Texas A&M
Colorado State
Aggies Finish Fourth at Callaway Match Play Championship
Mar 23, 2010 | Men's Golf
March 23, 2010
MARANA, Ariz. - No. 12 seed Colorado State upset No. 3 seed Texas A&M, 3-2, on Tuesday to claim third place at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship.
A&M got individual match victories from Andrea Pavan (3 and 2 over Riley Arp) and Conrad Shindler (1 up over Zahkai Brown). Nacho Elvira's match against Dustin Morris went three extra holes before Morris prevailed.
Jordan Russell was defeated by Ryan Peterson (3 and 1) and Cameron Peck lost to Bryce Hanstad (4 and 3).
"Today was another great match," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "As the defending NCAA champion, our team is finding out what it's like to wear a target on their back. Every team we play seems to elevate their game against us. Colorado State played outstanding golf and we fought them to the end. Conrad birdied four of his last five holes to win his match and Nacho's match went three extra holes before he lost. His opponent made some unbelievable par saves and long birdie putts. We came up a little short but I know this experience will pay off for us in the postseason."
No. 15 seed New Mexico defeated No. 8 Southern California, 3-2, in the championship match.
The No. 4-ranked Aggies are back in action at the Linger Longer Invitational starting on Friday in Greensboro, Ga.
Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship Championship Round Results Tuesday, March 23
Team Results Championship Match (15) New Mexico def. (8) Southern California, 3-2
Third-Place Match (12) Colorado State def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2
Fifth-Place Match (13) Iowa def. (6) UNLV, 3-2
Seventh-Place Match (10) San Diego def. (1) Stanford, 3-2
Ninth-Place Match (16) Indiana def. (14) Arizona, 3-2
11th-Place Match (5) UCLA def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2
13th-Place Match (4) Arizona State def. (2) Washington, 3-2
15th-Place Match (9) TCU def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 4-1
Individual Match Results Championship Match (15) New Mexico def. (8) Southern California, 3-2 T.J. Vogel, USC def. James Erkenbeck, UNM, 5 and 4 Travis Ross, UNM def. Steve Lim, USC, 5 and 4 John Catlin, UNM def. Martin Trainer, USC, 19 holes Matthew Giles, USC def. Nick Geyer, UNM, 6 and 4 Brandon Putnam, UNM def. Stewart Hagestad, USC, 4 and 2
Third-Place Match (12) Colorado State def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2 Andrea Pavan, TAMU def. Riley Arp, CSU, 6 and 4 Bryce Hanstad, CSU def. Cameron Peck, TAMU, 4 and 3 Ryan Peterson, CSU def. Jordan Russell, TAMU, 3 and 1 Dustin Morris, CSU def. Ignacio Elvira, TAMU, 21 holes Conrad Shindler, TAMU def. Zahkai Brown, CSU, 1-up
Fifth-Place Match (13) Iowa def. (6) UNLV, 3-2 Derek Ernst, UNLV def. Brad Hopfinger, UI, 4 and 3 Vince India, UI def. Colby Smith, UNLV, 2-up Barrett Kelpin, UI def. Brett Kanda, UNLV, 2-up Chris Brant, UI def. Eddie Olson, UNLV, 4 and 3 Jeremiah Wooding, UNLV def. Bradley George, UI, 2 and 1
Seventh-Place Match (10) San Diego def. (1) Stanford, 3-2 Scott Brace, USD def. Sihwan Kim, Stan, 5 and 4 Steve Ziegler, Stan def. Kenneth McCready, USD, 3 and 2 Alex Ching, USD def. Andre DeDecker, Stan, 5 and 4 Joseph Bramlett, Stan def. Jason Shano, USD, 6 and 4 Gunner Wiebe, USD def. Steven Kearney, Stan, 20 holes
Ninth-Place Match (16) Indiana def. (14) Arizona, 3-2 Alex Martin, IU def. Tarquin MacManus, UA, 5 and 3 Jonathan Khan, UA def. David Erdy, IU, 3 and 2 Chase Wright, IU def. Rich Saferian, UA, 1-up Trent Redfern, UA def. Brant Peaper, IA, 19 holes Ren Han, IA def. Philip Bagdade, UA, 1-up
11th-Place Match (5) UCLA def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2 Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA def. Nils Floren, TTU, 19 holes Pontus Widegren, UCLA def. Chris Ward, TTU, 4 and 3 Matt Smith, TTU def. Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA, 19 holes Brian Scherer, TTU def. Connor Driscoll, UCLA, 5 and 3 Mario Clemens, UCLA def. Tyler Weworski, TTU, 3 and 2
13th-Place Match (4) Arizona State def. (2) Washington, 3-2 Nick Taylor, UW def. Jesper Kennegard, ASU, 5 and 3 Richard Lee, UW def. Scott Pinckney, ASU, 5 and 4 Knut Borsheim, ASU def. Chris Williams, UW, 2-up James Byrne, ASU def. Charlie Hughes, UW, 4 and 3 Braxton Marquez, ASU def. Chris Killmer, UW, 5 and 4
15th-Place Match (9) TCU def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 4-1 Johan de Beer, TCU def. Kent Bulle, MTSU, 2 and 1 Travis Woolf, TCU def. Jason Millard, MTSU, 2 and 1 Tom Hoge, TCU halved Hunter Green, MTSU Daniel Jennevret, TCU halved Craig Smith, MTSU Pontas Gad, TCU def. Brad Simons, MTSU, 4 and 3
