EL DORADO, AR – UT Arlington wrapped up the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship on Sunday in position for an all-important top-4 finish.
 
Shooting a 1st-round 305 behind an even-par round of 72 from Daniel Cronje, the Mavs are tied with Appalachian State for 5th on the leaderboard at +17 with two rounds of stroke play remaining.
 
UTA is just three shots back of 4th place overall, which is where the Mavs need to be following 54 holes in order to advance to the match play semifinals on Wednesday.
 
UTA LINEUP SCORES
T-3) Daniel Cronje: 72 (E)
T-13) Caleb Hicks: 75 (+3)
T-32) Kyle Cox: 78 (+6)
T-40) Paul Gonzales: 80 (+8)
T-55) Zakary Jones 85 (+13)
 
INSIDE THE SCORES

• A consistent start Cronje resulted in eight-straight pars to begin the day before a birdie on the final hole of the front nine. 
• A solid opening round for Hicks, but bogies on the final two holes of the day kept him outside the top 10 individually.
• Identical front and back nine scores of +3 for Cox as he converted one birdie.

SECOND ROUND TEE TIMES (No. 10 Start)
8:30 AM: Zakary Jones
8:39 AM: Paul Gonzalez
8:48 AM: Kyle Cox
8:57 AM: Caleb Hicks
9:06 AM: Daniel Cronje
 
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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 just opened in March of 2021 – features 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.