Men’s Golf Heads To Mississippi For Regular-Season Finale

TUNICA, Miss. – One final tune-up before the Western Athletic Conference Championship awaits the UT Arlington men's golf team as the Mavericks will tee it up in the Tunica National Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday, Apr. 17-18, from Tunica National.

UTA LINEUP
1) Caleb Hicks
2) Hiroki Miya
3) Daniel Cronje
4) Zak Jones
5) Cameron Beck

The two-day, 54-hole tournament will commence on Monday with 36 holes of continuous action and will conclude with the final round on Tuesday. UTA will be teeing off the 1st hole in 10-minute increments on Monday beginning at 8:50 a.m. with Beck and wrapping up at 9:30 with Hicks. Live scoring all tournament will be available via Golfstat.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
This will be UTA's first appearance at the Tunica National Intercollegiate, hosted by Arkansas State. Tunica National sits just off the Mississippi River about 30 minutes south of Memphis and was constructed by Mark McCumber. The layout provides generous fairways, yet a challenge with champion Bermuda greens. It will play as a par 72, stretching to 7,204 yards this week.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
#68 Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, #79 Memphis (individuals), Missouri State, Nicholls, North Alabama, Old Dominion, Oral Roberts, Samford, South Dakota, Southeastern Louisiana, UT Arlington, UTEP.

LINEUP INFORMATION

Hicks led the Mavs last time out at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at +1 (69-73-75). The Arlington native – who has a 73.77 scoring average this season – has once again produced another great year as he's on track to record a career high in par-or-better rounds (currently with nine) as well as match his most rounds in a season with 31 (currently with 26). Additionally, he is the only Mav regular in the lineup this year who has yet to produce an 'other' score – nothing higher than a double bogey.
Miya bounced back from a season-worst leaderboard finish with his fourth top 25 of the year at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at +2 (68-76-74). The New Zealand native leads UTA this year in scoring average (73.46) and par-or-better rounds (10).
Cronje has been Mr. Consistent for the Mavs as he has yet to card a round above +6 and ranks 2nd on the team with a 73.54 scoring average. However, he has not posted a round under par since the final round at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate on Mar. 3. It has been a career year for the South African as he has posted a career best in low round (68), rounds in 60s (four), par-or-better rounds (nine), score to par (1.81) and tournaments played (nine).
Jones will be looking to bounce back from a season-worst-tying score at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic thanks in large part to an uncharacteristic 84 in the final round. The graduate student carries a 74.50 scoring average this year with eight par-or-better rounds and a pair of rounds in the 60s, including a team-low 67.
Beck has now qualified for four tournaments, and is coming off a T-2 showing at the unofficial Spring Indy at WinStar last week with a -5 (72-69-70) showing. The freshman has struggled to maintain consistent low scores, but a more forgiving course at Tunica National should help bolster confidence heading into the WAC Championship.

NEXT UP
The Mavs will head to the WAC Championship at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev., Apr. 28-30. This will be the first time the Mavs compete in the WAC Championship since their only other year in the league in 2012-13 when UTA placed 2nd.

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 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

Cameron Beck

Daniel Cronje

Caleb Hicks

Zak Jones

Hiroki Miya

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