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Aggies Advance to SEC Quarterfinals, Maichon Finishes Third
Apr 25, 2025 | Men's Golf
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The Texas A&M Aggies qualified for the match play quarterfinals of the SEC Championship finishing stroke play in third place after Friday's third round action on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club.
Texas A&M is the only team to qualify for the match play quarterfinals all eight seasons it has been used at the SEC Championships. Vanderbilt, the only other squad to reach all the previous seven quarterfinal rounds, finished in a distant 13th place.
The Maroon & White posted an 8-under 272 in Friday's action, completing the three rounds of stroke play at 23-under 817. Auburn paced the field at 38-under 802 followed by LSU at 29-under 811.
The Aggies are slated to face Georgia in Saturday morning's action. The winner will face LSU or Alabama in an afternoon semifinal bout.
Phichaksn Maichon made a charge at medalist honors before ultimately finishing in third place. He fired his second consecutive bogey-free round at the par-70, 7,005-yard course, completing Friday's loop at 4-under 66. He registered a 9-under 201 for the tournament, finishing three strokes behind medalist Jackson Koivun (-12) of Auburn.
Michael Heidelbaugh held the lead briefly on the front nine before dropping to a tie for 13th place. He posted a 3-over 73 for the third round to finish 5-under 205.
Wheaton Ennis checked in at 16th place at his first SEC Championship. He penciled in a 3-under 67 for the last circuit to card a 4-under 206.
Aaron Pounds (-2) and Jaime Montojo (+7) rounded out the Texas A&M fivesome.
UP NEXT...
Texas A&M and Georgia meet in Saturday's quarterfinal round starting at 7:20 a.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On accomplishing the first goal of making it to match play...
"We've done a heck of a job. From Mike (Heidelbaugh) getting us started on Wednesday to P (Phichaksn Maichon), Wheaton (Ennis) and Aaron (Pounds) getting things going the last two rounds, it's been a solid effort. You don't get here without a good room and our room is pretty good. Our guys played their tails off, so I'm really proud of them for getting us to match play again."
On being the only team to make the match play round all eight seasons it has been used at the SEC Championship...
"It speaks to the effort our guys put in and the value they place on this week. Obviously we have really talented guys that care about each other and really want to do well. As coaches (Matt) Fast and I work hard on trying to get these guys ready for these moments. That's what we use the whole season for. From the time we start in August to hopefully finishing up next month at La Costa, we use that as an opportunity to grow and coach. These guys have accepted it and they believe in our vision as coaches. We're fortunate to work with some really talented guys, but they're also a great group of young men and it's awesome to see them be successful."
On how well Phichaskn Maichon played over the week...
"Once he got settled in this week he's been solid. That's kind of how he is. His superpower is how he plays tee to green. And when he gets comfortable with the putter in his hands, he really has an opportunity to shoot good scores. We've been fortunate the last few years to have an elite player at the top of the lineup. He took the reins from Sammy (Bennett) and has run with them. He knows what he means to us and the other guys, so he plays hard for them. It's awesome to see him play well at his last SEC Championship."
TEAM STANDINGS
TEXAS A&M SCORES
Texas A&M is the only team to qualify for the match play quarterfinals all eight seasons it has been used at the SEC Championships. Vanderbilt, the only other squad to reach all the previous seven quarterfinal rounds, finished in a distant 13th place.
The Maroon & White posted an 8-under 272 in Friday's action, completing the three rounds of stroke play at 23-under 817. Auburn paced the field at 38-under 802 followed by LSU at 29-under 811.
The Aggies are slated to face Georgia in Saturday morning's action. The winner will face LSU or Alabama in an afternoon semifinal bout.
Phichaksn Maichon made a charge at medalist honors before ultimately finishing in third place. He fired his second consecutive bogey-free round at the par-70, 7,005-yard course, completing Friday's loop at 4-under 66. He registered a 9-under 201 for the tournament, finishing three strokes behind medalist Jackson Koivun (-12) of Auburn.
Michael Heidelbaugh held the lead briefly on the front nine before dropping to a tie for 13th place. He posted a 3-over 73 for the third round to finish 5-under 205.
Wheaton Ennis checked in at 16th place at his first SEC Championship. He penciled in a 3-under 67 for the last circuit to card a 4-under 206.
Aaron Pounds (-2) and Jaime Montojo (+7) rounded out the Texas A&M fivesome.
UP NEXT...
Texas A&M and Georgia meet in Saturday's quarterfinal round starting at 7:20 a.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On accomplishing the first goal of making it to match play...
"We've done a heck of a job. From Mike (Heidelbaugh) getting us started on Wednesday to P (Phichaksn Maichon), Wheaton (Ennis) and Aaron (Pounds) getting things going the last two rounds, it's been a solid effort. You don't get here without a good room and our room is pretty good. Our guys played their tails off, so I'm really proud of them for getting us to match play again."
On being the only team to make the match play round all eight seasons it has been used at the SEC Championship...
"It speaks to the effort our guys put in and the value they place on this week. Obviously we have really talented guys that care about each other and really want to do well. As coaches (Matt) Fast and I work hard on trying to get these guys ready for these moments. That's what we use the whole season for. From the time we start in August to hopefully finishing up next month at La Costa, we use that as an opportunity to grow and coach. These guys have accepted it and they believe in our vision as coaches. We're fortunate to work with some really talented guys, but they're also a great group of young men and it's awesome to see them be successful."
On how well Phichaskn Maichon played over the week...
"Once he got settled in this week he's been solid. That's kind of how he is. His superpower is how he plays tee to green. And when he gets comfortable with the putter in his hands, he really has an opportunity to shoot good scores. We've been fortunate the last few years to have an elite player at the top of the lineup. He took the reins from Sammy (Bennett) and has run with them. He knows what he means to us and the other guys, so he plays hard for them. It's awesome to see him play well at his last SEC Championship."
TEAM STANDINGS
| 1 | #2 Auburn | -38 | 264-270-268=802 |
| 2 | #7 LSU | -29 | 271-263-277=811 |
| 3 | #15 Texas A&M | -23 | 271-274-272=817 |
| 4 | #6 Oklahoma | -21 | 274-268-277=819 |
| 5 | #8 Florida | -16 | 275-279-270=824 |
| 6 | #30 Georgia | -7 | 276-277=276=829 |
| t-7 | #14 Alabama | -6 | 279-280=273=834 |
| t-7 | #3 Texas | -6 | 286-275-275=834 |
| 9 | #20 South Carolina | -4 | 277-278-281=836 |
| 10 | #1 Ole Miss | -2 | 281-283-274=838 |
| 11 | #58 Arkansas | -1 | 281-278-280=839 |
| 12 | #28 Mississippi State | +6 | 279-276-286=841 |
| 13 | #18 Vanderbilt | +4 | 292-275-277=841 |
| 14 | #25 Tennessee | +8 | 286-285-277=848 |
| 15 | #66 Kentucky | +22 | 281-295-286=862 |
| 16 | #89 Missouri | +26 | 283-292-291=866 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
| TEAM | |||
| t-3 | Phichaksn Maichon | -9 | 69-66-66=201 |
| t-13 | Michael Heidelbaugh | -5 | 61-71-73=205 |
| t-16 | Wheaton Ennis | -4 | 69-70-67=206 |
| t-26 | Aaron Pounds | -2 | 72-67-69=208 |
| t-70 | Jaime Montojo | +7 | 74-73-70=217 |
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