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March 12, 2021 ROSTER — Nine of the 10 Waves who saw action for the nation’s #1 team last season have returned, including two of last year’s MALIBU, California — The #4 Pepperdine men’s team heads three seniors in Clay Feagler and Joshua McCarthy. Five players to Florida for next week’s Valspar Collegiate Invitational where who competed at the 2019 NCAA Championships (and an 11th- the Waves will face another outstanding group of teams. Also, place fi nish) are still part of the program. The Waves have back sophomore Dylan Menante was named to the Haskins Award’s an All-American fi rst team honoree (William Mouw), two WCC 15-member watch list today. medalists (Feagler and RJ Manke), two three-time All-WCC honorees (Feagler and McCarthy) and four who have been all- EVENT INFO — The Valspar will be held at the -71, 7,114-yard region honorees (Feagler, McCarthy, Mouw and Joe Highsmith). Floridian National in Palm City, Florida. There will be 36 The 10-man roster breakdown is fi ve seniors, two juniors, two holes on Monday and the fi nal 18 on Tuesday (March 15-16). Live sophomores and one freshman. scoring will be available via Golfstat. EAST LAKE — The exclusive East Lake Cup, held in Atlanta, Ga. FIELD — In addition to Pepperdine, the 11-team fi eld is scheduled (Oct. 26-28) brought together the four highest-ranked teams in the to include Arizona State, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Houston, nation from when the season ended in mid-March. After a round of Marquette, Ohio State, SMU, USF and Wake Forest. stroke play, the Waves brought home the trophy by beating Texas Tech 3-2 in the semfi nals and Oklahoma 4-1 in the championship. According to the latest Golfstat rankings, the fi eld includes six top- Joe Highsmith, Derek Hitchner and Dylan Menante each went 10 teams and nine top-40 schools. 2-0 in .

PEPPERDINE LINEUP — The Waves’ lineup consists of MORE HIGHLIGHTS — Joshua McCarthy won two WCC-only sophomore Dylan Menante (Carlsbad, Calif./Sage Creek HS), fall events, the Pasadera Collegiate Invitational and the Rustic sophomore William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS), Collegiate Classic. It’s the eighth time in program history (and the junior Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory fourth year in a row) that a Wave has won twice in one season School), senior Clay Feagler (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) ... Dylan Menante has a pair of second-place fi nishes and went and senior RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash./Bellarmine Preparatory 2-0 in match play at the East Lake Cup ... Pepperdine has won School). three tournaments for the third straight season and the fi fth time in program history. The Waves have never won more than three ... TOURNAMENT HISTORY — The Waves have played in this Pepperdine’s own Southwestern Invitational was televised by the tournament once, fi nishing 14th in 2018. for the fi rst time.

