LAKE FOREST, ILL. – After closing up the final holes of the second round and playing out the third today at the Windon Memorial Classic, the Pepperdine men's golf team finished in seventh-place with a score of 862 (287-295-280).
Three Waves finished in the top-25 throughout the event hosted at par-71, 7,432-yard Conway Farms Golf Club, led by
Mahanth Chirravuri who picked up his fifth-career top-10 finish since joining the program last season. He had two under-par rounds, highlighted by a 4-under 67 in the opening round.
William Walsh and
Brady Siravo moved up 13 and 11 spots respectively in the final round of play. Walsh shot a 69 to move up to 23
rd and Siravo posted a 70 for 25
th in the final round.
Arizona collected on the team win, beating out Marquette by three shots and tournament-host Northwestern by 12 shots. Kansas, South Florida and Illinois rounded out the top-six, while Pepperdine bested Notre Dame in eighth and Houston in ninth by two and nine-strokes respectively. Patrick Adler from Marquette took home the individual win with a 202, while Arizona's Tiger Christensen was second and Zach Pollo and Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski were tied for third.
PLAYER SCORES
- Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS/USC) finished tied for 10th with a score of 212 (67-75-70). He started off the day with a bogey on the second hole, but countered with a birdie to bring things back to even. He then eagled the par-five hole eight to go 2-under prior to the turn. He picked up another birdie on the 13th, though a bogey and double-bogey plagued his back half. He was able to pick up another birdie on his final hole of the day to stay under-par for the round and finished with nine birdies overall and an eagle throughout the tournament.
- Sophomore William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif./Junipero Serra HS) shot a 217 (78-70-69) to finish tied for 23rd. He finished with seven birdies in the tournament. He opened his round with a birdie and though he picked up a bogey shortly after, another birdie on hole seven before he made the turn helped his cause. After another bogey later in the day, he capped off the day with a pair of birdies on holes 15 and 18 to finish strong.
- Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) tied for 25th after amassing a three-round score of 218 (72-76-70). He opened his day with a pair of bogeys, but a birdie on six and an eagle on the par-five hole eight put him under prior to the turn. Though a few more bogeys would affect his back nine, a trio of birdies, including one on 18 helped him finish up strong. He ended the tournament with eight birdies and an eagle.
- Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) posted a 220 (75-74-71) to tie for 38th. He finished with three birdies in the final round and seven throughout the tournament.
- Sophomore Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas/The Village School) finished tied for 46th with a 222 (73-76-73).
- Junior Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif./Cerritos HS/Washington) shot a 231 (81-77-73) to tie for 77th as an individual. He led the team with 10 birdies, including five in the final round today.
UP NEXT:
The Waves will close out the fall campaign with the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational in Alpharetta, Ga. From October 18-20.
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. Arizona 842; 2. Marquette 845; 3. Northwestern 854; 4. Kansas 858; 5. USF 860; 6. Illinois 861;
7. Pepperdine 862; 8. Notre Dame 864; 9. Houston 871; 10. Kentucky 877; 11. East Tennessee State 881; 12. Augusta 884; 13. Indiana 885; 14. Purdue 886; 15. UC Davis 894; 16. Michigan State 903.
Top Individuals: 1. Patrick Adler (Marquette) 202; 2. Tiger Christensen (Arizona) 207; T3. Zach Pollo (Arizona) 208; T3. Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame) 208; 5. Cameron Adam (Northwestern) 209; T6. Kristian Bressum (ETSU) 210; T6. Jack Peacock (USF) 210; T8. Gunnar Broin (Kansas) 211; T8. Johnny Walker (Arizona) 211;
T10. Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine) 212; T10. Jackson Buchanan (Illinois) 212.
