Men's Golf in Tight Battle at NCAA Regional

Tuesday, May 18

Cle Elum, Wash.

Pepperdine University

NCAA Cle Elum Regional

Clay Feagler

Photo by: Kyle Terada

5/18/2021 3:43:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

CLE ELUM, Washington – It all comes down to Wednesday as the Pepperdine men's golf team finds itself locked in a close battle for a top-five finish after Tuesday's second round at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional.

The Waves are tied for fifth place with an even-par 568 (279-289) after two days at the par-71 Tumble Creek Golf Club. The top five teams will advance to the NCAA Championships.

The Waves are tied with Utah. They'll start Wednesday's final round three shots back of fourth-place Wake Forest (-3). East Tennessee State (-18), San Francisco (-7) and Washington (-6) have put some distance between themselves and the cut line. Lurking right behind Pepperdine in seventh is Denver (+2), while Florida (+6) and Oregon (+7) are a bit further back.

Pepperdine, the 1997 NCAA champion, is attempting to qualify for the NCAA finals for the 11th time in program history. The Waves are the #2 seed at this regional.

PLAYER SCORES

Senior Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) is tied for 10th place with a 1-under 141 (70-71). He had four birdies in his even-par round, and for the second consecutive day, he had a run of three straight birdies on 13, 14 and 15.
Senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada) is also tied for 10th with a 1-under 141 (69-72). He posted four birdies on Tuesday, including three on the front nine.
Sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) is tied for 23rd at 143 (72-71). His round began with back-to-back bogeys but he posted 14 pars and two birdies the rest of the way to finish at even-par.
Junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) is tied for 23rd at 143 (68-75). He had two birdies on the day.
Sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS) is 63rd at 152 (76-76).

UP NEXT

For Wednesday's third and final round, the Waves will be paired with Wake Forest and Utah and they'll start on the 10th tee beginning at 8:20 a.m.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. East Tennessee State 550; 2. San Francisco 561; 3. Washington 562; 4. Wake Forest 565; T5. Pepperdine 568; T5. Utah 568; 7. Denver 570; 8. Florida 574; 9. Oregon 575; 10. Arizona 581; 11. Long Beach State 586; 12. Mississippi State 588; 13. Iowa 592; 14. Sacramento State WD.

Top Individuals: 1. Archie Davies (East Tennessee State) 131; 2. Alex Fitzpatrick (Wake Forest) 135; 3. Tristan Mandur (Utah) 136; 4. Christoffer Palsson (San Francisco) 137; 5. Shiso Go (East Tennessee State) 138.