BREMERTON, Wash. – Pepperdine's Brady Siravo won the 2024 West Coast Conference Men's Golf Individual Championship by way of a five-hole playoff on Saturday in Bermerton, Wash. at Gold Mountain Golf Course. Finishing in the top four through 54 holes of stroke play, San Diego, Pepperdine, LMU, and Saint Mary's will advance to the semifinal match play round on Sunday.
Round three weather conditions were similar to the day before with overcast skies, some rain, and mild winds.
54 holes weren't enough to decide an individual champion on Saturday as Brady Siravo and William Walsh from Pepperdine, and LMU's Riley Lewis finished with a three-round score of 10-under 206. Siravo and Walsh tied on the first hole knocking Lewis out of the three-way playoff. Siravo and Walsh would go another four holes stroke for stroke before Siravo captured the WCC Individual Championship with a birdie.
San Diego shot 5-under 283 in the third round to remain in the lead and earn the top seed in match play. The Toreros finished stroke play with a total score of 31-under 833. Pepperdine and LMU both shot 6-under 282 on Saturday finishing with a one-stroke difference. The Waves total 54-hole score was 22-under 842 while the Lions finished stroke play 21-under 843. Pepperdine and LMU will pair with each other as second and third seeds, respectively, in match play on Sunday. Saint Mary's clinched the fourth seed in match play with a three-round score of 17-under 847. The Gaels will go hole-for-hole against USD.
San Francisco tallied the most eagles in the event with four through 54 holes. LMU finished stroke play with the most birdies of any team at 62. Pepperdine was close behind the Lions with 61 birdies over three rounds. Walsh's 17 birdies through 54 holes combined paced the field. Alejandro Alonso from LMU and SMC's Kristian Bressum were one behind Walsh in birdies with 16. There were 14 eagles sunk acroos three rounds led by USF's Jakob Melin with two.
The WCC Men’s Golf Championship will conclude tomorrow with the semifinal and final match play rounds from Gold Mountain Golf Course.
Team Standings: 1. San Diego (833); 2. Pepperdine (842); 3. LMU (843); 4. Saint Mary's (847); 5. Pacific (857); 6. Santa Clara (868) 7. San Francisco (874); 8. Gonzaga (882)
Individual Leaders: T1. Brady Siravo (Pepperdine) 260; T1. William Walsh (Pepperdine) 260; T1. Riley Lewis (LMU) 260; T4. Craig Ronne (San Diego) 207; T4. Jake Jerge (Saint Mary's) 207
Sunday Tee Times: 7:30 am – 8:06 am off 1st Tee: (San Diego, Saint Mary's); 7:30 am – 8:06 am off 10th Tee: (Pepperdine, LMU)