TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational

Friday, September 19

Olympia Fields, Ill.

9:00 AM

Texas A&M

OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational

Photo by: Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics

Sep 18, 2025 | Men's Golf

Tournament Notes - OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational

By: Jackson Osborn, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – The No. 20 Texas A&M men's golf team heads to prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club for the 19th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational contested Friday to Sunday.

The tournament features a powerhouse 15-team field that mirrors the highest level of collegiate golf. Fourteen of the programs earned berths in the 2025 NCAA Regionals with 11 advancing to the NCAA Championship. The field also includes four of the final eight teams from match play at the NCAA Championship.

Olympia Fields Country Club is one of just 10 golf courses to host both multiple U.S. Opens and multiple PGA Championships. The par-70, 7,353-yard North Course is a pristine parkland course featuring tree-lined fairways and challenging bunkers.

Texas A&M's lineup is anchored by sophomore Wheaton Ennis, a 2024 GCAA and SEC All-Freshman honoree who closed last season ranked No. 82 nationally. He is joined by junior Aaron Pounds, fresh off his first collegiate victory as co-medalist at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational. Senior Jaime Montojo brings veteran consistency, while juniors Jack Usner and Kris Kuvaas round out a balanced Aggie five.

The Aggies claimed the team title at the event in 2017 and Cameron Champ was the individual medalist in 2016.

THE FIELD (FINAL 2024-25 SCOREBOARD RANKINGS POWERED BY CLIPPED)
Oklahoma State (2)
Arizona State (3)
Texas (5)
Florida (6)
Florida State (10)
Texas A&M (11)
Illinois (13)
Alabama (18)
Texas Tech (21)
Georgia Tech (23)
Purdue (38)
Stanford (41)
Loyola Marymount (59)
Indiana (72)
Baylor (82)

THE LINEUP
Wheaton Ennis – Sophomore – Eagle, Idaho

Earned GCAA All-Freshman, SEC All-Freshman and PING All-Central Region in 2024-25.
Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
Ended 2024 by participating in the prestigious Patriot All-America Invitational
Finish 2024-25 campaign slotted No. 82 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd with a 69.8 adjusted scoring average in 47 rounds
Won the 100th Arizona Amateur at Phoenix Country Club in June '24, never trailing in the title match
Participated in the U.S. Amateur the last two years, advancing to round of 32 in 2024
Last time out – finished t-20^th at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational with a 4-over 217 (77-68-72)

Aaron Pounds – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas

Finished 2024-25 slotted No. 163 in the Scoreboard National Player Ranking powered by Clippd with a peak of No. 133
Played in 14 tournaments as a sophomore, posting a 70.7 scoring average in 14 rounds
Recorded four top 10 finishes in 2024-25, including third-place showings at the Furman Intercollegiate and Aggie Invitational and a seventh-place effort at the NCAA Auburn Regional
Advanced to Round of 32 at USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship teamed w/ Jack Usner in '22 & '23
Qualified for the 2022 USGA Junior Amateur
Last time out – claimed his first collegiate title with a t-1^st at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational with an 8-under 205 (69-67-69)

Jaime Montojo – Senior – Madrid, Spain

Earned NCAA Division I PING All-Central Region honors in 2024.
Played in The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Finished sophomore year 146th in the Clippd College Player Rankings.
Claimed his first collegiate victory sharing medalist honors at the 2024 Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club.
Made DP World Tour debut October '23 in the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.
Keyed Spain's 2023 European Amateur Team Championship victory – winning the clinching match 2&1.
Made a late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia.
Qualified for the match play portion of the 2023 Amateur Championship, bowing out in the round of 64.

Jack Usner – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas

Owns two collegiate top-20 finishes in nine tournaments, all in his last three outings
Played seven tournaments as a sophomore, posting an adjusted scoring average of 72.9 in 22 rounds
Recorded three top 20 finishes, including a sixth place finish at the All-American Individual
Finished t-10th at the Southern Junior Championship in June 2023
Boasted a stellar career at The Woodlands Christian Academy where he won three consecutive TAPPS 5A state titles from 2021-23 along with fellow Aggies Jake Maggert and Aaron Pounds
Advanced to Round of 32 at the USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship with Aaron Pounds in 2022 and 2023
Last time out – finished t-43rd at the Aggie Invitational at 15-over 231 (79-74-78)

Kris Kuvaas – Junior – Oslo, Norway / Houston, Texas

Transferred to Texas A&M after two seasons at Pepperdine, where he posted a 71.40 adjusted scoring average across 35 rounds in 11 tournaments in 2024-25
Tied for first at the 2025 West Coast Conference Championship at 15-under 201 (70-65-66), finishing runner-up after a playoff; earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors
Registered two top 10 finishes in 2023-24, including a victory at the Saticoy Showdown and a 6th-place finish at The Goodwin against 17 top-100 players
Winner of the Southwestern Amateur at Desert Mountain Golf Club; also finished top 10 at the 2023 Dustin Johnson World Junior and 2022 Billy Horschel Junior Championship
Competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and represented Norway at The Spirit in 2024
Three-year letterwinner at The Village School; won the 2021 Texas 6A Private Championship, finished runner-up in 2023, and earned All-State First Team all three years
Last time out – finished t-5^th at the Minnesota Golf Classic with a 4-under 212 (70-69-73)

COURSE
Olympia Fields Country Club is one of the golf jewels of the Midwest. The North Course has hosted two U.S. Opens (1928, 2003), two PGA Championships (1925, 1961), five Western Opens, one U.S. Amateur Championship (2015), two BMW Championships (2020, 20203), one Women's PGA Championship (2017) and a U.S. Senior Open (1997). Legends of golf, including Walter Hagen, Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead have earned titles here, along with more recent winners of the likes of Jim Furyk, Viktor Hovland and John Rahm. The course is a regular on the Top 100 presented by Golf Digest. The parkland course features deep bunkers, a winding creek and scenic tree-lined and meticulously groomed fairways.

WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Friday: 87/58, Mostly sunny and very warm; E 5 MPH with gusts 13 MPH, 1% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 82/63, Times of clouds and sun with a passing shower or two; remaining warm, E 7MPH with gusts to 18 MPH, 80% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 79/63, Variable cloudiness with a thunderstorm in spots, SW 7 MPH, 55% probability of precipitation.

Weather.com
Friday: 87/62, Partly to mostly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible late. SEE 7 MPH 15% probability of precipitation.
Saturday: 80/63, Scattered thunderstorms in the morning. Cloudy skies late. Very warm. SSE 7 MPH 39% probability of precipitation.
Sunday: 79/61 Overcast with rain showers at times. SSW 7 MPH, 53% probability of precipitation.

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