RANKINGS — The Waves are ranked #4 by Golfstat and #6 in both RECORDS WATCH — Five current Waves rank among the most recent Bushnell coaches poll (March 5) and by Pepperdine’s top 10 on the all-time scoring list — Joe Highsmith Golfweek/Sagarin. at #3 (71.70), Clay Feagler at #4 (71.91), Joshua McCarthy at #5 (71.92), Derek Hitchner at #6 (72.15) and RJ Manke at Five Waves are in the top 100 as individuals: Dylan Menante (#6 #8 (72.65) ... Feagler has three career wins, one off the school Golfweek/Sagarin and #11 Golfstat), Joey Vrzich (#15 Golfweek/ record ... McCarthy has played in 157 career rounds and could Sagarin and #19 Golfstat), RJ Manke (#24 Golfweek/Sagarin and break Michael Beard’s school record of 162 ... McCarthy is third #50 Golfstat), Joshua McCarthy (#42 Golfweek/Sagarin) and in below-par rounds (63), fourth in top-20 fi nishes (32) and tied for Derek Hitchner (#83 Golfweek/Sagarin). sixth in top-10 fi nishes (19) ... Feagler is fourth in below-par rounds (59), tied for ninth in top-10 fi nishes (17) and 10th in top-20 fi nishes The Waves ended spring 2020 ranked #1 in the Bushnell Golfweek (24). coaches poll and in the Golfstat computer rankings, and #2 by Golfweek/Sagarin. The Waves had nine players in the Golfweek/ NON-PEPPERDINE RESULTS — Pepperdine had seven golfers Sagarin top 200, eight of whom are returners. at the U.S. Amateur and three of them made it to match play (both fi gures tied the most by any school). William Mouw went the AWARDS — William Mouw was on the fi rst Haskins Award watch farthest, reaching the round of 16. Joey Vrzich won the California list of the season, and Dylan Menante made the updated list in Amateur, while Caden Fioroni made the fi nal of the SCGA November and March ... Mouw has been named to the team that Amateur. Mouw was named to the U.S. Arnold Palmer Cup team will represent the U.S. in the in May. that competed in December but had to withdraw from the event. Joshua McCarthy won the AGC Winter Invitational in December. @@PEPPGOLFPEPPGOLF 2019-20 RECAP — Though the season was cancelled in mid-March due to the COVID-19 @@PEPPGOLFPEPPGOLF pandemic, the Waves had one of the greatest seasons in program history. In addition to QUICK FACTS the team ending the season at #1, Sahith Theegala was the nation’s #1 player and swept the three National Player of the Year awards, while Michael Beard was National Coach of the Year. The Waves won three tournaments and set a school record with a 280.1 scoring Location ...... Malibu, Calif. 90263 Founded ...... 1937 (Malibu Campus 1972) average. Theegala and William Mouw gave Pepperdine two All-American fi rst teamers for Enrollment ...... 8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) the fi rst time in program history. Nickname...... Waves Colors ...... Blue and Orange PEPPERDINE GOLF — Thanks to its victory at the 1997 NCAA Championships, Conference ...... West Coast Pepperdine will always be known on a national level for its outstanding men’s golf program. President ...... James A. Gash At the most recent NCAA Championships in 2019, the Waves made their 10th appearance Athletic Director ...... Dr. Steve Potts since 1993 and fi nished in 11th place. Pepperdine has achieved NCAA Regional berths in Athletic Department phone ...... (310) 506-4150 24 of the last 28 tries. In the West Coast Conference, the Waves have won a league-best Ticket Offi ce phone ...... (866) WAVE-TIX 20 championships since 1987 and have fi nished either fi rst or second in 26 of the last 33 tournaments. MEN’S GOLF COACHES BEARD — Former Pepperdine All-American Michael Beard is in his ninth season as Head Coach...... Michael Beard the Waves’ head coach. He earned the Dave Williams Award as the Division I National experience ...... 9th season Coach of the Year in 2000 after leading the Waves to the #1 ranking before the pandemic phone ...... (310) 506-4028 cancelled the season. Beard returned to Pepperdine in December 2012 after spending the e-mail ...... [email protected] previous season-and-a-half as an assistant at Arizona State. He became the fi rst WCC Twitter ...... @CoachMBeard men’s golf coach ever to earn WCC Coach of the Year honors three consecutive years Associate Head Coach ...... Blaine Woodruff (2016-18) and he extended that streak to four in 2019. His Waves won the 2015, 2018 experience ...... 4th season and 2019 WCC titles and advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2017 and 2019. Beard phone ...... (310) 506-4154 competed for the Waves between 1999-2002 and was a GCAA All-American honorable e-mail ...... blaine.woodruff @pepperdine.edu Twitter ...... @blainewoodruff mention selection in both 2000 and 2002. He was the medalist at the 2000 NCAA West Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Chris Zambri Regional and the 2002 WCC Championships and was a four-time All-WCC fi rst teamer. He has still played in more rounds (162) than anyone else in Pepperdine’s history. After playing MEN’S GOLF HISTORY professionally for several years, he served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine for one season and helped the Waves to make the 2011 NCAA Championships. NCAA Championships Appearances ...... 10 last ...... 2019 (11th) ONLINE — The squad is on Twitter (@PeppGolf), Facebook (/PeppGolf) and Instagram championships ...... 1 (1997) (peppgolf). You can also follow @CoachMBeard and @blainewoodruff on Twitter. WCC Championships ...... 20 last ...... 2019 ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NCAA Division I championships in fi ve diff erent men’s sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has Director/MGOLF Contact ...... Roger Horne the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only offi ce phone ...... (310) 506-4455 university that has not been affi liated with a “major” conference. The Waves have won a cell phone ...... (805) 279-4551 total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also e-mail ...... [email protected] earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that’s Address ...... 24255 Pacifi c Coast Highway given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in ...... Malibu, Calif. 90263 scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacifi c Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation’s most beautiful. Pepperdine, which Website ...... www.PepperdineWaves.com is affi liated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report’s Twitter ...... @PeppGolf list of America’s best colleges...... @PepperdineWaves Facebook ...... /PeppGolf ...... /PepperdineWaves Instagram...... peppgolf ...... pepperdinewaves 2020-21 MEN’S GOLF ROSTER

Name Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) Clay Feagler 5-8 Sr.* 4V Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dana Hills HS) Caden Fioroni 5-10 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Joe Highsmith 5-9 Jr. 2V Lakewood, Wash. (Bellarmine Preparatory School) Derek Hitchner 6-0 Jr. 2V Minneapolis, Minn. (The Blake School) RJ Manke 5-10 Sr. 3V Lakewood, Wash. (Bellarmine Preparatory School) Joshua McCarthy 6-0 Sr.* 4V Danville, Calif. (De La Salle HS) Dylan Menante 5-8 So. 1V Carlsbad, Calif. (Sage Creek HS) William Mouw 5-11 So. 1V Chino, Calif. (Ontario Christian HS) Austin Murphy 6-2 Sr. 3V Morgan Hill, Calif. (Bellarmine College Preparatory) Joey Vrzich 5-11 Sr. 1V El Cajon, Calif. (Christian HS/Nevada)

Pronunciations Clay Feagler — FAY-gler Caden Fioroni — FEE-oh-ROE-nee RJ Manke — MANG-kee Dylan Menante — meh-NETTY William Mouw — rhymes with how Joey Vrzich — vurr-SITCH 2020-21 ROSTER

