By Michael Travis
Editor in Chief
The mediocre play continues.
Pepperdine’s men’s golf team completed its last tournament with a sixth-place finish at the 16-team Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Ore.
Pepperdine, ranked No. 22 nationally by Golfweek magazine, finished the tournament with a score of 880, which was 21 strokes short of the leaders.
“I think we are gaining confidence every tournament, and working toward doing well in the championships,” freshman Alex Coe said.
Coe finished among a group of six players who tied for 28th place at five-over par 221, which was the second-highest score on the team.
He carded rounds of 72, 69 and 80.
Rain began falling during the last half of the final round and became a downpour during the final four holes.
“I was a little disappointed with my last round,” Coe said. “But you’ve got to take the good out of every tournament, and learn from your mistakes.”
Junior Randy Creighton led the five-man Waves team for the second consecutive tournament, with an even-par total of 216.
Creighton finished the tournament with rounds of 76, 72 and 68. He tied for 11th place overall.
Arizona and Washington shared the team title with both schools carding six-under par totals of 858.
John Ellis of Oregon and Brock Mackenzie of Washing-ton shared the first place medal with nine-under par scores of 207.
Mackenzie played an amazing 12-under par round during the second round of play, finishing with a score of 60.
The Waves leave Friday to compete in the National Invitational Tournament at the Arizona National Golf Course in Tucson.
The season will continue as Pepperdine travels to Tempe, Ariz., to compete in ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational April 11-12.
The West Coast Conference Championships will begin at Riverbend Golf Course in Fresno April 14-15.
NCAA Reigonal West Championships begin May 15-17 at Washington National Golf Course in Seattle.
March 27, 2003