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No. 4 Men's Golf Starts Shoal Creek Invitational Monday
Sep 23, 2018 | Men's Golf
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The No. 4 Texas A&M men's golf team tees off at the Shoal Creek Invitational on Monday, with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m.
"This is a new event for us, but Shoal Creek is a major championship venue so I know the boys are looking forward to facing that challenge," said Texas A&M head coach JT Higgins. "Anytime you can tee it up on a great course, against quality opponents, there's some excitement around the event. Throw on yesterday's trip to Bryant-Denny Stadium to watch the football team play Alabama and it should be a good week."
The 54-hole tournament begins with two rounds Monday at the par 72 / 7,300-yard course that hosted the 1984 and 1990 PGA Championship.
Georgia Southern, High Point, Kansas, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Lipscomb, Louisiana Tech, North Florida, Ole Miss, Samford, South Alabama and No. 5 Vanderbilt join hosts UAB and the Aggies in the 14-team field.
2018 All-Americans Brandon Smith and Chandler Phillips return to the Texas A&M lineup after strong showings at Olympia Fields, another major championship host course, last week. Smith led the Aggies at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 2-under 208, tying for fourth. Phillips picked up the 23rd top-10 finish of his career with a 1-over 211 to finish tied for 10th.
Dan Erickson, who posted four top five finishes and a 72.36 stroke average a year ago, also returns to the lineup for this event.
New to the lineup this week is Reese Ramsey, who is making his season debut after a freshman campaign where he averaged 73.67 strokes per round. Freshman Sam Bennett, the 2018 4A Texas State Champion, is making his collegiate debut.
Live scoring for the event is available on golfstat.com and updates on Twitter can be found at @AggieMensGolf.
"This is a new event for us, but Shoal Creek is a major championship venue so I know the boys are looking forward to facing that challenge," said Texas A&M head coach JT Higgins. "Anytime you can tee it up on a great course, against quality opponents, there's some excitement around the event. Throw on yesterday's trip to Bryant-Denny Stadium to watch the football team play Alabama and it should be a good week."
The 54-hole tournament begins with two rounds Monday at the par 72 / 7,300-yard course that hosted the 1984 and 1990 PGA Championship.
Georgia Southern, High Point, Kansas, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Lipscomb, Louisiana Tech, North Florida, Ole Miss, Samford, South Alabama and No. 5 Vanderbilt join hosts UAB and the Aggies in the 14-team field.
2018 All-Americans Brandon Smith and Chandler Phillips return to the Texas A&M lineup after strong showings at Olympia Fields, another major championship host course, last week. Smith led the Aggies at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 2-under 208, tying for fourth. Phillips picked up the 23rd top-10 finish of his career with a 1-over 211 to finish tied for 10th.
Dan Erickson, who posted four top five finishes and a 72.36 stroke average a year ago, also returns to the lineup for this event.
New to the lineup this week is Reese Ramsey, who is making his season debut after a freshman campaign where he averaged 73.67 strokes per round. Freshman Sam Bennett, the 2018 4A Texas State Champion, is making his collegiate debut.
Live scoring for the event is available on golfstat.com and updates on Twitter can be found at @AggieMensGolf.
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