Aggies in Sixth Place at Tucker Intercollegiate
Oct 01, 2004 | Men's Golf
October 01, 2004
The Texas A&M men's golf team fired rounds of 289-291=580 on Friday and is in sixth place at the William H. Tucker Invitational at the University of New Mexico's Championship Golf Course.
The final round of the 19-team event is scheduled for Saturday on the par-72, 7,350-yard course.
A&M was paced by freshman Martin Piller (Duncanville), who is tied for eighth in the individual standings with a two-under-par total of 72-70=142. Piller was three-over-par through four holes in the afternoon round, but birdied four of his next five holes. After a bogey on the 16th, he closed with birdies on 17 and 18 for a two-under-par 70.
Arizona's Henry Liaw leads with a 67-68=136 total, while New Mexico's Spencer Levin is second at 71-65=136.
Arizona leads the team competition with a four-under-par score of 279-284=563. Host New Mexico is second at 569, followed by Nevada (577), UNLV (577), BYU (579), A&M (580), Texas Tech (583), Colorado (583), Colorado State (583), Wichita State (586), New Mexico State (588), San Diego State (590), Baylor (593), Fresno State (596), Air Force (598), UTEP (598), Hawaii (601), North Carolina (601) and Arkansas (609).
A&M junior Andrew Parr is tied for 24th at 71-75=146, junior Jerad Harklau is tied for 37th (71-77=148), senior David Schultz is tied for 56th (75-75=150) and freshman Bobby Gates is tied for 64th (80-71=151).
"I was proud of how we played today," A&M coach J.T. Higgins said. "We held together and battled the whole day. The course was set up very tough and we played it pretty well. Piller is having a fantastic tournament, especially for a freshman. He's one of the best putters I've coached. He only had 48 putts in two rounds today and just did a great job for us."
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