BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 14 Texas A&M men’s golf team defends its home turf in the regular-season finale Monday and Tuesday when it hosts the Aggie Invitational at the par-72, 7,227-yard Traditions Club.
The 13-team field, includes seven teams from the Lone Star State, including Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU, North Texas, Houston, Sam Houston and UTSA. LSU joins the Aggies as the two SEC teams in the tournament.
The Aggies enter the fray slotted No. 14 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Collegiate Ranking presented by StrackaLine and the Golfstat Ranking. The Maroon & White have four victories on the 2022-23 campaign, including the Badger Invitational, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate and the Louisiana Classics.
Texas A&M fields a formidable lineup for the event led by All-American Sam Bennett. The 2022 SEC Men’s Golfer of the Year is joined by William Paysse, Daniel Rodrigues, Vishnu Sadagopan and Phichaksn Maichon. Jaime Montojo, Michael Heidelbaugh, Dallas Hankamer, Evan Myers, Junmin “Jimmy” Lee and Matthew Denton join the field as an individuals.
The Maroon & White are the two-time defending Aggie Invitational champions and have added wins in 2010, ’11 and’14. Recent graduate Walker Lee is the only two-time individual medalist at the tournament, with wins in 2018 and ’22. Bennett won the Aggie Invitational in 2021. Jordan Russell (2010) and Chandler Phillips (2018) also claimed the crown in 2018.
The 54-hole tournament features two rounds on Monday followed by Tuesday’s final 18 holes. Play commences with tee times between 7:30-9:30 a.m. both days.
Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
THE FIELD (GOLFSTAT RANKINGS)
Texas A&M (15)
Baylor (24)
Louisville (33)
TCU (38)
LSU (41)
Houston (47)
Little Rock (51)
Sam Houston (65)
Memphis (76)
New Mexico State (79)
FGCU (84)
UTSA (120)
North Texas (123)
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.
- Boasts a 70.50 stroke average in 2022-23, including -1.04 vs. par in 26 rounds.
- Owns five career collegiate titles, including the John A. Burns Intercollegiate earlier this spring.
- Last time out – earned Low…
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