Spring Break
Men's Golf Takes Home the National Championship
Aggies Capture their First Ever Title and School's First Since 1987
By: Brett Sebastian
Issue date: 6/1/09 Section: Sports
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Landry hit his drive down the middle of the par 4 and Burgoon hit the right rough. Landry's second shot hit the edge of the green and Burgoon's almost went in on an ace before finishing inches from the hole. Landry pulled his putt to the right in a shot that would have forced sudden death overtime. Burgoon then completed the weekend by scoring a birdie to win the final hole and give the Aggies their first national title in golf.
"After it started rolling I was like please go in," Burgoon said. "I was struggling the last four holes. I put more pressure on myself than I should have. The last hole something happened for me and seemed to click."
The championship is A&M's first team title since 1987 when softball took home the crown.
"A lot goes through my mind," said Head Coach JT Higgins. "It's been a long road. When we started here eight years ago we were a long way from being national champs. It was a long process to get great players like Bronson, John, Andrea, Conrad and Matt. Just putting together a team that has a chance to compete. I was really just happy for the kids. I love them, they're like my own."
A&M's No. 2 player, junior Andrea Pavan, downed David Lingmerth 7 and 6 while No. 3 sophomore John Hurley defeated Ethan Tracy 6 and 4. Combined with Burgoon they accounted for three Aggie wins. Arkansas Razorbacks Jason Cuthbertson and Jaime Marshall defeated senior Matt Van Zandt and sophomore Conrad Shindler respectively for their two wins.
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