February 25, 2005
Junior Andrew Parr tied the Texas A&M record with a seven-under-par 65 on Friday to lead the Aggies to an eighth-place finish at the John Burns Intercollegiate at Leilehua Golf Club.
Parr's effort helped the Aggies to their second straight round of 10-under-par 278, the best back-to-back rounds in school history and tied for the fourth best single rounds in school annals. After opening with a four-over 292, A&M finished with a 16-under-par 848 total, the third best 54-hole score in A&M history and the best since 1992. A&M's closing round was the second best of the day behind Auburn's 277.
Parr tied for sixth place in the individual standings with a 10-under-par 75-66-65=206, the fourth best 54-hole score in Aggie annals and the best since former All-American Roy Mackenzie had a 206 total at the 1987 Southwest Conference Championships. Parr's final round was the best by an A&M player since current PGA TOUR player Ryan Palmer had a 65 at the 1998 Border Olympics.
Junior Jerad Harklau added a three-under-par 69 for A&M, while freshman Trey Todd had a 70, freshman Bobby Gates carded a 73 and freshman Matt Van Zandt posted a 74. Senior David Schultz, competing as an individual, fired a 71.
No. 4-ranked New Mexico captured the 21-team tournament with an 833 total, two shots ahead of No. 16 UNLV (835). Arizona finished third (838), followed by BYU (839), Auburn (841), San Diego State (843), Texas Tech (844), A&M (848), SMU (854), Denver (857), UC Santa Barbara (865), Colorado State (867), Hawaii (869), San Jose State (869), Utah (875), Nevada (876), Pacific (882), Hawaii-Hilo (883), Texas-El Paso (888), Long Beach State (888), Hawaii JV (900) and San Francisco (905).
UNLV's Ryan Moore cruised to the individual crown with a 20-under 67-65-64=196, seven strokes better than the rest of the field. Harklau tied for 19th (72-69-70=211), Todd tied for 28th (72-70-71=213), Schultz tied for 46th (76-71-69=216), Van Zandt tied for 70th (74-74-72=220) and Gates tied for 78th (75-74-73=222).
The Aggies return to action at the Seminole Intercollegiate March 6-8 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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