- Wheaton Ennis wins the Fighting Irish Classic individual title at 7-under 203
- The Aggies finish second, one stroke behind champion California
- A&M posts an even-par 280 in the final round, its best team score of the tournament
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Wheaton Ennis captured medalist honors at the Fighting Irish Classic, closing with a 3-under 67 to finish at 7-under 203, as Texas A&M men's golf placed second in the team standings on Monday at Warren Golf Course.
The Aggies entered the final round in a three-way tie for second and posted an even-par 280, their best team round of the week, to finish alone in second at 2-over 842. California won the team title at 1-over 841, one stroke ahead of A&M, while host Notre Dame was one stroke behind the Aggies in third at 3-over 843.
Ennis began the day tied for second and moved to the top of the leaderboard with a 3-under 32 on the front nine, making birdies on Nos. 2, 3 and 7. He added a birdie on the par-4 13th to close out a 67. Ennis broke par in all three rounds, carding scores of 67, 69 and 67.
Aaron Pounds finished with back-to-back 1-under 69s, moving up seven spots on the final day to tie for 21st at 2-over 212. He opened his final round with a birdie on the first hole and added consecutive birdies on Nos. 15 and 16.
Shiv Parmar carded three straight 1-over 71s and tied for 25th at 3-over 213. Landon Ashcraft tied for 29th at 5-over 215 after a final-round 73 that included three straight birdies on Nos. 2-4. Jack Usner finished tied for 69th at 17-over 227. Competing as an individual, Owen Bolles closed with a 73 and tied for 76th at 22-over 232.
The Aggies return to action Oct. 19-20 at the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National Golf Course in Granbury, Texas.
Quoting Coach Kortan
On the team finishing second
It was a really good performance. It stings to come up a little short. In the coming days we’ll have a chance to lean into that experience and have an opportunity to grow as players and as a team. Overall 3 very solid rounds. With contributions up and down the lineup. We’ll need to continue that as we get deeper into the season.
On Wheaton winning the Fighting Irish Classic
Very proud of Wheaton. That’s his first collegiate win. He was so solid, [holes] 1-54. Coming out on top on a very challenging course in an excellent field speaks so much to the work he’s put in.
Texas A&M Scores
1. Wheaton Ennis, -7 (67,69, 67 = 203)
T21. Aaron Pounds, +2 (74, 69, 69 = 212)
T25. Shiv Parmar, +3 (71, 71, 71 = 213)
T29. Landon Ashcraft, +5 (69, 73, 73 = 215)
T76. Jack Usner, +17 (73, 78, 76 = 227)
Individual
T76. Owen Bolles, +22 (85, 74, 73 = 232)
Team Standings
1. California, +1 (225, 285, 281 = 841)
2. Texas A&M, +2 (280, 282, 280 = 842)
3. Notre Dame, +3 (285, 277, 281 = 843)
4.North Carolina, +6 (286, 282, 278, 846)
5. Georgia Southern, +8 (278, 287, 283, 848)
6. Illinois, +10 (286, 276, 288 = 850)
7. Michigan State, +12 (281, 287, 284 = 852)
8. Purdue, +13 (287, 281, 285 = 853)
9.UCLA, +16 (282, 291, 283 = 856)
10. Indiana, +19 (291, 282, 286 = 859)
T11. Kent State, +37 (284, 297, 296 = 859)
T11. Augusta, +37 (292, 288, 297 = 877)
13. Louisville, +38 (287, 290, 301 = 878)
14. Iowa, +48 (304, 291, 293 = 888)
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