2015-16 MEN S GOLF NOTES February 26, 2016 MALIBU, Calif. The Pepperdine men s golf team is on a terrifi c run of success and will look to keep it going at its own tournament, next week s Southwestern Jones Invitational. The Waves have recorded fi ve straight top-fi ve fi nishes (which hasn t happened since 2002) and have had fi ve straight tournaments at par or better (a program fi rst, and the Waves haven t done this fi ve times in a season since 2003). The last time out, the Waves started the spring with a fourth-place fi nish at The Prestige at PGA West and defeated three top-10 teams in the process. EVENT INFO The tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,992- yard North Ranch Country Club, located in Westlake Village, Calif. The Lakes and Oaks courses will be utilized. Teams will play 36 holes on Monday (Feb. 29), beginning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m., followed by the fi nal 18 holes on Tuesday (March 1) with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. Live scoring will be available at www. golfstat.com. FIELD In addition to Pepperdine, the 15-team fi eld includes Augusta, Boise State, BYU, Fresno State, Iowa, Lipscomb, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Oregon, Sam Houston State, San Diego, San Diego State, USC and Winthrop. Six teams are ranked in Golfstat s top 50, led by USC at #6. PEPPERDINE LINEUP Pepperdine s lineup will consist of senior Frederick Wedel (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS), freshman Sahith Theegala (Chino Hills, Calif./Diamond Bar HS), freshman Roy Cootes (Rolling Hills, Calif./Palos Verdes HS), junior Robbie Geibel (Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage HS/Louisville) and freshman Lorenzo Magagnin (Treviso, Italy). Sophomore Anthony Cecere (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./St. Margaret s Episcopal School) and junior Cody McManus (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) will play as individuals. RANKINGS Pepperdine is ranked 35th by Golfweek/Sagarin and 42nd by Golfstat... Frederick Wedel is ranked 61st by Golfstat and 74th by Golfweek/Sagarin. TOURNAMENT HISTORY The Southwestern Jones Invitational combines two previously existing tournaments, the Southwestern Intercollegiate (started by USC in 1978) and the Jones Invitational (hosted by Pepperdine the last two years). 2015-16 SEASON The Pepperdine men s golf program the defending West Coast Conference champions features a veteran squad this season (including four of the fi ve that won the WCC crown) as well as a group of talented newcomers. Former Pepperdine All-American Michael Beard is in his fourth season as the Waves head coach. The roster breakdown is two seniors, three juniors, one sophomore and three freshmen. The Waves have fi ve returning letterwinners, one transfer and three true freshmen. WCC Both Frederick Wedel and Cody McManus made the preseason All-WCC team and the Waves were picked to fi nish second in the coaches poll. Wedel was named the WCC s Golfer of the Month for October 2015. RETURNERS Frederick Wedel and Cody McManus have both earned multiple all-conference honors... Wedel made the fi rst team in 2015 and was honorable mention while McManus, the 2015 WCC champion, was fi rst team in 2015 and honorable mention in 2013... Wedel played in his second straight U.S. Amateur Championship this past summer (he made the semifi nals of the 2014 event)... The other two in the lineup for last season s WCC title were Robin Kang and Anthony Cecere... Senior David Pelekoudas gives the Waves fi ve players who have competed in at least 10 tournaments in their Pepperdine careers. MORE ON WEDEL Frederick Wedel is currently fi fth all-time at Pepperdine with a career scoring average of 72.92. His 2015-16 scoring average of 70.53 would be a school record if he keeps it up. Also on the career charts, Wedel ranks fi fth in career belowpar rounds (36) and tied for 10th in top 10 fi nishes (12). As a junior, Wedel set the