February 22, 2008
Bronson Burgoon closed with 7-under-par 65 on Friday to lead Texas A&M to a school-record score and a runner-up finish at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at Leilehua Golf Course.
A&M's 33-under total (281-274-276=831) shattered the school scoring record for 54 holes by 10 shots. The old mark was 23-under set at the 2006 Burns Intercollegiate and the 2004 Barona Collegiate Cup.
Auburn closed with a blistering 19-under 269 to win the 21-team event at 44-under.
Burgoon's final round tied the school record for a single round that was previously shared by six players. He finished second in the individual standings with a 13-under total of 70-68-65=203, which tied the school record for 54 holes shared by Jeff Maggert (1986 Morris Williams Intercollegiate) and Philip Parkin (1984 All-American Intercollegiate).
Burgoon was two shots behind California's Stephen Hale of California, who captured individual honors with a 15-under total of 67-67-67=201.
All five A&M players finished under par for the tournament. Matt Van Zandt tied for 17th (70-68-71=209), Bobby Gates tied for 24th (71-68-71=210), Martin Piller tied for 27th (70-72-69=211) and Andrea Pavan tied for 44th (71-70-73=214).
"It was a great tournament for us," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We broke or tied some school records and all five our our players were under par. We did so many things well this week, but we still feel like we left a lot of shots out there. I'm really happy with where we are right now and we're excited about the rest of the season."
The Aggies are back in action at theSouthern Highlands Collegiate March 7-9 in Las Vegas, Nev.