CLAY FEAGLER CADEN FIORONI JOE HIGHSMITH DEREK HITCHNER RJ MANKE JOSHUA McCARTHY

DYLAN MENANTE WILLIAM MOUW AUSTIN MURPHY JOEY VRZICH MICHAEL BEARD BLAINE WOODRUFF STUDENT-ATHLETE RESUMES

CLAY FEAGLER JOE HIGHSMITH RJ MANKE 2016-17 (FR): All-WCC fi rst team ... HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Cal-Hi ACADEMICS: Majoring in ACADEMICS: Majoring in ACADEMICS: Majoring in business 14 tournaments, 43 rounds, 72.84 Sports Division 5 Athlete of the intercultural communication. communication studies. administration ... 2019 and 2020 scoring average ... One top-10, Year (for all sports) following his 2019-20 (SR): Five tournaments, 15 2019-20 (SO): GCAA/PING All-West WCC All-Academic fi rst team eight top-20 fi nishes. senior year at Ontario Christian rounds, 70.60 scoring average Region ... Ranked #75 by Golfstat ... 2018-19 and 2019-20 WCC JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played HS. ... Ranked #196 by Golfweek/ and #91 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 Sagarin. Seven tournaments, 21 rounds, “silver” honors and was “bronze” U.S. Amateur (reached the round of 32 in 2018) ... Won 2019 NCGA AUSTIN MURPHY 2018-19 (JR): GCAA/PING All-West 71.33 scoring average. in 2017-18. ACADEMICS: Majoring in sport Amateur ... 2015 Rolex Junior Region and All-WCC fi rst team 2018-19 (FR): WCC Freshman of the 2019-20 (JR): Five tournaments, 15 administration ... 2020 WCC All-American honorable mention ... 13 tournaments, 40 rounds, Year ... All-WCC fi rst team ... 13 rounds, 73.00 scoring average All-Academic honorable mention ... 2014 Northern California Golf team-best 71.50 scoring average tournaments, 40 rounds, 72.08 ... Ranked #197 by Golfweek/ ... 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 Association Player of the Year. ... Ranked #54 by Golfweek/ scoring average ... Ranked #99 Sagarin. WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: 2016 East Bay Sagarin and #64 by Golfstat ... by Golfstat ... Four top-10, seven 2018-19 (SO): All-WCC fi rst team “bronze” honors. Times Golfer of the Year and a Five top-10, seven top-20 fi nishes top-20 fi nishes ... Waves’ best ... 12 tournaments, 37 rounds, 2019-20 (JR): Two tournaments, six four-time All-East Bay fi rst team ... Co-medalist at the Royal Oaks player in the postseason (fourth at 72.35 scoring average ... WCC rounds, 71.67 scoring average. selection at De La Salle HS. Intercollegiate. NCAA Austin Regional and T-24th medalist, winning via a playoff 2018-19 (SO): Eight tournaments, 21 2017-18 (SO): GCAA/PING All-West at NCAA Championships). after shooting 6-under 210 ... Won rounds, 73.05 scoring average. Region and All-WCC fi rst team JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played the Alister MacKenzie Invitational DYLAN MENANTE 2017-18 (FR): Six tournaments, 17 ... Ranked #79 by Golfweek/ in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 with Pepperdine records for 18 ACADEMICS: 2019-20 WCC rounds, 75.71 scoring average. Sagarin and #119 by Golfstat ... U.S. Amateur ... Won the 2019 holes (10-under) and 54 holes Commissioner’s Honor Roll JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: 10 13 tournaments, 38 rounds, 71.74 Sahalee Players Championship (21-under). “bronze” honors. career top-10 AJGA fi nishes. scoring average ... Five top-10, ... 2017 Rolex Junior All-American 2017-18 (FR): All-WCC honorable 2019-20 (FR): Eight tournaments, 24 HIGH SCHOOL: All-West Catholic six top-20 fi nishes ... Medalist at fi rst team ... Two-time Washington mention ... Eight tournaments, 24 rounds, 70.95 scoring average Athletic League all four years and the WCC Championships ... Set a State Golf Association Junior Boys rounds, 74.04 stroke average. (#2 on Pepperdine freshman list) the WCAL Player of the Year as WCC Championships record with Player of the Year ... Won the JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Won ... Ranked #106 by Golfstat and a junior at Bellarmine College a 9-under 63 in the fi nal round and 2017 WSGA Men’s State Amateur, 2019 XCII Mexico Internacional #143 by Golfweek/Sagarin. Preparatory. won by eight shots ... Also won at the youngest player ever to do so. Amateur ... Played in the 2019 JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: 2018 The Prestige at PGA West. HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 2017 and 2020 U.S. Amateur ... Won Rolex Junior All-American 2016-17 (FR): All-WCC fi rst team ... WIAA 4A state championship at 2018 Washington State Amateur. honorable mention... Played in the JOEY VRZICH ACADEMICS: Majoring in political 12 tournaments, 37 rounds, 72.70 Bellarmine Preparatory School. HIGH SCHOOL: Led Bellarmine 2018 and 2020 U.S. Amateur. science. scoring average ... Three top-10, Preparatory School to three state HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time All- 2019-20 (JR): Six tournaments, 18 six top-20 fi nishes. titles and four league crowns ... CIF player at Sage Creek HS. JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played DEREK HITCHNER 2015 and 2016 Tacoma Athletic rounds, 70.83 scoring average ACADEMICS: Majoring in political in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and Commission Golfer of the Year. ... Ranked #108 by Golfweek/ science ... 2020 WCC All- 2020 U.S. Amateur (reached the WILLIAM MOUW Sagarin and #109 by Golfstat. Academic fi rst team ... 2019-20 round of 32 in 2018 and 2020). ACADEMICS: Majoring in NEVADA: Played fi rst two seasons WCC Commissioner’s Honor HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time All- JOSHUA McCARTHY communication studies. at Nevada and appeared in all 22 Roll “gold” honors, and “silver’ in ACADEMICS: Majoring in rhetoric Orange County and All-South 2019-20 (FR): GCAA/PING All- tournaments ... 2019 All-Mountain 2018-19. and leadership. Coast League fi rst team selection American fi rst team and Golfweek West Conference ... Averaged 2019-20 (SO): Seven tournaments, 2019-20 (SR): Six tournaments, 18 at Dana Hills HS. All-American second team ... 71.76 strokes as a sophomore 21 rounds, 71.48 scoring average rounds, 70.72 scoring average GCAA/PING All-West Region and 72.84 as a freshman ... Won ... Ranked #133 by Golfweek/ ... Ranked #139 by Golfstat and ... Ranked #10 by Golfstat and twice in fall 2018 at the Badger CADEN FIORONI Sagarin and #183 by Golfstat #152 by Golfweek/Sagarin. #15 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Invite and Nick Watney Invitational ACADEMICS: Majoring in ... 9-under 63 at The Prestige’s 2018-19 (JR): GCAA/PING All-West Eight tournaments, 24 rounds, ... Had a Nevada-record 10-under communication studies. individual tournament tied second- Region and All-WCC fi rst team ... 69.96 scoring average (#1 on 61 at the Pacifi c Invite in October JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Runner- best round in program history. 13 tournaments, 40 rounds, 71.73 Pepperdine freshman list, #2 2018. up at the 2020 SGCA Amateur ... 2018-19 (FR): Six tournaments, 18 scoring average ... Ranked #70 all-time) ... Won the Amer Ari JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played Semifi nalist at the 2019 California rounds, 73.78 scoring average. by Golfweek/Sagarin and #93 by Invitational in a playoff ... Five in the 2018 and U.S. Amateur ... Amateur. JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played in Golfstat ... Six top-10, eight top-20 top-10 fi nishes. Won the 2020 California Amateur HIGH SCHOOL: Took second place the 2017 and 2019 U.S. Amateur fi nishes. JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Named Championship ... Won the 2016 individually at the 2018 and 2019 ... 2017 Rolex Junior All-American 2017-18 (SO): GCAA/PING All-West to 2020 U.S. Arnold Palmer Cup Canadian International Junior California state championship for honorable mention ... 2017 Region and All-WCC fi rst team team ... Two-time Rolex Junior Challenge. Torrey Pines HS. Minnesota Golf Association Junior ... Ranked #87 by Golfweek/ All-American (2017 fi rst team, HIGH SCHOOL: An All-CIF honoree Boys Player of the Year. Sagarin and #114 by Golfstat ... 2018 second team) ... Played in at Christian HS. HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 2016 14 tournaments, 41 rounds, 71.90 the 2018, 2019 and 2020 U.S. Minnesota AA state title for The scoring average ... Six top-10, Amateur (reached the round of Blake School. nine top-20 fi nishes ... NCAA 16 in 2018 and 2020) ... Won Championships individual qualifi er the 2019 California Amateur after T-5th at NCAA Norman Championship ... 2019 SCGA Regional. Player of the Year. 22020-21020-21 MEN’SMEN’S GOLFGOLF STATISTICSSTATISTICS

