Monday, October 19
Granbury, Texas
Abilene Christian
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Abilene Christian Intercollegiate
Photo by: Kevan Albright
10/22/2026 7:58:00 AM | Men's Golf
GRANBURY, Texas — Abilene Christian men's golf wrapped up its fall slate in ninth place at the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Wednesday. The Wildcats scored 38-over 902 at Halbert National Golf Club, with freshman Cooper Watson leading the team for the second tournament in a row in a tie for 22nd place.
Watson posted a 1-under 71 in the third and final round to rise 10 spots and close at 5-over 221. ACU delivered its best round of the tournament at 4-over 292. The Wildcats competed alongside some of the biggest names in college golf on national television with Golf Channel providing live coverage of each round.
ACU returns to action in the spring at Arizona's National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 1-2, 2027.
No. 29 Texas A&M captured the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate title at 24-under 840, while the Aggies' Aaron Pounds topped the individual leaderboard at 8-under 208.
Watson led the Wildcats and tied for fifth in the field with 13 birdies. He joined Maximilian Björnström in a tie for sixth on par 4s at 1-over. The Lawton, Okla. product picked up five birdies in the final round, including three in a row from No. 17 to No. 1. He closed his first semester on a high note after tying for 12th place at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Björnström and Kade McDonough each followed in a tie for 31st place at 8-over 224. The pair posted identical rounds each day of the tournament, capped with a 2-over 74. Björnström and McDonough totaled five birdies, with each of McDonough's three coming in successive order on No. 15-17.
Preston DeFriend, competing as an individual, scored 4-over 76 in the final round to land in 40th place at 14-over 230. He paced the Wildcats on par 5s at 4-under. Fellow individual Jack Hollingsed was close behind in a draw for 41st place at 16-over 232.
Rex Hargrove and Luis Buech each delivered their low rounds of the tournament to end on a high note. Hargrove scored 2-over 74 to finish in 44th place at 18-over 234. He notched back-to-back birdies on No. 17-18 and scored at or below par on 14 holes. Buech shot 1-over 73 on Wednesday and rounded out the lineup in 45th place at 19-over 235. He collected four birdies, including three in a row on No. 15-17.
Watson posted a 1-under 71 in the third and final round to rise 10 spots and close at 5-over 221. ACU delivered its best round of the tournament at 4-over 292. The Wildcats competed alongside some of the biggest names in college golf on national television with Golf Channel providing live coverage of each round.
ACU returns to action in the spring at Arizona's National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 1-2, 2027.
No. 29 Texas A&M captured the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate title at 24-under 840, while the Aggies' Aaron Pounds topped the individual leaderboard at 8-under 208.
Watson led the Wildcats and tied for fifth in the field with 13 birdies. He joined Maximilian Björnström in a tie for sixth on par 4s at 1-over. The Lawton, Okla. product picked up five birdies in the final round, including three in a row from No. 17 to No. 1. He closed his first semester on a high note after tying for 12th place at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Björnström and Kade McDonough each followed in a tie for 31st place at 8-over 224. The pair posted identical rounds each day of the tournament, capped with a 2-over 74. Björnström and McDonough totaled five birdies, with each of McDonough's three coming in successive order on No. 15-17.
Preston DeFriend, competing as an individual, scored 4-over 76 in the final round to land in 40th place at 14-over 230. He paced the Wildcats on par 5s at 4-under. Fellow individual Jack Hollingsed was close behind in a draw for 41st place at 16-over 232.
Rex Hargrove and Luis Buech each delivered their low rounds of the tournament to end on a high note. Hargrove scored 2-over 74 to finish in 44th place at 18-over 234. He notched back-to-back birdies on No. 17-18 and scored at or below par on 14 holes. Buech shot 1-over 73 on Wednesday and rounded out the lineup in 45th place at 19-over 235. He collected four birdies, including three in a row on No. 15-17.
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