LIHUE, Hawaii – The Texas A&M men's golf team opened the John A Burns Intercollegiate in seventh place after Thursday's first round on Ocean Course at Hokuala.
Wheaton Ennis led the Aggies the opening day, firing a 3-under 67 on the par-70, 7,098-yard circuit. The freshman recorded birdies on three of his last four holes. He opens the second round one stroke off the pace behind co-leaders Brock Snyder of Missouri and Jackson Buchanan of Illinois.
Texas A&M closed shop at 6-over 286 for the first round, tied with Long Beach State and Missouri. Utah leads the tournament at 7-under 273, followed by UNLV and Illinois at even 280.
Jaime Montojo registered a 1-over 71, making up two strokes with an eagle on his 17th hole. The fivesome was wrapped up with the trip of Michael Heidelbaugh, Phichaksn Maichon and Aaron Pounds tied for 55th place at 4-over 74.
Playing as an individual, Jack Usner finished even 70 to sit in a nine-golfer logjam for 15th place. Vishnu Sadagopan is tied for 37th place at 2-over 72.
Friday's second round is slated for 1 p.m. The Aggies' foursome includes Missouri, New Mexico and Santa Clara.
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
Thoughts on the round...
"Obviously it's not the round we wanted to have. We were uncharacteristically sloppy around the greens with a few three-putts we should have had. We have 36 holes left, so we got a lot of golf to play. I know these guys have great rounds in them. Wheaton (Ennis) held us in there with his finish today with birdies on three of his last four holes. And Jaime did a heck of a job making eagle and getting us a couple shots there at the end. I look forward to these guys having a good day tomorrow and getting back in this."
TEAM STANDINGS
TEXAS A&M SCORES
Wheaton Ennis led the Aggies the opening day, firing a 3-under 67 on the par-70, 7,098-yard circuit. The freshman recorded birdies on three of his last four holes. He opens the second round one stroke off the pace behind co-leaders Brock Snyder of Missouri and Jackson Buchanan of Illinois.
Texas A&M closed shop at 6-over 286 for the first round, tied with Long Beach State and Missouri. Utah leads the tournament at 7-under 273, followed by UNLV and Illinois at even 280.
Jaime Montojo registered a 1-over 71, making up two strokes with an eagle on his 17th hole. The fivesome was wrapped up with the trip of Michael Heidelbaugh, Phichaksn Maichon and Aaron Pounds tied for 55th place at 4-over 74.
Playing as an individual, Jack Usner finished even 70 to sit in a nine-golfer logjam for 15th place. Vishnu Sadagopan is tied for 37th place at 2-over 72.
Friday's second round is slated for 1 p.m. The Aggies' foursome includes Missouri, New Mexico and Santa Clara.
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
Thoughts on the round...
"Obviously it's not the round we wanted to have. We were uncharacteristically sloppy around the greens with a few three-putts we should have had. We have 36 holes left, so we got a lot of golf to play. I know these guys have great rounds in them. Wheaton (Ennis) held us in there with his finish today with birdies on three of his last four holes. And Jaime did a heck of a job making eagle and getting us a couple shots there at the end. I look forward to these guys having a good day tomorrow and getting back in this."
TEAM STANDINGS
| 1 | Utah | -7 | 273 |
| t-2 | UNLV | E | 280 |
| t-2 | Illinois | E | 280 |
| 4 | Brigham Young | +1 | 281 |
| 5 | New Mexico | +2 | 282 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | +3 | 283 |
| t-7 | Texas A&M | +6 | 286 |
| t-7 | Long Beach State | +6 | 286 |
| t-7 | Missouri | +6 | 286 |
| 10 | St. Mary's (Calif.) | +9 | 289 |
| 11 | Fresno State | +11 | 291 |
| t-12 | Grand Canyon | +14 | 294 |
| t-12 | San Diego State | +14 | 294 |
| t-12 | Washington State | +14 | 294 |
| 15 | California | +18 | 298 |
| t-16 | Hawaii | +19 | 299 |
| t-16 | UTEP | +19 | 299 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
| t-3 | Wheaton Ennis | -3 | 67 |
| t-24 | Jaime Monojo | +1 | 71 |
| t-55 | Aaron Pounds | +4 | 74 |
| t-55 | Phichaksn Maichon | +4 | 74 |
| t-55 | Michael Heidelbaugh | +4 | 74 |
| INDIVIDUAL | |||
| t-15 | Jack Usner | E | 70 |
| t-37 | Vishnu Sadagopan | +2 | 72 |