Dates Tournament (Host) Par Finish Total +/- Par RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 Top Individual Oct. 5-6 Pasadera Collegiate Invitational 70 1st/5 794 -46 265 264 265 McCarthy 1st Oct. 18-20 Maridoe Collegiate Invitational 72 2nd/12 883 +19 302 294 287 Menante T-2nd Oct. 26 East Lake Cup — stroke play 72 2nd/4 285 -3 285 — — — Oct. 27-28 East Lake Cup — match play 72 1st/4 (def. Texas Tech 3-2, def. Oklahoma 4-1) Nov. 5-6 Rustic Collegiate Classic 71 1st/5 831 -21 289 269 273 McCarthy 1st Jan. 25-27 Southwestern Invitational (Pepperdine) 72 5th/12 888 +24 308 277 303 McCarthy 2nd Feb. 15-17 The Prestige (UC Davis/Stanford) 71 3rd/24 849 -3 281 279 289 Menante T-4th March 15-16 Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Houston) 71 March 25-27 The Goodwin (Stanford) April 12-14 Western Intercollegiate (San Jose State) April 29-May 1 WCC Championships May 17-19 NCAA Regionals May 28-June 2 NCAA Championships (Arizona State) TOTALS (play-fi ve, count-four events only) 4,530 1,730 1,383 1,417 AVERAGES 283.1 / 70.8 288.3 276.6 283.4 2020-21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Player Events Rounds Strokes Average Wins Top 10 Top 20 -Par Rds Clay Feagler 5 15 1,092 72.80 0 2 3 7 Caden Fioroni 2 6 439 73.17 0 1 1 3 Joe Highsmith 6 16 1,140 71.25 0 3 4 7 Derek Hitchner 6 14 995 71.07 0 3 3 9 RJ Manke 6 16 1,135 70.94 0 3 4 8 Joshua McCarthy 5 15 1,069 71.27 2 3 3 7 Dylan Menante 5 13 913 70.23 0 3 4 8 William Mouw 5 13 938 72.15 0 2 2 5 Austin Murphy 4 12 864 72.00 0 2 3 4 Joey Vrzich 3 9 629 69.89 0 3 3 5 CAREER INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Player Seasons Events Rounds Strokes Average Wins Top 10 Top 20 - Par Rds Clay Feagler 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21 48 145 10,427 71.91 3 17 24 59 Caden Fioroni 2021 2 6 439 73.17 0 1 1 3 Joe Highsmith 2019, 20, 21 26 77 5,521 71.70 0 8 15 34 Derek Hitchner 2019, 20, 21 19 53 3,824 72.15 0 5 8 20 RJ Manke 2018, 19, 20, 21 31 92 6,684 72.65 2 7 11 28 Joshua McCarthy 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21 52 157 11,291 71.92 2 19 32 63 Dylan Menante 2020, 21 12 34 2,403 70.68 0 6 9 20 William Mouw 2020, 21 13 37 2,617 70.73 1 7 8 22 Austin Murphy 2018, 19, 20, 21 20 56 4,115 73.48 0 3 5 10 Joey Vrzich 2020, 21 9 27 1,904 70.52 0 6 7 15 THE LAST TIME

