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TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills
Sep 02, 2023 | Men's Golf
ERIN, Wis. – The No. 17 Texas A&M men's golf team tees off the 2023-24 campaign Sunday when they play the three-day Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills.
The 54-hole tournament features one round each day at the prestigious par-72, 7,731-yard Erin Hills with teams teeing off at 9 a.m.
Texas A&M's lineup features four returnees including a pair of 2022-23 PING All-America Honorable Mention performers in Phichaksn Maichon and Daniel Rodrigues. Lettermen Vishnu Sadagopan and Jaime Montojo are joined by Jack Usner, making his collegiate debut.
Junior Michael Heidelbaugh and freshman Jake Maggert join the field as individuals.
Texas A&M is the lone SEC squad in the 12-team field. Three Big Ten teams join the fray, including Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. The field features NCAA Championship pedigree with 2004 title winner California and 2010 & '11 back-to-back champs Augusta teeing it off. The others fighting for the title include Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Dayton, host Marquette, Nevada and UC Davis round out the combatants.
The Maroon & White won the Marquette Intercollegiate in both their previous trips – 2017 and 2021. Walker Lee won the individual title in 2021 with a tournament record 14-under 202 (66-67-69). Heidelbaugh owns the tournament low round record with an 8-under 64 carded in the second round in 2021. He closed out the round with a 6-under 30 on the back nine.
Texas A&M is starting the season in the Dairy State for the fourth time in the last seven years, logging a win in each of the three previous trips, including the 2017 and '22 Badger Invitational and the 2021 Marquette Intercollegiate.
THE FIELD
Texas A&M
Augusta
California
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Dayton
Marquette
Nevada
Penn State
Purdue
UC Davis
Wisconsin
THE LINEUP
Team
Phichaksn Maichon – Junior – Bangkok, Thailand
Individuals
Michael Heidelbaugh – Junior – Dallas, Texas
COURSE
Erin Hills is a course like none other. The track is routed over the kettle moraine areas left by glaciers and surrounded by wetlands and a river. In an unconventional decision for a course in Wisconsin, the architects routed the fairways around the contours of the property and provide a firm playing surface that plays shorter than its length on the scorecard.
The course was designed to accommodate the 2017 U.S. Open – in terms of both the challenge to the players and the logistics of the spectators. The mix of traditional and modern elements as well as a championship test leave many golfers with the feeling they have never played anywhere like Erin Hils.
WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Sunday: 95/62, sunshine, breezy and hot, SW 14-30 MPH, 2% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 93/68, plenty of sunshine, hot and more humid, SSW 9-23 MPH, 6% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 91/66, hot and humid with intervals of clouds and sun, SSW 10-21 mph, 40% probability of precipitation.
KAGS.com/Weather.com
Sunday: 94/64, mostly sunny, SW 10-20 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 91/71, sunny, SW 10-15 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 90/69, partly cloudy, SSW 10-20 MPH, 21% probability of precipitation.
KBTX.com
Sunday: 93/64, mostly sunny, SW 10-20 MPH, 2% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 92/70, sunny, SW 10-15 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 90/69, partly cloudy, SSW 10-15 MPH, 24% probability of precipitation.
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The 54-hole tournament features one round each day at the prestigious par-72, 7,731-yard Erin Hills with teams teeing off at 9 a.m.
Texas A&M's lineup features four returnees including a pair of 2022-23 PING All-America Honorable Mention performers in Phichaksn Maichon and Daniel Rodrigues. Lettermen Vishnu Sadagopan and Jaime Montojo are joined by Jack Usner, making his collegiate debut.
Junior Michael Heidelbaugh and freshman Jake Maggert join the field as individuals.
Texas A&M is the lone SEC squad in the 12-team field. Three Big Ten teams join the fray, including Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. The field features NCAA Championship pedigree with 2004 title winner California and 2010 & '11 back-to-back champs Augusta teeing it off. The others fighting for the title include Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Dayton, host Marquette, Nevada and UC Davis round out the combatants.
The Maroon & White won the Marquette Intercollegiate in both their previous trips – 2017 and 2021. Walker Lee won the individual title in 2021 with a tournament record 14-under 202 (66-67-69). Heidelbaugh owns the tournament low round record with an 8-under 64 carded in the second round in 2021. He closed out the round with a 6-under 30 on the back nine.
Texas A&M is starting the season in the Dairy State for the fourth time in the last seven years, logging a win in each of the three previous trips, including the 2017 and '22 Badger Invitational and the 2021 Marquette Intercollegiate.
