- 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.
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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