KING COUNTY, Wash. – The #25 Pepperdine men's golf team is in second-place after shooting an impressive 15-under 553 (275-278) through 36-holes at The Tindall, a University of Washington-hosted tournament played at the par-71, 7,016-yard Aldarra Golf Club.

The Waves had three in the top-20, led by a stellar performance by freshman Luke Bailey, who is tied for second after posting an 8-under 134 (65-69) through 36-holes.  His 6-under 65 in the first round, including his first collegiate hole-in-one, tied for fifth in the Pepperdine record books for lowest 18-hole score by a freshman.  He is one shot behind Utah's Davis Johnson in the lead. Juniors Brady Siravo and Mahanth Chirravuri also had strong days, tying for 14^th and 18^th respectively. 

Utah holds the team, five strokes ahead of the Waves, while Cal is tied up with Pepperdine.  Arizona and South Carolina round out the top-five, three and seven-shots behind the Waves.

Pepperdine will tee off beginning at 9:05 a.m. tomorrow, paired with Utah and Cal on hole one.

PLAYER SCORES

• Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) amassed eight birdies and an eagle throughout the day.  He started with a pair of birdies in his first four holes before making his first turn of the day.  He continued on the back with a birdie on 12 before picking up his first collegiate hole-in-one for an eagle on 13.  After staying flawless through the rest of the back nine, he kicked off the front with a birdie, bogey, birdie combo before finishing for par to close the round.  He started his second round with another pair of birdies to move into first-place.  After splitting holes 12 and 13 with a birdie and bogey, he finished out the round even par on every other hole for second-place to end the day.
• Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) is tied for 14^th with a 138 (68-70).  He had a strong first round with a trio of birdies in his first flawless 13-holes.  He bogeyed on five before picking up another birdie to end the round.  His second round was a bit more up-and-down, though seven birdies, including two to start the round, a pair on 17 and 18 and three in his final four holes, helped his cause.  He is tied for fourth among competitors for most birdies today.
• Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS/USC) finished with a 14 (72-68) to tie for 18^th.  He started his day with a bogey, but rallied with a pair of birdies on seven and 11 followed by an eagle on 12.  He was plagued with a few more bogeys throughout the round to fall back, though he started 5-under in her first eight holes of the second round to jump up 14-spots.  He did post another pair of bogeys in the final round, but held his efforts in the top-20.
• Sophomore Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas/The Village School) is tied for 23^rd with a 141 (70-71). He amassed five birdies throughout the day and had an eagle on the 11^th in the first round.
• Sophomore William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif./Junipero Serra HS) shot a 144 (72-72) to tie for 44^th.   He totaled five birdies, including a trio in the second round of the day.
• Junior Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif./Cerritos HS/Washington) is tied for 31^st with a 143 (69-74), competing as an individual.  He tallied three birdies and an eagle in the first round before adding another six birdies in the second round.

THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Utah 548; T2. Pepperdine 553; T2. Cal 553; 4. Arizona 556; 5. South Carolina 560; T6. Ohio State 561; T6. UCLA 561; 8. Oregon State 570; 9. Saint Mary's 572; T10. Washington 573; T10. San Diego State 573; 12 Oregon 575; 13. Nevada 585; 14. Seattle 594.

Top Individuals: 1. Davis Johnson (Utah) 133; T2. Luke Bailey (Pepperdine) 134; T2. Sergio Jimenez (Utah) 134; T2. Drew Warford (Washington) 134; T5. Daniel Heo (Cal) 135; T5. Tiger Christensen (Arizona) 135; T5. Charlie Berridge (Cal) 135; 8. Zach Polio (Arizona) 136; T8. Pablo Ereno (UCLA) 136.