Pepperdine 54-hole record with a 20-under 196 (64-63-69) in winning the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, and his 9-under 63 in the second round tied the school s 18-hole record. He holds the two-best 54-hole scores in school history after fi nishing with a 16-under 197 at the 2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational. NEWCOMERS Junior Robbie Geibel, a transfer from Louisville, was the 2014 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year... Freshman Sahith Theegala won the Junior World Golf Championships three times (at the ages of 6, 8 and 10)... Freshman Lorenzo Magagnin has been a member of the Italian National Team since 2012... Freshman Roy Cootes was a threetime Daily Breeze Player of the Year. RECORD-SETTING FALL Pepperdine set school records for 54 holes (33-under) and 36 holes (23-under) and had the second-best single-round score (17-under) while earning a tie for second place at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 12-13)... A 14-under in the second round of the Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 19) was the third-best single-round in school history, while the total of 17-under is tied as the 10th-best 54 hole score... The @PEPPGOLF
Waves had another round of 17-under at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and the total of 20-under was the eighthbest 54-hole score in school history, SOUTHWESTERN JONES INVITATIONAL The last two seasons, the Waves brought back a home tournament and called it the Jones Invitational. It will now merge with the long-time Southwestern Intercollegiate, held at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., and will be titled the Southwestern Jones Invitational. Fifteen teams will converge on the course on February 29 and March 1. BEARD Michael Beard returned to Pepperdine in December 2012 after spending the previous season-and-a-half as an assistant at Arizona State. Beard competed for the Waves between 1999-2002 and was a GCAA All-American honorable mention selection in both 2000 and 2002. He was the medalist at the 2000 NCAA West Regional and the 2002 WCC Championships and was a four-time All-WCC fi rst teamer. He still ranks fi rst in total rounds played (162) and fourth in career scoring average (72.72) at Pepperdine. After playing professionally for several years, he served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine for one season and @PEPPGOLF helped the Waves to make the 2011 NCAA Championships. FOLLOW ONLINE The squad has sites on both Twitter (@PeppGolf) and Facebook (/PeppGolf). You can also follow the coaches at @CoachMBeard and @ Akirakossian on Twitter. PEPPERDINE GOLF HISTORY Thanks to its victory at the 1997 NCAA Championships, Pepperdine will always be known on a national level for its outstanding men s golf program. The Waves have made eight appearances at the NCAA Championships since 1993 and have achieved NCAA Regional berths in 20 of the last 24 years. In the West Coast Conference, they ve won a league-best 18 championships since 1987 and have fi nished either fi rst or second in 22 of the last 29 years. The Waves have been successful sending player to the pros and had a program-best four alums on the PGA Tour in 2015, while Jason Gore and Michael Putnam remain on the top tour in 2016. 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 NCAA Division I championships in fi ve different men s sports one of just 17 schools to have accomplished this feat and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affi liated with a major conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that s given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacifi c Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation s most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affi liated with the Church of Christ, ranks #52 overall on U.S. News and World Report s list of America s best colleges. 2015-16 PEPPERDINE MEN S GOLF QUICK FACTS Location... Malibu, Calif. 