Men's Golf Places Sixth at Amer Ari

Saturday, February 5

Waimea, Hawai'i

Pepperdine University

Amer Ari Invitational

Joey Vrzich

Photo by: Jeff Golden

2/5/2022 8:22:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

WAIMEA, Hawai'i – The Pepperdine men's golf team finished in sixth place at the Amer Ari Invitational on Saturday.

The Waves had a three-day total of a 34-under 830 (278-270-282) at the par-72 Hapuna Golf Course. The Waves shot 6-under in the final round, but couldn't keep pace with the other leaders and fell from fourth to sixth.

The 34-under was the eighth-best 54-hole score in program history.

PLAYER SCORES

Senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada) tied for 13th place with a 10-under 206 (69-68-69). His 3-under in the final round featured six birdies. He had 16 birdies for the tournament.
Junior William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) tied for 30th with a 6-under 210 (70-65-75). He had four birdies on Saturday, and a team-high 17 over the three days.
Junior Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS) tied for 34th with a 5-under 211 (68-66-77). He had four birdies today.
Senior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) tied for 42nd with a 4-under 212 (71-73-68). His 4-under final round included six birdies.
Senior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) tied for 58th with a 1-under 215 (74-71-70). His 2-under today included four birdies.
Playing as an individual, freshman Ian Maspat (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch HS) tied for 94th at 224 (74-75-75). He had three birdies in the final round.

UP NEXT

Pepperdine's next tournament is The Prestige, set for February 21-23 in La Quinta, Calif.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma State 814; 2. Texas Tech 815; 3. Arizona State 822; 4. North Carolina 826; 5. Washington 828; 6. Pepperdine 830; 7. Georgia Tech 836; 8. UCLA 838; 9. Stanford 839; 10. Texas 847; 11. Auburn 848; T12. San Jose State 850; T12. UC Davis 850; 14. TCU 855; 15. Oregon 856; 16. Oregon State 862; 17. Hawai'i 893; 18. Pacific 911; 19. Hawai'i-Hilo 925.

Top Individuals: 1. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Oklahoma State) 197; 2. Baard Skogen (Texas Tech) 199; T3. RJ Manke (Washington) 200; T3. Mason Andersen (Arizona State) 200; 5. Rayhan Thomas (Oklahoma State) 201.