THE FIELD
Texas A&M
Augusta
California
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Dayton
Marquette
Nevada
Penn State
Purdue
UC Davis
Wisconsin
THE LINEUP
Team
Phichaksn Maichon – Junior – Bangkok, Thailand
- PING/GCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention in 2023
- PING All-Central Region in 2023
- Won the 2023 Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational with a three-round tally of 11-under 205, including a 67 in the final round
- Carded an average score of 70.29, including -1.03 vs. par, in 34 rounds over 11 tournaments in 2022-23
- Finished t-11th at the NCAA Championships and t-14th at the NCAA Salem Regional
- Capped off string of three consecutive top-three finishes with a third-place showing at the 2023 SEC Championships
- Last time out – t-11th at NCAA Championships (72-72-68-68=280 - par)
- 2023 PING All-Central Region in 2023
- Earned GCAA All-America Scholar in 2023 and made the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2022 and '23
- Participated in the U.S. Amateur in 2022, coming up just two strokes shy of match play
- Posted three top 10 finishes in 2022-23, including earning All-Tournament recognition at the Louisiana Classics with a t-4th showing
- Carded a 71.03 scoring average, including -0.26 vs. par in 31 rounds over 11 tournaments
- Last time out – played the first two rounds of the NCAA Championships for the Aggies, carding rounds of 76-74
- PING/GCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention in 2023
- Finished t-4th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
- Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England
- Owned a 71.13 stroke average in a team-high 39 rounds over 13 tournaments in 2022-23, including -0.21 versus par
- Claimed medalist honors at the 2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational with a three-round tally of 11-under 206, earning SEC Golfer of the Week
- Earned SEC All-Freshman Team in 2020-21
- Last time out – tied for 27h place at the NCAA Salem Regional (5-under 211)
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week in 2022-23, registering a 71.93 scoring average, including 0.57 vs. par in 28 rounds
- Played a key role in Spain's 4-3 victory over Denmark to win the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship in Epilanges, Switzerland – winning the clinching match 2&1
- Made a late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
- Qualified for the match play portion of the 2023 Amateur Championship, bowing out in the round of 64.
- Last time out – tied for 14th place at the NCAA Salem Regional (9-under 207) and sank a 55-foot eagle putt in the 5th place playoff
- Finished t-10th at the Southern Junior Championship in June 2023
- Boasted a stellar career at The Woodlands Christian Academy where he won three consecutive TAPPS 5A state titles from 2021-23 along with fellow Aggies Jake Maggert and Aaron Pounds
- Ended the school year ranked No. 49 in the PGA High School Golf Association Player Rankings in 2022-23
- Advanced to the Round of 32 at the USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship teamed with Aaron Pounds in both 2022 and 2023
- Qualified for the 2022 USGA Junior Amateur
- Last time out – first collegiate tournament
Individuals
Michael Heidelbaugh – Junior – Dallas, Texas
- Registered a 71.36 scoring average, including -0.43 vs. par in 2022-23
- Earned a spot on the 2023 SEC Community Service Team
- Picked up Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar (2022) and GCAA All-America Scholar (2023) the last two years
- Recorded top 12 finishes at the Badger Invitational and Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate in 2022-23
- Last time out – capped off the season with a t-30th showing at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club, posting a 3-over 219 (72-68-79)
- Entered college slotted No. 35 in the American Junior Golf Association ranking
- Finished 12th in the PGA National High School Golf Association 2022-23 Player Rankings
- Boasted a stellar career at The Woodlands Christian Academy where he won three consecutive TAPPS 5A state titles from 2021-23 along with fellow Aggies Aaron Pounds and Jack Usner
- Finished third individually at the 2023 TAPPS 5A state tournament
- Father Jeff Maggert is a former Texas A&M golfer who earned All-America honors and has played professionally since 1986, winning three PGA Tour events along with claiming a pair of majors on the PGA Tour Champions circuit
- Last time out – first collegiate tournament
COURSE
Erin Hills is a course like none other. The track is routed over the kettle moraine areas left by glaciers and surrounded by wetlands and a river. In an unconventional decision for a course in Wisconsin, the architects routed the fairways around the contours of the property and provide a firm playing surface that plays shorter than its length on the scorecard.
The course was designed to accommodate the 2017 U.S. Open – in terms of both the challenge to the players and the logistics of the spectators. The mix of traditional and modern elements as well as a championship test leave many golfers with the feeling they have never played anywhere like Erin Hils.
WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Sunday: 95/62, sunshine, breezy and hot, SW 14-30 MPH, 2% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 93/68, plenty of sunshine, hot and more humid, SSW 9-23 MPH, 6% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 91/66, hot and humid with intervals of clouds and sun, SSW 10-21 mph, 40% probability of precipitation.
KAGS.com/Weather.com
Sunday: 94/64, mostly sunny, SW 10-20 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 91/71, sunny, SW 10-15 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 90/69, partly cloudy, SSW 10-20 MPH, 21% probability of precipitation.
KBTX.com
Sunday: 93/64, mostly sunny, SW 10-20 MPH, 2% probability of precipitation.
Monday: 92/70, sunny, SW 10-15 MPH, 3% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 90/69, partly cloudy, SSW 10-15 MPH, 24% probability of precipitation.
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