Monday, March 23
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Texas A&M
at
Valspar Collegiate
Photo by: Zoie Joslin/Texas A&M Athletics
Ennis Finishes Third at Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Mar 24, 2026 | Men's Golf
PALM CITY, Fla. – The Texas A&M men's golf team closed out play at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a sixth-place finish after a strong final round at Floridian National Golf Club.
The Aggies posted one of the top third-round scores of the tournament with a 13-under 271. The Maroon & White carded a three-day total of 25-under 827 on the par-71, 7,088-yard layout, climbing two spots on the leaderboard in Tuesday's final round. Texas Tech claimed first at 45-under, followed by Auburn (-39).
Texas A&M was paced by an outstanding performance from Wheaton Ennis. The sophomore finished tied for third individually at 13-under 200. Ennis delivered a collegiate career-best round of 7-under 64 in the final round, highlighted by consistent scoring throughout. He sank eight birdies on the final loop.
Shiv Parmar and Aaron Pounds finished tied for 19th at 7-under 206. Parmar delivered three steady rounds, including a final-round 70, while Pounds surged on Tuesday with a 5-under 66. The duo combined for consistent scoring throughout the week, giving Texas A&M a reliable presence in the middle of the lineup and helping fuel the team's climb up the leaderboard in the final round.
Jaime Montojo added a solid final round of even 71 to finish tied for 76th at 9-over 222, while Jack Usner rounded out the lineup in 62nd place at 3-over 216.
UP NEXT...
The Aggies wrap up the regular season April 12-13 when they travel to Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On Wheaton Ennis' career-best round...
"It was a great round of golf. It's nice to see his work paying off because he's been trying to get better and working hard to do so. It's really awesome for him to have a day like that. And he had a really good tournament overall. I mean that was a great result in a really top-end field."
On the team having a strong final round...
"It's that time of the year where hopefully the work starts paying off. We have a group that works their tails off. It doesn't always go their way, but I know they're going to put the work in. It was great to see them shoot the scores and have a good tournament this week. I know they're not satisfied, but it's great to see some bounce back rounds today. Shiv (Parmar) played a nice tournament as did Aaron (Pounds). We'll keep working to get better, but the finish today was awesome to see."
TEAM STANDINGS
TEXAS A&M SCORES
The Aggies posted one of the top third-round scores of the tournament with a 13-under 271. The Maroon & White carded a three-day total of 25-under 827 on the par-71, 7,088-yard layout, climbing two spots on the leaderboard in Tuesday's final round. Texas Tech claimed first at 45-under, followed by Auburn (-39).
Texas A&M was paced by an outstanding performance from Wheaton Ennis. The sophomore finished tied for third individually at 13-under 200. Ennis delivered a collegiate career-best round of 7-under 64 in the final round, highlighted by consistent scoring throughout. He sank eight birdies on the final loop.
Shiv Parmar and Aaron Pounds finished tied for 19th at 7-under 206. Parmar delivered three steady rounds, including a final-round 70, while Pounds surged on Tuesday with a 5-under 66. The duo combined for consistent scoring throughout the week, giving Texas A&M a reliable presence in the middle of the lineup and helping fuel the team's climb up the leaderboard in the final round.
Jaime Montojo added a solid final round of even 71 to finish tied for 76th at 9-over 222, while Jack Usner rounded out the lineup in 62nd place at 3-over 216.
UP NEXT...
The Aggies wrap up the regular season April 12-13 when they travel to Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Brian Kortan
On Wheaton Ennis' career-best round...
"It was a great round of golf. It's nice to see his work paying off because he's been trying to get better and working hard to do so. It's really awesome for him to have a day like that. And he had a really good tournament overall. I mean that was a great result in a really top-end field."
On the team having a strong final round...
"It's that time of the year where hopefully the work starts paying off. We have a group that works their tails off. It doesn't always go their way, but I know they're going to put the work in. It was great to see them shoot the scores and have a good tournament this week. I know they're not satisfied, but it's great to see some bounce back rounds today. Shiv (Parmar) played a nice tournament as did Aaron (Pounds). We'll keep working to get better, but the finish today was awesome to see."
TEAM STANDINGS
| 1 | Texas Tech | -45 | 273-267-267 = 807 |
| 2 | Auburn | -39 | 264-274-275 = 813 |
| 3 | Texas | -34 | 268-280-270 = 818 |
| 4 | Arkansas | -33 | 270-280-269 = 819 |
| 5 | Florida State | -30 | 269-280-273 = 822 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | -25 | 277-279-271 = 827 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | -23 | 274-282-273 = 829 |
| 8 | North Carolina | -19 | 282-280-271 = 833 |
| t-9 | Duke | -17 | 280-274-281 = 835 |
| t-9 | Houston | -17 | 271-282-282 = 835 |
| t-11 | Pepperdine | -16 | 279-281-276 = 836 |
| t-11 | Wake Forest | -16 | 286-274-276 = 836 |
| 13 | Southern California | -14 | 277-281-280 = 838 |
| 14 | Arizona State | -12 | 278-283-279 = 840 |
| 15 | Rice | +10 | 282-291-289 = 862 |
| 16 | Augusta | +13 | 286-294-285 = 865 |
TEXAS A&M SCORES
| t-3 | Wheaton Ennis | -13 | 67-69-64 = 200 |
| t-19 | Shiv Parmar | -7 | 67-69-70 = 206 |
| t-19 | Aaron Pounds | -7 | 69-71-66 = 206 |
| t-62 | Jack Usner | +3 | 74-70-72 = 216 |
| t-76 | Jaime Montojo | +9 | 76-75-71 = 222 |
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