Women’s Golf Takes 11th at Diamante Intercollegiate

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team finished 11^th in its fall finale at the Diamante Intercollegiate, hosted by Little Rock, Tuesday at Diamante Golf Club.

UTRGV rounded out the tournament with a final-round 299 to finish with a three-round score of 884. Sam Houston took the tournament championship with a three-round score of 849 with California Baptist (857), Central Arkansas (861), Wyoming (863), ULM and Little Rock (866) rounding out the top five.

The Vaqueros finished ahead of all Southland Conference (SLC) institutions in the tournament which includes HCU (886), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) (894), East Texas A&M (908), and Stephen F. Austin (959).

Freshman Kanyanat Kamphoo secured the best finish for UTRGV after carding a two-over 74 in the final round and posting a three-round score of 217 to finish tied for 22^nd. Kamphoo was the highest-finishing SLC golfer in the tournament, finishing one stroke ahead of TAMUCC's Samantha Gibbs.

Senior Natalia Rodriguez shot a five-over 77 in the final round to finish in a tie for 31^st with a three-round score of 219. Junior Zoe Hobbs also posted a two-over 74, finishing in a tie for 60^th with a three-round score of 223.

Freshman Avery Glanzer matched her best round of the tournament with a two-over 74 to finish in a tie for 73^rd with a three-round score of 226. Junior Miriam Barcalova finished the tournament with a three-round score of 231 after posting a 79 in the final round to finish in a tie for 87^th.

The Vaqueros wrapped up their fall at the Diamante Intercollegiate and will open the spring season with the GCOH Invitational, hosted by Houston, at the Golf Club of Houston on Feb. 8.

Results

Place	Golfer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T-22.	Kanyanat Kamphoo	71	72	74	217
T-31.	Natalia Rodriguez	71	71	77	219
T-60.	Zoe Hobbs	73	76	74	223
T-73.	Avery Glanzer	74	78	74	226
T-87.	Miriam Barcalova	75	77	79	231

Bold denotes best UTRGV score per round

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	Sam Houston	273	283	293	849
2.	California Baptist	287	285	285	857
3.	Central Arkansas	281	291	289	861
4.	Wyoming	290	286	287	863
T-5.	ULM	288	283	295	866
T-5.	Little Rock	285	291	290	866
7.	Arkansas State	285	284	299	868
8.	Missouri State	288	289	294	871
9.	Ball State	289	286	299	874
10.	Jacksonville State	292	290	293	875
11.	UTRGV	289	296	299	884
12.	HCU	295	300	291	886
13.	Memphis	294	304	293	891
T-14.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	295	295	304	894
T-14.	Utah Tech	294	293	307	894
16.	UNC Asheville	288	305	302	895
17.	North Alabama	297	294	314	905
18.	East Texas A&M	303	303	302	908
19.	UT Arlington	305	302	311	918
20.	Stephen F. Austin	319	315	325	959