TUCSON, Ariz. – The Texas A&M men’s golf team opens the spring slate at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate on Monday. The par-72, 7,072-yard Tucson Country Club is site of the two-day, 54-hole tournament.
Texas A&M trots out a formidable lineup headlined by three-time All-American Sam Bennett. He is joined by Daniel Rodrigues, Phichaksn Maichon, Jamie Montojo and Vishnu Sadagopan. Michael Heidelbaugh is also slated to compete as an individual at the event.
The Aggies enter the fray ranked No. 10 in the Golfweek Collegiate Rankings presented by StrackaLine and No. 11 in the Golfstat rankings.
Texas A&M’s most recent trip to the Arizona Intercollegiate came in January 2019. The tournament was played at Sewailo Golf Club and Chandler Phillips bludgeoned the course and the field with a 19-under, 194 to claim medalist honors. He registered rounds of 67-63-64 to outdistance the runners-up by eight strokes. The Maroon & White finished fourth at the event. In 2018, the Aggies placed second at the tournament, just two strokes off the pace, with Dan Erickson finishing third.
Texas A&M has two victories in the 2022-23 campaign, including the Badger Invitational and the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.
Action starts both days with shotguns starts slated for 9 a.m. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
THE FIELD (GOLFSTAT RANKINGS)
Texas A&M (11)
Arizona (22)
Brigham Young
California
Cal Poly
Central Michigan
Iowa State
Long Beach State
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Seattle
Saint Mary’s
SMU
Santa Clara
West Virginia
THE LINEUP
Team
Sam Bennett – Senior – Madisonville, Texas
- 122nd United States Amateur Champion – 2022.
- 2022 PING All-America First Team.
- 2022 SEC Golfer of the Year.
Daniel Rodrigues– Junior – Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
- SEC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 14 following his win at the Blessings Intercollegiate and (11-under 205).
- Carded a 70.00 stroke average in four fall tournaments with two top 10s.
- Registered a 72.23 stroke average in 10 tournaments in 2021-22, including top 10 finishes at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (t-4th) and the Louisiana Classics (t-6th).
Phichaksn Maichon – Sophomore – Bangkok, Thailand
- Registered a 71.56 stroke average in nine rounds this fall, posting three sub-70 rounds.
- Competed in 10 tournaments as a freshman in…
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