Pepperdine’s team won an event: Rustic Collegiate Classic (November 5-6, 2020) Pepperdine had an individual medalist: Joshua McCarthy (Rustic Collegiate Classic, November 5-6, 2020) A Pepperdine individual had a hole-in-one: Clay Feagler (Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, fi rst and third round, October 23-24, 2017) A Pepperdine individual had two eagles in one round: Dylan Menante (Amer Ari Invitational, third round, February 8, 2020) A Pepperdine individual had a double-eagle: Austin Murphy (Western Intercollegiate, April 16, 2019) Three rounds, all below-par (individual): Hitchner/Feagler/Highsmith (The Prestige Individual, Feb. 15-17, 2021) Three rounds, all below-par (team): Pasadera Collegiate Invitational (October 5-6, 2020) 2020-21 PEPPERDINE MEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS Pasadera Collegiate Invitational Rustic Collegiate Classic Oct. 5-6, 2020 Nov. 5-6, 2020 The Club at Pasadera Rustic Canyon Monterey, Calif. Moorpark, Calif. Par 70 • 6,689 Yards • 5 Teams • 41 Players Par 71 • 6,964 Yards • 5 Teams • 37 Players TEAM TEAM 1st Pepperdine ...... 265-264-265 — 794 (-46) 1st Pepperdine ...... 289-269-273 — 831 (-21) 2nd Loyola Marymount . . 267-278-277 — 822 (-18) 2nd San Diego ...... 292-279-282 — 853 (+1) 3rd San Diego ...... 281-269-277 — 827 (-13) 3rd BYU ...... 290-282-284 — 856 (+4) 4th Saint Mary’s ...... 273-272-284 — 829 (-11) 4th Loyola Marymount . 302-281-287 — 870 (+18) 5th BYU ...... 276-287-279 — 842 (+2) 5th Saint Mary’s ...... 305-285-284 — 874 (+22) INDIVIDUALS INDIVIDUALS 1st** Joshua McCarthy ...... 64-68-64 — 196 (-14) 1st Joshua McCarthy ...... 75-64-67 — 206 (-7) 2nd * Dylan Menante ...... 62-65-69 — 196 (-14) T-2nd RJ Manke ...... 71-70-68 — 209 (-4) T-3rd Joe Highsmith ...... 66-64-69 – 199 (-11) T-5th Clay Feagler ...... 72-69-69 — 210 (-3) T-3rd * Joey Vrzich ...... 65-67-67 — 199 (-11) T-5th Joe Highsmith ...... 72-67-71 — 210 (-3) T-5th Caden Fioroni ...... 67-66-67 — 200 (-10) 8th Derek Hitchner ...... 74-69-69 — 212 (-1) T-7th William Mouw ...... 68-66-68 — 202 (-8) 10th * Austin Murphy ...... 74-72-69 — 215 (+2) T-7th * Derek Hitchner ...... 67-67-68 — 202 (-8) T-12th Clay Feagler ...... 71-69-66 — 206 (-4) Southwestern Invitational T-14th * RJ Manke ...... 73-64-70 — 207 (-3) Jan. 25-27, 2021 T-17th * Austin Murphy ...... 70-68-70 — 208 (-2) North Ranch Country Club ** won in a playoff Westlake Village, Calif. Par 72 • 6,992 Yards • 12 Teams • 66 Players Maridoe Collegiate Invitational TEAM Oct. 18-20, 2020 1st San Diego State . . 294-287-293 — 874 (+10) Maridoe Golf Club 2nd Arizona State . . . . . 292-282-303 — 877 (+13) Carrollton, Texas 3rd SMU ...... 293-288-301 — 882 (+18) Par 72 • 7,521 Yards • 12 Teams • 72 Players 4th Louisville ...... 296-283-306 — 885 (+21) TEAM 5th Pepperdine ...... 308-277-303 — 888 (+24) 1st Oklahoma State . . . 304-288-288 — 880 (+16) INDIVIDUALS 2nd Pepperdine ...... 302-294-287 — 883 (+19) 1st David Puig, ASU ...... 70-66-70 — 206 (-10) 3rd Oklahoma ...... 311-294-283 — 888 (+24) 2nd * Joshua McCarthy . . . . . 72-73-70 — 215 (-1) 4th Baylor ...... 299-294-296 — 889 (+25) T-3rd * RJ Manke ...... 74-69-73 — 216 (E) 5th Texas ...... 303-294-293 — 890 (+26) T-9th Joey Vrzich ...... 76-67-75 — 218 (+2) INDIVIDUALS T-11th Dylan Menante ...... 76-68-76 — 220 (+4) 1st Kyle Hogan, Texas Tech . 74-68-73 — 215 (-1) T-22nd William Mouw ...... 80-70-75 — 225 (+9) T-2nd Dylan Menante ...... 79-68-69 — 216 (E) T-26th Joe Highsmith ...... 77-72-77 — 226 (+10) T-4th RJ Manke ...... 71-77-70 — 218 (+2) T-44th Clay Feagler ...... 79-75-77 — 231 (+15) T-9th William Mouw ...... 74-74-72 — 220 (+4) T-48th * Austin Murphy ...... 80-76-78 — 234 (+18) 12th * Joe Highsmith ...... 72-73-76 — 221 (+5) — * Derek Hitchner ...... 75-WD-WD T-43rd Derek Hitchner ...... 78-77-76 — 231 (+15) T-48th Joshua McCarthy . . . . . 80-75-78 — 233 (+17) The Prestige T-58th * Clay Feagler ...... 85-77-75 — 237 (+21) Feb. 15-17, 2021 T-60th * Caden Fioroni ...... 83-83-73 — 239 (+23) Greg Norman Course at PGA West La Quinta, Calif. East Lake Cup Par 71 • 7,100 Yards • 24 Teams • 120 Players Oct. 26-28, 2020 TEAM T-1st Arizona ...... 283-280-285 — 848 (-4) Atlanta, Ga. T-1st North Carolina ...... 282-286-280 — 848 (-4) Par 72 • 7,434 Yards • 4 Teams • 20 Players 3rd Pepperdine ...... 281-279-289 — 849 (-3) STROKE PLAY 4th Arizona State ...... 276-287-291 — 854 (+2) 1st Oklahoma ...... 278 (-10) 5th SMU ...... 285-284-291 — 860 (+8) 2nd Pepperdine ...... 285 (-3) INDIVIDUALS 3rd Texas Tech ...... 286 (-2) T-1st Trevor Werbylo, Ariz. . . . . 73-67-69 — 209 (-4) 4th Texas ...... 288 (E) T-1st J. Skov Olesen, TCU . . . . 71-68-70 — 209 (-4) INDIVIDUALS T-1st Ludvig Aberg, TX Tech . . . 69-67-73 — 209 (-4) 1st Patrick Welch, Oklahoma ...... 67 (-5) T-4th Dylan Menante ...... 71-71-68 — 210 (-3) T-2nd RJ Manke ...... 69 (-3) T-7th Joey Vrzich ...... 67-73-72 — 212 (-1) T-7th Dylan Menante ...... 71 (-1) T-21st RJ Manke ...... 76-67-73 — 216 (+3) T-7th Derek Hitchner ...... 71 (-1) T-29th William Mouw ...... 73-68-76 — 217 (+4) T-15th William Mouw ...... 74 (+2) T-44th Joshua McCarthy ...... 70-73-76 — 219 (+6) T-15th Joe Highsmith ...... 74 (+2) The Prestige Individual Inv. MATCH PLAY Feb. 15-17, 2021 Semifi nals: Pepperdine 3, Texas Tech 2 Coral Mountain Golf Club Baard Skogen (TT) def. RJ Manke (PEPP), 4&3 La Quinta, Calif. Derek Hitchner (PEPP) def. Garrett Martin (TT), 6&4 Par 72 • 7,145 Yards • 45 Players Joe Highsmith (PEPP) def. Markus Braadlie (TT), 4&3 INDIVIDUALS James Roller (TT) def. William Mouw (PEPP), 2&1 1st** AJ Ott, Colo. State . . . . .69-68-67 — 204 (-12) Dylan Menante (PEPP) def. Andy Lopez (TT), 2-up 2nd * Derek Hitchner ...... 65-69-70 — 204 (-12) T-3rd * Austin Murphy ...... 70-65-2 — 207 (-9) Final: Pepperdine 4, Oklahoma 1 5th * Clay Feagler ...... 71-70-67 — 208 (-8) Joe Highsmith (PEPP) def. Patrick Welch (OU), 5&4 T-7th * Joe Highsmith ...... 71-68-71 — 210 (-6) Derek Hitchner (PEPP) def. Logan McAllister (OU), 3&2 ** won in a playoff Jonathan Brightwell (OU) def. William Mouw (PEPP), 2&1 Dylan Menante (PEPP) def. Garett Reband (OU), 5&4 RJ Manke (PEPP) def. Quade Cummins (OU), 2&1 2020-21 PEPPERDINE MEN’S GOLF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Tournament Finish Total +/- Par - Par Low Tournament Finish Total +/- Par - Par Low

