THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Highlighted by senior Nick Mandell's eighth-place finish, the Washington State men's golf team finished fourth (+4, 868) at the Southwestern Invitational, Tuesday, at the North Ranch Country Club.

After shooting 9-over in the final round, WSU finished 15 strokes ahead of No. 15 San Diego State, which tied for eighth. Host-school Pepperdine finished first with a three-round total of 843 (-21), while No. 5 USC took second place (-5, 859). Lipscomb rounded out the top-three (+2, 866), just two strokes ahead of the Cougars.

Mandell, who shot 3-under through three rounds, recorded his second top-10 finish of the season. The senior tied his career-best single-round score of 4-under par in the first round, and finished seven strokes back of tournament-champion Sahith Theegala of Pepperdine.

Juniors Derek Bayley and Zach Anderson finished the tournament in the top-25. Highlighted by an eagle on the front nine in the final round, Bayley tied for 17th place, his fourth top-25 finish of the season (+2, 218). Anderson carded a three-round score of 220 (+4) and tied for 22nd. 

Sophomore AJ Armstrong shot 3-over in the final round and tied for 43rd (+8, 224). In his first tournament of the spring season, junior Brian Mogg finished one stroke behind Armstrong and tied for 46th place (+9, 225).

Next up, the Cougars travel to Scottsdale, Ariz. to compete at the Desert Mountain Collegiate, March 4-5.

Washington State Results

Team

T-8. Nick Mandell 68 (-4), 74 (+2), 71 (-1) = 213 (-3)

T-17. Derek Bayley 72 (E), 71 (-1), 75 (+3) = 218 (+2)

T-22. Zach Anderson 71 (-1), 73 (+1), 76 (+4) = 220 (+4)

T-43. AJ Armstrong 71 (-1), 78 (+6), 75 (+3) = 224 (+8)

T-46. Brian Mogg 77 (+5), 71 (-1), 77 (+5) = 225 (+9)