October 07, 2003
The No. 17-ranked Texas A&M men's golf team carded a final-round 304 on Tuesday and finished 10th at the Club Glove Intercollegiate at Saticoy Country Club.
Host Pepperdine won the tournament with a 871 total, 11 strokes better than runner-up Arizona State (882). Tulsa was third (886), followed by Colorado State (893), Kansas (897), Arkansas (901), Colorado (902), UC-Irvine (907), New Mexico (911), A&M (308-300-304=912), Coastal Carolina (914) and Houston (917).
Pepperdine's Michael Putnam captured the individual crown with a one-under-par score of 67-73-75=215, defeating Tulsa's David Inglis (70-74-71=215) in a playoff.
Senior David Tasker led the Aggies, tying for 19th place with rounds of 78-74-72=224, while senior Parker Briley tied for 28th (77-74-76=227), senior Stephen Reed tied for 35th (74-76-79=229), sophomore Andrew Parr tied for 45th (79-76-77=232) and sophomore Brook Gerky finished 61st (85-78-79=242).
"It was a pretty disappointing tournament for us," A&M coach J.T. Higgins said. "Our team needs to learn how to handle success. This week, we didn't show the ability to bounce back like we have before. We still had a chance for a good tournament, but we ruined our chances by playing the last five holes in 11 over par."
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