Men's Golf Tied for 11th After First Round of Vaqueros Intercollegiate - UTRGV Athletics

Men’s Golf Tied for 11th After First Round of Vaqueros Intercollegiate – UTRGV Athletics

Posted by author February 2, 2025 Golf

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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s golf team is tied for 11^th place after the first day of the Vaqueros Intercollegiate on Sunday at Playa Paraiso Golf Club.

The Vaqueros opened with a first round 309 and are tied with UT Arlington and just four shots out of the top-10. SMU, who is ranked No. 16 in the Scoreboard rankings, holds the first day lead after posting a 293.

Junior Arthit Kruaprayong led the way for the Vaqueros on the first day as he posted a two-over par 74 putting him tied for 17^th. Sophomore and McAllen Memorial alum Esteban Gonzalez is tied for 40^th after a first round 77 while sophomore Emilio Gil Leyva is tied for 48^th with a first round 78.

Redshirt senior Taj Sutherland, who is playing as an individual, is tied for 53^rd after posting a first round 79. SophomoreEddie Lai is tied for 59^th with a first round 80 and senior Juan Luis de Bethencourt Duque is tied for 67^th with a first round 81.

Louisiana Monroe’s Louis Anceaux holds the individual lead after the first round after posting a four-under 68.

The Vaqueros will be back on the course for the second round on Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

Results

*Playing as an individual

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1.	SMU	293	–	–	293
2.	UTSA	296	–	–	296
T-3.	Abilene Christian	297	–	–	297
T-3.	North Texas	297	–	–	297
5.	UTEP	298	–	–	298
T-6.	Wichita State	301	–	–	301
T-6.	Northern Colorado	301	–	–	301
8.	Seton Hall	304	–	–	304
T-9.	ULM	305	–	–	305
T-9.	Denver	305	–	–	305
T-11.	UTRGV	309	–	–	309
T-11.	UT Arlington	309	–	–	309
13.	Lamar	313	–	–	313
14.	Western Carolina	315	–	–	315
15.	California Baptist	317	–	–	317