Wednesday, April 22
St. Simons Island, Ga.
8:15 AM
Texas A&M
at
SEC Championship
Photo by: Ben Adelberg / The Back of the Range
Aggies Contend for SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club
Apr 21, 2026 | Men's Golf
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 30 Texas A&M Aggies battle for the conference title at the SEC Men's Golf Championship contested Wednesday through Sunday at Sea Island Golf Club.
This marks the ninth consecutive time the SEC Championship features both stroke and match play on Sea Island Golf Club's par-70, 7,005-yard Seaside Course. The tournament opens with three rounds of stroke play. The top eight teams advance to match play with the quarterfinals and semifinals contested Saturday and the championship round played Sunday.
The Aggies are looking for their first SEC Championship title. Texas A&M has finished runner-up on three occasions, including 2016 – the last year stroke play determined the champion – along with 2017 and 2025 – when match play decided the victor. Texas A&M has advanced to the bracket all eight years the tournament has included match play. The Maroon & White are the only team to reach the semifinals at each of the last six championships.
For the eight straight year, the final match play round will be televised on SEC Network. The semifinal round streams on SEC Network+.
The Aggies ended their regular season placing third carding an 8-under 832 over three rounds at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. Jaime Montojo led the way for Texas A&M. He was tied for eighth at 4-under 206. Montojo closed strong with a 1-under 69 final round to secure his second top 10 in the last three tournaments. The Maroon & White look to carry this momentum into the SEC Championship.
Texas A&M has penciled in a formidable lineup with Aaron Pounds, Wheaton Ennis, Shiv Parmer and Kris Kuvaas joining Montojo in Wednesday's lineup. Alex Long will be a substitute for the tournament.
The SEC field is loaded with talented teams this year with Auburn ranked as the number one team in the country and four other schools placed within the top 10 and 11 teams total in the top 25.
Texas A&M tees off Wednesday's action beginning at 8:15 a.m. The Aggies are grouped with Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma starting from hole No. 1.
THE FIELD
Auburn (1)
Texas (3)
Florida (4)
Arkansas (5)
LSU (8)
Vanderbilt (11)
Ole Miss (12)
Tennessee (14)
Oklahoma (16)
Alabama (17)
Georgia (25)
Texas A&M (30)
South Carolina (39)
Mississippi State (41)
Kentucky (54)
Missouri (89)
THE LINEUP
Aaron Pounds – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas
• Slotted No. 49 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 68.7 adjusted scoring average through 29 pounds and a 711-181-44 W-L-T
• Owns three top 5 finishes this season.
• Earned his first collegiate title at the season-opening 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational
• Finished 2024-25 ranked No. 163 with a peak of No. 133
• Played in 14 tournaments as a sophomore, posting a 70.7 scoring average in 14 rounds
• Recorded four top 10 finishes in 2024-25, including third-place showings at the Furman Intercollegiate and Aggie Invitational and a seventh-place effort at the NCAA Auburn Regional
• Last time out – finished t-49th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 6-over 216 (75-71-70)
Wheaton Ennis – Sophomore – Eagle, Idaho
• Slotted No. 58 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 69.2 adjusted scoring average through 32 rounds and a 724-170-42 W-L-T
• Earned GCAA All-Freshman, SEC All-Freshman and PING All-Central Region in 2024-25
• Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• Participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational the last two years, finishing t-11th this year.
• Ended freshman campaign slotted No. 82 with a 69.8 adjusted scoring average in 47 rounds
• Won 100th Arizona Amateur at Phoenix Country Club in June '24, never trailing in the title match
• Participated in the U.S. Amateur the last two years, advancing to round of 32 in 2024
• Last time out –finished t-14 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 2-under 208 (66-70-72)
Shiv Parmar – Freshman – Selma, Texas
• Debuted at No. 125 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd with a current ranking of No. 151.
