SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's golf team finished in third place at the Western Intercollegiate with a three-day total of 1056 (352-342-362) (+6).

In the play 6-count-5 tournament on the 6,521-yard par-70 Pasatiempo Golf Club, the 22nd-ranked Waves finished ahead of four teams ranked in the top-50, including #21 Arizona, #29 BYU, #34 UNLV and #36 Oregon. #18 San Diego State won the tournament at 6-under (1044), while #42 Stanford took second at 1-under (1049).

Highlighting the week for the Waves, Mahanth Chirravuri finished tied for 3rd, earning his fourth top-10 finish of the year, while Willy Walsh finished tied for 11th, collecting his third finish in the top-20 this season.

PLAYER SCORES

• Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz.) finished tied for 3rd at 6-under with a three-day total of 204 (69-65-70). Chirravuri was 2-over through nine holes during his final round, but bounced back and finished the back nine 2-under to end the day with an even 70. Chirravuri collected his fourth top-10 finish this season, and his eighth finish in the top-10 as a Wave.
• Sophomore Willy Walsh (San Mateo, Calif.) finished the Western Intercollegiate tied for 11th with a three-day score of 209 (69-68-72) (-1). Walsh posted four birdies during his 2-over 72 on Wednesday. With his T-11th finish, Walsh earned his third finish in the top-20 this season, and the sixth such finish of his career.
• Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif.) ended the tournament tied for 30th with a three-round total of 214 (73-68-73) (+4). He collected one birdie during his 3-over 73 in the final round.
• Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif.) finished tied for 42nd with a three-round score of 216 (71-70-75) (+6). Bailey tabbed a 5-over 75 with three birdies on Wednesday.
• Sophomore Kris Kuvaas (Houston, Texas) tallied a 2-over 72 with two birdies in the final round. Kuvaas also finished tied for 42nd at 6-over with a three-day score of 216 (73-71-72).
• Freshman Byungho Lee (Seoul, South Korea) posted a 5-over 75 with three birdies today. He ended the Western Intercollegiate tied for 47th with a total score of 217 (70-72-75) (+7).

 
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores:
1. #18 San Diego State 1044
2. #42 Stanford 1049
3. #22 Pepperdine 1056
4. Nihon University 1057
5. #34 UNLV 1058
6. #29 BYU 1059
7. California 1062
T8. #21 Arizona 1063
T8. #36 Oregon 1063
10. Washington 1074
11. San Jose State 1094
12. UC Irvine 1095
T13. Chattanooga 1108
T13. Hawaii 1108
 
Top Individuals:
1. Filip Jakubcik (Arizona) 197
2. Caden Fioroni (UNLV) 203
T3. Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine) 204
T3. Peter Kim (BYU) 204
T5. Daniel Heo (California) 205
T5. Finn Koelle (Washington) 205
T5. Nathan Wang (Stanford) 205
8. Ratchanon Chantananuwat (Stanford) 206
T9. Chanachon Chokprajakchat (San Diego State) 207
T9. Masato Sumiuchi (Nihon University) 207
 
Full individual results can be found here.
 
UP NEXT
The Waves will head to Fairfield, Calif. for the WCC Championships on April 25-27.