WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Junior Bronson Burgoon fired an even-par 72 on Saturday to lead Texas A&M to a 12th place finish at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship, the Aggies' highest finish since 1984.

UCLA (1,194) edged Stanford (1,195) by a single shot to capture the national championship. The Bruins' Kevin Chappell won individual honors by three strokes with a two-under total of 69-73-68-76=286. Chappell was the only player in the field to finish at par or better for the tournament.

A&M got off to a shaky start and was 11-over through five holes, but played the next eight in just one-over. The Aggies were seven-over on the final five holes. A&M finished with a total of 309-294-306-307=1,216, 22 shots behind the Bruins.

"I'm sure we'll be able to look at it down the road as our best finish in a quarter of a century but we were disappointed with the way we ended the round," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We had a chance for a great finish and we let it slip away. Still, our program is obviously going in the right direction and we have a great group of kids who fought their tails off to the end. It just didn't work out for us today."

USC finished third at 1,196, followed by Oklahoma State (1,200), Clemson (1,201), Kent State (1,204), Washington (1,208), Charlotte (1,210), Georgia (1,210), Louisville (1,213) and Florida (1,214).

Finishing behind the Aggies were Alabama (1,218), San Diego State (1,222) and Middle Tennessee State (1,225).

Windy conditions led to another day of high scores at the 7,450-yard Kampen Course as the average score was more than six strokes over par.

Burgoon was three-over through six, but played his last 12 holes in three-under. His final round equaled the second best of the day. Burgoon tied for 23rd overall with rounds of 80-73-78-72=303.

"Something kind of clicked in my swing on the seventh hole and from then on I was three-under," said Burgoon, who was an All-American as a sophomore. "It's the first time in a long time that my swing has felt normal. I felt like myself again and I knew I was going to play well down the stretch. But obviously, we want to be where UCLA is and we let a great opportunity pass us by."

A&M freshman Nacho Elvira (el-VEE-ruh) also tied for 23rd at 77-72-75-79=303, while sophomore Andrea Pavan (on-DRAY-uh puh-VAHN) tied for 29th (75-73-77-79=304). Senior Bobby Gates tied for 43rd (77-77-76-77=307) and junior Matt Van Zandt placed 81st (82-76-84-84=326).

The last time A&M finished higher at the NCAA Championship was when it was 10th in 1984.

A three-time All-Big 12 pick, Gates completed his college career as the No. 3 scorer in A&M history and set school records for rounds played (155) and par or better rounds (51).

"My four years at A&M have been awesome," Gates said. "Coming to A&M was the best decision of my life. With all the opportunities I've had and the things I've done here, there's really no way to describe how great it's been. It's been incredible to be a part of something bigger than myself."