• Owns an adjusted scoring average of 70.1 with a 402-154-22 W-L-T
• Opened career with consecutive top 10s - Gopher Invitational (t-9th) and Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (t-8th), earning SEC Freshman of the Week following the Ben Hogan
• Advanced to round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas
• Won the 2025 Texas Cup Invitational at Rayburn Resort, firing a 9-under 201
• Fired birdies on four of his last holes to win the 98th Texas Junior Amateur in September 2024
• Last time out – finished t-17th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 1-under 209 (69-70-70)
Jaime Montojo – Senior – Madrid, Spain
• Slotted a season-best No. 303 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 71.1 adjusted scoring average in 26 rounds.
• Earned NCAA Division I PING All-Central Region honors in 2024
• Played in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon
• Finished sophomore year 146th in the Clippd College Player Rankings
• Claimed first collegiate win at the 2024 Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club
• Debuted on DP World Tour Oct. '23 at the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters
• Keyed Spain's 2023 European Amateur Team Championship win – clinching the match 2&1
• Made late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
• Last time out – finished t-8th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 4-under 206 (69-68-69)
Kris Kuvaas – Junior – Houston, Texas
• Slotted a season-best 359 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 70.9 adjusted scoring average in 24 rounds with a 404-208-33.
• Ended 2024-25 at Pepperdine slotted No. 265 with a 71.4 adjusted scoring average over 35 rounds
• Claimed All-West Coast Conference honorable mention for the 2024-25 season
• Finished runner-up at the 2025 WCC Tournament, tying for first after three rounds of stroke play at 15-under 201 (70-65-66), before losing the playoff to Pepperdine teammate Mahanth Chirravuri
• Registered two top 10 finishes as a freshman in 2023-24, including a win at the Saticoy Showdown and a sixth place showing at a talent-laden The Goodwin
• Last time out – finished t-25th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 1-over 211 (70-69-72)
Substitute
Alex Long – Sophomore – Lakewood Ranch, Florida
• Slotted No. 610 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 72.3 adjusted scoring average through 20 rounds
• Participated in four tournaments in 2024-25, logging a 73.1 adjusted scoring average in 13 rounds
• Finished t-6th at the All American Individual with a 6-over 222 (76-71-75)
• Earned three AJGA tournament titles, including two victories in 2023 - AJGA Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Open and the inaugural AJGA Panama Junior
• Claimed Florida State Golf Association Boys Junior Player of the Year and won the FJG Tour Championship in 2022
• Participated in the USGA Junior Amateur three times from 2021-23
• Last time out – finished t-53rd at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 7-over 213 (70-72-75)
COURSE
The SEC Championship has been contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course from 2001-07, 2010-26.
Since 1927, the Sea Island has enjoyed a legacy as one of America's premier golf clubs. Rated No. 1 in the U.S. among the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" by Golf Digest Index, Sea Island Golf Club offers three exceptional 18-hole championship courses. The Seaside Course, home of the PGA Tour's McGladrey Classic, is a links course graced by majestic ocean vistas in the tradition of St. Andrews.
The Seaside Course was totally reconfigured by Tom Fazio and reopened in October 1999. The new Seaside Course is the brilliant blending of Colt & Allison's original nine-hole Seaside and Joe Lee's Marshside nine into one seamless, contemporary 18-hole golf course. Tidal creeks, dunes, saltmarshes, and St. Simons Sound frame the course which plays fast, firm and fun in the tradition of legendary Scottish links.
WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Wednesday: 79/63, Partly sunny and nice, S 8 mph, 4% probability of precipitation.
Thursday: 82/66, plenty of sun, S 9 mph, 7% probability of precipitation.
Friday: 82/66, mostly sunny, S 9 mph, 13% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 83/68, sunshine and some clouds, S 9 mph, 18% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 83/69, thunderstorm in spots in the morning; otherwise, times of clouds and sun, S 8 mph, 6% probability of precipitation.
Weather.com
Wednesday: 77/60, partly cloudy skies, SSW 10 mph, 5% probability of precipitation.
Thursday: 79/62, a mostly clear sky, S 11 mph, 7% probability of precipitation.
