DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The UT Arlington women's golf team completed the opening round of the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship on Sunday from LPGA International's Hills Course in 11th place with a 319 total.
Sydney Garber led the Mavericks with a round of 78, including UTA's only two birdies of the day as she resides in a tie for 35th with two rounds remaining on Monday and Tuesday.
UTA LINEUP SCORES
T-35)
Sydney Garber: 78 (+6)
T-39)
Romina Gonzalez: 79 (+7)
T-44)
Madigan Murray: 80 (+8)
52)
Kate Tran: 82 (+10)
53)
Abigail Adams: 83 (+11)
All of UTA's five members started the morning on the 10th hole, and Garber birdied the par-4 18th and par-5 8th as the senior shot an even-par 36 on the front side (her back) to close the day on a strong note.
THIS AND THAT
- Gonzalez led the Mavs and tied for 9th in the 55-player field on Sunday in par-3 scoring average at 3.00.
- Adams and Gonzalez both paced UTA with 12 pars for the day.
- All but two holes on the par-72, 6,193-yard Hills Course layout played over par for the opening round.
- Texas State (279) holds a five-shot lead over Coastal Carolina (284) entering 2nd-round action.
2ND-ROUND INFO
Once again, live coverage will be shown all round on ESPN+, with live scoring available through Golfstat. UTA will begin the day on the 10th hole again, this time paired with Georgia State. Below are the tee times (Central time).
7:00:
Abigail Adams
7:09:
Kate Tran
7:18:
Madigan Murray
7:27:
Romina Gonzalez
7:36:
Sydney Garber
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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 of 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.
