SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Pepperdine supposedly missed its national championship window a year ago.
The Waves were the nation's No. 1 team but didn't get to play for a title due to the coronavirus pandemic and lost three-time All-American Sahith Theegala.
The chip on their shoulder carried them a long way -- straight to their first national championship in 24 years.
Pepperdine capped an impressive run at Grayhawk Golf Club with a series of clutch shots down the stretch Wednesday, clinching a 3-2 win over Oklahoma on Clay Feagler's two-putt from 35 feet on the Raptor Course's difficult 18th hole.