MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. – The No. 17 Texas A&M men’s golf team measures itself against its league brethren when it tees at the SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate at the Country Club of Birmingham Monday through Wednesday.
The tournament features 54 holes of stroke play the first two days followed by Wednesday’s match play. The top two finishers from stroke play square off in the final grouping while the other 12 teams face off in East vs. West match play format.
The Aggies face a loaded field at the par 71, 7,226-yard West Course. All 14 SEC teams are in action, including nine teams ranked in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Preseason Poll top 25.
Texas A&M’s lineup features four returnees 2022-23 PING All-America Honorable Mention performers in Phichaksn Maichon. Jaime Montojo, who placed third at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills, is joined by Michael Heidelbaugh and Vishnu Sadagopan along with Aaron Pounds who is making his collegiate debut.
The Aggies opened the season with a third-place finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate.
Monday’s action begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Tee times start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
THE FIELD
Texas A&M (t-17)
Vanderbilt (3)
Auburn (6)
Florida (8)
Tennessee (12)
Alabama (t-13)
Georgia (20)
Mississippi State (21)
Ole Miss (24)
Arkansas
Kentucky
LSU
Missouri
South Carolina
THE LINEUP
Team
Jaime Montojo – Sophomore – Madrid, Spain
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week in 2022-23, registering a 71.93 scoring average, including 0.57 vs. par in 28 rounds
- Played a key role in Spain’s 4-3 victory over Denmark to win the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship in Epilanges, Switzerland – winning the clinching match 2&1
- Made a late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
- Qualified for the match play portion of the 2023 Amateur Championship, bowing out in the round of 64
- Last time out – tied for third at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills with a 2-under 214 (71-71-72)
Phichaksn Maichon – Junior – Bangkok, Thailand
- PING/GCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention in…
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