KING COUNTY, Wash. – The #25 Pepperdine men's golf team finished in second-place at The Tindall on Tuesday, amassing a three-round score of 833 (275-278-280) at the par-71, 7,016-yard Aldarra Golf Club.
Pepperdine shot under par as a team through each round to finish 19-under overall. The last time the Waves shot under par in each round as a team was at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate on February 8-10, 2024. #24 Utah took home the team hardware with a 33-under 819 through the tournament, while South Carolina (-17), Cal (-13) and UCLA (-11) rounded out the top-five finishers. South Carolina and UCLA are also receiving votes in the Bushnell/Golfweek national coaches poll this week.
Three Waves finished in the top-15 throughout the tournament, led by an impressive outing by freshman
Luke Bailey who finished tied for sixth after totaling a 7-under 206 for his first top-10 career finish. He marked eight birdies and two eagles, including his first career hole-in-one in the first round.
Mahanth Chirravuri and
Brady Siravo also finished well for the Waves after tying for 11
th and 14
th respectively.
PLAYER SCORES
- Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) finished with a three-round score of 206 (65-69-72) to tie for sixth. He shot one-over in the front nine and bogeyed coming out of the turn to start the back nine, though he got back into his groove on hole 12 with his second eagle of the tournament. He birdied on 14 to go back under par, but ended his round with a double, finishing over par in his first round this weekend.
- Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS/USC) finished tied for 11th with a score of 207 (72-68-67) for his seventh top-20 career finish at Pepperdine. He started off hot on his flawless front nine with a trio of birdies on holes five through seven. He maintained composure on the back nine, eagling 11 to go 5-under heading into his final few holes of the tournament, though a bogey caught him on 17 to close the day.
- Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) tied for 14th with a score of 209 (68-70-71). He birdied his first hole of the day, but picked up a pair of bogeys on holes three and five. He quickly made up some ground with another birdie on six to make the turn even par. Though he started the back with a duo of birdies on 10 and 11, another pair of bogeys plagued holes 15 and 16 for him before he rounded out the day with an even 71. He led the Waves with 15 birdies throughout the tournament, which ranked competitors tied for fifth-most.
- Sophomore Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas/The Village School) posted a three-round score of 213 (70-71-72) to tie for 28th. He had a pair of bogeys in the round today, but also tabbed a birdie on the ninth hole. He led the tournament in par scoring, shooting for par on 40 of his 54-holes played.
- Sophomore William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif./Junipero Serra HS) finished tied for 32nd with a 214 (72-72-70). He had a strong open to the day with a pair of birdies on holes one and seven. He remained under par throughout the round, but posted a trio of bogeys and pair of birdies through the back nine.
- Junior Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif./Cerritos HS/Washington) is tied for 53rd with a 219 (6-74-76), competing as an individual. He posted another pair of birdies in the round today – one on each the front and back.
UP NEXT:
At the end of the month, the Waves will continue with the fall campaign at the Windon Memorial Classic - a tournament hosted at the site of Pepperdine's 1997 NCAA Championship win, Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Utah 819;
2. Pepperdine 833; 3. South Carolina 835; 4. Cal 839; 5. UCLA 841; 6. Arizona 843; 7. Ohio State 844; 8. Oregon State 852; 9. Saint Mary's 856; 10. Washington 859; 11. Oregon 861; 12. San Diego State 865; 13. Nevada 878; 14. Seattle 901.
Top Individuals: T1. Pablo Ereno (UCLA) 202; T1. Davis Johnson (Utah) 202; 3. Sergio Jimenez (Utah) 203; 4. Frankie Harris (South Carolina) 204; 5. Brandon Robison (Utah) 205;
T6. Luke Bailey (Pepperdine) 206; T6. Collin Hodgkinson (Oregon State) 206; T6. Daniel Heo (Cal) 206; T6. Tiger Christensen (Arizona) 206; T6. Drew Warford (Washington) 206.
