LA QUINTA, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's golf team is in 17th place after the opening round of The Prestige. The Waves shot a 6-over 290 on the 7,185-yard par-71 Greg Norman Course at PGA West today.
Pepperdine was highlighted by
Mahanth Chirravuri who shot an impressive 3-under 68 and is tied for 6th heading into the second round.
#6 North Carolina is leading the tournament after a 9-under 275, while #46 Kansas and San Diego round out the top-three with respective scores of 278 (-6) and 281 (-3).
PLAYER SCORES
- Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz.) is tied for 6th after 18 holes of play. Chirravuri was 1-over through two holes, but played a bogey-free last 16 that included four birdies to finish with a 3-under 68.
- Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif.) is tied for 66th after carding a 2-over 73 with one birdie in the opening round.
- Sophomore William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif.) is also tied for 66th after his 73 (+2) today. Walsh was 3-over through nine, but tallied three birdies during his 1-under back nine to gain some momentum before tomorrow's second round.
- Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif.) posted a 5-over 76 with two birdies and is tied for 95th after the first round.
- Graduate Nathan Han (Somers, N.Y.) tallied a 6-over 77 and is tied for 102nd heading into the second round. Han tabbed one birdie today.
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. North Carolina 275; 2. Kansas 278; 3. San Diego 281; T4. UNC Wilmington 282; T4. Oregon 282; T4. Florida Atlantic 282; T7. Northwestern 283; T7. Little Rock 283; T7. Stanford 283; T10. Kansas State 284; T10. Colorado 284; T10. Texas Tech 284; 13. Colorado State 285; T14. LMU 286; T14. Princeton 286; 16. Iowa State 289;
T17. Pepperdine 290; T17. Oregon State 290; T17. Baylor 290; T17. Nevada 290; 21. UC Davis 291; 22. Louisville 293; 23. Washington State 296; 24. Yale 298.
Top Individuals: T1. Aiden Krafft (Oregon) 66; T1. David Ford (North Carolina) 66; T1. Kobe Valociek (Kansas State); T4. Sam Renner (Washington State) 67; T4. Collin Hodgkinson (Oregon State) 67;
T6. Mahanth Chirravuri 68.
Full results can be found
here.
UP NEXT
The Waves will start to tee off on hole 10 at 6:45 a.m. tomorrow. Pepperdine will be paired with #34 Oregon and Baylor tomorrow, and live scoring can be found
here.