CLAY FEAGLER AUSTIN MURPHY Pasadera T-12th 206 -4 71-69-66 2 -4 66 Pasadera T-17th 208 -2 70-68-70 1 -2 68 Maridoe T-58th 237 +21 85-77-75 0 +3 75 Rustic 10th 215 +2 74-72-69 1 -2 69 Rustic T-5th 210 -3 72-69-69 2 -2 69 Southwestern T-48th 234 +18 80-76-78 0 +4 76 Southwestern T-44th 231 +15 79-75-77 0 +3 75 Prestige (Ind.) T-3rd 207 -9 70-65-72 2 -7 65 Prestige (Ind.) 5th 208 -8 71-70-67 3 -5 67 Totals — 12 rds 2 Top 10 864 294-281-289 4 -7 65 Totals — 15 rds 2 Top 10 1,092 378-360-354 7 -5 67 3 Top 20 72.00 3 Top 20 72.80 JOEY VRZICH CADEN FIORONI Pasadera T-3rd 199 -11 65-67-67 3 -5 65 Pasadera T-5th 200 -10 67-66-67 3 -4 66 Southwestern T-9th 218 +2 76-67-75 1 -5 67 Maridoe T-60th 239 +23 83-83-73 0 +1 73 Prestige T-7th 212 -1 67-73-72 1 -4 67 Totals — 6 rds 1 Top 10 439 150-149-140 3 -4 66 Totals — 9 rds 3 Top 10 629 208-207-214 5 -5 65 1 Top 20 73.17 3 Top 20 69.89

