Texas A&M opens the first Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Monday with Wheaton Ennis at No. 16 in the national rankings and two lineup spots held by golfers ranked 528th and 580th. The No. 28 Aggies finished second at the Fighting Irish Classic earlier this month, and Ennis won the individual title there. Granbury will show how deep the Aggies run behind him.
Quick Answer: Texas A&M men’s golf plays the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate from Oct. 19 to 21, 2026, at Halbert National in Granbury, Texas. The No. 28 Aggies tee off at 11 a.m. CT on Monday. Nine teams play 54 holes, and Golf Channel airs all three rounds live.
Event Details and How to Watch
Abilene Christian hosts the event in a multi-year partnership with Golf Channel and HNS Sports Group. Players go 54 holes over three days, 18 per day, and nine men’s teams are in the field. Besides Texas A&M, that field has Abilene Christian, Arizona, Houston, Michigan, Missouri, Rice, SMU and Tulsa. The event honors Johnny Perkins, a Granbury native and Abilene Christian All-American receiver who played seven years in the NFL after the New York Giants drafted him in 1977.
Golf Channel airs all three rounds live from 3 to 6 p.m. each day, according to the team’s announcement. That announcement doesn’t name a time zone, so confirm the start time in the channel guide. Texas A&M starts on hole 10 Monday, with Aggie tee times running from 11 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CT. Rounds two and three don’t have tee times yet, and teams learn them after round one.
Texas A&M’s Lineup
Texas A&M sends five golfers into the team score and one into the individual standings. Rankings below come from the first Clippd Scoreboard release of 2026-27, according to the team’s announcement.
| Lineup spot | Golfer | Class | Clippd rank | Spots behind Ennis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Pounds | Senior | 147 | 131 |
| 2 | Wheaton Ennis | Junior | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Shiv Parmar | Sophomore | 78 | 62 |
| 4 | Landon Ashcraft | Freshman | 580 | 564 |
| 5 | Kris Kuvaas | Senior | 528 | 512 |
Jack Usner, a senior ranked 983rd, plays as the individual.
Ennis is the Aggies’ best chance at a low number. He’s shot par or better in all nine rounds this fall, and his 7-under 203 won the Fighting Irish Classic for his first collegiate title. Seven SEC golfers sit in the national top 20, and Ennis is one of them.
Parmar, a sophomore from Selma, Texas, owns a 70.1 scoring average and leads the team with two eagles. His third place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup is his best finish of the fall. Pounds, a senior from The Woodlands, Texas, has finished in the top 25 at all three events.
Spots 4 and 5 are the weak link. Freshman Landon Ashcraft of Chandler, Arizona, tied for 24th in his college debut and has shot par or better in two of nine rounds. Kuvaas hasn’t played for the Aggies since the Fighting Illini Invitational in September and owns a best finish of 17th.
Nobody’s posted a round score yet, so every ranking in this preview is a pre-tournament snapshot.
Results Behind the Aggies’ No. 28 Ranking
Texas A&M has played three team events this fall and finished second twice, according to the team’s announcement. The Aggies posted 860 (-4) at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and 842 (+2) at the Fighting Irish Classic. California won the Fighting Irish Classic at 1-over 841, one shot ahead of Texas A&M, according to AmateurGolf.com.
The Aggies’ best score to par, 13-under 827 at the Fighting Illini Invitational, placed only 13th. Their 2-over 842 at the Fighting Irish Classic placed second. Score to par says little when the course and the field change, and Granbury changes both. Through nine team rounds, Texas A&M has shot par or better seven times.
Halbert National and the Weather
Halbert National is a private course on 170 acres along Lake Granbury, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Tom Fazio designed the par-72 layout, which opened in 2025 and measures 7,542 yards, according to Abilene Christian’s event page. David Halbert, an Abilene native and Abilene Christian alumnus who founded Caris Life Sciences, owns it.
No team has past results at this event to study, and the course opened in 2025. Halbert National is the wild card in this field. According to the team’s announcement, forecasts show highs rising from 77 on Monday to 81 on Wednesday with little to no chance of rain. Dry weather means scoring depends on Fazio’s layout and each team’s depth.
FAQ
Where can I watch the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate?
Golf Channel airs all three rounds live from 3 to 6 p.m. each day. Live scoring runs on Clippd Scoreboard.
How many teams play at Halbert National?
Nine men’s teams and nine women’s teams play three rounds of stroke play, with 18 holes each day. Texas A&M plays in the men’s field.
Who is Texas A&M’s top-ranked golfer?
Wheaton Ennis, a junior from Eagle, Idaho, ranks 16th in the first Clippd rankings of 2026-27 and 36th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
What Comes Next for Texas A&M
Texas A&M’s next event after Granbury is the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in Loxley, Alabama. Round one on Monday will show whether Ashcraft and Kuvaas can stay within range of Ennis and Parmar.