NORMAN, Okla. – The Texas A&M men's golf team was ranked No. 14 in the 2019 Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Friday by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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"It's always nice to be recognized by your peers, and I think these guys are deserving," said Aggie head coach J.T. Higgins, who is entering his 19th season in Aggieland. "With that said, the ultimate goal is to be No. 1 in the final ranking and get fit for some rings, so if my math is correct we've got some work to do to move up 13 spots.
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"We've got a strong group of returners. When you couple that with dedication, commitment, hard work and a little luck, and the sky is the limit this year."
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The Aggies return four of five regulars from last year's lineup that won the NCAA Pullman Regional and advanced to the quarterfinals of match play at the NCAA Championships. Leading the returnees is sophomore Sam Bennett (Madisonville, Texas), who was named to the PING All-Central Region Team after logging a 71.85 stroke average and carding 18 par or under rounds in 2018-19.
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Texas A&M opens the 2019-20 season at the Gopher Invitational at the University of Minnesota Sept. 8-9.
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DI Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll 8/23/19
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"It's always nice to be recognized by your peers, and I think these guys are deserving," said Aggie head coach J.T. Higgins, who is entering his 19th season in Aggieland. "With that said, the ultimate goal is to be No. 1 in the final ranking and get fit for some rings, so if my math is correct we've got some work to do to move up 13 spots.
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"We've got a strong group of returners. When you couple that with dedication, commitment, hard work and a little luck, and the sky is the limit this year."
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The Aggies return four of five regulars from last year's lineup that won the NCAA Pullman Regional and advanced to the quarterfinals of match play at the NCAA Championships. Leading the returnees is sophomore Sam Bennett (Madisonville, Texas), who was named to the PING All-Central Region Team after logging a 71.85 stroke average and carding 18 par or under rounds in 2018-19.
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Texas A&M opens the 2019-20 season at the Gopher Invitational at the University of Minnesota Sept. 8-9.
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DI Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll 8/23/19
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Tournament Finish |
| 1 | Texas (9) | 542 | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Arizona State (5) | 516 | Missed Cut |
| 3 | Georgia Tech (2) | 446 | Missed Cut |
| 4 | Oklahoma State (3) | 439 | Semifinalist |
| 5 | Vanderbilt (1) | 430 | Semifinalist |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 427 | Quarterfinalist |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 415 | Quarterfinalist |
| 8 | Auburn | 386 | 12 |
| 9 | Stanford (2) | 374 | Champion |
| 10 | Pepperdine (1) | 319 | 11 |
| 11 | Southern California | 313 | 14 |
| 12 | Duke | 305 | Missed Cut |
| 13 | Georgia | 267 | Missed Cut |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 244 | Quarterfinalist |
| 15 | LSU | 236 | Missed Cut |
| 16 | California | 234 | 10 |
| 17 | Clemson | 223 | T-8 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 183 | DNQ |
| 19 | Illinois | 147 | Missed Cut |
| 20 | Baylor | 115 | Missed Cut |
| 21 | Alabama | 112 | DNQ |
| 22 | South Carolina | 107 | Missed Cut |
| 23 | North Carolina | 100 | Missed Cut |
| 24 | SMU | 93 | Quarterfinalist |
| 25 | Florida | 73 | DNQ |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas, 63; Florida State, 59; Liberty, 47; Louisville, 41; Tennessee, 38; North Florida, 37; UCLA, 27; BYU, 21; TCU, 21; NC State, 17; Cincinnati, 13; Tennessee Tech, 13; Iowa State, 8; UNLV, 6; Fresno State, 4; Kansas, 2; Marquette, 2; Ohio State, 2; San Diego State, 2; Virginia, 2; Arkansas State, 1; Iowa, 1; Notre Dame, 1; Oregon, 1 | |||