GREAT ABACO, The Bahamas – Former Texas A&M men's golf teammates Sam Bennett and Walker Lee finished in the top 15 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic.
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Playing in his first Korn Ferry Tour event of the season, Bennett finished tied for ninth place. He carded a 5-under 283 at the par-72, 7,141-yard Abaco Club on Winding Bay.
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Lee finished two strokes back, tied for 14th place at 3-under 285.
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Aldrich Potgieter won the match with a 10-under 278 thanks to a 7-under 65 round in Wednesday's action.
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Lee earned this season's Korn Ferry Tour card with his third-place showing in last year's PGA Tour Latinoamérica Totalplay Cup standings. He claimed PING All-America honors on two occasions, named to the second team in 2020 and third team in 2022. In his senior season – 2021-22 – Lee had seven top-10 finishes, including fourth place at the NCAA Bryan Regional. He won five events during his career, including two Aggie Invitationals along with the Meridoe Intercollegiate, Marquette Invitational and Cabo Collegiate.
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Bennett claimed his tour card with his fifth-place finish in the PGA Tour University standings last season. The 2022 SEC Golfer of the Year and three-time All-American earned five collegiate tournament titles. His Aggie career was highlighted by winning the 122nd U.S. Amateur in 2022 and earning Low Amateur status at the 2023 Masters Tournament.
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The pair were teammates for four seasons – 2018-19 to 2021-22 – leading the Aggies to nine tournament titles, including a 2019 NCAA Regional crown.
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Playing in his first Korn Ferry Tour event of the season, Bennett finished tied for ninth place. He carded a 5-under 283 at the par-72, 7,141-yard Abaco Club on Winding Bay.
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Lee finished two strokes back, tied for 14th place at 3-under 285.
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Aldrich Potgieter won the match with a 10-under 278 thanks to a 7-under 65 round in Wednesday's action.
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Lee earned this season's Korn Ferry Tour card with his third-place showing in last year's PGA Tour Latinoamérica Totalplay Cup standings. He claimed PING All-America honors on two occasions, named to the second team in 2020 and third team in 2022. In his senior season – 2021-22 – Lee had seven top-10 finishes, including fourth place at the NCAA Bryan Regional. He won five events during his career, including two Aggie Invitationals along with the Meridoe Intercollegiate, Marquette Invitational and Cabo Collegiate.
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Bennett claimed his tour card with his fifth-place finish in the PGA Tour University standings last season. The 2022 SEC Golfer of the Year and three-time All-American earned five collegiate tournament titles. His Aggie career was highlighted by winning the 122nd U.S. Amateur in 2022 and earning Low Amateur status at the 2023 Masters Tournament.
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The pair were teammates for four seasons – 2018-19 to 2021-22 – leading the Aggies to nine tournament titles, including a 2019 NCAA Regional crown.