Men's Golf Finishes Third at NIT

Saturday, March 19

Tucson, Ariz.

Pepperdine University

NIT

Dylan Menante

Photo by: Jeff Golden

3/19/2022 4:14:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

TUCSON, Arizona – Dylan Menante fired an 8-under 64 to help the Pepperdine men's golf team to a third-place finish at Arizona's NIT on Saturday.

The Waves had a two-day score of a 28-under 836 (283-277-276) at the par-72 Catalina Course at the OMNI Tucson National Resort. The Waves were one of four top-10 teams at the event, and there were nine top-30 teams in the Golfstat ratings. The Waves, #9 by Golfstat, couldn't catch #2 Oklahoma State (811) or #12 Texas (832), but posted head-to-head wins against the likes of #1 Oklahoma, #5 Arkansas and #13 Tennessee.

The Waves' team score of 12-under tied the second-best round of the day and helped them move up two spots. Menante's 64 tied the best of the third round.

PLAYER SCORES

Junior Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS) tied his career-best score with his 8-under. He finished in a tie for seventh place with a 10-under 206 (74-68-64). He had a total of seven birdies on the day and an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole, while notching only one bogey. His finish moved him up 22 spots in the final standings.
Playing as an individual, junior William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) also tied for seventh with a 10-under 206 (65-72-69). His final round 3-under included six birdies, with three straight coming on holes 13, 14 and 15. Mouw had a team-best 17 birdies for the tournament.
Senior Joey Vrzich (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS/Nevada) tied for ninth with a 9-under 207 (69-68-70). He had four birdies en route to a 2-under on Saturday.
Senior Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) tied for 21st with a 5-under 211 (69-70-72). His even-par final round had four birdies, three coming on the back nine.
Freshman Ian Maspat (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch HS) tied for 65th at 219 (71-71-77). His final round began with three straight birdies and he had four on the day.
Senior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) tied for 77th at 222 (76-76-70). His 2-under included seven birdies, with four of them coming in a six-hole stretch on the back nine.

UP NEXT

Pepperdine next plays at the Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Florida, on March 28-29.

THE NUMBERS

Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma State 811; 2. Texas 832; 3. Pepperdine 836; 4. Oklahoma 847; 5. Arizona 838; T6. Illinois 841; T6. New Mexico 841; 8. Arkansas 846; 9. Tennessee 851; 10. USC 855; 11. San Diego 859; T12. Colorado State 864; T12. Wyoming 864; 14. San Diego State 870; 15. UNLV 874.

Top Individuals: 1. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Oklahoma State) 196; 2. Christian Banke (Arizona) 201; 3. Aman Gupta (Oklahoma State) 202; 4. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Illinois) 203; T5. Cole Hammer (Texas) 205; T5. Sam Choi (New Mexico) 205.