Inclement weather suspended third round play at the Tiger Invitational
Photo by: Shanna Lockwood/AU Athletics
Weather Suspends Play at Auburn’s Tiger Invitational
Mar 16, 2021 | Men's Golf
OPELIKA, Ala. – Inclement weather suspended third round play at the Tiger Invitational with the Texas A&M men's golf team in 13th place on Tuesday at the Grand National Lake Course.
The teams will resume play at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Host Auburn continued to hold the lead at 26-under and Wilson Furr of Alabama led the way on the individual leaderboard at 10-under.
Two Aggies completed their rounds on Tuesday with junior Sam Bennett turning in a strong 3-under 69 and senior Dan Erickson posting a 1-over 73. The rest of the Aggies have competed 17-of-18 holes in the third round with senior Walker Lee at 1-over, sophomore William Paysse at 2-over and senior Brandon Smith at 3-over. Redshirt freshman Matthew Denton was 4-over through 16.
On the individual leaderboard, Bennett was tied for 31st at even par, Paysse was tied for 35th at 2-over, Lee and Smith were tied for 51st at 4-over and Erickson was tied for 59th at 5-over.
Aggies on the Leaderboard (3rd/play suspended):
Follow the Action:
Fans can follow the action in Alabama at Golfstat.com, and updates will be available via twitter on @AggieMensGolf.
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man: One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in College Station and Galveston, TX and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.
The teams will resume play at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Host Auburn continued to hold the lead at 26-under and Wilson Furr of Alabama led the way on the individual leaderboard at 10-under.
Two Aggies completed their rounds on Tuesday with junior Sam Bennett turning in a strong 3-under 69 and senior Dan Erickson posting a 1-over 73. The rest of the Aggies have competed 17-of-18 holes in the third round with senior Walker Lee at 1-over, sophomore William Paysse at 2-over and senior Brandon Smith at 3-over. Redshirt freshman Matthew Denton was 4-over through 16.
On the individual leaderboard, Bennett was tied for 31st at even par, Paysse was tied for 35th at 2-over, Lee and Smith were tied for 51st at 4-over and Erickson was tied for 59th at 5-over.
Aggies on the Leaderboard (3rd/play suspended):
| Place | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 292 | 287 | +1 | +4 |
| T31 | Sam Bennett | 71 | 76 | -3 (18) | E |
| T35 | William Paysse | 71 | 73 | +2 (17) | +2 |
| T51 | Walker Lee | 76 | 71 | +1 (17) | +4 |
| T51 | Brandon Smith | 75 | 70 | +3 (17) | +4 |
| T59 | Dan Erickson | 75 | 73 | +1 (18) | +5 |
Follow the Action:
Fans can follow the action in Alabama at Golfstat.com, and updates will be available via twitter on @AggieMensGolf.
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man: One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in College Station and Galveston, TX and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.
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