SBC Championship On Deck For Women's Golf - University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Sunday, April 17

Daytona Beach, FL

University of Texas Arlington

First Round

Photo by: Meagan Johnson

4/16/2022 5:41:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: Brittany Wyllie (@_brittanywyllie)

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - The UT Arlington women's golf team looks to conclude its 2021-22 season as the Mavericks are set to compete in the Sun Belt Conference Championship beginning Sunday, Apr. 17 at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach.

UT Arlington's Heidrun Hlynsdottir led the Mavericks to their best finish this season of 4th place in Tuesday's final round at the ORU Spring Invitational last week. The junior tabbed rounds of 75-71-75 which aided to the team's 54-hole total of 915 – tied for the 12-best in UTA program history.

UTA LINEUP THIS WEEK
1) Heidrun Hlynsdottir 8:36
2) Madigan Murray 8:27
3) Sydney Garber 8:18
4) Connor Howard 8:09
5) Janane Tan 8:00

SBC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Live Scoring
All live scoring will be available via Golfstat

COURSE
LPGA International – Par 72; 6,193 Yards

FORMAT
Sunday, Apr. 17: First Round
Monday, Apr. 18: Second Round
Tuesday, Apr. 19: Final Round

PARTICIPANTS
Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Little Rock, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy, UT Arlington, ULM

Sun Belt Women's Golf Championship Central
Daily Photo Access

First Round Tee Times
8:00-8:36 a.m. ET | Hole No. 1 – No. 4 Georgia Southern, No. 5 Arkansas State, No. 6 Little Rock 8:00-8:36 a.m. ET | Hole No. 10 – No. 10 UTA, No. 11 App State 8:45-9:21 a.m. ET | Hole No. 1 – No. 1 Coastal Carolina, No. 2 Texas State, No. 3 South Alabama 8:45-9:21 a.m. ET | Hole No. 10 – No. 7 ULM, No. 8 Georgia State, No. 9 Troy

ESPN+
Sunday, Apr. 17 | ESPN+
Monday, Apr. 18 | ESPN+
Tuesday, Apr. 19 | TBA

INSIDE THE LINEUP
Hlyndsottir

Hlynsdottir holds the second-best scoring average over 30 rounds played so far this season with a 76.10. The junior recorded UTA's best finish this season back at the Little Rock Golf Classic where she tied for 6th place. Her 217 54-hole total marked the 4th-best total in program history. She is coming off a top-10 finish at the ORU Spring Invitational where she placed 7th out of the 62-player field as she tabbed rounds of 75-71-75.

Murray

Murray is coming off her fifth top-20 finish this season as she tied for 17th at the ORU Spring Invitational last week as she posted rounds of 74-76-75. Murray led the Mavericks back at South Alabama's Bama Beach Bash as she tied for 42nd out of the 96-player field. Murray posted a 1st-round 71 which was her fourth under-par round so far this season. The graduate student's best finish this year has come from South Alabama's Tchefuncta Invitational (Feb. 2022) where she tabbed rounds of 74-76-75 which led to a 9th place finish. Murray continues to lead the Mavs with a 75.73 scoring average.

Garber

Garber has played in all but one tournament this year as the graduate student is heading into her tenth tournament. The graduate student has three rounds of even-par or better under belt this season as her best round (71) has come back the Aggie Invitational back in October of 2021. Across 27 rounds, Garber sits on an average score of 78.70.

Howard

Howard posted a tied for 35th place at the ORU Spring Invitational last week in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma – her best finish this season – as the senior shot 79-78-78 for a 235 total. Over a total of eight tournaments this season, Howard holds an 80.29 average score.

Tan

Tan is making her sixth appearance this year as her best finish came from the ORU Spring Invitational where she tied for 46th. The senior posted rounds of 83-75-81 as her 2nd-round 75 was her best round this year. Tan holds an 82.87 scoring average.