LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 15 Texas A&M men's golf team finished round one tied for eighth place at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate. The Aggies carded a 1-under, 287 at the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club in Sunday's action.
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William Paysse led the Maroon & White with a 3-under, 69. The senior fired three birdies in a bogeyless round to finish the day tied for 11th place.
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Freshman Jaime Montojo is tied for 15th place at 2-under, 70. He logged five birdies on the day, including three on the front nine.
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Dallas Hankamer and Daniel Rodrigues shot 2-over, 74 and Sam Bennett finished the round at 3-over, 75.
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North Carolina leads the field at 17-under, 271 with Pepperdine in second place at 10-under, 278. Third place (-5) through 14th place (+2) are separated by seven strokes.
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Three players are tied atop the leaderboard at 8-under, 64, including Florida's Yuxin Lin, North Carolina's Austin Greaser and Pepperdine's Sam Choi.
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The second of the three rounds is slated for Monday. The Aggies tee off on the first hole at 11 a.m. Central paired with TCU and Oklahoma. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.Â
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TEXAS A&M SCORES
 t-11 William Paysse     69 (-3)
 t-15 Jaime Montojo     70 (-2)
 t-50 Dallas Hankamer    74 (+2)
 t-50 Daniel Rodriguez    74 (+2)
 t-61 Sam Bennett      75 (+3)
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TEAM SCORES
  1  North Carolina    271 (-17)
  2  Pepperdine      278 (-10)
 t-3  Texas         283 (-5)
 t-3  Florida        283 (-5)
  5  Illinois       285 (-3)
 t-6  New Mexico      286 (-2)
 t-6  TCU          286 (-2)
 t-8  Texas A&M       287 (-1)
 t-8  Oklahoma       287 (-1)
 t-8  UNLV         287 (-1)
 11  Georgia Tech     288 (E)
 12  San Diego State    289 (+1)
t-13  Georgia        290 (+2)
t-13Â Â SMUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 290 (+2)
 15  UCF          296 (+8)
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head coach Brian Kortan
On the round...
"We did a lot of good things today. We got off to a good start and were in position to shoot a really good score. We didn't finish well and we gave away a bunch of shots the last few holes. It wasn't what we were looking for, but in all it's a good place to build off of. We will look to handle the par 5s better the next two days, as well as having a strong finish to our rounds."
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On the individual performances...
"It was great to see Willie (Paysse) getting back on the course, after missing the beginning of the spring, and shooting a good round. Jaime (Montojo) wasn't happy finishing the round with a bogey, but he was under par most of the day and had a good round."
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William Paysse led the Maroon & White with a 3-under, 69. The senior fired three birdies in a bogeyless round to finish the day tied for 11th place.
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Freshman Jaime Montojo is tied for 15th place at 2-under, 70. He logged five birdies on the day, including three on the front nine.
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Dallas Hankamer and Daniel Rodrigues shot 2-over, 74 and Sam Bennett finished the round at 3-over, 75.
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North Carolina leads the field at 17-under, 271 with Pepperdine in second place at 10-under, 278. Third place (-5) through 14th place (+2) are separated by seven strokes.
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Three players are tied atop the leaderboard at 8-under, 64, including Florida's Yuxin Lin, North Carolina's Austin Greaser and Pepperdine's Sam Choi.
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The second of the three rounds is slated for Monday. The Aggies tee off on the first hole at 11 a.m. Central paired with TCU and Oklahoma. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.Â
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For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M men's golf, follow the Aggies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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TEXAS A&M SCORES
 t-11 William Paysse     69 (-3)
 t-15 Jaime Montojo     70 (-2)
 t-50 Dallas Hankamer    74 (+2)
 t-50 Daniel Rodriguez    74 (+2)
 t-61 Sam Bennett      75 (+3)
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TEAM SCORES
  1  North Carolina    271 (-17)
  2  Pepperdine      278 (-10)
 t-3  Texas         283 (-5)
 t-3  Florida        283 (-5)
  5  Illinois       285 (-3)
 t-6  New Mexico      286 (-2)
 t-6  TCU          286 (-2)
 t-8  Texas A&M       287 (-1)
 t-8  Oklahoma       287 (-1)
 t-8  UNLV         287 (-1)
 11  Georgia Tech     288 (E)
 12  San Diego State    289 (+1)
t-13  Georgia        290 (+2)
t-13Â Â SMUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 290 (+2)
 15  UCF          296 (+8)
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head coach Brian Kortan
On the round...
"We did a lot of good things today. We got off to a good start and were in position to shoot a really good score. We didn't finish well and we gave away a bunch of shots the last few holes. It wasn't what we were looking for, but in all it's a good place to build off of. We will look to handle the par 5s better the next two days, as well as having a strong finish to our rounds."
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On the individual performances...
"It was great to see Willie (Paysse) getting back on the course, after missing the beginning of the spring, and shooting a good round. Jaime (Montojo) wasn't happy finishing the round with a bogey, but he was under par most of the day and had a good round."