PHOENIX – Thanks to a final-round 69 from Hiroki Miya and a top-10 finish from Arran Kanth, the UT Arlington men's golf team concluded action Wednesday at the GCU Invitational from Grand Canyon University Golf Course in red figures at -1 for the three rounds.
 
UTA posted a final-round 288 and concluded the 54-hole event with an 851 – the third time this season the Mavericks have finished a tournament under par, but the first time in now three spring outings.
 
Kanth continued his great play as the grad transfer has now led the Mavs in all three spring tournaments with a T-10 showing this week at -5, despite a final-round 74 – his third-straight finish of T-12 or better.
 
But on Wednesday it was Miya leading the way with the aforementioned 2-under 69 in helping UTA to also its third-consecutive T-7 showing.
 
Cal State Fullerton made an incredible climb up the 16-team leaderboard, and thanks to a final-round -13 overtook host Grand Canyon for 1st place at -24, one stroke better than the Lopes (-23).
 
LINEUP
T-10) Arran Kanth: 67-67-74: 208 (-5)
T-28) Hiroki Miya: 74-71-69: 214 (+1)
T-36) Daniel Cronje: 73-70-72: 215 (+2)
T-36) Cameron Beck: 74-70-71: 215 (+2)
T-71) Ethan Miller: 75-73-73: 221 (+8)
 
TEAM
T-7) UTA: 288-278-285: 851 (-1)
 
INSIDE THE SCORES
KANTH
An opening par on the 4th was followed by a bogey at 5 and a birdie at 6. The Englishman then bogeyed the 8th and 9th, rebounded with a birdie on the 10th and remained at +1 until two more bogeys on the 15th and 17th holes. That would push him to +3, which is where he stayed as a result of five-consecutive pars to close his day.
 
MIYA
Miya opened his round on the 7th hole with a par, but quickly moved to -2 with birdies on the 8th and 10th holes. He gave one of those back with a bogey on the 11th before rattling off six-straight pars. Birdies on holes 18, 3 and 4 pushed him to -4 on the day, but he unfortunately closed with bogeys on the 5th and 6th holes to sign for the 69.
 
CRONJE
The South African began his morning with a birdie on the par-4 5th, but returned it with a bogey on the 8th. Another bogey on the 11th slid him to +1, which is where he stayed until the 18th when he carded a birdie on the par 5. Bogeys on the 1st and 3rd saw him reside at +2 with one hole to play, but he finished strong with a tournament-capping birdie on the par-4 4th.
 
BECK
The sophomore got off to a slow start with nothing but pars (eight) or bogeys (two) through his first 10 holes of the day. However, a birdie on the par-4 16th stopped that stretch, and he added another birdie on the 18th to get back to level par. Making the turn to the 1st, he recorded a bogey there but got it back with a closing birdie on the 5th to post even-par 71.
 
MILLER
Beginning his round on the 8th with a bogey, Miller bounced back with a birdie on the par-5 10th. Two more bogeys on 15 and 17 pushed him to +2, but he responded with a birdie on the 18th. The roller-coaster round continued with consecutive bogeys on 2 and 3 followed by a birdie on the 4th, and pars on 5, 6 and 7 to wrap up his tournament.
 
NEXT UP
UTA will have a few weeks off before returning to Arizona, this time to compete in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic from Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course in Maricopa Apr. 1-2.
 
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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 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.