Golf finishes third at UTRGV Invitational

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi golf team finished third at the UTRGV Invitational at the McAllen Country Club on Tuesday.
- The Islanders improved by one stroke between the second and third rounds, firing a 301 to close out the tournament.
- The 909 team score ties for the 10th lowest 54 hole team score in program history. During the fall season, the team shot 909 at the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational.
- Dani Bergmann tied for fifth individually, shooting a 78 on Tuesday. She finished with a 223 for the tournament.
- Autumn Bynum shot the team's low round of 73. She finished in a tie for ninth individually.
- Brooklyn Sutton and Kellsey Sample each shot 75 on Tuesday. Sutton tied for 12th and Sample tied for 25th.
- Sam Houston State (891) won the team title by nine strokes over Texas State (899). Texas State's Anne-Charlotte Mora won the individual title at 216.
- This week's event featured 15 teams and 80 total individuals.

South Texas Showdown
- This week's event will was the second part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi received three points for beating UTRGV in the team standings.
- The Islanders also won the first leg of the golf competition by virtue of finishing with a higher team placing at the Islander Classic two weeks ago.

3. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 306 - 302 - 301 - 909
t5. Dani Bergmann - 73 - 72 - 78 - 223
t9. Autumn Bynum - 75 - 77 - 73 - 225
t12. Brooklyn Sutton - 77 - 74 - 75 - 226
t25. Kellsey Sample - 81 - 79 - 75 - 235
80. Alex Amos - 83 - 83 - 0 - 166
t55. Kelli Ann Dugan* - 84 - 83 - 81 - 248
*Playing as an individual

From the Head Coach
- "I was very proud of our play today. Our 301 was a good score in today's conditions - the wind really kicked up on the second nine and our Islanders had to battle to score. These student-athletes showed a lot of maturity in their decision-making and composure under pressure. They did a great job of staying in the moment and taking care of the shot, making some good saves for par and rolling in some birdie putts. Dani, Autumn, and Brooklyn had solid tournaments, and Kellsey really came through for us in the final round. We played right with SHSU and Texas State today. Moving forward, we have to work on coming out stronger in our first round, so we are in contention to win on the final day," head coach Joni Stephens

Up Next
- The Islanders will head to the HBU Husky Invitational starting on Monday, March 18, in Sugarland Texas.

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