Razorbacks Finish Day One of Battle at the Beach

 CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – The No. 14 Arkansas women’s golf team has completed the first of three rounds of the Battle of the Beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Arkansas is 7-over par to stand in seventh place in the 17-team field with a 291. The Razorbacks are two shots behind sixth-place North Texas, as well as nine shots behind leader Ole Miss.

Kendall Todd and Meghan Royal are in a tie for 11th in a field of 90 golfers after shooting 1-under 70s in round one. Todd began the day on fire, earning four birdies in her first seven holes. She would bogey three times in the back nine, but still had a solid day with a 70 and is tied for first among the field in par 4s (3.78). Royal is playing as an individual this weekend and started to find her groove in the back nine, earning three birdies in a row from holes 13-15. A 70 is a new career 18-hole low for Royal.

Kajal Mistry is in a tie for 20th with a 1-over 72. She fired three birdies and 11 pars in the first round. Miriam Ayora follows in a tie for 25th after finishing the first round 2-over par. The junior had four birdies and tied for first for the best par 3s average with a 2.60 average.

Ffion Tynan and Reagan Zibilski are in a tie for 55th with a 76 in the first round. Tynan tallied 13 pars, while Zibilski had two birdies.

Arkansas did its best in par 4s today with a 4.11 average to tie for the third most among the field. The Razorbacks tallied 13 total birdies as well.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (AFTER ROUND 1)
T11 – Kendall Todd – 70 (-1)
T11 – Meghan Royal* – 70 (-1)
T20 – Kajal Mistry – 72 (+1)
T25 – Miriam Ayora – 73 (+2)
T55 – Ffion Tynan – 76 (+5)
T55 – Regan Zibilski – 76 (+5)

* playing as an individual

 

TEAM SCORES (AFTER ROUND 1)
1 – Ole Miss – 282 (-2)
2 – Vanderbilt – 284 (E)
T3 – LSU – 285 (+1)
T3 – TCU – 285 (+1)
5 – Houston – 286 (+2)
6 – North Texas – 289 (+5)
7 – Arkansas – 291 (+7)
8 – Baylor – 293 (+9)
9 – Kansas State – 295 (+11)
10 – Clemson – 296 (+12)
T11 – Kansas – 298 (+14)
T11 – Wisconsin – 298 (+14)
13 – Mississippi State – 299 (+15)
14 – ETSU – 300 (+16)
15 – Missouri – 303 (+19)
16 – Rutgers – 307 (+23)
17 – Charlotte – 309 (+25)

UP NEXT
The Razorbacks will take on round two of the Battle at the Beach tomorrow starting with a 9 a.m. CT shotgun start. Fans can follow live scoring of the tournament HERE.

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