EDMOND, Okla. – Arkansas Tech junior golfer
Jaylee Castro had a round to remember on Tuesday, etching her name in the record books with a seven-under (64). Her score of 64 in the final round of the Grace Shin Invitational set a new program record and GAC record for lowest single-round score.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
The previous record at Tech was a 67, done seven times by five different golfers. The most-recent occurrence came in 2021 when Jacqueline Klemm had a 67 at the Central Region Preview. The previous record for a GAC golfer was a 65 by a pair of Henderson State golfers in Gracen Blount (2023) and Lily Nelson (2024).
Castro's remarkable round saw her jump up 51 spots on the individual leaderboard from yesterday and finish in a tie for 5th as she carded a one-over for the tournament. Her record-setting round featured just one blemish, with a bogey on No. 12, but was highlighted with six birdies and one eagle. Her eagle came on No. 18.
One of the golfers tying for fifth with Castro was teammate
Ellen Spigner. Spigner had her best round on Monday with a three-under (68).
Next in scoring and finishing in the top-10 was
Averi Mickelson. She would tie for ninth individually and had a two-round score of 145.
As a team, the Golden Suns climbed a spot and finished runner-up and ended three-strokes back of Central Missouri.
The Golden Suns will now prepare for their next tournament, the Midwest Classic. The two-day event will be hosted by Central Missouri at the Mules National Golf Club in Warrensburg, Mo.
