August 29, 2007
A&M Men Ranked 11th, Women 20th in Golf World Preseason Polls
NEW YORK CITY ?- The Texas A&M men's golf team is ranked No. 11 and the Aggie women are No. 20 the Golf World preseason coaches' polls released on Wednesday.
In their seventh season under Head Coach J.T. Higgins, the experienced men return all five starters from last year's team that was the runner-up at the Big 12 Championship and was ranked 13th at the end of the season.
Junior Bronson Burgoon is a returning All-American and, along with seniors Bobby Gates and Martin Piller, earned All-Big 12 honors last spring. Senior Trey Todd and sophomore Austin Schauer also are returning starters.
The men open the season at the Inverness Intercollegiate Sept. 10-11 in Toledo, Ohio.
In their first season under Head Coach Trelle McCombs, the women have won two straight Big 12 Championships and return three starters from last season. Junior Lauren Johnson and sophomore Danielle McVeigh earned All-Big 12 honors in 2007 while sophomore Ashley Freeman also returns. In addition, McCombs welcomes one of the nation's top freshman classes.
The women open the season at the Cougar Classic Sept. 9-11 in Hanahan, S.C.
GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES?â„¢ POLL
Men?â„¢s Division I ?- Preseason Edition
RANK TEAM POINTS
1. Stanford (19) 759
2. Alabama (3) 714
3. Georgia (3) 679
4. Florida (1) 659
5. UCLA (6) 636
6. Southern Cal. 609
7. Oklahoma State 587
8. Georgia Tech 501
9. Clemson 465
10. Charlotte 411
11. Texas A&M 366
12. UNLV 362
13. Coastal Carolina 338
14. Tennessee 331
15. Florida State 325
16. Lamar 291
17. Duke 283
18. Arizona State 278
19. Louisville 189
20. South Carolina 180
21. East Tennessee State 178
22. Texas 172
23. Wake Forest 166
24. Georgia State 142
25. Arizona 138
Others receiving votes: Minnesota, 129; BYU, 115; Tulsa, 107; North Carolina, 94; Auburn, 57; Texas Tech, 31; Michigan State, 21; Washington, 12; East Carolina, 11; Northwestern, 11; Vanderbilt, 11; TCU, 9; Mississippi, 5; Central Florida, 5; Chattanooga, 4; Virginia Tech, 3; New Mexico, 2; Pepperdine, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 2; Penn State, 1; UC-Irvine, 1.
GOLF WORLD/NGCA COACHES?â„¢ POLL
Women?â„¢s Division I ?- Preseason Edition
RANK TEAM POINTS
1. Duke (26) 722
2. Arizona State (2) 667
3. UCLA (1) 630
4. Southern Cal. 596
5. Auburn 553
6. Pepperdine 547
7. Purdue 539
8. Georgia 507
9. Stanford 489
10. Vanderbilt 487
11. Oklahoma State 417
12. Tennessee 365
13. Arizona 348
14. Wake Forest 327
15. Florida 311
16. BYU 239
17. North Carolina 224
18. Denver 218
19. Michigan State 175
20. Texas A&M 174
21. TCU 145
22. New Mexico 139
23. Virginia 123
24. Louisville 113
25. Arkansas 103
Others receiving votes: Alabama, 73; UC-Irvine, 27; LSU, 28; California, 20; South Carolina, 20; Florida State, 15; San Jose State, 15; Kent State, 10; Nebraska, 8; Ohio State, 8; Indiana, 7; UNLV, 7; New Mexico State, 6; SMU, 5; Texas, 4; Missouri, 2; Washington, 2.