Friday: 80/69, sunshine, S 12 mph, 6% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 82/65, generally sunny despite a few clouds, SSW 12 mph, 18% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 80/66, partly cloudy skies, E 5-10 mph, 24% probability of precipitation.
This marks the ninth consecutive time the SEC Championship features both stroke and match play on Sea Island Golf Club's par-70, 7,005-yard Seaside Course. The tournament opens with three rounds of stroke play. The top eight teams advance to match play with the quarterfinals and semifinals contested Saturday and the championship round played Sunday.
The Aggies are looking for their first SEC Championship title. Texas A&M has finished runner-up on three occasions, including 2016 – the last year stroke play determined the champion – along with 2017 and 2025 – when match play decided the victor. Texas A&M has advanced to the bracket all eight years the tournament has included match play. The Maroon & White are the only team to reach the semifinals at each of the last six championships.
For the eight straight year, the final match play round will be televised on SEC Network. The semifinal round streams on SEC Network+.
The Aggies ended their regular season placing third carding an 8-under 832 over three rounds at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. Jaime Montojo led the way for Texas A&M. He was tied for eighth at 4-under 206. Montojo closed strong with a 1-under 69 final round to secure his second top 10 in the last three tournaments. The Maroon & White look to carry this momentum into the SEC Championship.
Texas A&M has penciled in a formidable lineup with Aaron Pounds, Wheaton Ennis, Shiv Parmer and Kris Kuvaas joining Montojo in Wednesday's lineup. Alex Long will be a substitute for the tournament.
The SEC field is loaded with talented teams this year with Auburn ranked as the number one team in the country and four other schools placed within the top 10 and 11 teams total in the top 25.
Texas A&M tees off Wednesday's action beginning at 8:15 a.m. The Aggies are grouped with Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma starting from hole No. 1.
THE FIELD
Auburn (1)
Texas (3)
Florida (4)
Arkansas (5)
LSU (8)
Vanderbilt (11)
Ole Miss (12)
Tennessee (14)
Oklahoma (16)
Alabama (17)
Georgia (25)
Texas A&M (30)
South Carolina (39)
Mississippi State (41)
Kentucky (54)
Missouri (89)
THE LINEUP
Aaron Pounds – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas
• Slotted No. 49 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 68.7 adjusted scoring average through 29 pounds and a 711-181-44 W-L-T
• Owns three top 5 finishes this season.
• Earned his first collegiate title at the season-opening 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational
• Finished 2024-25 ranked No. 163 with a peak of No. 133
• Played in 14 tournaments as a sophomore, posting a 70.7 scoring average in 14 rounds
• Recorded four top 10 finishes in 2024-25, including third-place showings at the Furman Intercollegiate and Aggie Invitational and a seventh-place effort at the NCAA Auburn Regional
• Last time out – finished t-49th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 6-over 216 (75-71-70)
Wheaton Ennis – Sophomore – Eagle, Idaho
• Slotted No. 58 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 69.2 adjusted scoring average through 32 rounds and a 724-170-42 W-L-T
• Earned GCAA All-Freshman, SEC All-Freshman and PING All-Central Region in 2024-25
• Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• Participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational the last two years, finishing t-11th this year.
• Ended freshman campaign slotted No. 82 with a 69.8 adjusted scoring average in 47 rounds
• Won 100th Arizona Amateur at Phoenix Country Club in June '24, never trailing in the title match
• Participated in the U.S. Amateur the last two years, advancing to round of 32 in 2024
• Last time out –finished t-14 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 2-under 208 (66-70-72)
Shiv Parmar – Freshman – Selma, Texas
• Debuted at No. 125 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd with a current ranking of No. 151.
• Owns an adjusted scoring average of 70.1 with a 402-154-22 W-L-T
• Opened career with consecutive top 10s - Gopher Invitational (t-9th) and Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (t-8th), earning SEC Freshman of the Week following the Ben Hogan
• Advanced to round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas
• Won the 2025 Texas Cup Invitational at Rayburn Resort, firing a 9-under 201
• Fired birdies on four of his last holes to win the 98th Texas Junior Amateur in September 2024
• Last time out – finished t-17th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 1-under 209 (69-70-70)
Jaime Montojo – Senior – Madrid, Spain
• Slotted a season-best No. 303 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 71.1 adjusted scoring average in 26 rounds.
