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Bennett Leads the Aggies at Tiger Invitational

Junior Sam Bennett led the way for Texas A&M with a 3-under 69 in the final round.

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OPELIKA, Ala. – Junior Sam Bennett led the way for the Texas A&M men's golf team as the Aggies wrapped up play at the Tiger Invitational Presented by Jason Dufner at the Grand National Lake Course on Wednesday.
 
Bennett charged up the leaderboard with a 3-under 69 in the final round of play to finish in a tie for 30th. The Madisonville, Texas, native's 69 marked the third-best score in the third round among all 89 players.
 
Redshirt sophomore William Paysse tied for 36th at 2-over. Seniors Walker Lee and Brandon Smith carded three-round totals of 4-over par to tie for 46th, and senior Dan Erickson registered a 5-over to tie for 61st. Competing as an individual, redshirt freshman Matthew Denton tied for 82nd at 14-over.
 
As a team, the Aggies finished 11th with a 4-over 868. Auburn won the team title at 26-under (838), and Arkansas' Tyson Reeder won the individual title with a score of 206 (-10).
 
The Maroon & White are back in action March 26-28 at the Old Waverly Collegiate in West Point, Mississippi.
 
 
Aggies on the Leaderboard:
Place Team R1 R2 R3 Total
11 Texas A&M 292 287 289 868 (+4)
T30 Sam Bennett 71 76 69 216 (E)
T36 William Paysse 71 73 74 218 (+2)
T46 Walker Lee 76 71 73 220 (+4)
T46 Brandon Smith 75 70 75 220 (+4)
T56 Dan Erickson 75 73 73 221 (+5)
T83 Matthew Denton (i) 75 79 77 231 (+15)