ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. \u2013 The Texas A&M men’s golf team is tied for fourth place after Monday’s opening day of play at the Sea Best Invitational.<\/p>\n
With inclement weather impacting the tournament, teams completed the scheduled round at the par-71, 6,868-yard Atlantic Beach Country Club, competing against a strong 14-team field. Texas A&M completed the circuit at 1-over 285, tied with Lipscomb. The Aggies are four strokes behind tournament leader UNC Wilmington (-4) who is followed by Florida (-1) and Florida Gulf Coast (E).<\/p>\n
The Aggies were led by Aaron Pounds<\/a>, who opened the tournament with a 1-under 70 to position himself inside the top 10 in ninth place. He closed out the round with two birdies in the last four holes. Wheaton Ennis<\/a> and Jaime Montojo<\/a> both carded even 71s to remain within striking distance, tied for 18th place. Alex Long<\/a> and Jack Usner<\/a> added rounds of 2-over 73 to keep the Maroon & White firmly in contention. Playing as an individual, Jake Maggert<\/a> is tied with Long and Usner in 36th place at 2-over 73.<\/p>\n For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M men’s golf, follow the Aggies on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.
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\nTEXAS A&M QUOTES
\nHead Coach Brian Kortan<\/a>
\nOn today’s rounds…
\n“In general, we had six guys in it all day. The guys did a lot of good things today. We need to be a little better with the putters tomorrow and clean up some things, but it was a pretty solid round for the first one of the spring.”
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\nOn Aaron Pounds’<\/a> play…
\n“He was just hitting some good shots and stacking good shots together to get opportunities. Like all the guys, he did some things really well.”
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\nUP NEXT…
\nTuesday’s final round starts with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.
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\nTEAM STANDINGS
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\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tUNCW
\n\t\t\t-4
\n\t\t\t\u00a0280
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\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t-1
\n\t\t\t283
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\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tFlorida Gulf Coast
\n\t\t\tE
\n\t\t\t284
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\n\t\t\tt-4
\n\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t+1
\n\t\t\t285
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\n\t\t\tt-4
\n\t\t\tLipscomb
\n\t\t\t+1
\n\t\t\t285
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\n\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tUCF
\n\t\t\t+4
\n\t\t\t288
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\n\t\t\tt-7
\n\t\t\tLiberty
\n\t\t\t+5
\n\t\t\t289
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\n\t\t\tt-7
\n\t\t\tLouisiana Tech
\n\t\t\t+5
\n\t\t\t289
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\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tKennesaw State
\n\t\t\t+7
\n\t\t\t291
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\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tNorth Alabama
\n\t\t\t+12
\n\t\t\t296
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\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tNorth Florida
\n\t\t\t+17
\n\t\t\t301
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\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tFlorida Atlantic
\n\t\t\t+17
\n\t\t\t301
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\n\t\t\t13
\n\t\t\tJacksonville
\n\t\t\t+19
\n\t\t\t303
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\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\tUSC Upstate
\n\t\t\t+27
\n\t\t\t311
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\nTEXAS A&M SCORES<\/p>\n