- The Aggies will play in the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate
- The event is played at the ultra-private Halbert National
- The event will be aired live on Golf Channel
COLLEGE STATION – Fresh off a runner-up finish at the Fighting Irish Classic, the Texas A&M men’s golf team stays in the Lone Star State this week for the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National. All three rounds will air live on Golf Channel.
Team Notes
- Texas A&M has posted two runner-up finishes through three team events this fall: second at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (860, -4) and second at the Fighting Irish Classic (842, +2). The Aggies also finished 13th at the Fighting Illini Invitational (827, -13).
- The Aggies will be competing in their fourth event of the fall when they tee off at the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Sunday.
- Shiv Parmar leads the team in Eagles after shooting two at the Fighting Illini Invitational. The first eagle of the season belonged to Wheaton Ennis who earned on at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
- Through nine rounds of golf as a team, the Aggies have shot par or better seven times.
- Texas A&M was ranked No. 28 in the first Clippd Scoreboard rankings of the season.
Tournament Information
Dates: Monday, Oct. 19 – Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
Location: Granbury, Texas
Host: Abilene Christian University
Course: Halbert National
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 7,485 yards
Format: 54 holes – 18 holes per day
Live Scoring/Tee Times: Live Scores
Live Video: Golf Channel (Live from 3-6 p.m. each day)
The Field (CLIPPD Scoreboard Top 25)
Abilene Christian
Arizona
Houston
Michigan
Missouri
Rice
SMU
Texas A&M
Tulsa
Texas A&M Lineup (CLIPPD Scoreboard Top 100)
No. 1 – Aaron Pounds
No. 2 – Wheaton Ennis (#16)
No. 3 – Shiv Parmar (#78)
No. 4 – Landon Ashcraft
No. 5 – Kris Kuvaas
Individual – Jack Usner
Inside The Lineup
1) Aaron Pounds – Senior – The Woodlands, Texas
- Ranked #147 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season ... Ranked #91 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Finished 12th at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup for his fighest finish of the season ... Has finished inside the top 25 in all three events of the 2026-27 season
- Was named the teams Most Valuable Player of the 2025-26 season
- Pounds has won two career individual titles; 2025 Gopher Invitational & 2026 Sea Best Invitational
2) Wheaton Ennis – Junior – Eagle, Idaho
- Ranked #16 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season ... 1 of 7 SEC golfers ranked in the top 20 nationally ... Ranked #36 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Won the 2026 Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 4-5) for his first collegiate individual title after shooting a 7-under 203 ... The win earned him his SEC Golfer of the Week honors for the first time in his career
- In three events this season, Ennis has two top 5 finishes (Fighting Irish Classic (1st) / Jackson T. Stephens Cup (4th) ... He has shot par or better in all 9 rounds he has played this season.
3) Shiv Parmar – Sophomore – Selma, Texas
- Ranked #78 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season ... Ranked #140 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Finished third at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup for his best finish of the season to date ... It was his first career, top 5 finish ... He has placed in the top 10 four times in his career
- Recorded two eagles at the Fighting Illini Invitational and leads the team in eagles in 2026-27. Owns a 70.1 scoring average
- He has shot par or better in four of the nine rounds he has played his season
- As a freshman in 2025-26, Parmar earned SEC All-Freshman team honors and was named to the PING All-Central Region Team
4) Landon Ashcraft – Freshman – Chandler, Arizona
- Debuted at #580 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season ... Ranked #364 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Made his collegiate debut at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sept. 14-16) ... Finished tied for 24th at the event, his highest finish this season
- Ashcraft has competed in all three events for the Aggies this season ... He has shot par of better in two of the nine rounds this season
- Was ranked as the #1 golfer in Arizona and the #17 ranked golfer nationally
- First Arizona high school golfer to win three straight individual state titles
5) Kris Kuvaas – Senior – Houston, Texas
- Ranked #528 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season
- Has played in two of the three tournaments this season for the Aggies ... His last appearance was at the Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
- Best finish of the season was 17th at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup
- Transfered to Texas A&M ahead of the 2025-26 season after spending his first two years at Pepperdine
- In 2025 he earned All-WCC honorable mention honors
(Individual) Jack Usner – Senior – The Woodlands, Texas
- Ranked #983 in the first CLIPPD Rankings of the 2026-27 season
- Has played in one team event for the Aggies this season while competing as an individual at the Bayou City Classic
- Top finish of the season was a tied for 23rd finish at the Bayou City Classic
About The Event
The Abilene Christian Intercollegiate debuts this week as a new multi-year event hosted by ACU in partnership with Golf Channel and HNS Sports Group. It will be played each year at Halbert National. The inaugural edition features nine men’s teams and nine women’s teams in three rounds of stroke play. The event honors the late Johnny Perkins, a Granbury native and ACU All-American wide receiver who went on to a seven-year NFL career after the New York Giants drafted him in 1977.
Tee Times
On Monday, the Aggies will tee off hole 10 starting at 11 a.m. and running through 11:40 a.m. CT; the individual tees off at 10 a.m. CT from hole 10. Tee times for rounds two and three will be determined following the first round.
The Course
Halbert National is a private 18-hole course designed by legendary golf architect Tom Fazio. It sits on 170 acres along Lake Granbury, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The par-72, 7,542-yard layout opened in 2025. It is owned by David D. Halbert, an Abilene native and ACU alumnus who founded Caris Life Sciences.
Weather Forecast (Accuweather.com)
Sunshine and mild temperatures are expected in Granbury all three days. The forecast calls for highs of 77 on Monday, 79 on Tuesday and 81 on Wednesday, with lows in the low 50s and little to no chance of rain.
What’s Next For The Aggies
Oct. 31 – Nov. 1: Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
Loxley, Ala. / Steelwood Country Club
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