TUCSON, Ariz. – After beginning the third and final round in ninth-place on Saturday, the #9 Pepperdine men's golf team outperformed all teams in the round with a valiant 18-under effort, seeing time in the lead late in the action and eventually ending in second-place.
The Waves finished 23-under overall with a three-round total of 841 (286-285-270). It's the squad's fourth-consecutive finish in the top-three and the third finish in four tournaments with a first or second place finish. Pepperdine was only one-stroke away from tournament-host and eventual winner #18 Arizona, while the Waves bested #3 Arizona State by one stroke and #4 Illinois and #22 Oklahoma State by two strokes. There were nine teams ranked in the Golfstat top-30 overall.
William Mouw finished in third-place with a three-round total of 206 (70-70-66). He was three shots out of the top spot, which was taken collectively by Jackson Rivera of USC and Zach Pollo of Arizona. In the Waves' six tournaments this year, it's Mouw's fifth time in the top-10 and his sixth in the top-20. There were 84 golfers competing, including 17 in the Golfstat individual top-50. Mouw out-played four ranked higher than his current #16 ranking as well.
PLAYER SCORES
- Senior William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) shot 10-under overall and 6-under in the final round alone. He posted seven birdies in the final day of action, while marking 14 birdies as well as an eagle throughout the tournament.
- Graduate Sam Choi (Anaheim, Calif./New Mexico) had a solid finish to the tournament, moving up 23 spots to tie for 13th with a three-round total of 211 (72-72-67). He shot five-undder in the final round with six birdies, while tabbing 13 birdies overall.
- Graduate Luke Gifford (Boca Raton, Fla./South Florida) finished tied for 37th, moving up 19 spots in the final round with a 4-under showing. He posted a three-round total of 215 (75-72-68), marking seven birdies in the final round and 16 throughout the tournament.
- Graduate Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) had a three-round total of 218 (69-71-68) to finish tied for 52nd.
- Graduate Roberto Nieves (Miami, Fla./Delaware) tied for 59th with a score of 220 (76-75-69).
- Competing as an individual, freshman Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) also tied for 59th with a 220 (74-73-73).
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Arizona 840;
2. Pepperdine 841; 3. Arizona State 842; T4. Illinois 843; T4. Oklahoma State 843; 6. USC 847; 7. Florida 850; 8. Colorado State 856; T9. Oklahoma 858; T9. New Mexico 858; 11. San Diego State 860; 12. San Diego 866; 13. Wyoming 871.
Top Individuals: T1. Jackson Rivera (USC) 203; T1. Zach Pollo (Arizona) 203;
3. William Mouw (Pepperdine) 206; T4. Stephen Campbell Jr. (Oklahoma) 207; T4. Davis Bryant (Colorado State) 207; T4. Preston Summerhayz (Arizona State) 207; T7. Jonas Baumgartner (Oklahoma State) 208; T7. Bastien Amat (New Mexico) 208; 9. Matthis Besard (Illinois) 209; T10. Tiger Christensen (Arizona) 210; T10. Ben Lrenz (Oklahoma) 210; T10. Matthew Troutman (Oklahoma) 210.
UP NEXT
On March 27 and 28, the Waves will travel to Palm City, Fla. to compete at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational.
