FRISCO, Texas – The Texas A&M men's golf team wrapped up stroke play at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup on Tuesday, closing with an even-par round to finish 54 holes at 4-under-par 860. The Aggies will carry the No. 2 seed into match play, which begins Wednesday at Fields Ranch East.
Sophomore Shiv Parmar posted his best round of the tournament on Wednesday, a team-best 4-under 68. He ended stroke play at 6-under for three rounds, finishing third overall. Parmar’s third-place individual finish is a career best, besting his previous mark at last season's SEC Championship, where he tied for seventh. Parmar had the top mark on the par 5s all week, finishing with a combined 5-under total.
As a team, Texas A&M finished with 48 birdies during stroke play, the second-best mark in the field and was 4-under on the par 5s. The Aggies finished stroke play in second place at 4-under 860. Texas took the top spot on the leaderboard at 25-under. Rice (2-under) and Utah (25-over) also advanced to match play on Wednesday.
Wheaton Ennis continued his strong week, adding a 2-under 70 in the final round to finish at 5-under and climb into fourth place individually. Ennis earned the Aggies first Eagle of the season on hole seven, a 345-yard par 4. His eagle was one of three during the first three rounds of the event.
Aaron Pounds and Landon Ashcraft each posted a 3-over 75 on Tuesday. Pounds closed at 4-over to finish 12th, while Ashcraft's week left him tied for 24th at 10-over. Kris Kuvaas rounded out the A&M lineup with a 6-over 78, finishing 17th at 6-over for the tournament.
Texas A&M returns to Fields Ranch East on Wednesday for match play, where they will take on Texas for the championship. Tee times are set to begin at 12:31 p.m. CT on Wednesday. Complete matchups and tee times can be found HERE.
Quoting Coach Kortan
“It’s nice to get the season started. Shiv and Wheaton played very well on a very challenging layout. We also had a couple of solid rounds from Pounds and Kuvaas this week. We are excited about our match with Texas tomorrow. We don’t often play regular season match play. It’s a great opportunity to pick up some more match play experience and see where we are as a team.”
Final Stroke Play Team Standings
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1 |
Texas |
-25 |
839 |
|
2 |
Texas A&M |
-4 |
860 |
|
3 |
Rice |
-2 |
862 |
|
t-4 |
Utah |
+25 |
889 |
|
t-4 |
SMU |
+28 |
892 |
|
6 |
Houston |
+33 |
897 |
Final Texas A&M Scores
|
3 |
-6 |
69-73-68 = 210 |
|
|
4 |
-5 |
71-70-70 = 211 |
|
|
12 |
+4 |
74-71-75 = 220 |
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|
17 |
+6 |
71-73-78 = 222 |
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|
T-24 |
+10 |
76-75-75 = 226 |
Tournament Information
Dates: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026
Location: Frisco, Texas
Host: Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Course: PGA Frisco | Fields Ranch East
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 7,482 yards
Format: Match play Wednesday
Live Scoring/Tee Times: Live Scores
Live Video: Golf Channel (Times vary. Check local listings)
What’s Next For The Aggies
Sept. 18-20: Fighting Illini Invitational
Olympia Fields, Ill. // Olympia Fields Country Club
Sept. 21-22: Bayou City Collegiate Classic
Houston, Texas / Westwood Golf Course (Individuals only)
Oct. 4-5: Fighting Irish Classic
Notre Dame, Ind. / Warren Golf Course
Follow the Aggies
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