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SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Texas A&M sophomore Chandler Phillips shot a 4-under 67 in the final round of the NCAA Sammamish Regional to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships on Wednesday.

Phillips finished in seventh place at 2-under 211 to earn an individual berth into the national championship set for May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

“I’m excited for Chandler,” A&M coach J.T. Higgins said. “He’s had such a fantastic year, one of the best seasons in program history. We’ve had a couple guys who have won more during a season, but he’s put up consistently strong finishes week after week after week.”

A&M failed to advance as a team, finish in sixth place just four shots short of tying Penn State for the regional’s fifth and final berth into the NCAA Championship.

Southern California won the event at 3 under followed by Kent State (3 over), Alabama (10 over), Florida State (10 over) and Penn State (11 over). A&M finished at 15 over (287-296-284–867).

A&M junior Andrew Paysse tied for 13th at 69-74-71–214 with junior Cameron Champ tied for 22nd (72-74-72–218). Dan Erickson tied for 51st (76-78-74–228) and freshman Brandon Smith tied for 56th (75-75-79–229).