KEARNEY, Neb. – On Tuesday, the Arkansas Tech women's golf team capped the Central Region Preview with their best round of the 54-hole spring championship primer with an 11-over (295). That final round performance lifted the Golden Suns up five spots and tied them for fifth place.
FINAL RESULTS
A steady figure for the Golden Suns over the event was fourth-year golfer
Jaylee Castro. The Kansas City native finished the tournament at even-par (213) and at the par-71 Meadowlark Hill Golf Club in Kearney, Nebraska, finishing third overall.
Castro's best round came on Sunday when she shot three-under (68). In that round, Castro had just one bogey, 13 pars and four birdies. After the second round, Castro was still under par overall, but shot two-over (73). In her final round, Castro shot one-over (72) to finish at even-par.
Behind Castro at the tournament were a trio of first-year golfers in
Payton Bourland,
Chloe Freville and
Presley Stam. All three finished within a stroke of one another with Freville finishing at 15-over (228) to tie for 36th, Stam at 16-over (229) to tie for 39th and Bourland at 17-over (230) to tie for 46th.
The Golden Suns will now prepare for their final tournament of the fall, the Las Vegas Desert Classic. That three-day event will start Friday, October 30 and run through Sunday, November 1 at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.
