Monday, March 23
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Texas A&M
at
Valspar Collegiate
Photo by: Wesley Bowers/Texas A&M Athletics
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Mar 22, 2026 | Men's Golf
PALM CITY, Fla. – The Texas A&M men's golf team returns to action at the talent-laden Valspar Collegiate Invitational held Monday and Tuesday at Floridian National Golf Club.
The tournament makes three loops around the par-71, 7,088-yard layout featuring 36 holes on Monday and the final round on Tuesday. Both days feature 7:30 a.m. shotgun starts.
The 15-team field is loaded with elite players, including nine teams ranked in the top 25 of the Scoreboard Ranking powered by Clippd. The field boasts No. 1 Auburn along with four other squads in the top 10.
Texas A&M enters play fresh off its third tournament victory of the season at the Louisiana Classics. The Aggies posted a 24-under 840 to win the event by seven strokes, marking their fourth title at the tournament in the last five seasons.
Jaime Montojo led the Aggies in Lafayette with a tie for eighth place at 6-under 2010, continuing his strong play. Aaron Pounds, Shiv Parmar and Kris Kuvaas added top-15 finishes.
The Aggies lineup at the Valspar features Pounds, Wheaton Ennis, Montojo, Parmar and Jack Usner.
Texas A&M looks to improve on last year's performance at the tournament, where the Aggies finished seventh at 16-under 836. Phichaksn Maichon led the team individually with a tie for eighth place at 8-under 205.
Historically, the Maroon & White have found success at the event, producing three third-place finishes and multiple top individual performances, including medalist honors for Greg Yates in 2015.
Live scoring for the tournament is available via Scoreboard powered by Clippd.
THE FIELD (SCOREBOARD RANKINGS POWERED BY CLIPPD
Texas A&M (32)
Auburn (1)
Texas (6)
Arkansas (7)
Arizona State (8)
Texas Tech (10)
Pepperdine (13)
Oklahoma (14)
North Carolina (17)
Duke (23)
USC (24)
Wake Forest (29)
Florida State (30)
Houston (69)
August (117)
THE LINEUP
Aaron Pounds – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas
• Slotted No. 36 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 68.7 adjusted scoring average through 26 pounds and a 615-115-38 W-L-T
• Owns three top 5 finishes this season.
• Earned his first collegiate title at the season-opening 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational
• Finished 2024-25 ranked No. 163 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
• Last time out – finished t-15th at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under 212 (70-68-74)
Wheaton Ennis – Sophomore – Eagle, Idaho
• Slotted No. 87 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 69.3 adjusted scoring average through 26 rounds and a 576- 155-37 W-L-T
• Earned GCAA All-Freshman, SEC All-Freshman and PING All-Central Region in 2024-25
• Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• Participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational the last two years, finishing t-11th this year.
• Ended freshman campaign slotted No. 82 with a 69.8 adjusted scoring average in 47 rounds
• Won 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-29th at the Louisiana Classics with a 2-under 214 (72-69-73)
Jaime Montojo – Senior – Madrid, Spain
• Slotted a season-best No. 303 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 70.8 adjusted scoring average in 20 rounds.
• Earned NCAA Division I PING All-Central Region honors in 2024
• Played in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon
• Finished sophomore year No. 146 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Claimed first collegiate win at the 2024 Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club
• Debuted on DP World Tour Oct. '23 at the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters
• Keyed Spain's 2023 European Amateur Team Championship win – clinching the match 2&1
• Made late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
• Last time out – finished t-8th at the Louisiana Classics with a 6-under 210 (70-69-71)
Shiv Parmar – Freshman – Selma, Texas
• Debuted at No. 125 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd with a current ranking of No. 185.
• Owns an adjusted scoring average of 70.1 with a 199-106-14 W-L-T
• Opened career with consecutive top 10s - Gopher Invitational (t-9th) and Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (t-8th), earning SEC Freshman of the Week following the Ben Hogan
• Advanced to round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas
• Won the 2025 Texas Cup Invitational at Rayburn Resort, firing a 9-under 201
• Fired birdies on four of his last holes to win the 98th Texas Junior Amateur in September 2024
• Claimed 2024 titles at the AJGA Mizuno Junior and LJT Winter Classic
• Last time out – finished t-15th at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under 212 (69-69-74)
Jack Usner – Junior – Woodlands, Texas
• Owns a 73.2 adjusted scoring average in 18 rounds.
• Played seven tournaments in 2024-25, posting an adjusted scoring average of 72.9 in 22 rounds
• Recorded three top 20 finishes in 2024-25, including a t-6th 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
• Moved to Round of 32 at USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship with Pounds in 2022 and 2023
• Last time out – finished t-47th at the Louisiana Classics with a 1-over 217 (68-77-72)
COURSE
Originally designed by Gary Player, Tom Fazio overhauled Floridian National Golf Club in 2011. The course was renowned as one of the most beautiful and challenging, yet playable tracks in the nation. The immaculate course is maintained by superintendent Eric Swenson.
WEATHER FORECAST
AccuWeather.com
Monday: 74/65 – Pleasant with plenty of sunshine; W 8-10 mph with gusts to 22 MPH; 4% chance of precipitation.
Tuesday: 79/65 – Cloudy and warm; breezy in the afternoon; NW 7 mph with gusts to 13 MPH; 88% chance of precipitation.
Weather.com
Monday: 81/67 – A mainly sunny sky, NNE 5-10 MPH; 4% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 81/69 – Mostly sunny in the morning with isolated thunderstorms developing later in the day; N 5-10 MPH; 32% chance of precipitation.
