georgia State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, UCF, USF and Virginia Tech.
According to the latest Golfstat rankings, three top-10 teams are at the event, and the Waves are one of six top-25 and eight top-40 teams in the field.
PEPPERDINE LINEUP — The Waves' lineup consists of junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School), sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS), senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada), sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) and junior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School).
TOURNAMENT HISTORY — This tournament began in 1979 but the Waves have played in it just once, when they tied for 10th in 2016.
RANKINGS — The Waves are ranked #11 in the most recent Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll (March 26) and #17 by Golfstat. In the Golfstat individual rankings, Joey Vrzich is #29, Dylan Menante is #64, Joe Highsmith is #68 and RJ Manke is #82.
The Waves ended spring 2020 ranked #1 in the Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll and in the Golfstat computer rankings, and #2 by Golfweek/Sagarin. The Waves had nine players in the Golfweek/Sagarin top 200, eight of whom are returners.
AWARDS — William Mouw was on the first Haskins Award watch list of the season, and Dylan Menante made the updated list in November and March ... Mouw has been named to the team that will represent the U.S. in the Walker Cup in May.
RECORDS WATCH — Five current Waves rank among Pepperdine's top 10 on the all-time scoring list — Joe Highsmith at #2 (71.58), Clay Feagler at #4 (71.84), Joshua McCarthy at #5 (71.92), Derek Hitchner at #6 (72.15) and RJ Manke at #10 (72.71) ... Feagler has three career wins, one off the school record ... McCarthy and Feagler have played in 157 and 151 career rounds, respectively, and are approaching Michael Beard's school record of 162 ... McCarthy is tied for third in below-par rounds (63), fourth in top-20 finishes (32) and tied for sixth in top-10 finishes (19) ... Feagler is tied for third in below-par rounds (63), tied for ninth in top-10 finishes (17) and eighth in top-20 finishes (26).
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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EVENT INFO — The tournament will be held at the par-72, 7,053-yard Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. There will be 36 holes on Saturday and 18 more on Sunday (April 3-4). Live scoring will be available via Golfstat. Golf TV will have a live stream of the final round.
FIELD — In addition to Pepperdine, the 15-team field includes host Augusta, Arizona, Arizona State, Army, College of Charleston, Georgia State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, UCF, USF and Virginia Tech.
According to the latest Golfstat rankings, three top-10 teams are at the event, and the Waves are one of six top-25 and eight top-40 teams in the field.
PEPPERDINE LINEUP — The Waves' lineup consists of junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory School), sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS), senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada), sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) and junior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School).
TOURNAMENT HISTORY — This tournament began in 1979 but the Waves have played in it just once, when they tied for 10th in 2016.
RANKINGS — The Waves are ranked #11 in the most recent Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll (March 26) and #17 by Golfstat. In the Golfstat individual rankings, Joey Vrzich is #29, Dylan Menante is #64, Joe Highsmith is #68 and RJ Manke is #82.
The Waves ended spring 2020 ranked #1 in the Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll and in the Golfstat computer rankings, and #2 by Golfweek/Sagarin. The Waves had nine players in the Golfweek/Sagarin top 200, eight of whom are returners.
AWARDS — William Mouw was on the first Haskins Award watch list of the season, and Dylan Menante made the updated list in November and March ... Mouw has been named to the team that will represent the U.S. in the Walker Cup in May.
RECORDS WATCH — Five current Waves rank among Pepperdine's top 10 on the all-time scoring list — Joe Highsmith at #2 (71.58), Clay Feagler at #4 (71.84), Joshua McCarthy at #5 (71.92), Derek Hitchner at #6 (72.15) and RJ Manke at #10 (72.71) ... Feagler has three career wins, one off the school record ... McCarthy and Feagler have played in 157 and 151 career rounds, respectively, and are approaching Michael Beard's school record of 162 ... McCarthy is tied for third in below-par rounds (63), fourth in top-20 finishes (32) and tied for sixth in top-10 finishes (19) ... Feagler is tied for third in below-par rounds (63), tied for ninth in top-10 finishes (17) and eighth in top-20 finishes (26).
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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