M. Golf. Men's Golf Heads to The Prestige at PGA West

The Waves' lineup is Page, Sanders, DeHuff, Morris and Wedel.

Feb. 16, 2013

Pepperdine Notes

MALIBU, Calif. -- The spring season rolls on for the Pepperdine men's golf team when the Waves take part in The Prestige at PGA West starting Monday. Pepperdine has played this event 11 of the last 12 years, though this is the first time it's been held in the spring. Pepperdine's best finish was second place in 2000 (new head coach Michael Beard was co-medalist that year).

EVENT INFO -- The tournament will be held at the par-71, 7,046/7,035-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. Eighteen holes will be played each day between Monday and Wednesday (Feb. 18-20). Live scoring will be provided at www.golfgamebook.com.

FIELD -- Pepperdine is one of 15 teams in the field, along with co-hosts Stanford and UC Davis, Arizona State, Colorado, Fresno State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, San Diego State, Stirling University (from Scotland), Texas Christian, Texas Tech, UCLA, USC and Washington.

PEPPERDINE LINEUP -- The Waves will be sending juniors Parker Page (Louisville, Ky./Ballard HS) and Jeremy Sanders (Chatsworth, Calif./New Community Jewish HS/Univ. of Redlands), sophomores Kevin DeHuff (Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS) and Andrew Morris (Cape Town, South Africa/Rondebosch Boys HS) and freshman Frederick Wedel (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS). Morris is making his collegiate debut.

ROSTER -- Pepperdine's roster saw a good deal of change in the offseason (and even midseason). Of Pepperdine's 11-man roster, four saw action for the Waves last season. The newcomers consist of four true freshmen, two transfers and one student-athlete who didn't compete last season. The breakdown is one senior, two juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen. The Waves added Cal transfer Nick Thomas at the start of the spring semester.

BEARD -- Former Pepperdine All-American Michael Beard was named the Waves' new head coach in December 2012. He has spent 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 first teamer. He still ranks first in total rounds played (1652) 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 helped the Waves to make the 2011 NCAA Championships.

PLAYER NOTES -- Four different Waves have ended up with the low score at the five tournaments thus far ... Johnny Mac Arthur is the Waves' top returner. He had a stroke average of 72.86 last season, second on the team, and qualified for the NCAA West Regional as an individual last spring. His scoring average improved by multiple strokes from his freshman to sophomore to junior seasons ... Parker Page is the last Wave to win a tournament, as he was co-medalist at the Folino Invitational in spring 2012 ... Jeremy Sanders was a two-time Division III All-American first teamer at Redlands and had two top-five finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships before transferring to Pepperdine last fall.

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 made NCAA Regional berths in 19 of the last 21 years. In the West Coast Conference, they've won a league-best 17 championships since 1987 and have finished either first or second in 21 of the last 26 years.

FOLLOW ONLINE -- The squad has sites on both Facebook (Pepperdine Men's Golf) and Twitter (@PeppMensGolf). You can also follow the coaches on Twitter at @mbbeard11 and @CoachCarlSmith.

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 five different men's sports - one of just 16 schools to have accomplished this feat - and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest enrollment and is the only school not in a major conference. Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #54 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.

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