The tournament makes three loops around the par-71, 7,088-yard layout featuring 36 holes on Monday and the final round on Tuesday. Both days feature 7:30 a.m. shotgun starts.
The 15-team field is loaded with elite players, including nine teams ranked in the top 25 of the Scoreboard Ranking powered by Clippd. The field boasts No. 1 Auburn along with four other squads in the top 10.
Texas A&M enters play fresh off its third tournament victory of the season at the Louisiana Classics. The Aggies posted a 24-under 840 to win the event by seven strokes, marking their fourth title at the tournament in the last five seasons.
Jaime Montojo led the Aggies in Lafayette with a tie for eighth place at 6-under 2010, continuing his strong play. Aaron Pounds, Shiv Parmar and Kris Kuvaas added top-15 finishes.
The Aggies lineup at the Valspar features Pounds, Wheaton Ennis, Montojo, Parmar and Jack Usner.
Texas A&M looks to improve on last year's performance at the tournament, where the Aggies finished seventh at 16-under 836. Phichaksn Maichon led the team individually with a tie for eighth place at 8-under 205.
Historically, the Maroon & White have found success at the event, producing three third-place finishes and multiple top individual performances, including medalist honors for Greg Yates in 2015.
Live scoring for the tournament is available via Scoreboard powered by Clippd.
THE FIELD (SCOREBOARD RANKINGS POWERED BY CLIPPD
Texas A&M (32)
Auburn (1)
Texas (6)
Arkansas (7)
Arizona State (8)
Texas Tech (10)
Pepperdine (13)
Oklahoma (14)
North Carolina (17)
Duke (23)
USC (24)
Wake Forest (29)
Florida State (30)
Houston (69)
August (117)
THE LINEUP
Aaron Pounds – Junior – The Woodlands, Texas
• Slotted No. 36 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 68.7 adjusted scoring average through 26 pounds and a 615-115-38 W-L-T
• Owns three top 5 finishes this season.
• Earned his first collegiate title at the season-opening 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational
• Finished 2024-25 ranked No. 163 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
• Last time out – finished t-15th at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under 212 (70-68-74)
Wheaton Ennis – Sophomore – Eagle, Idaho
• Slotted No. 87 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Enters action with a 69.3 adjusted scoring average through 26 rounds and a 576- 155-37 W-L-T
• Earned GCAA All-Freshman, SEC All-Freshman and PING All-Central Region in 2024-25
• Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• Participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational the last two years, finishing t-11th this year.
• Ended freshman campaign slotted No. 82 with a 69.8 adjusted scoring average in 47 rounds
• Won 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-29th at the Louisiana Classics with a 2-under 214 (72-69-73)
Jaime Montojo – Senior – Madrid, Spain
• Slotted a season-best No. 303 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Owns a 70.8 adjusted scoring average in 20 rounds.
• Earned NCAA Division I PING All-Central Region honors in 2024
• Played in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon
• Finished sophomore year No. 146 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd
• Claimed first collegiate win at the 2024 Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club
• Debuted on DP World Tour Oct. '23 at the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters
• Keyed Spain's 2023 European Amateur Team Championship win – clinching the match 2&1
• Made late charge to finish t-13th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship in Parnu, Estonia
• Last time out – finished t-8th at the Louisiana Classics with a 6-under 210 (70-69-71)
Shiv Parmar – Freshman – Selma, Texas
• Debuted at No. 125 in the Scoreboard National Player Rankings powered by Clippd with a current ranking of No. 185.
• Owns an adjusted scoring average of 70.1 with a 199-106-14 W-L-T
• Opened career with consecutive top 10s - Gopher Invitational (t-9th) and Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (t-8th), earning SEC Freshman of the Week following the Ben Hogan
• Advanced to round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas
• Won the 2025 Texas Cup Invitational at Rayburn Resort, firing a 9-under 201
• Fired birdies on four of his last holes to win the 98th Texas Junior Amateur in September 2024
• Claimed 2024 titles at the AJGA Mizuno Junior and LJT Winter Classic
• Last time out – finished t-15th at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under 212 (69-69-74)
Jack Usner – Junior – Woodlands, Texas
• Owns a 73.2 adjusted scoring average in 18 rounds.
• Played seven tournaments in 2024-25, posting an adjusted scoring average of 72.9 in 22 rounds
• Recorded three top 20 finishes in 2024-25, including a t-6th 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
• Moved to Round of 32 at USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship with Pounds in 2022 and 2023
• Last time out – finished t-47th at the Louisiana Classics with a 1-over 217 (68-77-72)
COURSE
Originally designed by Gary Player, Tom Fazio overhauled Floridian National Golf Club in 2011. The course was renowned as one of the most beautiful and challenging, yet playable tracks in the nation. The immaculate course is maintained by superintendent Eric Swenson.
WEATHER FORECAST
AccuWeather.com
Monday: 74/65 – Pleasant with plenty of sunshine; W 8-10 mph with gusts to 22 MPH; 4% chance of precipitation.
Tuesday: 79/65 – Cloudy and warm; breezy in the afternoon; NW 7 mph with gusts to 13 MPH; 88% chance of precipitation.
Weather.com
Monday: 81/67 – A mainly sunny sky, NNE 5-10 MPH; 4% probability of precipitation.
Tuesday: 81/69 – Mostly sunny in the morning with isolated thunderstorms developing later in the day; N 5-10 MPH; 32% chance of precipitation.
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