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Pounds Leads Field Heading to Last Round of Gopher Invitational
Sep 07, 2025 | Men's Golf
INDEPENDENCE, Minn. – The No. 20 Texas A&M men's golf team were headlined by junior Aaron Pounds on the opening day of the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club.
Pounds owns a share of the tournament lead after Sunday's two rounds. His 6-under 136 tally is tied with South Carolina's Frankie Harris atop the leaderboard. Pounds registered a 2-under 69 on his first loop around the par-71, 7,464-yard course. In the second round he logged five birdies, including four in the first six holes to pencil in a 4-under 67.
The Aggies are in second place heading into Monday's final round. The Maroon & White logged a 1-under 567 after two circuits, including the tournament's lowest second score of 8-under 276.
In his collegiate debut, freshman Shiv Parmar is tied for 21st place at 1-over 143 with rounds of 73 and 70. Jacob Sosa is also in 21st place with his rounds of 72 and 71. After opening with a 77 in the morning, Wheaton Ennis registered a 3-under 68 and heads into Monday tied for 29th at 3-over 145.
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UP NEXT...
Action wraps up at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational with Monday's third round starting at 7 a.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the round...
"We had a really good afternoon round. We weren't very efficient this morning, but we cleaned it up and finished very well this afternoon. This course is a really good test and you have to stack shots to post a good score."
On the individual performances...
I'm very proud of Shiv (Parmar) in his first action as an Aggie. Aaron was solid all day and really did a great job in both rounds. We got great contributions from (Jacob) Sosa and W (Wheaton Ennis). Sosa put together a solid 36 holes and W answered the bell this afternoon after tough morning round. We are in great position going into the final round.
TEAM STANDINGS
TEXAS A&M SCORES
Pounds owns a share of the tournament lead after Sunday's two rounds. His 6-under 136 tally is tied with South Carolina's Frankie Harris atop the leaderboard. Pounds registered a 2-under 69 on his first loop around the par-71, 7,464-yard course. In the second round he logged five birdies, including four in the first six holes to pencil in a 4-under 67.
The Aggies are in second place heading into Monday's final round. The Maroon & White logged a 1-under 567 after two circuits, including the tournament's lowest second score of 8-under 276.
In his collegiate debut, freshman Shiv Parmar is tied for 21st place at 1-over 143 with rounds of 73 and 70. Jacob Sosa is also in 21st place with his rounds of 72 and 71. After opening with a 77 in the morning, Wheaton Ennis registered a 3-under 68 and heads into Monday tied for 29th at 3-over 145.
For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M men's golf, follow the Aggies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
UP NEXT...
Action wraps up at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational with Monday's third round starting at 7 a.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the round...
"We had a really good afternoon round. We weren't very efficient this morning, but we cleaned it up and finished very well this afternoon. This course is a really good test and you have to stack shots to post a good score."
On the individual performances...
I'm very proud of Shiv (Parmar) in his first action as an Aggie. Aaron was solid all day and really did a great job in both rounds. We got great contributions from (Jacob) Sosa and W (Wheaton Ennis). Sosa put together a solid 36 holes and W answered the bell this afternoon after tough morning round. We are in great position going into the final round.
TEAM STANDINGS
| 1 | West Virginia | -5 | 285-278=563 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | -1 | 291-276=567 |
| 3 | South Carolina | +2 | 292-278=570 |
| 4 | Louisville | +3 | 290-281=571 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | +4 | 287-285=572 |
| 6 | Marquette | +5 | 285-288=573 |
| 7 | Iowa State | +9 | 293-284=577 |
| t-8 | Wisconsin | +11 | 288-291=579 |
| t-8 | Rutgers | +11 | 294-285=579 |
| t-10 | Minnesota | +12 | 288-292=580 |
| t-10 | Nebraska | +12 | 288-292=580 |
| 12 | Little Rock | +15 | 290-293=583 |
| 13 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | +16 | 285-299=584 |
| 14 | Furman | +17 | 295-290=585 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | +26 | 300-294=594 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
| t-1 | Aaron Pounds | -6 | 69-67=136 |
| t-21 | Shiv Parmar | +1 | 73-70=143 |
| t-21 | Jacob Sosa | +1 | 72-71=143 |
| t-29 | Wheaton Ennis | +3 | 77-68=145 |
| t-70 | Jack Usner | +10 | 77-75=152 |
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