ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The Texas A&M Aggies were narrowly defeated by the Florida Gators in SEC Men’s Golf Championship semifinal action, 3-2, Saturday afternoon at the par-70, 7,005-yard Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club.
Florida earned the match’s first point with the second pair on the course. Leading 1UP after 14 holes, the Gators’ John DuBois claimed the next two with birdie and par to earn the tally, 3&2. Paysse led the match early after winning holes No. 2 and 5 and the pair was even at the turn.
The third tandem on the course was the next to finish play. Daniel Rodrigues won the first hole of the round, but Florida’s Fred Biondi answered back with points on the next two. Biondi held a 1UP lead heading into the back nine and secured the point with birdies on No. 13 and 16 to prevail 3&2.
The Aggies briefly trimmed the lead back to one when Phichaksn Maichon halved No. 16 to win 3&2. His match was even through four holes before claiming No. 5 and No. 7 with birdies and No. 8 with a par. Florida’s Yuxin Lin would draw no closer than 2UP the remainder of the match.
The Gators wrapped up the contest when Vishnu Sadagopan conceded the final hole, giving Matthew Kress the point, 2UP. Sadagopan lost the first four holes of the match, but stormed back to claim No. 8, 9 and 10 to cut it to 1UP down the stretch.
Sam Bennett was leading Florida’s Ricky Castillo 2UP on the hole No. 16 when the match wrapped up.
The Aggies learn their next assignment when the NCAA Selection Show airs on the Golf Channel, Wednesday, May 3 at 12 Noon.
The NCAA Regionals are slated for May 15-17 at six sites. The venue nearest to Aggieland is 360 miles away at Jimmy Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma. The other sites include Auburn University Golf Club (Auburn, Alabama), Eagle Eye (Bath, Michigan), Bear’s Best Las Vegas, The Institute Golf Club (Morgan Hill, California) and The Cliffs at Keowee Falls (Salem, South Carolina).
RESULTS
Matthew Kress, UF defeats Vishnu Sadagopan, A&M – 2UP
John DuBois, UF defeats William Paysse, A&M – 3&2
Fred Biondi, UF defeats on Daniel Rodrigues, A&M – 3&2
Phickaskn Maichon, A&M defeats Yuxin Lin, UF – 3&2
Sam Bennett, A&M 2UP on Charlie Crockett, UF
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the quarterfinal match…
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