Texas A&M
Southern Highlands Collegiate
Aggies Move into Contention at Southern Highlands Masters
Mar 13, 2010 | Men's Golf
March 13, 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - No. 7-ranked Texas A&M battled through high winds for a 19-over-par 307 on Saturday and is in third place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
A&M is 26-over through 36 holes and trails leader UNLV (+17) by nine strokes going into Sunday's final round. With winds reaching 30 miles per hour, the No. 14 Rebels were the only team in the field to break 300 in the second round with a nine-over 297. No. 12 UCLA is in second at 24-over.
Top-ranked Oklahoma State struggled to a 33-over 321 and is in last place in the 15-team field at 47-over.
A&M senior Andrea Pavan (70-79=149) is tied for 10th, sophomore Jordan Russell (74-76=150) and junior Nacho Elvira (77-73=150) are tied for 13th, freshman Cameron Peck (74-80=154) is tied for 28th and sophomore Geoff Shaw (81-79=160) is tied for 57th. Junior John Hurley, competing as an individual, is tied for 71st (80-83=163).
Arizona State's Jesper Kennegard (71-72=143) and Southern California's T.J. Vogel (71-72=143) share the individual lead.
"It was a little bittersweet for us today," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We had a chance for an unbelievable round but we got a little frustrated and impatient at the end. Still, we played solid golf and we're in good position going into the final round. Nacho was terrific today and hit a lot of fantastic shots. Everybody battled hard and we'll be ready to go again tomorrow."
Other team scores are No. 15 Southern California (+27), No. 13 Arizona State (+32), No. 19 Texas Tech (+32), No. 22 TCU (+36), Tennessee (+39), No. 4 Texas (+41), Arizona (+42), No. 6 Florida (+38), No. 16 Georgia (+44), New Mexico (+45) and No. 20 Georgia State (+46).
