Men's Golf Set for Another Elite Schedule in 2022-23

MALIBU, California – After winning a national championship in 2021 and reaching the NCAA semifinals this past spring, the Pepperdine men's golf team may field a much-different looking team in 2022-23, but the elite schedule will remain the same as head coach Michael Beard announced the program's slate of tournaments for the upcoming campaign.

"We feel very fortunate to play such a strong schedule again this year, including three regular-season events on the Golf Channel," Beard said. "Our guys are excited to get out there and compete against all of the best college teams. Being able to travel all over the country and experience different grasses and weather is important in the development of each player. The strength of our schedule gives our players the best opportunity to maximize their various rankings, including the World Amateur Golf Rankings and PGA Tour University."

The Waves will head to the same set of tournaments as they did in 2021-22, highlighted by a third consecutive appearance in the exclusive East Lake Cup. Pepperdine's own Southwestern Invitational will be January 30-February 1 at North Ranch Country Club. Every one of Pepperdine's regular-season tournaments had a power rating of more than 800 points in the WAGR rankings last season.

The Waves will return three players, two of whom were All-Americans (Derek Hitchner and William Mouw). Three graduate transfers and one incoming freshman will bolster the lineup.

This past season, Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA semifinals and finished with national rankings of #4 by Golfweek/Sagarin, #5 in the Bushnell Golfweek coaches poll and #6 by Golfstat. Pepperdine won three tournaments, including its fourth consecutive West Coast Conference title and its 21st overall, and had its best-ever finish at an NCAA Regional, placing second in Bryan, Texas.

Here's the full schedule:

Sept. 16-18: OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
            Olympia Fields Country Club (Olympia Fields, Ill.)
            Hosted by Illinois

Oct. 3-4: Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
            Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, Texas)
            Hosted by TCU

Oct. 21-23: Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
            The Golf Club of Georgia (Alpharetta, Ga.)
            Hosted by Georgia Tech

Oct. 24-26: East Lake Cup
            East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Ga.)
            Televised by the Golf Channel

Jan. 30-Feb. 1: Southwestern Invitational
            North Ranch Country Club (Westlake Village, Calif.)
            Hosted by Pepperdine
            Televised by the Golf Channel

Feb. 8-10: Amer Ari Invitational
            Hapuna Golf Club (Waimea, Hawai'i)
            Hosted by Hawai'i-Hilo

Feb. 20-22: The Prestige
            Greg Norman Course at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.)
            Hosted by Stanford and UC Davis

Feb. 26-28: Southern Highlands Collegiate
            Southern Highlands Golf Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
            Hosted by UNLV

March 17-18: NIT
            OMNI Tucson National Resort (Tucson, Ariz.)
            Hosted by Arizona

March 27-28: Valspar Collegiate Invitational
            Floridian National Golf Club (Palm City, Fla.)
            Hosted by Houston

April 10-12: Western Intercollegiate
            Pasatiempo Golf Club (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
            Hosted by San Jose State
            Televised by the Golf Channel

April 27-29: West Coast Conference Championships
            Site TBD

May 15-17: NCAA Regionals
            Site TBD

May 26-31: NCAA Championships
            Grayhawk Golf Club (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
            Hosted by Arizona State
            Televised by the Golf Channel

Men's Golf Set for Another Elite Schedule in 2022-23

Players Mentioned

Derek Hitchner

William Mouw

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