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Tiger Invitational
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Bennett Leads the Aggies at Tiger Invitational
Mar 17, 2021 | Men's Golf
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:
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) |
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