October 31, 2006
No. 12-ranked Texas A&M cruised past No. 2 Florida, 4-1, to claim third place at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship at Colonial Country Club.
No. 3 Oklahoma State defeated No. 15 Lamar, 3-2, to claim the championship.
None of A&M?â„¢s four individual match victories went past the 16th hole. Bronson Burgoon eased past Florida?â„¢s Billy Horschell, 5 and 3; Martin Piller beat Manuel Villegas, 3 and 2; Robert Gates defeated Toby Ragland, 4 and 3; and Trey Todd downed Tyler Brown, 3 and 2. Tyson Alexander managed the Gators?â„¢ only win with a 3 and 2 victory against Matt Van Zandt.
?We played great today,? A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. ?We jumped on them early and never gave them a chance to get back into the match. Our guys weren?â„¢t going to let another one slip away. It was a very impressive way to finish off the fall.?
A&M and Oklahoma State were the only teams that did not lose a match. The Aggies were tied, 2-2-1, by Lamar in the semifinals, but the Cardinal advanced on the tiebreaker. A&M finished with a sparking 14-5-1 individual match record, second only to the Cowboys 15-4-1 mark. The Aggies beat No. 13 Arizona State and No. 4 Georgia in the first two rounds.
Burgoon finished the tournament with a perfect 4-0 mark, followed by Gates and Todd at 3-1, Piller at 2-1-1 and Van Zandt at 2-2.
The tournament concluded A&M?â„¢s fall schedule. The Aggies return to action at the John Burns Intercollegiate Feb. 21-23 in Hawaii.
2006 Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship
Oct. 29-31, 2006
Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, Texas
Men's Final Round Results
Championship Match
(4) Oklahoma State def. (11) Lamar, 3-2
Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State def. Russell Helson, Lamar, 4 and 2
Casey Clendenon, Lamar, def. Trent Leon, Oklahoma State, 3 and 2
Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State def. Oliver Bekker, Lamar, 2 and 1
Trent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State def. Justin Harding, Lamar, 6 and 5
Dusty Smith, Lamar def. Chris Ward, Oklahoma State, 1-up
Winners Consolation A Final
(7) Texas A&M def. (1) Florida, 4-1
Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M def. Billy Horschell, Florida, 5 and 3
Martin Piller, Texas A&M def. Manuel Villegas, Florida, 3 and 2
Robert Gates, Texas A&M def. Toby Ragland, Florida, 4 and 3
Trey Todd, Texas A&M def. Tyler Brown, Florida, 3 and 2
Tyson Alexander, Florida def. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M, 3 and 2
Winners Consolation B Final
(9) Duke def. (2) Georgia, 3-2
Jake Grodzinsky, Duke def. Brian Harman, Georgia, 19 holes
Hudson Swafford, Georgia def. Clark Klaasan, Duke, 4 and 3
Brendon Todd, Georgia def. Michael Quagliano, Duke, 1-up
Jeff Edelman, Duke def. Michael Green, Georgia, 19 holes
Adam Long, Duke def. Adam Mitchell, Green, 3 and 1
Consolation Final
(8) UNLV def. (10) Arizona State, 4-1
Jarred Texter, UNLV def. Tristan Bierenbroodspot, Arizona State, 5 and 3
Ryan Keeney, UNLV def.. Ryan Kelley, Arizona State, 6 and 4
Matt Kinsinger, UNLV def. Fredrik Andersson, Arizona State, 3 and 2
Phil Telliard, Arizona State def. Blake Trimble, UNLV, 2 and 1
Eddie Olson, UNLV def. Steele DeWald, Arizona State, 3 and 2