Clay Feagler Career Statistics
CAREER: Established a Pepperdine career record with 164 rounds played over his five seasons ... Won four times, tying the school record ... Posted a 71.70 scoring average, #6 all-time at Pepperdine ... Tied for second in career below-par rounds (68), tied for sixth in top-10 finishes (19) and was eighth in top-20 results (29) ... Four-time All-WCC first team (the seventh Wave to do so) and three-time all-region.
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Named
GCAA/PING All-West Region and
All-WCC first team in his fifth year ... Ranked #70 by Golfstat and #75 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Had a 71.26 scoring average (#12 in Pepperdine single-season history) in 34 rounds and 11 tournaments ... Had four top-10s and eight top-20s, with 16 below-par rounds ... Secured the national championship-winning point against Oklahoma ... Went 3-0 at match play at NCAAs and tied for 22nd in stroke play (72-71-73-68=284) ... Had a hole-in-one in the semifinals against Oklahoma State ... Tied for 16th at the Cle Elum Regional (70-71-72=213) ... Became the first Wave to become medalist at the WCC Championships twice ... Shot an 11-under 205 (68-65-72) to finish tied atop the leaderboard with teammate Dylan Menante and won in a playoff ... Tied for fourth at the Western Intercollegiate with a 2-under 208 (72-70-66) ... Best round of the season was his 7-under 65 t the WCC Championships ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year to play a fifth season.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Appeared in five tournaments during his first senior season ... Posted a 70.60 scoring average in 15 rounds ... Ranked #196 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Nine of his 15 rounds were below-par ... Competing as an individual, tied for second at the Bill Cullum Invitational with a 13-under 203 (70-66-67) ... The 13-under tied the ninth-best 54-hole score in program history ... Tied for eighth at the Southwestern Invitational (76-71-69=216) ... Best round was a 6-under 66 in the second round of the Cullum ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Repeated on both the
GCAA/PING All-West Region team and the
All-WCC first team as a junior ... Ranked #54 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #64 by Golfstat ... Had a team-best 71.50 scoring average, #9 on the Pepperdine single-season records list ... Was in the lineup for all 13 tournaments and 40 rounds ... Had five top-10 finishes, seven top-20 results and 14 below-par rounds ... Was a tri-medalist at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate with a 4-under 206 (70-70-66), leading to
WCC Golfer of the Month honors for October ... Finished second at the Southwestern Invitational with an 8-under 208 (69-66-73), third at the Western Intercollegiate with a 7-under 203 (67-68-68) and fourth at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational with an 11-under 202 (71-66-65) ... Best rounds were a 6-under 65 at the MacKenzie and a 6-under 66 at the Southwestern ... Took 36th at the WCC Championships (77-69-80=226), tied for 38th at the NCAA Austin Regional (73-74-75=222) and tied for 43rd at the NCAA Championships (78-76-73-74=301).
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Made the
GCAA/PING All-West Region team and
All-WCC first team as a sophomore ... Was the WCC Championships medalist ... Ranked #79 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #119 by Golfstat ... Posted a 71.74 scoring average, #8 on the Waves’ single-season list ... Had 18 below-par rounds, seventh on the Waves’ single-season list ... Played in 13 tournaments and 38 rounds, with five top 10s and six top 20s ... First career victory was at the Prestige at PGA West with a 7-under 135 (69-66) ... Later won the WCC Championships with a 14-under 202 (70-69-63) ... Tied the Pepperdine record and set a WCC Championships with a 9-under 63 ... The 14-under also established a Pepperdine record for 54 holes at the WCC Championships, and tied the fourth-best score overall ... Won the WCCs by eight shots ... Had five top-six finishes in the spring, which also included a tie for third at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with a 5-under 211 (68-72-71) ... Led, or shared the team lead, at four tournaments ... Had at least one below-par round at 11 of 13 tournaments, and multiple below-par rounds six times ... Tied for 29th at the NCAA Norman Regional (73-71-74=218) ...
WCC Player of the Month for February and April.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned
All-WCC first team honors as a freshman ... His scoring average of 72.70 was then-#18 in Pepperdine single-season history, and #3 on the Pepperdine freshman list ... Had 11 below-par rounds, fourth-most by a Pepperdine freshman ... Recorded three top-10 and six top-20 finishes ... Played in 12 tournaments and 37 rounds ... Was in the lineup for all nine spring tournaments ... Tied for third at the Southwestern Invitational with an 8-under 208 (67-70-71) ... The 8-under was the fifth-best 54-hole score ever by a Pepperdine freshman ... Led the Waves at The Prestige at PGA West, where he tied for sixth place with a 3-under 210 (71-71-68) ... Tied for sixth place at the Arizona Intercollegiate (71-76-68=215) ... Tied for 15th at the WCC Championships with a 1-under 215 (72-68-75) ... Tied for 20th at the NCAA Stanford Regional (69-67-76=212) ... Tied for 70th at the NCAA Championships (74-77-76-73=300) ... Best round was a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Southwestern Invitational.
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 U.S. Amateur Championships (reached the round of 32 in 2018 and 2020) ... Took third place at the 2016 SCGA Amateur Championship ... Fourth place at the 2016 North South Junior Invitational ... First place at a 2015 USGA Junior Boys qualifier and 2014 SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup series events at Oak Valley/Morongo and Talega Golf Club ... Eighth place at 2015 USGA Junior Amateur Championship ... Second place at 2015 Champions Invitational ... Seventh place at 2015 Western Junior Championship ... 10th place at 2015 SCPGA Corey Pavin Southern California Invitational ... 10th place at 2014 SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup Championship ... Ranked as high as 23rd by Junior Golf Scoreboard.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Dana Hills High School, located in Dana Point, Calif., in 2016 ... Four-time All-Orange County and All-South Coast League first team selection ... 2015 Orange County Register Player of the Year ... Four-time CIF State Regional qualifier ... 2015 and 2016 South Coast League champion ... 2015 CIF Southern Section Regional Southern individual champion and regional champion ... Team won three South Coast League titles and was the CIF Southern Section champion in 2015 ... Made the principal’s honor roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in intercultural communication ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Caryn and Troy Feagler ... Has one sibling, Chloe ... Chose Pepperdine because of “the golf coaches and program, it’s a top-ranked university in academics, the beautiful location/campus and I wanted to stay in California.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing basketball, swimming and watching movies ... Favorites include Tiger Woods (pro golfer), Sand Hills (golf course), The Great Gatsby (book), The Dark Knight (movie), Entourage (TV show), Drake (musical artist), pancakes (food) and basketball (sport other than golf) ... Favorite thing about golf is “the competition.”
