2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Manke, RJ
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RJ Manke
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Wash.
- High School:
- Bellarmine Prep
- Prev School:
- Pepperdine
Bio
Career Stats at Pepperdine
2021-22 (5th Year Senior - Washington):
2021-22 Results
2020-21 (Senior - Pepperdine):
2021-22 (5th Year Senior - Washington):
- 2022 Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Year, as well as first-team All-Pac-12.
- Earned GCAA PING All-America first-team, as well as All-Region.
- A finalist for the Fred Haskins Player of the Year Award.
- Broke UW's single-season stroke average record (69.32).
- A semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award.
- UW's top finisher in all five fall tournaments, including wins in two of them, along with two second-place finishes and a third-place.
- Finished all five fall tourneys under par, and shot just one over-par round (out of 15) during the fall.
- Tied the UW record for lowest three-round total posting a 15-under 195 (70-62-63) and equaled the school record for lowest final-round score (63) at the season-opening Maui Jim Intercollegiate and finished third overall.
- 8-under 208 (65-67-73) at the Husky Invitational, good for a tie for second place.
- Finished second at the Windon Memorial, with a 7-under 206 (71-65-70).
- Won top honors at the Fighting Irish Classic, shooting a 12-under 198 (67-67-64).
- Also won the Oregon State Invitational, with a 9-under 204 (67-70-67).
- Tied for 18th place at the Southwestern Invitational to begin the spring, shooting an even-par 216.
- Finished in a tie for third place at the Amer Ari Invitational, with a 16-under 200 ... shot 67-67-66 at the Amer Ari.
- Moved into the No. 1 spot in GolfStat.com's college rankings on March 2, 2022
- Finished in a tie for second at the Lamkin San Diego Classic, with an 11-under 205 (70-68-67)
- Had three eagles in his final round at the Lamkin, including one on a par-4 hole.
- Finished second (behind teammate Teddy Lin) at the Duck Invitational, finishing with a 7-under 206 (67-69-70).
- Named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for March.
- Finished in a tie for 7th at the Western Intercollegiate, with a 4-over 214 (73-72-69).
- Was the UW's top finisher (T-5th) at the NCAA Stockton Regional, with an 8-under total of 208, earning the regionals individual berth to the NCAA Championships.
- Beat a player from LSU on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at Regionals to earn advancement to Nationals.
- Finished in a tie for 15th place at the 2022 NCAA Championships, with a 6-over 286.
2021-22 Results
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Sept. 10-12 | 295 (-15) | Maui Jim Intercollegiate | T-3rd of 90 | 1st of 5 |
| Sept. 20-21 | 208 (-8) | Husky Invitational | T-2nd of 80 | 1st of 5 |
| Sept. 27-28 | 206 (-7) | Windon Memorial | 2nd of 84 | 1st of 5 |
| Oct. 4-5 | 198 (-12) | Fighting Irish Classic | 1st of 80 | 1st of 5 |
| Oct. 11-12 | 204 (-9) | Oregon State Invitational | 1st of 84 | 1st of 5 |
| Jan. 24-26 | 216 (E) | Southwestern Invitational | T-18th of 64 | 4th of 5 |
| Feb. 3-5 | 200 (-16) | Amer Ari Invitational | T-3rd of 115 | 1st of 5 |
| March 7-8 | 205 (-11) | Lamkin San Diego Classic | T-2nd of 84 | T-1st of 5 |
| March 21-22 | 206 (-7) | Duck Invitational | 2nd of 91 | 2nd of 5 |
| March 24-26 | 212 (+2) | The Goodwin | T57th of 147 | 5th of 5 |
| April 11-13 | 214 (+4) | Western Intercollegiate | T7th of 92 | 1st of 6 |
| April 25-27 | 292 (+8) | Pac-12 Championships | T28th of 72 | 6h of 6 |
| May 16-18 | 208 (-8) | NCAA Stockton Regional | T5th of 72 | 1st of 5 |
| May 26-29 | 286 (+6) | NCAA Championships | T15th of 156 | Individual |
2020-21 (Senior - Pepperdine):
- Received Golfweek All-American honorable mention status and was GCAA/PING All-West Region
- Ranked #38 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #87 by Golfstat
- Averaged 71.48 strokes in 23 rounds and nine tournaments
- Posted four top-10s, five top-20s and nine below-par rounds
- Was in the lineup for the first round of the NCAA Championships, which Pepperdine won the title, and shot a 75
- Named Pepperdine Athletics’ Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
- Had a 73.00 scoring average in five tournaments and 15 rounds before COVID-19 cut the season short
- Tied for eighth at the Mea Lanakila Individual event with an even-par 216 (71-74-71)
- Best of his four below-par rounds was a 2-under 70 at the Southwestern Invitational
- Ranked #197 by Golfweek/Sagarin
- A GCAA All-American Scholar
- Made the WCC All-Academic first team, earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
- Was All-WCC First Team
- Won individual title at the WCC Championships, one of two wins during the season
- Posted a 72.35 scoring average, 19th best on Pepperdine's single-season list
- Played in 12 tournaments, posting four top-20 finishes and 11 below-par rounds in 37 rounds
- First career win came at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
- Shot a 54-hole record 21-under (65-66-61-192) with an 18-hole record of 10-under in the final round that saw him go from two strokes bakc to a four-shot win.
- Shot 6-under 210 (69-72-69) to tie atop the leaderboard after regulation of the WCC Championships and went on to beat LMU's Riley Elmes on the first playoff hole to earn the victory.
- Tied for 25th at the NCAA Austin Regional and was 53rd at the NCAA Championships.
- Made WCC All-Academic First Team, WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "silver" honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar Athlete.
- All-WCC honorable mention after averaging 74.04 strokes in eight tournaments (24 rounds)
- Seventh at WCC Championships with a 3-under 213 (70-72-71)
- Had five below-par rounds, three of them at 2-under
- Tied for 59th at the NCAA Norman Regional
- Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar Athlete
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