Texas A&M
Stanford
Aggies Battle Stanford in West Coast Match Play
Jan 24, 2026 | Men's Golf
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The Texas A&M men's golf team opens the spring portion of its schedule Sunday with a match-play showdown against Stanford at The Vintage Club.
The one-day event features two nationally ranked programs with No. 31 Texas A&M and No. 38 Stanford squaring off in an 18-hole match-play format with eight total points available. The Aggies enter the weekend with two golfers ranked inside the top 100 nationally in No. 29 Aaron Pounds and No. 89 Wheaton Ennis.
The Vintage Club serves as the host site for Sunday's matchup, with play contested on a championship layout in the Coachella Valley. The teams tee off at 2 p.m.
Texas A&M and Stanford have met twice earlier this season. The Aggies were six strokes behind the Cardinal in the Fighting Illini invitational and two strokes back in Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational.
COURSE
The Vintage Club in Indian Wells offers a championship desert golf setting. The Mountain Course, playing 7,138 yards, is a superb Fazio design that balances playability and challenge with strategic bunkering, bent grass greens, and lush fairways set against the backdrop of the Coachella Valley.
The Vintage Club marks the final collaboration between George and Tom Fazio and has long been regarded as one of California's premier private clubs. Nationally ranked as high as No. 190, the course enters the 2025–26 rankings at No. 200 and is ranked 23rd in California, continuing its tradition of excellence in course design and conditioning.
WEATHER FORECAST
Accuweather.com
Sunday: 71/43, Pleasant with partial sunshine; NNW 1 MPH with gusts 4 MPH, 0% probability of precipitation.
Weather.com
Sunday: 69/45, Sunshine and Clouds mixed. WNW 5 MPH, 23% Humidity 0% chance of precipitation.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for the event will be available on Golf Genius.
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