Joey Vrzich Career Statistics
CAREER: Finished his three seasons at Pepperdine ranking third all-time in scoring average (71.07) ... Appeared in 28 tournaments and 84 rounds ... Had 11 top-10 finishes, 16 top-20 results and 39 below-par rounds.
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Finished his fifth year ranked #67 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #89 by Golfstat ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year to come back for an extra season ... Named to the
GCAA/PING All-West Region and the
All-WCC first team ... Had a 71.89 scoring average ... Had 15 below-par rounds to go with two top-10 and five top-20 finishes ... Tied for second at the WCC Championships with a 6-under 210 (71-72-67) ... Tied for ninth at the NIT with a season-best 9-under 207 (69-68-70) ... Was 44th at the NCAA Bryan Regional (72-77-74=223) ... Tied for 52nd at the NCAA Championships (76-72-72-74=294) ... Best rounds were 5-under 67s at the Southwestern invitational and the WCC Championships.
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Awarded
All-American second team honors from both Golfweek and the GCAA/PING as a senior ... Was also
GCAA/PING All-West Region and on the
All-WCC first team ... Ranked #15 by Golfstat and #20 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Led the Waves with a 70.11 scoring average, third in school single-season history ... Played in nine tournaments and 28 rounds ... Had six top-10s, seven top-20s and 14 below-par rounds ... Went 1-1-1 in match play at the NCAA Championships as the Waves won the title ... Tied for 22nd in stroke play (69-69-73-73=284) ... Was Pepperdine’s top finisher at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional, tying for second with a 7-under 206 (69-72-65) ... Tied for seventh at the WCC Championships with an 8-under 208 (73-67-68) ... Tied for seventh at The Prestige with a 1-under 212 (67-73-72) ... Tied for third at the Pasadera Collegiate Invitational with a season-best 11-under 199 (65-67-67) ... Best round was the 6-under 65 at the NCAA Regional.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Had a terrific debut season, averaging 70.83 strokes as a junior ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt season ... Ranked #108 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #109 by Golfstat ... Played in six tournaments and 18 rounds ... Had three top-10 finishes, four top-20 results and 10 below-par rounds ... Tied for fifth at the Nick Watney Invitational as an individual with a 9-under 204 (71-68-65) ... Tied for sixth at the Southwestern Invitational with a 1-under 215 (69-75-71) ... Tied for sixth at The Prestige with a 5-under 208 (66-72-70) ... Best round was the 6-under 65 at the Watney ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEVADA: Spent his first two seasons at the University of Nevada-Reno ... Played in all 22 of Nevada’s tournaments over the two years ... Named to the 2019 All-Mountain West Conference team as a sophomore ... Averaged a team-best 71.76 strokes as a sophomore (ranking sixth on Nevada’s single-season list), and was at 72.84 as a freshman ... Two-year average was 72.30 strokes (second all-time at Nevada) in 66 rounds ... Ranked #163 by Golfweek/Sagarin after his sophomore season ... Won twice in fall 2018, capturing the Badger Invite and the Nick Watney Invitational ... Was on the Haskins Award watch list during fall 2018 ... Twice named Mountain West Golfer of the Month during fall 2018 ... Best 18-hole score was a Nevada-record 10-under 61 at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite in October 2018 ... Best 54-hole score was a 14-under 202 in winning the Nick Watney Invitational in October 2018 ... Played in the 2018 NCAA Norman Regional (tied for 26th) and the 2019 NCAA Athens Regional (tied for 42nd).
AMATEUR/JUNIOR GOLF: Won the 2020 California Amateur Championship ... Played in the 2018, 2020 and 2021 U.S. Amateurs (advanced to match play in 2020) ... Won the 2016 Canadian International Junior Challenge ... Set a course record with a 13-under 59 at Rams Hill Golf Course in Borrego Springs, Calif. ... Had a second-place showing at the Future Collegians World Tour event in Arizona.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Christian High School, located in El Cajon, Calif., in 2017 ... Played four years of varsity golf ... Helped team win the Division 3 CIF championship in 2015 ... An All-CIF first team honoree.
PERSONAL: Majoring in political science ... Born in La Mesa, Calif. ... Son of Nicol and Mike Vrzich ... Has three siblings: Jerrod, Justin and John ... His brother Justin plays golf at Cal State San Marcos ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “I liked the campus and the coaches.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys baseball and video games ... Favorites include Old Greenwood (golf course), Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2 (movies), How I Met Your Mother (TV show) and Anderson Paak (musical artist) ... Favorite thing about golf is “it’s individual and challenging.”
