{"id":513252,"date":"2026-03-02T05:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513252\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T05:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:23:13","slug":"two-aggies-among-top-10-after-round-one-at-southern-highlands-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513252\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Aggies Among Top 10 after Round One at Southern Highlands – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2013 Texas A&M men’s golf team standouts Aaron Pounds<\/a> and Jaime Montojo<\/a> are tied for seventh place at 3-under 68 after Sunday’s opening round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate.

\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the day Weaton Ennis finished 2-over 74 with three birdies, Kris Kuvaas<\/a> shot 4-over 76 with two birdies, and Jake Maggert<\/a> carded three birdies while finishing 7-over 79.<\/p>\n

The Aggies begin Monday’s action at 11 a.m., teeing off from No. 1 with Texas and UCLA.<\/p>\n

TEXAS A&M QUOTES

\nHead Coach Brian Kortan<\/a>

\nOn the team finishing even par and tied for sixth after round one\u2026

\n“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.”<\/p>\n

On Aaron Pounds<\/a> and Jaime Montojo<\/a> tying for seventh at 3-under\u2026

\n“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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\nTEAM STANDINGS
\n \n<\/p>\n


\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tVirginia
\n\t\t\t-11
\n\t\t\t277
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tAuburn
\n\t\t\t-6
\n\t\t\t282
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-3
\n\t\t\tWashington
\n\t\t\t-5
\n\t\t\t283
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-3
\n\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t-5
\n\t\t\t283
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tIllinois
\n\t\t\t-1
\n\t\t\t287
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-6
\n\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\tE
\n\t\t\t288
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-6
\n\t\t\tPepperdine
\n\t\t\tE
\n\t\t\t288
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t+2
\n\t\t\t290
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-9
\n\t\t\tGeorgia
\n\t\t\t+4
\n\t\t\t292
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-9
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t+4
\n\t\t\t292
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-9
\n\t\t\tUNLV
\n\t\t\t+4
\n\t\t\t292
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-12
\n\t\t\tNew Mexico
\n\t\t\t+5
\n\t\t\t293
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-12
\n\t\t\tSan Diego State
\n\t\t\t+5
\n\t\t\t293
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tt-12
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t+5
\n\t\t\t293
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t15
\n\t\t\tOklahoma
\n\t\t\t+10
\n\t\t\t298
\n\t\t
\n\t <\/p>\n

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\nTEXAS A&M SCORES<\/p>\n

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