Pepperdine University
Golf Club of Georgia
Men’s Golf Finishes Fourth at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational
10/18/2026 7:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Pepperdine men's golf finished in fourth-place out of 14 teams at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational to round out the fall tournament schedule for the Waves.
Pepperdine shot 2-under par in the final round as a team, moving to 11-under for the tournament to secure the team's first top-five finish this season. The Waves finished five strokes behind the hosts and champion Georgia Tech (-16).
Carson Kim led the Waves on the day with a 5-under round of 67, while Ayden Fynaut secured his first career top-10 finish, placing seventh on the individual leaderboard with a 7-under mark for the tournament.
The Waves were one of five teams to shoot under par in all three rounds, as the course got tougher across each round, with the average score increasing by over 1.5 strokes from the first to final day.
Pepperdine led the field with 57 birdies on the week while pacing the tournament with a 23-under score on par 5s.
Ayden Fynaut wrapped up a successful week with a 1-under round of 71 in Sunday's final round. He made consecutive birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to make the turn 1-under, eventually making birdie on the 18th to earn his third straight under par round in the tournament. Fynaut secured a seventh-place individual finish at 7-under (70-68-71) for the week.
Carson Kim surged up 47 spots on the individual leaderboard with a 67 (-5) in the final round. Kim finished the tournament at even par (74-75-67) to place 18th on the individual leaderboard. Kim made seven birdies on the day, including five in his first nine holes, as he was one of five rounds on the day at 67 or lower.
Luke Ringkamp finished the week at 1-over par (68-71-78) and in 21st individually. He rounded out the week with a 78 (+6) today, with a 39 on both the front and back nine.
Willy Walsh registered a 75 (+3) in the third round, putting him at 2-over (71-72-75) on the week which was good for 27th individually. Walsh carded a pair of birdies in the final round to post the 75 as he contributed to Pepperdine's scoring in each round.
Kailer Stone posted a 73 (+1) for the second straight round on Sunday. He had a colorful scorecard with just three pars after the fifth hole, making four birdies on the back nine including three straight from holes 11-13. Stone landed in 58th individually on the week with a 7-over (77-73-73) mark.
Competing individually, Antoine Jasmin recorded a 14th-place finish in his first tournament as a Wave. Jasmin fired a 70 (-2) in Sunday's final round to finish the week 2-under (72-72-70). Jasmin did best work from holes 14-18 after teeing off the tenth, making four birdies in the five-hole span.
Full results for the tournament can be viewed here.
Team Leaderboard
1. Georgia Tech (-16)
2. Georgia Southern (-15)
3. USC (-14)
4. Pepperdine (-11)
5. Clemson (-8)
6. Stanford (-6)
7. Duke (-5)
8. Charlotte (-4)
9. Virginia (+1)
10. Northwestern (+4)
11. UCLA (+7)
12. LMU (+12)
13. Boston College (+22)
14. UAB (+28)
Pepperdine Leaderboard
T7. Ayden Fynaut (-7)
14. Antoine Jasmin (-2) - IND
T18. Carson Kim (E)
T21. Luke Ringkamp (+1)
T27. Willy Walsh (+2)
T58. Kailer Stone (+7)
The Waves will return in the spring playing host to the Southwestern Invitational, set for Jan. 25-26 from North Ranch Country Club.
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 23 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 2026.
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