BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M men's golf team finished day one of the Aggie Invitational in second place, moving up one spot in Saturday's afternoon round.
Phichaksn Maichon also sits in second place on the individual leaderboard. He opened with a 3-over 75 in the morning and closed with a 3-under 69 to finish even 144 for the day. Baylor's Zach Heffernan, the only player to break par through two rounds at the 7,227-yard Traditions Club, leads by one stroke at 1-under 143. The highlight of Maichon's second round was an eagle on the par-5 No. 5.
The Maroon & White posted rounds of 300 and 294 to stand at 18-over 594 going into Sunday's final round. The Aggies trail leader Baylor by 12 strokes.
The Aggies have a pair tied for 13th place at 4-over 148. Jaime Montojo fired a 1-under 71 to start the tournament. Aaron Pounds, playing as an individual, posted 74s in treks around the course.
Another Texas A&M individual heads into the final round in the top 20. Jake Maggert is tied for 19th place at 7-over 151. Michael Heidelbaugh is one stroke back in 27th place.
Texas A&M wraps up action at the Aggie Invitational Sunday. The Maroon & White individuals tee off between 7:20-7:40 a.m. while the starting five hits the links between 8:30-9:10 a.m.
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Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the day's action...
"We really didn't string enough holes together to post a good score. P (Phichaksn Maichon) did a really nice job this afternoon and moved into contention to win it tomorrow individual. We had some other guys moving in the right direction and had a chance to post really good scores this afternoon, but then we made some mistakes one the back nine that we shouldn't have made which led to bogeys."
On the weather conditions and the test of Traditions Club...
"The golf course was tough. The day was challenging because of the weather, but it's definitely something we should have handled better, especially considering our experience here. The guys are disappointed, but I know they're going to come out tomorrow and fight their tails off."
TEAM SCORES
TEXAS A&M SCORES
Phichaksn Maichon also sits in second place on the individual leaderboard. He opened with a 3-over 75 in the morning and closed with a 3-under 69 to finish even 144 for the day. Baylor's Zach Heffernan, the only player to break par through two rounds at the 7,227-yard Traditions Club, leads by one stroke at 1-under 143. The highlight of Maichon's second round was an eagle on the par-5 No. 5.
The Maroon & White posted rounds of 300 and 294 to stand at 18-over 594 going into Sunday's final round. The Aggies trail leader Baylor by 12 strokes.
The Aggies have a pair tied for 13th place at 4-over 148. Jaime Montojo fired a 1-under 71 to start the tournament. Aaron Pounds, playing as an individual, posted 74s in treks around the course.
Another Texas A&M individual heads into the final round in the top 20. Jake Maggert is tied for 19th place at 7-over 151. Michael Heidelbaugh is one stroke back in 27th place.
Texas A&M wraps up action at the Aggie Invitational Sunday. The Maroon & White individuals tee off between 7:20-7:40 a.m. while the starting five hits the links between 8:30-9:10 a.m.
For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M men's golf follow the Aggies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the day's action...
"We really didn't string enough holes together to post a good score. P (Phichaksn Maichon) did a really nice job this afternoon and moved into contention to win it tomorrow individual. We had some other guys moving in the right direction and had a chance to post really good scores this afternoon, but then we made some mistakes one the back nine that we shouldn't have made which led to bogeys."
On the weather conditions and the test of Traditions Club...
"The golf course was tough. The day was challenging because of the weather, but it's definitely something we should have handled better, especially considering our experience here. The guys are disappointed, but I know they're going to come out tomorrow and fight their tails off."
TEAM SCORES
| 1 | Baylor | 290-292=582 | +6 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 300-294=594 | +18 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 306-292=598 | +22 |
| 4 | Sam Houston | 304-295=599 | +23 |
| 5 | Louisville | 305-295=600 | +24 |
| 6 | UTSA | 292-309=601 | +25 |
| 7 | Memphis | 300-304=604 | +28 |
| 8 | LSU | 302-303=605 | +29 |
| 9 | Florida Gulf Coast | 303-304=607 | +31 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 302-303=609 | +33 |
| 11 | Lamar | 309-313=622 | +46 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 320-307=627 | +51 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
| t-2 | Phichaksn Maichon | 75-69=144 | E |
| t-13 | Jaime Montojo | 71-77=148 | +4 |
| t-27 | Michael Heidelbaugh | 76-76=152 | +8 |
| t-34 | Danie Rodrigues | 78-75=153 | +9 |
| t-50 | Vishnu Sadagopan | 82-74=156 | +12 |
| INDIVIDUALS | |||
| t-13 | Aaron Pounds | 74-74=148 | +4 |
| t-19 | Jake Maggert | 76-75=151 | +7 |
| t-45 | Joe Stover | 77-78=155 | +11 |
| t-63 | Jack Usner | 80-80=160 | +16 |