- The Aggies lead the field by seven strokes after day two
- Aaron Pounds and Kris Kuvaas sit in first and second on the leaderboard
- The Aggies improved their score by five strokes on day two
ABILENE, Texas – The Texas A&M men’s golf team extended its lead at the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Tuesday, carding a 10-under par 278 in the second round to reach 15-under 561 through 36 holes at Halbert National.
The Aggies hold a seven-stroke advantage over second-place Arizona, which sits at 8-under 568. Houston is third at 2-under 574, followed by Missouri at 3-over 579.
Aaron Pounds took over the top spot on the leaderboard after a 4-under 68 on Tuesday. The Aggie senior earned his first eagle of the season on the par 5, 617-yard seventh hole. Kuvass, who was leading the event after round one, now sits in second heading into the final round after shooting a 2-under 70 on Tuesday. Pounds (7-under) and Kuvaas (6-under) are the only two Aggies under par after the second round.
Shiv Parmar has the best second round for the Aggies. After starting the day 7-over and in 33rd, the sophomore from Selma, Texas, tied for the best round of the day, shooting a 5-under 67 to jump 15 spots on the leaderboard to be tied for 18th. Parmar earned his third eagle of the season, and his first of the event, on hole seven.
Wheaton Ennis and Landon Ashcraft were both 1-over in the second round and are tied with Parmar for 18th heading into the final round on Wednesday.
Competing as an individual, Jack Usner carded a 3-under 69 with four birdies. He is tied for 23rd.
Texas A&M will play the final round on Wednesday.
Texas A&M Scores
1. Aaron Pounds, -7 (69, 68)
2. Kris Kuvaas, -6 (68, 70)
T18. Wheaton Ennis, +2 (73, 73)
T18. Landon Ashcraft, +2 (73, 73)
T18. Shiv Parmar, +2 (79, 67)
Individual
T23. Jack Usner, +3 (78, 69)
Team Standings
- Texas A&M, -15 (283, 278)
- Arizona, -8 (290, 278)
- Houston, -2 (289, 285)
- Missouri, +3 (286, 293)
- SMU, +11 (297, 290)
- Michigan, +13 (296, 293)
- Tulsa, +14 (290, 300)
- Rice, +18 (298, 296)
- Abilene Christian, +34 (308, 302)
Tournament Information
Dates: Monday, Oct. 19 – Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
Location: Abilene, Texas
Host: Abilene Christian University
Course: Halbert National
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 7,485 yards
Format: 18 holes per day
Live Scoring/Tee Times: Clippd Scoreboard
Live Video: Golf Channel (Live from 3-6 p.m. each day)
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