No. 15 Men's Golf Sits Two Strokes Back of Lead at NCAA Regionals

Monday, May 18

Bermuda Run, N.C.

4:30 am PT

Pepperdine University

NCAA Regionals

Photo by: West Coast Conference

No. 15 Men's Golf Sits Two Strokes Back of Lead at NCAA Regionals

5/18/2026 3:32:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round One Results

By: Greg Bintz

BERMUDA RUN, N.C. - No. 15 Pepperdine men's golf is off to a solid start at the NCAA Regionals in North Carolina, sitting in second place following the first round on Monday.

The Waves are only two strokes back of No. 3 Virginia, shooting 11-under. Mahanth Chirravuri paced Pepperdine with a five-under performance. He birdied four times on the front nine and continued his momentum onto the back nine, where he sunk another pair of birdies on 14 and 15. Chirravuri sandwiched another birdie around a couple of bogeys, but still carded a 66, solidifying one of his best rounds of the spring and sitting in a tie for first overall.

Carson Kim was just one stroke back of the senior. The Yorba Linda, California native went bogey-free and racked up four birdies to score a 67, good for four-under and a tie for third place overall.

Willy Walsh was close to cracking the top-10 following the opening round. He sat even after the front nine following a trio each of birdies and bogeys. Walsh was consistent on the back nine as well but broke through by drilling an eagle on 17 to help him finish two-under on the afternoon, tying for 12th overall.

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Byungho Lee was even and is tied for 28th overall. The sophomore double-bogeyed on three but responded with consecutive birdies on five and six. Two birdies on the back nine put him a couple under par until back-to-back bogeys on 16 and 17 put him back even.

Brady Siravo rounded out the Waves' lineup by shooting two-over. He tallied three bogeys and three birdies, but a double-bogey on one to start the day made the difference.

Team Leaderboard
1. No. 3 Virginia (-13)
2. No. 15 Pepperdine (-11)
T3. No. 32 Wake Forest (-6)
T3. No. 10 Ole Miss (-6)
T3. No. 39 Mississippi State (-6)
T3. No. 28 USC (-6)
7. Kentucky (-4)
8. No. 22 Georgia Tech (-1)
T9. Houston (+3)
T9. NC State (+3)
11. Presbyterian (+6)
12. Richmond (+9)
13. Navy (+11)
14. No. 47 Arkansas at Little Rock (+14)

Pepperdine Leaderboard
T1. Mahanth Chirravuri (-5)
T3. Carson Kim (-4)
T12. Willy Walsh (-2)
T28. Byungho Lee (E)
T50. Brady Siravo (+2)

Pepperdine tees off for round two at 4:30 am PT Tuesday morning. Follow in real time with live stats.

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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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