Lawrence, Kan. – The UT Arlington women's golf team will begin its 2025-26 season in Kansas at the two-day Jayhawk Invitational beginning Sunday, August 24 from The Jayhawk Club in Lawrence, Kansas.
This event will mark the first time the Mavericks have competed in the two-day event.
UTA will begin the year with the following five-player lineup based off season-opening qualifying:
LINEUP
1) Tarini Bhoga
2) Chandler Browning
3) Nitisha Manikandesh
4) Salome Arango
5) Kamri Gabel
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates/Tee Times
Sunday, August 24 | 36 Holes
Monday, August 25 | Final Round – 18 Holes
Both days will commence with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start
Course
The Jayhawk Club
Par: 72 | Yardage: 6,337
Participants
UT Arlington, Alabama State, Creighton, Eastern Illinois, Kansas, Longwood, North Alabama, Northern Iowa, ULM, Wichita State
Live Scoring
All live scoring will be available via Scoreboard.
INSIDE THE LINEUP
Tarini Bhoga
- Bhoga ended the 2024-25 season with a 76.1 scoring average that was highlighted by a low-round 69 which came from the ULM Invitational (Mar. 31 – Apr. 1). The sophomore tabbed a T-10 finish back at Missouri State's Ozarks National Invitational (Mar. 24-26).
- Did not compete in the 2024-25 season as a transfer from North Texas. Saw action in two of the Mean Green's 10 events during the 2023-24 season where she had a season stroke average of 75.50.
- UTA's top performer in five of 11 events a season ago, Manikandesh held a scoring average of 76.0 across 32 rounds. Turned in her best performance of the season at the WAC Championships (April 14-16) where she finished third overall where she logged rounds of 71-70-75. Ended the season with 11 rounds of even par or better which was the top mark on the team.
Salome Arango
- Arango will make her Mavericks debut this week as she transferred in from Texas Wesleyan, where she earned All-Conference honors her senior and junior year. She tabbed four top three finishes while playing in 11 tournaments her final year at Texas Wesleyan.
- Competed in all 11 events for UTA across 32 rounds a season ago. Gabel tabbed a scoring average of 77.2 and collected seven rounds of even par or better. She tied for third at Utah Valley's Wigwarm Preview (Feb. 2-4) with rounds of 76-72-72.
NEXT UP
UTA will be off for about one month before returning to action at Texas Tech's Red Raider Invitational. The two-day event will take place on September 23-24 at The Rawls Course in what is the Mavs first time playing at Tech's home course.
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