90263 Founded...1937 (Malibu Campus 1972) Enrollment... 8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) Nickname... Waves Colors...Blue, Orange and White Conference... West Coast President...Andrew K. Benton Athletic Director...Dr. Steve Potts Athletic Department phone... (310) 506-4150 Ticket Offi ce phone...(866) WAVE-TIX 2015-16 MEN S GOLF ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) Anthony Cecere 5-11 So. 1V Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (St. Margaret s Episcopal School) Roy Cootes 5-10 Fr. HS Rolling Hills, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) Robbie Geibel 5-11 Jr. TR Pembroke Pines, Fla. (American Heritage HS/Louisville) Robin Kang 5-8 Jr. 2V Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (South Torrance HS) Lorenzo Magagnin 5-11 Fr. HS Treviso, Italy (Collegio Vescovile Pio X) Cody McManus 5-11 Jr.* 2V Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) David Pelekoudas 6-0 Sr. 2V Irvine, Calif. (University HS/Orange Coast College) Sahith Theegala 6-3 Fr. HS Chino Hills, Calif. (Diamond Bar HS) Frederick Wedel 6-4 Sr. 3V The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) * utilized redshirt year MEN S GOLF COACHES Head Coach...Michael Beard experience... 4th season phone... (310) 506-4028 e-mail...michael.beard@pepperdine.edu Twitter... @CoachMBeard Assistant Coach...Armen Kirakossian experience...1st season phone... (310) 506-4154 e-mail... armen.kirakossian@pepperdine.edu Twitter...@Akirakossian MEN S GOLF HISTORY NCAA Championships Appearances...8 last... 2011 championships...1 (1997) WCC Championships...18 last...2015 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director/MGOLF Contact... Roger Horne offi ce phone... (310) 506-4455 cell phone... (805) 279-4551 e-mail...roger.horne@pepperdine.edu Assistant Dir...Jacob Breems e-mail...jacob.breems@pepperdine.edu Assistant Dir...Sarah Otteman e-mail... sarah.otteman@pepperdine.edu Assistant Dir./Video...Olivia Arns e-mail... olivia.arns@pepperdine.edu Address... 24255 Pacifi c Coast Highway... Malibu, Calif. 90263 Fax... (310) 506-7459 Website...www.pepperdinesports.com Twitter... @PeppGolf... @PepperdineWaves Facebook.../PeppGolf.../PepperdineWaves
2015-16 MEN S GOLF STATISTICS Dates Tournament (Host) Par Finish Total +/- Par RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 Top Individual Sept. 13-14 Gopher Invitational (Minnesota) 71 T-11th/16 895 +43 298 304 293 Cecere/McManus T-29th Sept. 28-29 Primland Collegiate Invitational (Wake Forest) 72 5th/9 576 E 290 286 Geibel T-4th Oct. 12-13 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (California) 71 T-2nd/16 819-33 267 278 274 Wedel T-2nd Oct. 19-20 Bill Cullum Invitational (Cal State Northridge) 72 2nd/16 847-17 294 274 279 Theegala T-4th Nov. 2-4 Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (Hawaii) 72 4th/17 844-20 284 271 289 Wedel T-6th Feb. 15-17 The Prestige at PGA West (Stanford/UC Davis) 71 4th/15 852 E 290 282 280 Wedel T-3rd Feb. 29-March 1 Southwestern Jones Invitational (Pepperdine) 72 March 5-6 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Michigan) March 24-26 The Goodwin (Stanford) April 2-3 3M Augusta Invitational (Georgia Regents) April 11-13 Western Intercollegiate (San Jose State) April 18-20 WCC Championships (Saint Mary s) May 16-18 NCAA Regionals May 27-June 1 NCAA Championships (Oregon) TOTALS 4,833 1,723 1,695 1,415 AVERAGES 284.3 / 71.1 287.2 282.5 283.0 2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Player Events Rounds Strokes Average Wins Top 10 Top 20 -Par Rds Anthony Cecere 3 8 602 75.25 0 0 0 0 Roy Cootes 6 18 1,313 72.94 0 1 2 6 Robbie Geibel 6 17 1,229 72.29 0 1 2 6 Robin Kang Lorenzo Magagnin 2 6 458 76.33 0 0 0 0 Cody McManus 5 14 1,012 72.29 0 0 1 6 David Pelekoudas 1 3 225 75.00 0 0 0 0 Sahith Theegala 5 14 992 70.86 0 1 3 8 Frederick Wedel 6 17 1,199 70.53 0 3 4 9 CAREER INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Player Seasons Events Rounds Strokes Average Wins Top 10 Top 20 - Par Rds