Parmar Tied for Second Place after Round One at SEC Championship

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Texas A&M freshman Shiv Parmar fired a bogey-free opening round of 6-under 64 to wrap up Wednesday's action at the SEC Men's Golf Championship tied for second place.
 
Parmar registered six birdies on the par-70, 7,005-yard Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. He strung together four consecutive birdies between holes No. 9-12. The Selma, Texas, product enters the second round two strokes behind the tournament leader Ryder Cowan (-8) of Oklahoma.
 
Aaron Pounds also fired six birdies on the day and finished at 3-under 67. He is tied for 16^th place with two rounds of stroke play remaining.
 
The Aggies are in ninth place after round one, penciling in a 6-under 274 for the day. Texas A&M is two strokes off the cut line to advance to Saturday's match play bracket. Ole Miss leads the field at 15-under 265 followed by Oklahoma (-14). Alabama (-8) and South Carolina (-8) are directly ahead of the Maroon & White, tied for seventh place.
 
Wheaton Ennis finished the opening circuit tied for 45th place at even 70. Kris Kuvaas and Jaime Montojo rounded out the Aggie fivesome in 66^th place at 3-over 73.
 
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the round...
"After a slow start to the day, we played a really solid back nine. Shiv (Parmar) and Aaron (Pounds) certainly were the leaders today with Wheaton (Ennis) also getting it back to even par.
 
"We would've liked to finish a little better. We know it will take three quality rounds to advance to match play. We're looking forward to the challenge ahead."
 
On Shiv Parmar's round...
"Shiv was really solid today. He saw a few putts go down which helped him settle into the round and work shot-by-shot through the day."
 
"We won't dwell on today's performance. We'll be ready to get after it from the first tee. We'll have great energy and look to bounce back and score much better tomorrow."
 
UP NEXT...
The Aggies continue action Thursday with tee times starting at 8:15 a.m. The Aggies are paired with Arkansas, LSU and Missouri for the second loop along the Seaside Course.
 
 
TEAM STANDINGS

1	Ole Miss	-15	265
2	Oklahoma	-14	266
t-3	Auburn	-11	269
t-3	Florida	-11	269
t-3	Texas	-11	269
6	Mississippi State	-9	271
t-7	Alabama	-8	272
t-7	South Carolina	-8	272
9	Texas A&M	-6	274
t-10	LSU	-5	275
t-10	Missouri	-5	275
12	Arkansas	-3	277
t-13	Tennessee	-2	278
t-13	Vanderbilt	-2	278
15	Georgia	E	280
16	Kentucky	+5	285

 
TEXAS A&M SCORES

t-2	Shiv Parmar	-6	64
t-16	Aaron Pounds	-3	67
t-45	Wheaton  Ennis	E	70
t-66	Kris Kuvaas	+3	73
t-66	Jaime Montojo	+3	73