Men’s Golf Heads To Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational - University of Texas Arlington Athletics

ERIE, Colo. – The UT Arlington men's golf team returns to action for the third time in as many weeks Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27-28, at the 11th annual Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational from Colorado National Golf Club 12 miles east of Boulder.

UTA LINEUP
1) Paul Gonzalez
2) Caleb Hicks
3) Hiroki Miya
4) Daniel Steinarsson
5) Kyle Cox

Gonzalez, Hicks, Miya and Steinarsson will each be competing for the third time this season in as many qualifying opportunities; meanwhile, Cox will be competing as part of the team lineup for the first time this season. More information about each competitor is later in this release.

TOURNAMENT INFO
Live Scoring
Golfstat

Monday
1st & 2nd Rounds
9:15 AM CT: Shotgun Start | Continuous Play

Tuesday
Final Round
Staggered Shotgun
9:10 AM CT: Top Four (4) Teams Off No. 1 In Tee Times
9:30 AM CT: Teams 5-18 Shotgun Start

Participating Teams
Air Force, #38 Boise State, #100 Colorado, #69 Denver, Grand Canyon, Kansas City, Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, San Diego, San Francisco, Southern Utah, UT Arlington, UTEP, #64 Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Wichita State, Wyoming

Course
Colorado National Golf Club
Par 72 | 7,676 Yards

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
At the 2019 edition of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite, UTA posted the 2nd-best 54-hole score to par in program history with a blistering -18. The 846 total registered as the 6th best in program annals.

That resulted in the Mavs finishing in 4th place despite playing all three rounds under par for the tournament. Colorado defended its home course – where altitude plays a significant factor – with an 829 total to win.

Individually, Gonzalez tied for 5th with a career-best -10; the 206 total is tied for the 7th best in program history. Cox tied for 8th close behind at -8; his 208 total represented a career best. In the opening round, Cox carded a career-low-tying 68. Hicks is the only other UTA member teeing it up this week who played the event in 2019, and he shot E to tie for 31st.

INSIDE THE LINEUP

Through two events, Gonzalez leads the Mavs with a scoring average of 72.83. His low round of the year is a 68, and he's posted four par-or-better rounds in six opportunities. Gonzalez's next counting score will be the 100th of his career, joining only six other Mavs who have reached that mark.
Hicks carries a 75.33 average score into this week through six rounds. His best round so far this month was a 2-under 70 in the 2nd round of the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate on Sept. 12.
A transfer from North Texas, Miya cracks the team lineup for the third time in as many tries with UTA. He holds a 75.50 scoring average so far this season, and posted a T-22 last week at UTSA's Lone Star Invitational to represent UTA's 2nd-best finish.
Steinarsson will also be in the team lineup for the third-straight time and carries the exact same 75.50 scoring average into this week as Miya. The sophomore's best round was a 1-under 71 to open the season.
Cox competed as an individual at Texas Wesleyan's Texas Intercollegiate Sept. 13-14, finishing tied for 11th with rounds of 78-70-71: 219 (+3). However, this will be the first time he's in the team lineup this season. Despite just posting three rounds this year, his two under-par performances are the 2nd most on the team behind Gonzalez.

NEXT UP
UTA continues its stretch of playing four-straight weeks to open the 2021-22 season when the Mavs head to SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas Oct. 4-6.

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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 – 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.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Cox

Paul Gonzalez

Caleb Hicks

Hiroki Miya

Daniel Steinarsson

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