SAN ANTONIO -- Brecklyn Flanagan turned in a pair of solid scores to lead Midwestern State through the first two rounds of the St. Mary's Rattler Invitational Monday at The Dominion Country Club.
The sophomore out of Plano East Senior High carded scores of 77 and 76 to tie for ninth through the first 36 holes of the tournament play with a 9-over 153.
"Brecklyn was solid from tee to green," MSU coach
Jeff Ray said. "She didn't take a big number and that was positive for us. It might have been her best day as a Mustang."
Flanagan finished amongst tournament leaders by going a combined 5-over on the course's Par-4s and Par-5s, while logging a team-best 20 pars with four birdies.
The Mustangs stand fifth in the seven-team field combining for team totals of 312 and 314 for a 50-over, 36-hole tally of 626.
West Texas A&M leads the way with a 16-over total of 592 followed by St. Mary's (615/+39), Texas A&M International (617/+41), Arkansas-Fort Smith (618/+42), and MSU.
WT's sophomore Gam Songprasert tops the individual leaderboard firing a pair of even-par 72s. She takes a four-stroke lead over teammate Alyssa Campbell and Arkansas-Fort Smith's Sydney Williams into the final round.
Midwestern State freshman
Alli Reily is tied for 13th carding scores of 77 and 79 for a 12-over total of through the first two rounds. The Pottsboro native ranked amongst tournament leaders going 2-over on Par-3s and 5-over on Par-4s.
Sophomore
Makenna Henry logged a team-high five birdies on her way to a tie for 19th with scores of 82 and 76 for a 14-over total of 158. The Sour Lake native also ranked amongst tournament leaders firing a combined 5-over on the Par-4s and Par-5s.
Freshman
Tristan Gabbard struggled on the greens, but still managed to match Reily with a team-high 20 pars through the first 36 holes. Gabbard carded scores of 77 and 84 to finish 25th with a 17-over 161, while fellow frosh
Kodi Nolen marked scores of 81 and 83 for a 20-over total of 164 to tie for 31st.
"The talent is there. You can see that in the first semester we had," Ray said. "We need to hit that stride again."
The final round begins with a shotgun start Tuesday morning at 8:15.
Rattler Invitational
Dominion Country Club
San Antonio, Texas
Par 72Â |Â 5,976Â yards
Team Leaderboard
| Pos |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
West Texas A&M |
+16 |
297 |
295 |
--- |
592 |
| 2 |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
+39 |
300 |
315 |
--- |
615 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M International |
+41 |
311 |
306 |
--- |
617 |
| 4 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
+42 |
310 |
308 |
--- |
618 |
| 5 |
Midwestern State |
+50 |
312 |
314 |
--- |
626 |
| 6 |
Missouri Southern |
+76 |
329 |
323 |
--- |
652 |
| 7 |
Lubbock Christian |
+77 |
321 |
332 |
--- |
653 |
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Individual Leaderboard
| Pos |
Player |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Gam Songprasert |
West Texas A&M |
E |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
| 2 |
Sydney Williams |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
+4 |
77 |
71 |
-- |
148 |
|
Alyssa Campbell |
West Texas A&M |
+4 |
74 |
74 |
-- |
148 |
| 4 |
Libby Kilbride |
St. Mary's |
+6 |
74 |
76 |
-- |
150 |
| 5 |
Yuliana Yapur |
Texas A&M International |
+7 |
74 |
77 |
-- |
151 |
|
Lorenza Perini |
West Texas A&M |
+7 |
73 |
78 |
-- |
151 |
| 7 |
Rylie Cook |
West Texas A&M |
+8 |
78 |
74 |
-- |
152 |
| 8 |
Brecklyn Flanagan |
Midwestern State |
+9 |
77 |
76 |
-- |
153 |
|
Anna Nomrowski |
West Texas A&M |
+9 |
78 |
75 |
-- |
153 |
|
Orla O'Leary |
St. Mary's |
+9 |
75 |
78 |
-- |
153 |
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Midwestern State Scorecard
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