FORT WORTH, Texas — Surging seven places in the final round, the Pepperdine men's golf team finished in fifth at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational Presented by Charles Schwab on Tuesday.
Pepperdine put together one of the best final rounds of the par-70, 7,289-yard Colonial Country Club course. The Waves finished with a 2-under 278 — the only team under par — continuing their streak of finishing strong at fall tournaments. Pepperdine finished above seven programs currenlty ranked in the top-20, including both No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Arizona State.
Individually, Willy Walsh finished in the top-10 for his second consecutive tournament, tying for second with a 1-under 209. He lost in a five-man playoff for medalist honors and was the only Wave under par. Elsewhere in the lineup, fellow seniors Mahanth Chirravuri (20th) and Brady Siravo (28th) made big moves on the final day to finish in the top-30.
North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Texas were named co-champions after all finishing with scores of 10-over 850. Albert Hansson of Georgia Tech won a five-man playoff with an eight-foot birdie putt on the first hole to earn medalist honors.
PLAYER SCORES
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Junior Willy Walsh finished tied for second with a three-round total of 209 (70-70-69) (-1). Three birdies in his final round helped keep him in the top 10 and earn his first round under par of the tournament.
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Senior Mahanth Chirravuri finished tied for 17th with a three-round total of 213 (72-72-69) (+3). His 1-under 69 in the final round helped him move up into the top 20 on Tuesday.
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Fellow senior Brady Siravo finished tied for 27th with a three-round total of 214 (71-73-70) (+4).
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Sophomore Luke Bailey finished tied for 34th with a three-round total of 216 (75-71-70) (+6). He was one of four Waves to improve with each round.
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Junior Carson Kim finished tied for 57th with a three-round total of 222 (76-73-73) (+12).
THE NUMBERS
Team scores: T-1. North Carolina 850 (+10); T-1. Vanderbilt 850 (+10); T-1. Virginia 850 (+10); T-1. Texas 850 (+10); 5. Pepperdine 852 (+12); 6. Alabama 853 (+13); 7. Georgia Tech 854 (+14); T-8. Auburn 856 (+16); T-8. Texas Tech 856 (+16); 10. Oklahoma 863 (+23); 11. Stanford 866 (+26); 12. Arizona State 867 (+27); T-13. Texas A&M 868 (+28); T-13. TCU 868 (+28); 15. Georgia 870 (+30)
Top individuals: 1. Albert Hansson (Georgia Tech)* 209 (-1); T-2. Willy Walsh (Pepperdine) 209 (-1); T-2. Ben James (Virginia) 209 (-1); T-2. Christian Maas (Texas) 209 (-1); T-2 William Jennings (Alabama) 209 (-1); T-6. Tim Wiedemeyer (Texas Tech) 210 (E); T-6. Wells Williams (Vanderbilt) 210 (E); T-8. Bryan Lee (Virginia) 211 (+1); T-8. Ratchanon Chantananuwat (Stanford) 211 (+1); T-8. Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma) 211 (+1); T-8. Shiv Parmar (Texas A&M) 211 (+1); T-8. Tommy Morrison (Texas) 211 (+1)
UP NEXT
Pepperdine wraps up the fall campaign at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, held from Oct. 24-26. All schedule updates and results can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on pepperdinewaves.com.
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ABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN'S GOLF
Pepperdine men's golf has ranked among the elite collegiate golf programs in the nation, having won the NCAA Championship in 1997 and 2021. The program has won 24 WCC championships while reaching 28 NCAA Regionals and 14 NCAA Championships. With 30 All-American selections, the Waves currently have four active members of the PGA TOUR in 2025.
