VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. – A dozen of the country's top golf squads, including the Texas A&M men's golf team, will be in action this week at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate which gets underway Monday with 36 holes at the Old Overton Country Club.
“We have had a great couple of weeks of practice and feel like we are headed in the right direction,” Texas A&M head coach J.T. Higgins said. “The Jerry Pate is one of the best tournaments in the country played on a terrific course, Old Overton, and the field is exceptional. We had some good success there last year and hopefully that experience will be beneficial this time around. This is a good opportunity for us to get back on track.”
The 12-team field at the event consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, UAB, UNLV and UTSA. The Aggies will tee off their opening round on hole No. 1 beginning at 8:20 a.m. (CT) alongside golfers from Florida State and UNLV.
The Old Overton Country Club, which has been the host of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate since 1997, will play at par 70 and 7,209 yards this week.
Representing the Aggies at the event this week will be senior Greg Yates, juniors Adrià Arnaus, Ben Crancer and Andrew Lister, as well as freshman Andrew Paysse.
Live scoring and results can be found on GolfStat.com with live updated via twitter at @AggieMensGolf.
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Oct. 6-7
Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Old Overton Country Club
(par 70 / 7,209 yards)
The Field (12 teams):
Alabama, Arkansas, Charlotte, Florida State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, UAB, UNLV, UTSA
Format: Team stroke play, 54 holes
Practice Round: Sunday
Round 1 & 2: Monday
Round 3: Tuesday
Defending Team Champion: Alabama (829, -11)
Defending Individual Champion: Wilson McDonald, UAB (202, -8)
A&M lineup: Ben Crancer, Adrià Arnaus, Andrew Lister, Greg Yates, Andrew Paysse
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Live Updates: Twitter @AggieMensGolf
Up Next: U.S. Collegiate Championship, Oct. 17-19
Site: Alpharetta, Ga.