News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M men’s golf team faces a challenging and diverse five-tournament fall schedule which includes some of the nation’s most elite fields and prestigious courses head coach Brian Kortan announced Monday.
The Maroon & White play in five states over the span of 43 days in September and October.
The Aggies lift the lid on the 2024-25 season at the Sahalee Players Championship slated for Sept. 7-8 in Sammamish, Washington. One of the top courses on the west coast, Sahalee Golf Club recently hosted a women’s golf major in June, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. It also hosted the men’s PGA Championship in 1998 as well as the men’s U.S. Open in 2010 and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2016. The tournament features an elite 12-team field with seven of the squads finishing in the top 25 of the Clippd National Golf Ranking.
On Sept. 20-22, the Maroon & White travel a suburb of Chicago to play in the Fighting Illini/OFCC Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club. One of the best courses in the Midwest, Olympia Fields has hosted four major championships, including two U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships. Last year’s tournament featured 12 of the top 20 teams in the nation.
Aggie fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have an opportunity to support the squad at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club. The Fort Worth course hosts a talent-laden field Sept. 30-Oct. 1. One of the premier courses in the nation, Colonial has hosted an annual PGA Tour event since 1946 with the Charles Schwab Challenge contested every May. The course has also hosted a U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. This year’s edition features a 15-team field with 14 squads landing in last season’s top 30.
Texas A&M was invited to participate in a new tournament, the Qubein Cup, which will be played at the revered Sedgefield Country Club Oct. 14-15. Sedgefield annually hosts the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Hosted by High Point, the 14-team field boasts ACC squads Duke and Virginia Tech along with a trio of Big Ten teams – Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State.
The autumn wraps up Oct. 19-20 with a return trip to the Furman Intercollegiate in Greenville, South Carolina. The Aggies made their debut at the tournament last season, finishing third. The venue, Furman University Golf Club, is a stone’s throw from Texas A&M’s 2023 regional assignment, The Cliffs at Keowee Falls.