Razorbacks in Third After One Round at BCI

No. 15 Arkansas women’s golf sits in third place after playing the first 18 holes at the third annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational presented by Tyson Foods. The Razorbacks shot 11-over (299) in the first round, sitting three shots behind second-place Ole Miss and two ahead of fourth-place No. 2 Texas A&M.

Miriam Ayora paces the Razorbacks, finishing the day at even par. The junior was on fire to begin her day, going bogey-less through 10 holes with four birdies. She hit some trouble in holes 11 through 13 with a double bogey on hole 12 and two bogeys but finished strong with five straight pars to end the day.

Arkansas has three players in a tie for 12th, as Kajal Mistry, Julia Gregg and Kendall Todd all finished the day with a 75. After tough starts on the front nine for Mistry and Gregg, the two finished strong in the back nine. The duo ended the day with four birdies, a piece. Todd, who competed as an individual, also had four birdies on Monday.

Meghan Royal made her collegiate debut, playing with Todd as an individual. She sits in a tie for 15th with a 76. In her season debut, Giovanna Fernandez finished the day with a 77 to sit in a tie for 26th, while Reagan Zibilski is in a tie for 37th (+7).

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (AFTER ROUND 1)

T4 – Miriam Ayora – 72 (E)
T12 – Julia Gregg – 75 (+3)
T12 – Kajal Mistry – 75 (+3)
T12 – Kendall Todd* – 75 (+3)
T15 – Meghan Royal* – 76 (+4)
T26 – Giovanna Fernandez – 77 (+5)
T37 – Regan Zibilski – 79 (+7)

* playing as an individual

TEAM SCORES (AFTER ROUND 1)
1 – Mississippi State – 287 (-1)
2 – Ole Miss – 296 (+8)
3 – Arkansas – 299 (+11)
4 – Texas A&M – 301 (+13)
5 – UNLV – 304 (+16)
6 – California – 305 (+17)
7 – Clemson – 308 (+20)
8 – UCLA – 312 (+24)
9 – UCF – 319 (+31)
10 – Kansas – 322 (+34)
11 – Louisville – 323 (+35)

 UP NEXT
The second round of the BCI continues tomorrow at Blessings Golf Club. The women’s team tees off at 9:45 a.m. from the 10th tee, while the men will tee off from the 1st tee at 11:30 a.m. A full list of tee times can be found HERE.

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