BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M men’s golf team received certification of National Letters of Intent and appropriate paperwork for three of the most coveted high school players in the nation, head coach Brian Kortan announced Thursday.
The elite trio of Jake Maggert, Aaron Pounds and Jack Usner all attended The Woodlands Christian Academy where they won back-to-back TAPPS 5A State Championships in 2021 and ’22. They all played in the 2022 USGA Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes in Oregon.
“I met these three when they came to golf camp together nearly seven years ago,” Kortan said. “I believed back then they would all have a chance to be great players if they chose golf over other sports. They put in a ton of work to become three of the best players in Texas. They have great families which have supported them every step of the way. It’s unique to have a class with three players from the same school who are best friends. I’m really excited to see where they will lead this program in the coming years. They all have huge aspirations and want to do memorable things while competing in the Maroon & White.”
Two of the signees have deep lineage with Texas A&M Athletics. Maggert is the son of PGA Tour veteran and former Aggie golf standout Jeff Maggert. Pounds is the brother of a pair of Texas A&M soccer stars. Haley Pounds was an All-SEC performer in 2015 and ’16. Taylor Pounds, in her third season with the Aggies, earned SEC All-Tournament recognition as a freshman in 2020.
Jake Maggert | The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands Christian Academy)
Maggert enjoyed a successful summer 2022, starting with qualifying for the United States Junior Amateur Championship in June. He won the 2022 Accenture Northwest Arkansas Junior in September and followed it up with a runner-up finish at the Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich. Maggert experienced a meteoric rise in the rankings, climbing 200 spots in the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings to No. 85 in his class, as well as climbing to No. 49 on the overall Rolex AJGA Ranking. On the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf circuit, he posted runner-up finishes at the 2021 Gobble Classic and the 2020 Fore! Challenge.
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