No. 3 Arkansas Stands in Sixth After One Round at Moon Golf Invitational

 MELBOURNE, Fla. – The No. 3 Arkansas women’s golf team is in sixth place after one round at the Moon Golf Invitational played at Suntree Country Club. The 17-team field got as many holes in as possible after its practice round due to impending inclement weather on Sunday, the original first day of the tournament, and was able to fit in all 18. The Hogs were in fourth entering the final 3-6 holes of the first round, but a pair of double bogeys and a bogey pulled Arkansas over par with a 1-over 289 after 18 holes. Arkansas is one stroke behind fifth-place Virginia Tech and seven off from Auburn, the leader after one round with a 6-under 282.

Maria José Marin leads the Hogs with a 2-under 70 for her 10th round at par/under in 12 rounds this season. José Marin logged three birdies, 14 pars and just one bogey on the day. She is in a tie for sixth, out of 90 golfers, standing four strokes behind the leader Maisie Filler from Florida, who fired off a 66 on Saturday.

Miriam Ayora was the second lowest scoring Hog on the day with a 72 to be in a tie for 22nd. She got to even behind five birdies, but also had three bogeys and a double bogey in her third to last hole. Ayora also had nine pars and here five birdies are tied for the fifth most in the field. She logged her ninth round at par or better this season.

Kendall Todd finished the day with a 1-over 73. She registered two birdies and 13 pars, but three bogeys put her over par. Todd is in a tie for 32nd.

Reagan Zibilski had a 2-over 74 to tie for 48th after one round of play. She had four birdies and 10 pars but had two double-bogeys and one bogey to finish above par. Zibilski has a tie for the best par 3s average in the field with 2.50.

Ela Anacona had a 3-over 75 and is in a tie for 57th. She had two birdies and 12 pars, but three bogeys and one double bogey on her final hole. Anacona averaged a 2.75 on par 3s, which is tied for the fourth best in the field.

Arkansas did a great job on par 3s, leading the field with a 2.95 average, while tying for the third most birdies in the field with 16.

ROUND ONE INDIVIDUAL SCORES

T6 – Maria José Marin – 70=70 (-2)
T22 – Miriam Ayora – 72=72 (E)
T32 – Kendall Todd – 73=73 (+1)
T48 – Reagan Zibilski –74=74 (+2)
T57 – Ela Anacona – 75=75 (+3)

ROUND ONE TEAM SCORES

1 – No. 15 Auburn – 282=282 (-6)
2 – No. 10 LSU – 283=283 (-5)
3 – No. 49 Louisville – 286=286 (-2)
4 – No. 11 Ole Miss – 287=287 (-1)
5 – No. 39 Virginia Tech – 288=288 (E)
6 – No. 3 Arkansas – 289=289 (+1)
T7 – No. 1 Wake Forest – 290=290 (+2)
T7 –No. 12 Texas A&M – 290=290 (+2)
T9 – No. 14 Northwestern – 291=291 (+3)
T9 – No. 8 Florida – 291=291 (+3)
11 – No. 17 Clemson – 292=292 (+4)
T12 – No. 16 Duke – 295=295 (+7)
T12 – No. 26 Vanderbilt – 295=295 (+7)
14 – No. 21 Florida State – 296=296 (+8)
T15 – No. 32 Alabama – 297=297 (+9)
T15 – Augusta – 297=297 (+9)
17 – No. 13 UCF – 298=298 (+10) 

UP NEXT

The Hogs will have tomorrow off, as the team was able to finish the first round, which was originally scheduled for Sunday. The second round of the Moon Golf Invitational will commence on Monday, Feb. 19 followed by the third round on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

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