April 28, 2006
Texas A&M sophomore Robert Gates, Jr., and senior Andrew Parr have been named to the All-Big 12 Men?â„¢s Golf Team, the league office announced on Friday. The team was determined by the vote of Big 12 head coaches.
Gates led the Aggies in scoring with a 73.12 scoring average and tied for fourth at the Big 12 Championship. He posted eight top-20 finishes in 11 starts, including six top 10s. Gates has posted four top 10 performances in the last five tournaments. Parr was second on the team with a 73.24 average and had seven top-20 finishes. He finished third at the Aggie Invitational.
The pair are A&M?â„¢s first all-conference picks since Stephen Reed made the team in 2003. The last time two Aggies earned all-conference honors was in 1998 when Ryan Palmer and Miguel del Angel made the All-Big 12 team.
A&M, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech are the only Big 12 schools with two all-conference players.
Oklahoma State?â„¢s Pablo Martin was named Big 12 Golfer of the Year, while OSU?â„¢s Jonathan Moore was selected as the top newcomer. Oklahoma?â„¢s Jim Ragan was honored as Coach of the Year.
The No. 6-ranked Aggies are expected to receive a bid to one of three NCAA regionals May 18-20. Bids are announced on May 9. The top 10 teams from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships May 31-June 3 in Sunriver, Ore.
2006 Big 12 Men?â„¢s Golf Honors
All-Big 12 Team
Ryan Baca, Baylor, Sr. , Richmond, Texas
Edward McGlasson, Colorado, Sr., Orange, Calif.
Gary Woodland, Kansas, Jr., Topeka, Kan.
Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, Jr., La Quinta, Calif.
Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, So., Malaga, Spain
Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State, Fr., Vancouver, Wash.
Andrew Parr, Texas A&M, Sr., London, Ontario
Robert Gates, Texas A&M, So., Gainesville, Fla.
Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, Jr., Ljungskile, Sweden
Andrew Dresser , Texas Tech, Sr., Carrollton, Texas
Player of the Year
Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State
Newcomer of the Year
Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year
Jim Ragan, Oklahoma