Men’s Golf Ready For Challenging Wyoming Cowboy Classic

CHANDLER, Ariz. – The UT Arlington men's golf team will look to bounce back from a season-worst score when the Mavericks tee it up in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic from Whirlwind Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday as UTA gears up for the WAC Championship at the end of the month.

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

The two-day, 54-hole tournament will start Monday, Apr. 3, and conclude with the final round on Tuesday, Apr. 4. Day one will feature 36 continuous holes starting at 7:30 a.m. local MT (8:30 CT), and live scoring all tournament will be available via Golfstat.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
UTA will be going up against a loaded field as four of the top-50 teams in the nation comprise the 21-team field:

#5 Arizona State, Denver, Grand Canyon, Iowa State, Kansas, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, #50 Missouri, Pacific, #28 San Diego State, Southern Utah, Saint Mary's, #34 TCU, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UNLV, Utah State, Utah Valley, UT Arlington, UTEP, Weber State.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
This will be UTA's second appearance at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, having last competed four years ago. Whirlwind Golf Club is one of the most scenic courses the Mavericks will play all year, as the course is built on a desert just outside of Phoenix.

LINEUP INFORMATION

Cronje, the South Africa native, leads the Mavs in scoring average at 73.43, and he is also the only member of the team without a round in the 80s this year. Cronje has been a consistent catalyst for UTA as all of his rounds have been counted in the team score since the Nick Watney Invitational last November.
Hicks is the only Maverick to have played at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic previously as he posted a 4-under 214 (75-68-71) back in 2019, helping UTA to a 6th-place finish. The 5th year struggled in the 1st round of the ECU Intercollegiate last time out, but still led the Mavs along with Zak Jones (T-24). He carries a 73.96 scoring average into action this week.
Jones will be looking to string together three-straight quality rounds. The graduate student has produced career-best performances this year in terms of low round (67), appearances (eight), par-or-better rounds (seven) and finish (T-3). Jones has a scoring average of 74.22 this season, and that 67 is the best round by a Mav this season.
Miya has qualified for every tournament so far this season. Despite his three-worst tournament scores coming this spring, the New Zealand native still carries UTA's 2nd-best scoring average this year into Whirlwind (73.57). Miya also boasts a team-best nine par-or-better rounds this season.
Freshman Beck will now participate in his second-consecutive tournament and third overall. Beck actually led the Mavs in scoring through the 1st round last time out at the ECU Intercollegiate, but a rough 2nd round set him back. The Mansfield native will look to record his first tournament without carding a round in the 80s.

LAST TIME OUT
The Mavs will be looking to bounce back from their worst performance of the season at the ECU Intercollegiate two weeks ago as UTA posted its first tournament score over 900 (904, +40) this season.

NEXT UP
The Mavs will travel to Tunica, Miss., for their final tournament of the regular season before the highly anticipated WAC Championship. The Tunica National Intercollegiate will take place Apr. 17-18.

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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