Aggies Tied atop Leaderboard after Two Rounds at Burns Intercollegiate

Friday, February 13

Lihu'e, Hawai'i

1:00 PM

Texas A&M

John A. Burns Intercollegiate

Photo by: Melissa Dupuis - Troon Golf

Feb 13, 2026 | Men's Golf

Burns Intercollegiate - Day Two Results

By: Thomas Dick, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

LIHU'E, Hawaii – Jack Usner fired a 4-under 66 in Friday's second round action at the 49^th annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate to put the Texas A&M men's golf team in a first place tie on the leaderboard.

The Aggies carded a 5-under 275 on the par-70, 7,156-yard Ocean Course at to Hokuala. A two-round tally of 8-under 552 has Texas A&M sharing the top spot with Loyola Marymount. They are three strokes ahead of UNLV (-5) and six strokes clear of BYU (-2) headed into Saturday's final round.

Usner collected seven birdies in his collegiate-low round, including posting a 32 on the front nine. He advanced 56 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 45^thplace.

Aaron Pounds is the Aggies' top individual through two rounds. He is tied for fifth place at 3-under 137. He made his second loop in even 70. Kris Kuvaas also posted an even 70 for the day. He is in a group of three golfers tied for 10th place at 2-under 138.

Jaime Montojo is tied for 17^th place after his 1-under 69 round Friday. He sits at even 140 going into the final round.

Alex Long and Wheaton Ennis enter the final circuit tied for 26^th place at 1-over-141. Playing as an individual along with Kuvaas, Jake Maggert posted the Aggies' second-best second round with a 2-under 68 tally. He birdies five holes, including four on the front nine as he penciled in a 31. His two-day score is 3-over 143.

The final round features a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On Jack Usner's bounce back in the second round...
"I told (Coach) Fast this morning I knew Jack had a round in him. I knew he'd give us something. I felt like he's been playing very well and he had a couple good days prior to yesterday. It's great that he had a bounce back round. It's really nice to see on a day where maybe we didn't get as much as we wanted from some of the other scorecard."

On Jake Maggert's solid round playing as an individual...
"It's good to see your guys play well. That's something you're hoping for whether they're in the lineup or not in the lineup. That's part of the reason you take an individual or two occasionally, because you're trying to get them experience and to see how the development process is going. He's been putting the time and effort in to get better and it's good to see it show up in the score today."

On what the team needs to do to close out the tournament with a win...
"It's going to be a challenge for sure. The wind's going to blow hard again, and the course presents some challenges all day long. So we have to play a great round of golf to win. I look forward to watching our guys fight. That's what we left town to do. When you leave town you want to be able to have a chance to win at the end."

TEAM STANDINGS

t-1	Texas A&M	-8	277-275 = 552
t-1	Loyola Marymount	-8	276-276 = 552
3	UNLV	-5	281-274 = 555
4	Brigham Young	-2	281-277 = 558
5	New Mexico	-1	281-278 = 559
t-6	St. Mary's	E	286-274 = 560
t-6	Long Beach State	E	278-281 = 560
8	Santa Clara	+5	282-283 = 565
t-9	UTEP	+6	281-285 = 566
t-9	Utah	+6	283-283 = 566
11	San Diego State	+7	282-285 = 567
12	California	+9	283-286 = 569
13	Washington State	+11	289-282 = 571
14	Grand Canyon	+17	291-286 = 577
15	Miami (Ohio)	+21	293-288 = 581
16	Missouri	+24	291-293 = 584
17	San Francisco	+27	300-287 = 587
18	Hawaii	+29	284-305 = 589
19	Fresno State	+33	296-297 = 593

TEXAS A&M SCORES

t-5	Aaron Pounds	-3	67-70 = 137
t-17	Jaime Montojo	E	69-71 = 140
t-26	Wheaton Ennis	+1	68-73 = 141
t-26	Alex Long	+1	71-70 = 141
t-45	Jack Usner	+4	78-66 = 144
	INDIVIDUAL
t-10	Kris Kuvaas	-2	68-70 = 138
t-37	Jack Maggert	+3	75-68 = 143