The UTSA women’s golf team was in Argyle, TX, this past week from Sunday, March 28, through Monday, March 29, for The Bruzzy. In a stacked tournament field, with eight of the 15 teams ranked in the top 50, the Roadrunners were going to be in for a tough fight over the course of 54 holes. The ‘Runners got off to a rough start during the tournament, but a strong final round led by Ana Gonzalez saw UTSA fly up the leaderboard and finish ahead of #42 TCU and #16 Miami for a ninth-place finish.

Round one began in the morning, and by the end of it, UTSA had finished as a team with an 11 over par 299. Ana Gonzalez found herself in a tie for 19th, six strokes behind clubhouse leader North Texas’ Lauren Cox after shooting an even par 72. Camryn Carreon followed closely behind with a one over par 73, good enough to put her in a tie for 27th. The second round started up during the afternoon, and UTSA improved on their first round, albeit only slightly, with a 10 over par 298 as a team. Round two saw Gonzalez slip down the leaderboard into a tie for 51st with a six over par 78. Conversely, Nicole Polvichak followed up an opening round 84 by coming back strong during the afternoon period and shooting a two under par 70. The two-round total of 597 saw UTSA sitting in 13th position heading into the final day of the tournament.

On Monday, UTSA mounted a strong challenge on course and shot a two under par final round of 286 to rise four spots on the team leaderboards and finish in sole possession of ninth place, one stroke ahead of #42 TCU. Leading the charge during the final round was Gonzalez, who bounced back from a shaky second round to finish strong, shooting a four under par 68. This final round was her season-best and saw her shoot up 33 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 18th with a final score of 218. Following behind her was Katia Mexsen, who shot a six over par opening round 78, but rebounded over the final two rounds shooting just one over par to finish in a tie for 40th with a seven over par 223. Just two strokes behind her was Carreon in a tie for 47th. Rounding out UTSA’s performances were Polvichak, who shot a final round 75 to finish the tournament with a 276 in a tie for 53rd, and Hannah Holzmann, who finished the tournament one stroke adrift of Polvichak in a tie for 57th. 

UTSA finished the tournament with a final score of 883, 34 strokes behind tournament champions #7 Oklahoma St. This tournament concludes the regular season for the women’s golf team, and they will next be in action at the conference tournament in Dade City, Fla., April 19-21.