• Earned NCAA Division I PING All-Central Region honors in 2024
• Played in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon
• Finished sophomore year 146th in the Clippd College Player Rankings
• Claimed first collegiate win at the 2024 Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club
• Debuted on DP World Tour Oct. '23 at the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters
• Keyed Spain's 2023 European Amateur Team Championship win – clinching the match 2&1
• Made late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
• Last time out – finished t-8th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 4-under 206 (69-68-69)
Kris Kuvaas – Junior – Houston, Texas
• Slotted a season-best 359 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 70.9 adjusted scoring average in 24 rounds with a 404-208-33.
• Ended 2024-25 at Pepperdine slotted No. 265 with a 71.4 adjusted scoring average over 35 rounds
• Claimed All-West Coast Conference honorable mention for the 2024-25 season
• Finished runner-up at the 2025 WCC Tournament, tying for first after three rounds of stroke play at 15-under 201 (70-65-66), before losing the playoff to Pepperdine teammate Mahanth Chirravuri
• Registered two top 10 finishes as a freshman in 2023-24, including a win at the Saticoy Showdown and a sixth place showing at a talent-laden The Goodwin
• Last time out – finished t-25th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 1-over 211 (70-69-72)
Substitute
Alex Long – Sophomore – Lakewood Ranch, Florida
• Slotted No. 610 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 72.3 adjusted scoring average through 20 rounds
• Participated in four tournaments in 2024-25, logging a 73.1 adjusted scoring average in 13 rounds
• Finished t-6th at the All American Individual with a 6-over 222 (76-71-75)
• Earned three AJGA tournament titles, including two victories in 2023 - AJGA Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Open and the inaugural AJGA Panama Junior
• Claimed Florida State Golf Association Boys Junior Player of the Year and won the FJG Tour Championship in 2022
• Participated in the USGA Junior Amateur three times from 2021-23
• Last time out – finished t-53rd at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate with a 7-over 213 (70-72-75)
COURSE
The SEC Championship has been contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course from 2001-07, 2010-26.
Since 1927, the Sea Island has enjoyed a legacy as one of America's premier golf clubs. Rated No. 1 in the U.S. among the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" by Golf Digest Index, Sea Island Golf Club offers three exceptional 18-hole championship courses. The Seaside Course, home of the PGA Tour's McGladrey Classic, is a links course graced by majestic ocean vistas in the tradition of St. Andrews.
The Seaside Course was totally reconfigured by Tom Fazio and reopened in October 1999. The new Seaside Course is the brilliant blending of Colt & Allison's original nine-hole Seaside and Joe Lee's Marshside nine into one seamless, contemporary 18-hole golf course. Tidal creeks, dunes, saltmarshes, and St. Simons Sound frame the course which plays fast, firm and fun in the tradition of legendary Scottish links.
WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Wednesday: 79/63, Partly sunny and nice, S 8 mph, 4% probability of precipitation.
Thursday: 82/66, plenty of sun, S 9 mph, 7% probability of precipitation.
Friday: 82/66, mostly sunny, S 9 mph, 13% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 83/68, sunshine and some clouds, S 9 mph, 18% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 83/69, thunderstorm in spots in the morning; otherwise, times of clouds and sun, S 8 mph, 6% probability of precipitation.
Weather.com
Wednesday: 77/60, partly cloudy skies, SSW 10 mph, 5% probability of precipitation.
Thursday: 79/62, a mostly clear sky, S 11 mph, 7% probability of precipitation.
Friday: 80/69, sunshine, S 12 mph, 6% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 82/65, generally sunny despite a few clouds, SSW 12 mph, 18% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 80/66, partly cloudy skies, E 5-10 mph, 24% probability of precipitation.
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