LAS VEGAS – Texas A&M men’s golf team standouts Aaron Pounds and Jaime Montojo are tied for seventh place at 3-under 68 after Sunday’s opening round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate.
The Aggies shot an even-par 288 on the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club course. Texas A&M is currently tied for sixth place with Pepperdine, 11 strokes behind the leader Virginia.
Three strokes behind the individual leader, Pounds and Montojo opened with strong performances. Pounds recorded five birdies and leads the field on par-4 holes with a 3.70 average. Montojo added four birdies and is among the leaders in fewest bogeys with just one.
Rounding out the day Weaton Ennis finished 2-over 74 with three birdies, Kris Kuvaas shot 4-over 76 with two birdies, and Jake Maggert carded three birdies while finishing 7-over 79.
The Aggies begin Monday’s action at 11 a.m., teeing off from No. 1 with Texas and UCLA.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On the team finishing even par and tied for sixth after round one…
“It was a tale of two nines. We didn’t play our first nine very well, but we played well on the second nine. The guys did a really good job of hanging in there and battling back from being six- or seven-over-par at the turn. I’m proud of them for that. They know we need to do a few things better tomorrow, but overall, they did a good job fighting back today.”
On Aaron Pounds and Jaime Montojo tying for seventh at 3-under…
“Aaron and Jaime were both steady all day. They kept their golf ball in scoring positions and never really got out of shape. They did a heck of a job; that’s a good score on that golf course. We need more of that the next couple of days.”
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TEAM STANDINGS
1
Virginia
-11
277
2
Auburn
-6
282
t-3
Washington
-5
283
t-3
Florida
-5
283
5
Illinois
-1
287
t-6
Texas A&M
E
288
t-6
Pepperdine
E
288
8
Texas
+2
290
t-9
Georgia
+4
292
t-9
UCLA
+4
292
t-9
UNLV
+4
292
t-12
New Mexico
+5
293
t-12
San Diego State
+5
293
t-12
South Carolina
+5
293
15
Oklahoma
+10
298
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TEXAS A&M SCORES
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