DALLAS – Shoichiro Kato led a quartet of UT Arlington men's golfers on Monday who are competing as individuals at the DBU Fall Classic from the esteemed Golf Club of Dallas.
After opening his morning with a 1-over 71, Kato carded an even-par 70 on the 6,719-yard layout in the afternoon to move up six spots on the leaderboard and cap the first 36 holes in a tie for 14th at +1.
Below are the remainder of UTA's individual scores and brief info on their rounds. The final round is set for Tuesday morning, with pairings and live scoring available via
Golfstat.
UTA SCORES
T14) Shoichiro Kato: 71-70: 141 (+1)
T33) Trent Griessel: 74-71: 145 (+5)
T48) Michael Chevalier: 73-75: 148 (+8)
T63) Alberto Menacho: 74-77: 151 (+11)
INSIDE THE SCORES
KATO
The Japanese native got through his 1st round with four birdies, three bogeys and a double to card a 71 (+1). In his 2nd round, the junior transfer had another solid showing with four birdies and two bogeys; however a double on the par-4 10th hole bumped Kato to a 70 (E) – still the lowest round of any Mav in the tournament so far.
GRIESSEL
The Washington native started on the 17th hole and got off to a solid start in his 1st round, registering two birdies and two bogeys in his first 11 holes. However, like Kato, a double on the aforementioned 10th derailed his strong start and he posted a 74 (+4). In his 2nd round, the junior was able to recover and card three birdies to almost offset four bogeys for a 71 (+1).
CHEVALIER
The freshman, starting on the 16th hole, notched just two birdies along with five bogeys for an opening-round 73 (+3). In his 2nd round, the native Texan recorded another two birdies and five bogeys; however a double on the par-4 15th hole – his last hole of the day – caused him to sign for a 75 (+5)
MENACHO
In his first round of the season, the Peru native – starting on the 17th hole – recorded three birdies, five bogeys and a double en route to an opening-round 74 (+4). In his 2nd round, the graduate student carded seven bogeys for a 77 (+7).
THIS AND THAT
Kato ranks tied for 5th in par-3 scoring average with a 2.88 (-1) … Griessell currently is tied for 6th in the field in par-5 scoring average with a 4.25 (-3) … Kato's eight birdies leads all UTA players.
– #BuckEm –
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Opened in February of 2019, the state-of-the-art Texas Rangers Golf Club is the 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.
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