JOE HIGHSMITH Pasadera T-3rd 199 -11 66-64-69 3 -6 64 Maridoe 12th 221 +5 72-73-76 0 E 72 East Lake (stroke play) — 74 +2 74 0 +2 74 East Lake (match play) 2-0 Rustic T-5th 210 -3 72-67-71 1 -4 67 Southwestern T-26th 226 +10 77-72-77 0 E 72 Prestige (Ind.) T-7th 210 -6 71-68-71 3 -4 68 Totals — 16 rds 3 Top 10 1,140 432-344-364 7 -6 64 4 Top 20 71.25

DEREK HITCHNER Pasadera T-7th 202 -8 67-67-68 3 -3 67 Maridoe T-43rd 231 +15 78-77-76 0 +4 76 East Lake (stroke play) — 71 -1 71 1 -1 71 East Lake (match play) 2-0 Rustic 8th 212 -1 74-69-69 2 -2 69 Southwestern — 75 — 75-WD-WD 0 +3 75 Prestige (Ind.) 2nd 204 -12 65-69-70 3 -7 65 Totals — 14 rds 3 Top 10 995 430-282-283 9 -7 65 3 Top 20 71.07

RJ MANKE Pasadera T-14th 207 -3 73-64-70 1 -6 64 Maridoe T-4th 218 +2 71-77-70 2 -2 70 East Lake (stroke play) — 69 -3 69 1 -3 69 East Lake (match play) 1-1 Rustic T-2nd 209 -4 71-70-68 2 -3 68 Southwestern T-3rd 216 E 74-69-73 1 -3 69 Prestige T-21st 216 +3 76-67-73 1 -4 67 Totals — 16 rds 3 Top 10 1,135 434-347-354 8 -6 64 4 Top 20 70.94

JOSHUA McCARTHY Pasadera 1st 196 -14 64-68-64 3 -6 64 Maridoe T-48th 233 +17 80-75-78 0 +3 75 Rustic 1st 206 -7 75-64-67 2 -7 74 Southwestern 2nd 215 -1 72-73-70 1 -2 70 Prestige T-44th 219 +6 70-73-76 1 -1 70 Totals — 15 rds 3 Top 10 1,069 361-353-355 7 -7 64 3 Top 20 71.27

DYLAN MENANTE Pasadera 2nd 196 -14 62-65-69 3 -8 62 Maridoe T-2nd 216 E 79-68-69 2 -4 68 East Lake (stroke play) — 71 -1 71 1 -1 71 East Lake (match play) 2-0 Southwestern T-11th 220 +4 76-68-76 1 -4 68 Prestige T-4th 210 -3 71-71-68 1 -3 68 Totals — 13 rds 3 Top 10 913 359-272-282 8 -8 62 4 Top 20 70.23

