April 14, 2006
No. 2-ranked Oklahoma State returns to defend its title at the Aggie Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Traditions Golf Club, but tough competition awaits as three other top 20 teams will be competing.
| TOURNEY INFO |
| Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16 Round 1: 7:30 a.m. Saturday Round 2: immediately following Round 3: 7:30 a.m. Sunday Traditions Club, Bryan, Texas Admission: Free |
| THE FIELD |
| (#2) Oklahoma State, (#9) Texas A&M, (#12) Baylor, (#16) Texas Tech, Augusta State, Colorado, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan State, New Mexico, Oklahoma and SMU. |
| INTERNET |
| Live Scoring: (golfstat.com) |
Play begins at 7:30 a.m. Each day. The 12-team field will play 36 holes on Saturday and 18 on Sunday. Admission is free.
Designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, Traditions Golf Club measures 7,235 yards and plays to a par of 72. The course opened in 2004.
Top contenders to dethrone the Cowboys include the host team, No. 9 Texas A&M, along with No. 12 Baylor and No. 16 Texas Tech. Other teams in the field are Augusta State, Colorado, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan State, New Mexico, Oklahoma and SMU.
"We are really excited to be hosting the Aggie Invitational for the second year," A&M coach J.T. Higgins said. "It has already become a fantastic collegiate event and has attracted a great field. It really showcases our home course as well as our community. It should be a great weekend and we hope to see a large turnout to support the team."
Oklahoma's Anthony Kim also is back after earning co-medalist honors with New Mexico's Spencer Levin last year with a six-under-par 210 total. Kim, the reigning Big 12 champion, is ranked No. 3 nationally by Golfweek. Oklahoma State sophomore Pablo Martin is the nation's top-ranked player, while Baylor's Ryan Baca is ranked fifth.
In all, 20 players ranked among the top 100 will be participating. Oklahoma State and A&M each have four top 100 players. A&M senior Andrew Parr is ranked 68th, sophomore Robert Gates, Jr., is 77th, freshman Bronson Burgoon is 81st and senior Jerad Harklau is 82nd. Sophomore Martin Piller completes the Aggies' lineup.
Sophomore Trey Todd and juniors Dillon Gooch and Chris Massoletti will compete for A&M as individuals.
The Aggies have won two tournaments this season and have placed in the top 10 in all eight events.
Live scoring is available at www.Golfstat.com.
The tournament is A&M's final tuneup for the Big 12 Championship April 24-25 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.