LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 15 Texas A&M men’s golf team continues the spring slate Sunday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate. The par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club is site of the three-day, 54-hole tournament.
Texas A&M trots out a formidable lineup headlined by three-time All-American Sam Bennett. He is joined by William Paysse, Daniel Rodrigues, Jaime Montojo, and Dallas Hankamer.
The Aggies enter the fray slotted No. 10 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the Golfstat Ranking and the Golfweek/Sagarin Collegiate Ranking presented by StrackaLine.
The stacked 15-team field includes nine teams ranked in the Golfstat top 25, including four teams in the top 10. Texas A&M joins No. 11 Florida and Georgia as one of the three SEC teams in the tournament.
For the third time, the individual champion receives a PGA TOUR exemption into the Shriners Children’s Open slated for Oct. 12-15 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
Texas A&M is making its first appearance at the tournament since 2015 when the Maroon & White placed 13th. Ol’ Sarge’s charges best showings came in 2011 (second) and 2010 (third). The Aggies’ lone medalist at the event is Anthony Rodriguez who claimed the trophy in 1994.
Played under various formats and names since 1974, the Southern Highlands Collegiate has consistently featured loads of talent. Jay Don Blake, Stewart Cink (1992), David Duval (1992), Ed Fryatt (1993), David Gossett (1999), Billy Mayfair (1987), Ryan Moore (2003), Phil Mickelson (1989 & ’91) and Camilo Villegas (2002) are all former winners who went on to enjoy PGA TOUR success.
Texas A&M has three victories in the 2022-23 campaign, including the Badger Invitational, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate.
Action starts each day at 11 a.m. Central with players teeing off from the 1st and 10th hole. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
THE FIELD (GOLFSTAT RANKINGS)
Texas A&M (15)
North Carolina (4)
Illinois (7)
Georgia Tech (8)
Oklahoma (9)
Florida (11)
Pepperdine (14)
Texas A&M (15)
Texas (16)
San Diego State (25)
Georgia (30)
SMU (53)
TCU (41)
New Mexico (61)
UCF (76)
UNLV (110)
THE LINEUP
Team
Sam Bennett – Senior – Madisonville, Texas
- 122nd United States Amateur Champion – 2022.
- 2022 PING All-America…
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