WILLIAM MOUW Pasadera T-7th 202 -8 68-66-68 3 -4 66 Maridoe T-9th 220 +4 74-74-72 0 E 72 East Lake (stroke play) — 74 +2 74 0 +2 74 East Lake (match play) 0-2 Southwestern T-22nd 225 +9 80-70-75 1 -2 70 Prestige T-29th 217 +4 73-68-76 1 -3 68 Totals — 13 rds 2 Top 10 938 369-278-291 5 -4 66 2 Top 20 72.15 PEPPERDINE MEN’S GOLF RECORDS WATCH CAREER SCORING AVERAGE SINGLE-SEASON 1. 70.61 Sahith Theegala (2016-20) SCORING AVERAGE 2. 71.61 Michael Putnam (2002-05) 1. 69.04 Sahith Theegala (2019-20) 3. 71.70 Joe Highsmith (2019-21) 2. 69.96 William Mouw (2019-20) 4. 71.91 Clay Feagler (2017-21) 3. 70.58 Michael Putnam (2004-05) 5. 71.92 Joshua McCarthy (2017-21) 4. 70.86 Sahith Theegala (2017-18) 6. 72.15 Derek Hitchner (2019-21) 5. 70.95 Sahith Theegala (2016-17) 7. 72.57 Andrew Putnam (2008-11) 6. 71.00 Michael Putnam (2003-04) 8. 72.65 RJ Manke (2018-21) 71.00 Frederick Wedel (2015-16) 9. 72.66 Josh Anderson (2009-12) 8. 71.06 Sahith Theegala (2015-16) 10. 72.69 Frederick Wedel (2013-16) 9. 71.31 Josh Anderson (2011-12) 11. 72.72 Michael Beard (1999-02) 10. 71.33 Joe Highsmith (2019-20) 12. 73.11 Jason Allred (1999-02) 11. 71.74 Clay Feagler (2017-18) 13. 73.35 Roy Cootes (2016-19) 12. 71.50 Clay Feagler (2018-19) 14. 73.45 Jeremy Sanders (2013-14) 13. 71.73 Joshua McCarthy (2018-19) 15. 73.48 Austin Murphy (2018-21) 14. 71.86 Michael Putnam (2002-03) 16. 73.59 Randy Creighton (2001-04) 15. 71.90 Joshua McCarthy (2017-18) 17. 73.64 Brian O’Flaherty (2002-05) 16. 72.03 Andrew Putnam (2010-11) 18. 73.65 Michael Walton (1994-97) 17. 72.07 Michael Beard (2001-02) 19. 73.78 Alex Coe (2003-06) 18. 72.08 Joe Highsmith (2018-19) 20. 73.80 Jason Gore (1996-97) 19. 72.14 Roy Cootes (2016-17) (minimum 50 rounds and two seasons to qualify) 20. 72.23 Alex Coe (2005-06) (minimum 20 rounds as part of the team’s lineup to ROUNDS PLAYED qualify) 1. 162 Michael Beard (1999-02) 2. 160 Michael Putnam (2002-05) SINGLE-SEASON 3. 157 Randy Creighton (2001-04) 157 Joshua McCarthy (2017-21) BELOW-PAR ROUNDS 5. 156 Jason Allred (1999-02) 1. 25 Michael Putnam (2004-05) 6. 152 Josh Anderson (2009-12) 2. 23 Michael Putnam (2005-06) 7. 150 Brian O’Flaherty (2002-05) 3. 21 Sahith Theegala (2016-17) 8. 148 Michael Walton (1994-97) 4. 20 Roy Cootes (2016-17) 9. 147 Andrew Putnam (2008-11) 5. 19 Frederick Wedel (2015-16) 10. 145 Clay Feagler (2017-21) 19 Sahith Theegala (2017-18) 7. 18 Clay Feagler (2017-18) CAREER BELOW-PAR ROUNDS 8. 17 Michael Beard (2000-01) 17 Michael Putnam (2002-03) 1. 74 Sahith Theegala (2016-20) 17 Josh Anderson (2011-12) 2. 68 Michael Putnam (2002-05) 17 Sahith Theegala (2015-16) 3. 63 Joshua McCarthy (2017-21) 17 Joshua McCarthy (2018-19) 4. 59 Clay Feagler (2017-21) 17 William Mouw (2019-20) 5. 55 Michael Beard (1999-02) 17 Sahith Theegala (2019-20) 6. 52 Andrew Putnam (2008-11) 7. 46 Frederick Wedel (2013-16) 8. 44 Josh Anderson (2009-12) SINGLE-SEASON 9. 43 Roy Cootes (2016-19) TOP 10 FINISHES 10. 35 Jason Allred (1999-02) 1. 10 Michael Putnam (2004-05) 35 Randy Creighton (2001-04) 2. 9 Michael Putnam (2003-04) 3. 8 Jason Gore (1996-97) CAREER TOP 10 FINISHES 8 Michael Walton (1996-97) 1. 22 Michael Walton (1994-97) 8 Josh Anderson (2011-12) 22 Michael Beard (1999-02) 6. 7 Andrew Putnam (2008-09) 22 Michael Putnam (2002-05) 7. 6 many 4. 21 Andrew Putnam (2008-11) 21 Josh Anderson (2009-12) SINGLE-SEASON 6. 19 Sahith Theegala (2016-20) TOP 20 FINISHES 19 Joshua McCarthy (2017-21) 8. 18 Todd Andrews (1991-94) 1. 13 Jason Gore (1996-97) 9. 17 Jason Allred (1999-02) 13 Michael Putnam (2004-05) 17 Clay Feagler (2017-21) 13 Andrew Putnam (2008-09) 4. 12 Michael Putnam (2003-04) 12 Sahith Theegala (2016-17) CAREER TOP 20 FINISHES 6. 11 Josh Anderson (2011-12) 1. 36 Michael Putnam (2002-05) 7. 10 Kevin Marsh (1993-94) 36 Andrew Putnam (2008-11) 10 Michael Walton (1996-97) 36 Sahith Theegala (2016-20) 10 Michael Putnam (2002-03) 4. 32 Joshua McCarthy (2017-21) 10. 9 many 5. 31 Michael Walton (1994-97) 31 Michael Beard (1999-02) 31 Josh Anderson (2009-12) 8. 25 Todd Andrews (1991-94) 25 Jason Allred (1999-02) 10. 24 Clay Feagler (2017-21) CAREER VICTORIES 1. 4 Jim Johnson (1987-88) 4 Kevin Marsh (1993-96) 4 Sahith Theegala (2016-20) 3. 3 Michael Beard (1999-02) 3 Michael Putnam (2002-05) 3 Josh Anderson (2009-12) 3 Clay Feagler (2017-21)