No. 29 Texas A&M men’s golf touched down in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Monday, March 9, to compete in the Louisiana Classics. A&M gathered its five-man starting lineup and looked to reclaim the title from Southeastern Conference opponent No. 6 LSU, who took home the trophy in 2025, snapping the Aggies’ three-year win streak. After an impressive eight-stroke lead after the first two rounds, the Maroon and White claimed the title once again on Tuesday, March 10, bringing it home by a seven-stroke margin.
The Fightin’ Farmers hit the links with a chip on their shoulders and an excitement to bring back a trophy they had won three times already. The trophy lived in College Station from 2022-2024, as they won the Classics by 12 strokes in 2022, 11 strokes in 2023 and a dominant 17 strokes in 2024. Just one year ago, LSU brought the title to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with A&M taking the runner-up, waiting to reclaim it ever since.
The 8 a.m. shotgun blast signaled the start of a long, 36-hole day for the Aggies. They recorded team rounds of 10-under 278 and 13-under 275 on the par-72 course at Oakbourne Country Club. The two-round total of 23-under put A&M in the lead right out of the gate, followed by No. 48 Little Rock in second place with a 15-under 533 team total.
No. 156 freshman Shiv Parmar, who was competing as an individual, and No. 25 junior Aaron Pounds, along with five other golfers, tied atop the leaderboard in seventh place with a two-round total of 6-under 138. Tied for 14th place, No. 572 sophomore Alex Long and No. 316 senior Jaime Montojo came in the clubhouse with a 5-under 139. To round out Day 1, No. 72 sophomore Wheaton Ennis finished in 23rd place with a two-round total of 3-under 141, and No. 344 junior Kris Kuvaas finished 30th with an 1-under 143 on his scorecard.
The Maroon and White got back out on the course for the final round of the tournament with an eight-stroke lead. They needed to play conservatively in order to keep their standing and close out the tournament with the trophy returned to their trophy case. In their last loop, the Aggies recorded a 1-under 287 team total, taking them to 24-under 840 and securing the tournament victory by seven strokes.
As Day 2 came to a close, the top performing Aggie was Montojo, who finished the tournament tied for eighth place with a 6-under 210. Three Fightin’ Farmers secured 15th place, as Kuvass, Pounds and Parmer totaled a 4-under 212 on the scorecard. Long was a stroke behind, ending in 19th place with 3-under 213. A&M took the trophy back to its rightful place in College Station for the fourth time in five years.
“Whenever you leave town, you want to play well enough to have the chance to win,” head coach Brian Kortan said. “It’s always great to win a tournament.It’s not easy to do, especially on the back end of a busy stretch. So, to see them in there and bring home a win, it’s awesome to see.”
The Aggies will travel to Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Monday, March 23-24, for the Valspar Collegiate at the Floridian National Golf Club.