Anthony Cecere 2015, 16 17 50 3,745 74.90 0 0 2 7 Roy Cootes 2016 6 18 1,313 72.94 0 1 2 6 Robbie Geibel 2016 6 17 1,229 72.29 0 1 2 6 Robin Kang 2014, 15 18 52 3,932 75.62 0 0 1 3 Lorenzo Magagnin 2016 2 6 458 76.33 0 0 0 0 Cody McManus 2013, 15, 16 24 71 5,266 74.17 1 1 8 16 David Pelekoudas 2014, 15, 16 12 36 2,765 76.81 0 0 0 1 Sahith Theegala 2016 5 14 992 70.86 0 1 3 8 Frederick Wedel 2013, 14, 15, 16 40 119 8,678 72.92 1 12 17 36 THE LAST TIME Pepperdine s team won an event: West Coast Conference Championships (April 13-15, 2015) Pepperdine had an individual medalist: Cody McManus (WCC Championships, April 13-15, 2015) A Pepperdine individual had a hole-in-one: Robin Kang (WCC Championships, April 13, 2015)
2015-16 PEPPERDINE MEN S GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS Gopher Invitational Sept. 13-14, 2015 Windsong Farm Golf Club Independence, Minn. Par 71 7,152 Yards 16 Teams 81 Players 1st Oklahoma........ 288-284-282 854 (+2) 2nd California........ 291-296-288 875 (+23) T-3rd Baylor.......... 292-292-293 877 (+25) T-3rd Kent State....... 290-299-288 877 (+25) 5th Charlotte........ 291-300-294 885 (+33) T-11th Pepperdine...... 298-304-293 895 (+43) 1st Max McGreevy, Okla.... 70-70-66 206 (-7) T-29th Anthony Cecere...... 73-75-75 223 (+10) T-29th Cody McManus...... 72-81-70 223 (+10) T-39th Robbie Geibel....... 75-75-75 225 (+12) T-55th Frederick Wedel...... 78-76-73 227 (+14) 79th Roy Cootes......... 80-78-87 245 (+32) Bill Cullum Invitational Oct. 19-20, 2015 Wood Ranch Golf Club Simi Valley, Calif. Par 72 6,869 Yards 16 Teams 92 Players 1st Loyola Marymount.. 283-276-283 842 (-22) 2nd Pepperdine....... 294-274-279 847 (-17) 3rd Santa Clara....... 281-283-288 852 (-12) 4th Seattle........... 282-280-303 865 (+1) 5th Long Beach State.. 283-296-288 867 (+3) 1st F. Concepcion, So. Utah. 71-69-67 207 (-9) T-4th Sahith Theegala........ 75-66-70 211 (-5) T-12th Frederick Wedel........ 70-76-67 213 (-3) T-12th Robbie Geibel......... 75-68-70 213 (-3) T-22nd Cody McManus........ 76-68-72 216 (E) T-36th Roy Cootes.......... 74-72-73 219 (+3) T-58th * David Pelekoudas.... 72-73-80 225 (+9) Primland Collegiate Invitational Sept. 28-29, 2015 Highland Course at Primland Resort Meadows of Dan, Va. Par 72 7,053 Yards 9 Teams 51 Players (tournament shortened to two rounds due to rain) 1st North Carolina.........279-279 558 (-18) 2nd Auburn...............283-280 563 (-13) 3rd Wake Forest...........284-285 569 (-7) 4th Penn State.............287-283 570 (-6) 5th Pepperdine............ 290-286 576 (E) 1st Michael Johnson, Auburn..64-65 129 (-15) T-4th Robbie Geibel............69-70 139 (-5) T-12th Sahith Theegala........... 75-69 144 (E) T-19th Cody McManus.......... 71-74 145 (+1) T-29th Frederick Wedel.......... 76-73 149 (+5) T-32nd Anthony Cecere.......... 75-75 150 (+6) Nick Watney Invitational Oct. 5-6, 2015 Fort Washington Country Club Fresno, Calif. Par 71 6,741 Yards 13 Teams 80 Players (Pepperdine only sent two individuals) 1st Pavon Sagoo, SMC.... 68-64-65 197 (-16) T-51st * Roy Cootes......... 73-76-69 218 (+5) T-72nd * Lorenzo Magagnin.. 78-73-74 225 (+12) Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 12-13, 2015 Meadow Club Fairfax, Calif. Par 71 6,734 Yards 16 Teams 80 Players 1st California......... 268-270-272 810 (-42) T-2nd Pepperdine....... 267-278-274 819 (-33) T-2nd Arizona State...... 277-269-273 819 (-33) 4th San Diego State... 277-270-274 821 (-31) 5th Michigan......... 272-277-275 824 (-28) 1st Cody Blick, SJSU..... 64-65-67 196 (-17) T-2nd Frederick Wedel....... 64-67-66 197 (-16) T-8th Roy Cootes.......... 65-72-66 203 (-10) T-22nd Sahith Theegala........ 69-69-70 208 (-5) T-38th Cody McManus........ 69-70-73 212 (-1) T-41st Robbie Geibel......... 69-72-72 213 (E) Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational Nov. 2-4, 2015 Princeville Makai Golf Club Princeville, Kaua i, Hawa i Par 72 7,223 Yards 17 Teams 92 Players 1st Alabama......... 281-269-274 824 (-40) 2nd Wake Forest...... 