Credit to Thomas Dugger Dick | Assistant Communications Director
LAFAYETTE, La. – The No. 15 Texas A&M men’s golf team claimed back-to-back titles at the Louisiana Classics stretching its lead to 11 strokes in Tuesday’s final round action.
The Aggies carded a three-round tally of 866 at the par-71, 6,898-yard Oakbourne Country Club to best runner-up Little Rock who leap-frogged Sam Houston on the day. LSU finished fourth, 27 strokes off the pace.
Texas A&M claimed the Louisiana Classics crown for the third time since 2018. The Maroon & White also won their fourth tournament of the season, adding to the Badger Invitational, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate.
The Aggies sandwiched runs of 287 around a 292 in cold and blustery conditions. Texas A&M’s first and third round scores were the lowest of tournament.
Jaime Montojo and Vishnu Sadagopan landed all-tournament recognition for finishing in the top 5. The pair tied for fourth place with a three-round tally of 217. Montojo shot a 70 Tuesday for the tournament’s lowest tally for the final day.
Playing as an individual, Phichaksn finished sixth with a 218. William Paysse was tied for ninth place at 220. Sam Bennett and Daniel Rodrigues tied for 12th and 15th place, respectively.
Texas A&M is playing for their second consecutive Louisiana Classics title and their third since 2018. The Maroon &
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TEXAS A&M SCORES
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t-4 |
Vishnu Sadagopan |
72-74-71=217 |
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t-4 |
Jaime Montojo |
76-71-70=217 |
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6 |
Phichaksn Maichon (i) |
74-70-74=218 |
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t-9 |
William Paysse |
70-74-76=220 |
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t-12 |
Sam Bennett |
71-79-71=221 |
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t-15 |
Daniel Rodrigues |
74-73-75=222 |
TEAM SCORES
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1 |
Texas A&M |
287-292-287=866 |
|
2 |
Little Rock |
296-291-290=877 |
|
3 |
Sam Houston |
296-288-297=881 |
|
4 |
LSU |
295-296-299=890 |
|
5 |
Louisiana |
299-294-301=894 |
|
6 |
Texas State |
299-299-304=902 |
|
7 |
UTSA |
298-310-297=905 |
|
8 |
Illinois State |
304-298-304=907 |
|
9 |
Michigan |
295-312-300=907 |
|
10 |
New Orleans |
295-313-300=908 |
|
11 |
SMU |
307-304-299=910 |
|
12 |
New Mexico State |
309-302-301=912 |
|
13 |
Denver |
304-296-317=917 |
|
14 |
Louisiana Tech |
319-304-299=922 |
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head coach Brian Kortan
On Tuesday’s round…
“It was just another scrappy round. The golf course played pretty difficult. The wind was blowing out of the north and chilly. I don’t think they put water on it for a while, so it was pretty backed out. The guys hung in there and put together a nice round – low round of the day. And we got to bring home a trophy, so that’s a good thing.”