Aggies Finish Third at Big 12 Men's Golf Championship

April 29, 2009

Final Results

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - No. 12-ranked Texas A&M closed with a six-over-par 286 on Wednesday and finished third at the Big 12 Men's Golf Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club.

The Aggies have finished among the top four at the conference tournament four straight years.

Top-ranked Oklahoma State won its third straight Big 12 title and its seventh overall with a 29-over total of 1,149. Colorado was 14 strokes back in second (1,163), followed by A&M (301-284-296-286=1,167), Kansas State (1,170), Baylor (1,174), No. 15 Texas Tech (1,188), Kansas (1,191), No. 22 Texas (1,194), Missouri (1,204), Oklahoma (1,205), Nebraska (1.206) and Iowa State (1,210).

A&M trailed Oklahoma State by 13 strokes entering the final day and trimmed the margin to five strokes early in the round after senior Bronson Burgoon eagled the par-4 third hole and senior Matt Van Zandt eagled the par-5 seventh. Burgoon was four-under through seven holes and Van Zandt was three-under through nine, but the Aggies cooled off and played their final four holes in six-over.

"We came here to win and that didn't happen so we are disappointed in the results," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "I'm very proud of how hard we played today. We made a run at them but couldn't keep a great round together. It was disappointing not to finish stronger because we played better than the final score shows."

Oklahoma State freshman Morgan Hoffman closed with a four-under 66 and captured individual honors by three shots with a four-under total of 276.

Burgoon placed fourth (72-68-72-70=282), junior Andrea Pavan finished eighth (78-68-73-73=292), Van Zandt tied for 12th (77-72-76-71=296), sophomore John Hurley tied for 23rd (74-76-76-73=299) and freshman Geoff Shaw tied for 43rd (80-80-75-72=307). A&M was the only team with no player shooting above a 73 in the final round.

Burgoon and Pavan earned all-tournament honors for placing in the top 10.

"Bronson and Matt played very well today and everyone gave it their best," Higgins said. " I'm pleased with our effort and we are looking forward to making another good run in the NCAA Championships."

The NCAA will announce the regional fields on Monday.