SUGAR LAND, Texas – The UT Arlington women's golf team wrapped up the opening two rounds of Houston Baptist's Husky Invitational at Riverbend Country Club on Monday.
 
The Mavericks posted a 1st-round 306 and a 2nd-round 319 and reside in 10th place overall with a 625 total entering Tuesday's final round.
 
Competing as an individual, Romina Gonzalez signed for a season-low 72 in the 1st round before an 80 on her second 18 of the day, but still finished as UTA's low scorer as she sits in a tie for 23rd overall at +8.
 
UTA STANDINGS/SCORES
* T-23) Romina Gonzalez: 72-80 (152, +8)
T-27) Janane Tan: 76-77 (153, +9)
T-27) Madigan Murray: 76-77 (153, +9)
T-46) Sydney Garber: 76-83 (159, +15)
49) Connor Howard: 78-83 (161, +17)
54) Kate Tran: 81-82 (163, +19)
* Competing As An Individual
 
INSIDE THE SCORES

• Gonzalez started her 1st round on hole 14 and made three birdies and three bogeys en route to the even-par 72. She was unable to convert a below-par hole on her 2nd round.
• Tan opened on hole 8 and made three birdies in her 1st round, including back-to-back on holes 1 and 2. However, she made just one in her 2nd round.
• Murray was nearly identical to Tan as she rolled in three birdies on her 1st round as well and two in the 2nd round.
• Garber – who started on the 7th – birdied three of her first five holes on the back 9 and posted a 2-under 34 on that side in her 1st round, but a trio of doubles on the front set her back. She did not register a birdie in her 2nd round.
• Howard began on the 9th and played the back 9 (her front side) in 5-over 41, but settled down nicely with a front-9 37. Continuing the trend for the Mavs, she was unable to make a birdie in her 2nd round.
• Tran posted a pair of birdies in both of her rounds, but a few big numbers derailed her opening-day performance.

THIS AND THAT

• UTA had 12 birdies in the 1st round and just five in the 2nd round as every member of the team recorded a worse 2nd-round score than the 1st round.
• The 17 birdies for the Mavs are the 6th most in the field; however, their 94 pars through 36 holes are the 2nd fewest.

FINAL-ROUND TEE TIMES
8:30 AM: Kate Tran (18B)
8:30 AM: Romina Gonzalez (18B)
8:30 AM: Connor Howard (17)
8:30 AM: Sydney Garber (16)
8:30 AM: Janane Tan (15)
8:30 AM: Madigan Murray (14)
 
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ABOUT TEXAS RANGERS GOLF CLUB
Opened in February of 2019, the state-of-the-art Texas Rangers Golf Club is the new home of UTA's men's and women's golf programs. The world's only Major League Baseball-branded golf course, TRGC is the result of a $24 million renovation and updated routing of the former Chester W. Ditto Golf Course.
 
The Home of UTA Golf was designed by UTA alumni John Colligan and Trey Kemp of Arlington-based Colligan Golf Design. It features an expansive 23-acre practice area, and a new 33,871-square-foot clubhouse – which opened in March 2021 – will feature a full-service restaurant and bar, covered patio overlooking the golf course, pro shop, locker rooms and numerous rental and event spaces. For more information about TRGC, click here.