-and-
Conference USA Tournament to begin on April 21 in Texarkana, Ark.
Source: NMSU Athletics
By Michael Navarrette
Photo: Courtesy
BRYAN, Texas – The Aggie men’s golf team wrapped up its regular season on Sunday afternoon as they concluded play at The Aggie Invitational at Traditions Golf Club. NM State ultimately finished sixth (+33) out of 12 in the event hosted by No. 19 Texas A&M (+3) which went on to win the event by nine strokes.
Individually, the Aggies were paced by Ethan Klose who’s 72 (E) on the final day was good enough to move him 13 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for 13th (+6). On the day, the average score was a 76.80, improving from a 77.17 average in the second round. The individual crown would belong to Texas A&M’s Phichaksn Maichon who closed the tournament at 210 (-6) to defeat Louisiana’s Malan Potgieter by five strokes.
For Klose, his day included four birdies and four bogeys with all four birdies coming across a six-hole stretch from hole six to hole 11. Klose’s movement on the leaderboard was tied for the sixth-largest jump among all players during the final round of action.
Alexandre Bauduin also managed to shoot even par to submit his best performance of the weekend and move up 10 spots to finish the tournament in a tie for 21st (+8). Like Klose, Bauduin also carded four birdies on the day, including three on the final nine holes.
Aidan Thomas was the third Aggie to finish inside the top 25 as he placed tied for 25th (+9) after turning in a 77 (+5) in the third round at Traditions. Mateo Payan concluded the weekend just two strokes back of Thomas to finish in a tie for 32nd (+11) after shooting a 78 (+6) on Sunday. Anthony Lara rounded out the group in a tied for 57th (+19).
AGGIE LEADERBOARD
6. NM State – 299-299-299-897 (+33)
T13. Ethan Klose – 76-74-72-222 (+6)
T21. Alexandre Bauduin – 75-77-72-224 (+8)
T25. Aidan Thomas – 72-76-77-225 (+9)
T32. Mateo Payan – 77-72-78-227 (+11)
T57. Anthony Lara – 76-81-78-235 (+19)
NUMBERS OF NOTE
- NM State finished the week as the No. 1 team on the course’s par 3s as they finished a combined eight-over for the week. This marked the best score among the field, besting No. 6 Oklahoma who shot 10-over on the week. This was fueled by Alexandre Bauduin who was the only individual in the field to shoot under par on the par 3s as he finished one-under for the weekend. Additionally, Aidan Thomas was one of just nine individuals to shoot even or better on the par 3s.
- With 37 birdies, the Aggies ranked fourth in the field in total birdies. The Aggies also ranked third in total pars with 163. Additionally, only Texas A&M produced fewer bogeys than NM State who finished with 51 for the tournament.
- Alexandre Bauduin and Ethan Klose each logged 11 birdies for the weekend to serve as two of just nine players in the 75-man field to end the weekend with 11 or more birdies.
For complete coverage of NM State Men’s Golf, follow us on Twitter (@NMStateMGolf), Instagram (@NMStateMGolf) and Facebook (NM State Men’s Golf). You can also follow along with Aggie Men’s Golf via NMStateSports.com.
