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COLLEGE STATION, TX - 20220517 - NCAA Men?s Golf RegionalCOLLEGE STATION, TX - 20220517 - NCAA Men?s Golf Regional
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Men's Golf

No. 12 Aggies Set for NCAA Championships

The 12th-ranked Texas A&M men's golf team opens competition at the 2022 NCAA Championships on Friday at the par-70, 7,289-yard Grayhawk Golf Club.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The 12th-ranked Texas A&M men's golf team opens competition at the 2022 NCAA Championships on Friday at the par-70, 7,289-yard Grayhawk Golf Club.
 
The championship features three rounds of stroke play Friday-Sunday with the top-15 teams and top-9 individuals advancing to a fourth round of stroke play on Monday. The field will be trimmed to eight and re-seeded based on stroke play results for match play which begins on Tuesday with quarterfinals and semifinals matches. The championship is slated for Wednesday.
 
The Maroon & White tee off at 2:47 p.m. CT and is paired with No. 11 Georgia Tech and No. 13 Stanford.
 
Aggie Lineup
Texas A&M's lineup features Sam Bennett, Walker Lee, William Paysse, Daniel Rodrigues and Phichaksn Maichon.
 
Last Time Out
Texas A&M punched their ticket to Grayhawk after finishing third at the NCAA Bryan Regional at Traditions Club with a 4-under 860. Lee led the way for the Maroon & White as the Houston native placed fourth at 4-under. Lee shot a 1-under 71 in the final round of play to register his seventh top-10 finish of the season. Paysse tied for 12th at 1-under for his fourth top-15 finish this year. Daniel Rodrigues tied for 20th at 2-over after shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round. Sam Bennett tied for 29th at 4-over, and Phichaksn Maichon tied for 36th at 5-over.
 
NCAA Championships History
The Aggies are competing in their 33rd NCAA Championship in program history and first since 2019. The Aggies won the 2009 national championship and have advanced to match play three times (2009, 2018 and 2019).  
 
The Field
The NCAA Championships field features 18 teams in the Golfstat Top 25 in No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 10 Florida, No. 11 Georgia Tech, No. 13 Stanford, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 15 Georgia, No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 17 Auburn, No. 18 Florida State, No. 23 Ole Miss and No. 25 Kansas. Rounding out the field are Arizona, Oregon, East Tennessee State, South Florida, Ohio State, North Florida, Liberty, BYU, Georgia Southern, Utah and College of Charleston.
 
How to Keep Up
Live scoring is available through Golfstat and can be found here. The GOLF Channel will air the final round of stroke play on Monday from 4-8 p.m. CT as well as the match play matches on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M men's golf, follow the Aggies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aggiemensgolf).
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