The tournament is scheduled for 54 holes, with two rounds taking place Monday and the final 18 holes on Tuesday on the par-72, 7,166-yard Fazio-designed course. A&M was not originally scheduled to play in the event, but added it late after the season-opening Husky Invitational was rained out.
"It was really nice of North Florida and Georgia Southern to let us in and let us play, because that's not something they had to do," head coach J.T. Higgins said. "They made room for us and we really appreciate the opportunity. It's going to be nice. Jacksonville is great, and I hear Amelia Island is the best part of Jacksonville. We've heard great things about the golf course. We're really looking forward to this tournament."
The Aggies claimed the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate title last Tuesday in Dallas, firing a 22-under 830 to top the field by one stroke. It was A&M's third ROI crown in the event's four-year history.
Texas A&M will join a 15-team field that includes hosts Georgia Southern and North Florida, Arkansas State, Elon, Francis Marion, Furman, Jacksonville, Penn State, Troy State, USC Upstate, VCU, Wofford, Winthrop and Xavier. It marks the first of two trips to the Atlantic Coast for the maroon and white this year, which will participate in the Hootie at Bulls Bay in South Carolina in March.
The Aggies will sport the same lineup that left Dallas victorious last week. Sophomore Johannes Veerman, who enters the week with the best stroke average on the team (70.56), has shot par or better in eight of his nine rounds this fall. He will be joined on the course by redshirt freshman Greg Yates (71.00), senior All-American Jordan Russell (71.89), junior All-American Cameron Peck (72.11) and senior Geoff Shaw (73.00).
Updates of the action will be available on twitter at @AggieMensGolf.
AMELIA NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE BREAKDOWN
November 7 and 8
Amelia National Golf and Country Club (par 72, 7,166 yards)
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Co-Hosts: Georgia Southern and North Florida
The Field (15 teams): Arkansas State, Elon, Francis Marion, Furman, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, North Florida, Penn State, Texas A&M, Troy State, USC Upstate, VCU, Wofford, Winthrop, Xavier
Format: team stroke play, 54 holes
Rounds 1 & 2: Monday, 8:30 a.m. (ET) - shotgun start
Round 3: Tuesday, 7:45 a.m. (ET) - hole Nos. 1 and 10
A&M lineup: Johannes Veerman (So., 70.56); Greg Yates (RFr., 71.00); Jordan Russell (Sr., 71.89); Cameron Peck (Jr., 72.11); and Geoff Shaw (Sr., 73.00).
Live Scoring: None
Updates: via twitter at @AggieMensGolf
Up Next: Feb. 15-17 at John A. Burns Intercollegiate, Kahuku, Hawai'i