THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's golf team finished the first round at the Southwestern Invitational 7-over (291) and in seventh place.
Pepperdine was highlighted by
William Walsh who shot a 70 (-1) and picked up three birdies and one eagle. He is currently tied for 10th and is one of only 15 players in the 75-player field to shoot under-par today.
PLAYER SCORES
- Team Lineup Scores
- Sophomore William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif.) is tied for 10th and is 1-under. He is one of 15 players in the 75-player field to shoot an under-par round today. After a 2-over start on the first three holes, Walsh finished the front nine 3-under. He tallied a total of three birdies and eagled the 569-yard par-5 7th hole during the opening round.
- Graduate Nathan Han (Somers, N.Y.) is tied for 16th after an even 71. He was 1-over through most of the front nine before getting his first birdie on hole eight to finish even at the turn. Then on the back, Han posted back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15 while finishing even on the day.
- Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz.) posted a 4-over 75 and is tied for 42nd after the first round. He tallied a total of two birdies on the day.
- Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif.) is also tied for 42nd after shooting a 75 today (+4). He notched three total birdies during his round.
- Sophomore Byungho Lee (Seoul, South Korea) is 6-over and is tied for 58th. He eagled the 536-yard par-5 11th hole.
- Competing as Individuals
- Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif.) is tied for 42nd after shooting a 75 in the first round. He birdied the first hole on the front and the back, but found trouble during his last eight holes to finish 4-over.
- Sophomore Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas) is tied 65th. He birdied the fourth hole but ended up shooting an 8-over 79.
- Junior Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif.) is in 72nd after shooting an 82 (+11). He collected two birdies during the round.
THE NUMBERS
First Round Team Scores: 1. San Diego State 276; 2. Vanderbilt 282; 3. USC 283; 4. UNLV 285; 5. San Jose State 286; 6. Texas 289;
7. Pepperdine 291; T8. Florida 293; T8. California 293; 10. Duke 296; 11. UCLA 297; 12. Arizona 298; 13. Washington 299; 14. Chattanooga 309.
First Round Top Individuals: T1. Wyatt Plattner (UNLV) 66; T1. Ivan Barahona (San Jose State) 66; 3. Nathan Sampson (San Diego State) 67; 4. Wells Williams (Vanderbilt) 68; T5. Jose Antonio Safa (USC) 69; T5. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State) 69; T5. Christiaan Maas (Texas) 69; T5. Matthew Kress (Florida - IND) 69; T5. Justin Hastings (San Diego State) 69;
T10. William Walsh (Pepperdine) 70.
UP NEXT
The Waves team lineup will start teeing off on the 1st hole beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow, while the individuals will begin to tee off at 10:15 a.m. on the 10th hole. The team will be paired with California and Florida, and the individuals will be paired with Washington and Chattanooga.
