News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies posted the best third round score of the tournament Tuesday to move up two spots and finish as runner-up at the Qubein Cup.
The Maroon & White fired a 9-over 289 at the par-70, 7,130-yard Sedgefield Country Club to leap over Michigan and Nebraska for second place. Texas A&M’s 25-over 865 trailed just tournament champion Chattanooga who checked in at 18-over 858. In addition to recording the best third round tally, Ol’ Sarge’s charges posted a 280 in the second round which was the best score of that loop and tied for the best round post for the tournament.
Wheaton Ennis paced the Aggies with a sixth-place finish. He carded a 2-over 72 Tuesday to finish 5-over 215 for the tournament.
Phichaksn Maichon logged the Aggies’ best final round, posting an even 70. He finished in 11th place at 7-over 217.
In the team play, the Aggies had all five players finish in the top 20. Aaron Pounds was next on the leaderboard in 13th place at 8-over 218. Jack Usner (+10) and Michael Heidelbaugh (+11) finished 17th and 20th, respectively.
Chattanooga’s Camden Braidech earned medalist recognition at 3-under 207. In his first action as an Aggie, transfer Jacob Sosa finished in 32nd place at 13-over 223.
The Aggies remain in the Carolinas, prepping for play at the Furman Intercollegiate in Greenville, South Carolina, beginning Saturday.
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the tournament…
“Overall, it was a good week. We keep getting better. Fortunately, it’s a long season, so as long as we keep getting better, we’ll get where we want to go.“
On rebounding after the first round and posting the best second and third round scores of the tournament…
“We did a great job the last two days, the second round in particular. That was a really good score. Today we made a few bad scores coming in on 14 and could’ve made things a little more interesting down the stretch. But overall it was a decent day. We didn’t make very many birdies, but making a run without many birdies says a lot about the guys. They fight for the pars. It’s a hard golf course that tests you ever step of the way. They stayed in it and fought. We just spotted the winners to much after that first round.”
On Wheaton Ennis’ effort…
“He’s a mature golfer. He wants to play great golf. He works his tail off at home and he’s a really focused and confident on the road.”
TEAM STANDINGS
|
1 |
Chattanooga |
+18 |
280-287-291=858 |
|
2 |
Texas A&M |
+25 |
296-280-289=865 |
|
3 |
Nebraska |
+31 |
288-287-296=871 |
|
4 |
Michigan |
+32 |
291-282-299=872 |
|
5 |
Furman |
+37 |
294-292-291=877 |
|
6 |
Charleston |
+46 |
292-301-293=886 |
|
7 |
Davidson |
+54 |
296-297-301=894 |
|
8 |
UNC Wilmington |
+55 |
302-286-307=895 |
|
9 |
Coastal Carolina |
+57 |
302-300-295=897 |
|
10 |
Colorado State |
+58 |
302-288-308=898 |
|
11 |
High Point |
+63 |
304-294-305=903 |
|
12 |
Penn State |
+73 |
310-307-296=913 |
|
13 |
Virginia Tech |
+81 |
306-303-312=921 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
|
t-6 |
Wheaton Ennis |
+5 |
73-70-72=215 |
|
t-11 |
Phichaksn Maichon |
+7 |
72-75-70=217 |
|
t-13 |
Aaron Pounds |
+8 |
75-70-73=218 |
|
t-17 |
Jack Usner |
+10 |
77-69-74=220 |
|
t-20 |
Michael Heidelbaugh |
+11 |
76-71-74=221 |
|
|
INDIVIDUAL |
|
|
|
t-32 |
Jacob Sosa |
+13 |
75-74-74=223 |
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