SUGAR LAND, Texas – Madigan Murray recorded a final-round 73 to lead the UT Arlington women's golf team on the last day of Houston Baptist's Husky Invitational at Riverbend Country Club on Tuesday.
 
Murray posted her second top-20 finish of the season as the senior tied for 19th overall with a three-round 226 total (+10) to finish as UTA's low member. Competing as an individual, Romina Gonzalez was just a few shots back of Murray with a 54-hole 229 (+13) to tie for 25th.
 
As a team, the Mavs moved up one position on the leaderboard from their overnight position and finished the event in 9th place following a final-round 311 as part of a 936 (+72) score.
 
UTA  LINEUP SCORES
T-19) Madigan Murray: 76-77-73: 226 (+10)
* T-25) Romina Gonzalez: 72-80-77: 229 (+13)
T-38) Janane Tan: 76-77-84: 237 (+21)
46) Sydney Garber: 76-83-80: 239 (+23)
T-47) Connor Howard: 78-83-80: 241 (+25)
T-47) Kate Tran: 81-82-78: 241 (+25)
* Competed As An Individual
 
INSIDE THE SCORES

• Murray began her round on the par-3 14th and closed her day with back-to-back birdies on the par-5 12th and par-4 13th to post her season-low round.
• Gonzalez made nothing worse than bogey and rolled in birdies on the par-4 15th and par-4 2nd holes.
• Tan was plagued by four double bogeys, but played the par-3 holes on Tuesday at level par – tied for the 6th-best score of anyone in the 60-player field.
• Garber's three birdies were tied for the most of any player in the final round, but she couldn't overcome three double bogeys. One of those birdies came on the par-5 1st – one of only five birdies on that hole all day.
• Howard made one of just four birdies by the field on the par-3 7th, but unfortunately that would be her only sub-par hole of the round.
• Tran rolled in a pair of birdies on the par-4 16th and 2nd holes; her and Murray were responsible for two of the five birdies on the 16th on Tuesday.

THIS AND THAT

• As a team, UTA's 10 birdies in the final round were tied for the 3rd-most in the field; the Mavs had 27 over the three rounds – tied for the 4th-most of any team.
• Sam Houston won the 11-team event with an 867 (+3) total – 15 shots clear of Arkansas State and 28 strokes ahead of 3rd-place HBU.

NEXT ON THE TEE
The Mavs will head to Hunstville to tee it up in Sam Houston's Bearkat Invitational Mar. 29-30.
 
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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.