278-274-277 829 (-35) 3rd UAB............. 287-268-281 836 (-28) 4th Pepperdine....... 284-271-289 844 (-20) 5th Cal Poly.......... 284-281-287 852 (-12) 1st C. Young, Wake Forest.. 66-68-67 201 (-15) T-6th Frederick Wedel........ 68-72-68 208 (-8) T-14th Roy Cootes........... 69-64-78 211 (-5) 27th Sahith Theegala........ 74-68-73 215 (-1) T-28th Cody McManus........ 73-69-74 216 (E) T-43rd Robbie Geibel........ 75-70-74 219 (+3) The Prestige at PGA West Feb. 15-17, 2016 Greg Norman Course at PGA West La Quinta, Calif. Par 71 7,046 Yards 15 Teams 81 Players 1st LSU............. 277-284-265 826 (-26) 2nd Arizona State....... 287-269-288 844 (-8) 3rd San Diego State.... 294-275-279 848 (-4) 4th Pepperdine........ 290-282-280 852 (E) 5th USC............. 285-293-279 857 (+5) 1st Zach Wright, LSU..... 68-66-67 201 (-12) T-3rd Frederick Wedel........ 66-68-71 205 (-8) T-19th Sahith Theegala....... 75-71-58 214 (+1) T-29th Roy Cootes.......... 78-71-68 217 (+4) T-46th Robbie Geibel........ 75-72-73 220 (+7) T-67th Anthony Cecere...... 74-80-75 229 (+16) 71st * Lorenzo Magagnin.. 82-79-72 233 (+20)
2015-16 PEPPERDINE MEN S GOLF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Player Tournament Finish Total +/- Par RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 - Par Low Anthony Gopher Invitational T-29th 223 +10 73 75 75 0 +2 73 Cecere Primland Collegiate Invitational T-32nd 150 +6 75 75 0 +3 75 The Prestige at PGA West T-67th 229 +16 74 80 75 0 +3 74 Totals 0 Top 10 8 rds / 602 222 230 150 0 +2 73 Average 0 Top 20 75.25 74.0 76.7 75.0 Roy Gopher Invitational 79th 245 +32 80 78 87 0 +7 78 Cootes Nick Watney Invitational T-51st 218 +5 73 76 69 1-2 69 Alister MacKenzie Invitational T-8th 203-10 65 72 66 2-6 65 Bill Cullum Invitational T-36th 219 +3 74 72 73 0 E 72 Warrior Princeville Makai Inv. T-14th 211-5 69 64 78 2-8 64 The Prestige at PGA West T-29th 217 +4 78 71 68 1-3 68 Totals 1 Top 10 18 rds / 1,313 439 433 441 6-8 64 Average 2 Top 20 72.94 73.2 72.2 73.5 Robbie Gopher Invitational T-39th 225 +12 75 75 75 0 +4 75 Geibel Primland Collegiate Invitational T-4th 139-5 69 70 2-3 69 Alister MacKenzie Invitational T-41st 213 E 69 72 72 1-2 69 Bill Cullum Invitational T-12th 213-3 75 68 70 2-4 68 Warrior Princeville Makai Inv. T-43rd 219 +3 75 70 74 1-2 70 The Prestige at PGA West T-46th 220 +7 75 72 73 0 +1 72 Totals 1 Top 10 17 rds / 1,229 438 427 364 6-4 68 Average 2 Top 20 72.29 73.0 71.2 72.8 Lorenzo Nick Watney Invitational T-72nd 225 +12 78 73 74 0 +2 73 Magagnin The Prestige at PGA West 71st 233 +20 82 79 72 0 +1 72 Totals 0 Top 10 6 rds / 458 160 152 146 0 +1 72 Average 0 Top 20 76.33 80.0 76.0 73.0 Cody Gopher Invitational T-29th 223 +10 72 81 70 1-1 70 McManus Primland Collegiate Invitational T-19th 145 +1 71 74 1-1 71 Alister MacKenzie Invitational T-38th 212-1 69 70 73 2-2 69 Bill Cullum Invitational T-22nd 216 E 76 68 72 1-4 68 Warrior Princeville Makai Inv. T-28th 216 E 73 69 74 1-3 69 Totals 0 Top 10 14 rds / 1,012 361 362 289 6-4 68 Average 1 Top 20 72.29 72.2 72.4 72.3 David Bill Cullum Invitational T-58th 225 +9 72 73 80 0 E 72 Pelekoudas Totals 0 Top 10 3 rds / 225 72 73 80 0 E 72 Average 0 Top 20 75.00 72.0 73.0 80.0 Sahith Primland Collegiate Invitational T-12th 144 E 75 69 1-3 69 Theegala Alister MacKenzie Invitational T-22nd 208-5 69 69 70 3-2 69 Bill Cullum Invitational T-4th 211-5 75 66 70 2-6 66 Warrior Princeville Makai Inv. 27th 215-1 74 68 73 1-4 68 The Prestige at PGA West T-19th 214 +1 75 71 68 1-3 68 Totals 1 Top 10 14 rds / 992 368 343 281 8-6 66 Average 3 Top 20 70.86 73.6 68.6 70.3 Frederick Gopher Invitational T-55th 227 +14 78 76 73 0 +2 73 Wedel Primland Collegiate Invitational T-29th 149 +5 76 73 0 +1 73 Alister MacKenzie Invitational T-2nd 197-16 64 67 66 3-7 64 Bill Cullum Invitational T-12th 213-3 70 76 67 2-5 67 Warrior Princeville Makai Inv. T-6th 208-8 68 72 68 2-4 68 The Prestige at PGA West T-3rd 205-8 66 68 71 2-5 66 Totals 3 Top 10 17 rds / 1,199 422 432 345 9-7 64 Average 4 Top 20 70.53 70.3 72.0 69.0