Aggies in Seventh Place after Day One at Valspar Collegiate Invitational – Texas A&M Athletics

PALM CITY, Fla. – The No. 14 Texas A&M men’s golf finished the opening day of the talent-laden Valspar Collegiate Invitational in seventh place after Monday’s two rounds.
 

The Maroon & White carded two rounds of 282 to stand at 4-under, 564 at the par-71, 6,943-yard Floridian National Golf Club. The Aggies are 14 strokes behind the leader Texas Tech (18-under, 550). North Carolina (15-under), Florida State (10-under), Arizona State (9-under), Ohio State (5-under) and Texas (5-under) round out the top six.
 
Daniel Rodrigues led the Aggies on the opening day, tied four 15^th at 3-under, 139. Sam Bennett is one stroke back at 2-under, 140, tied for 20^th. William Paysse registered rounds of 73 and 70 and sits in 31^st place at 1-over, 143. Jaime Montojo and Vishnu Sadagopan completed the fivesome with two-round tallies of 147. Michael Heidelbaugh, playing as an individual, checked in with a score of 148 with one round remaining.
 

The Aggies sat in eighth place after the first round, posting a 2-under, 282. Rodrigues paced the Maroon & White with a 2-under, 69, posting four birdies. Bennett and Montojo were both 1-under, 70, with Bennett logging two eagles.
 
Action wraps up with Tuesday’s final round. A shotgun start is slated for 7:30 a.m. with the Aggies paired with Texas, Ohio State and Houston.
 

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