Paysse Finishes Third at Southern Highlands Collegiate

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Texas A&M men's golfer William Paysse fired three rounds of 69 to finish tied for third at the talent-laden Southern Highlands Collegiate with a 9-under, 217.
 
Paysse fired seven birdies on the day at the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf to make a charge up the standings from sixth place. He was the only golfer to shoot in the 60s all three rounds.
 
The No. 15 Aggies finished the tournament in eighth place with 4-under, 860.
 
Florida's Yuxin Lin won medalist honors with a 13-under, 203. Illinois climbed three spots on the final day to claim the tournament title.
 
Sam Bennett bookended his third round with birdies on 1, 2, 17 and 18 to register a 2-under, 70. He placed 28th at tournament, finishing par, 216.
 
Jamie Montojo carded a 72 on the day and tied for 35th with a 1-over, 217. Dallas Hankamer and Daniel Rodrigues shot 6-over, 222 for the tournament.
 
The Aggies return to action March 13-14 when the Maroon & White travel to Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette for the Louisiana Classics.
 
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TEXAS A&M SCORES
 t-3  William Paysse       69-69-69=207     -9
t-28  Sam Bennett          75-71-70=216      E
t-35  Jaime Montojo        70-75-72=217     +1
t-54  Daniel Rodrigues     74-74-74=222     +6
t-54  Dallas Hankamer      74-75-73=222     +6
 
TEAM SCORES
   1  Illinois             285-281-277=843    (-21)
   2  Texas                283-277-285=845    (-19)
   3  Pepperdine           278-286-282=846    (-12)     
   4  North Carolina       271-285-292=848    (-16)
   5  Oklahoma             287-283-279=849    (-15)
 t-6  Florida              283-288-283=854    (-10)
 t-6  Georgia Tech         288-294-272=854    (-10)
   8  Texas A&M            287-289-284=860     (-4)
   9  Georgia              290-295-280=865     (+1)
  10  UNLV                 287-288-291=866     (+2)
  11  TCU                  286-293-288=867     (+3)
  12  UCF                  296-285-291=872     (+8)
t-13  New Mexico           286-300-287=873     (+9)
t-13  San Diego State      289-293-291=873     (+9)
  15  SMU                  290-294-298=882    (+18)
 
 
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head coach Brian Kortan
On the tournament...
"We played really good golf in stretches, but never maintained it. You have to play 18 holes. Other than Willie (Paysse) nobody really played solid for 18 holes on the golf course. When you're playing this kind of field on a championship caliber venue, you have to play 18 holes. We need to play cleaner and score the ball better. It was good the guys to get that experience and see where we're at so they can get to work and close the spring out strong."
 
On William Paysse's tournament...
"Willie put together a really good tournament. He was just a couple swings or a putt or two away from having a chance to win the tournament. He did a hell of a job. I'm proud of him. He took three months off to nurse back from injury. I'm proud of him for fighting and really competing well."