Lihue, Kaua'i – The Texas A&M men's golf team shot 7-under on the first day of play at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate. The defending champions currently sit in second after an 18-hole day, trailing only BYU by a stroke. Â
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"Overall I am very proud of the guys and the fight we showed today," said head coach J.T. Higgins. "Walker Lee was fantastic, he played a very clean round of golf without any huge mistakes to post a great score for us. The rest of the team made a lot of unforced errors, we weren't playing disciplined, clean golf. The course is set up great for us. We had a chance to have a spectacular round and we kind of let that slip away, so I know the guys are ready to get back out there tomorrow and show what they can do. We'll aim to not give so many shots away and be a little more careful with those shots on Friday."
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Sophomore Walker Lee had six birdies on the day, beginning and ending play a stroke under par, to lead A&M as he sits in third (67) at 5-under. Junior Brandon Smith is currently tied for sixth (69) shooting 3-under on day one. Senior Chandler Phillips shot an even 72 on the day, and is currently tied for 31st.
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Play at the Wailua Golf Course will resume on Friday, Feb. 21, beginning at 12 p.m. CT. Follow play here.
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"Overall I am very proud of the guys and the fight we showed today," said head coach J.T. Higgins. "Walker Lee was fantastic, he played a very clean round of golf without any huge mistakes to post a great score for us. The rest of the team made a lot of unforced errors, we weren't playing disciplined, clean golf. The course is set up great for us. We had a chance to have a spectacular round and we kind of let that slip away, so I know the guys are ready to get back out there tomorrow and show what they can do. We'll aim to not give so many shots away and be a little more careful with those shots on Friday."
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Sophomore Walker Lee had six birdies on the day, beginning and ending play a stroke under par, to lead A&M as he sits in third (67) at 5-under. Junior Brandon Smith is currently tied for sixth (69) shooting 3-under on day one. Senior Chandler Phillips shot an even 72 on the day, and is currently tied for 31st.
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Play at the Wailua Golf Course will resume on Friday, Feb. 21, beginning at 12 p.m. CT. Follow play here.
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