ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – BYU women’s golf is tied for eighth after the opening 36 holes of the Dick McGuire Invitational on Monday. The Cougars carded rounds of 291 and 305 to shoot a 20-over 596 on day one.
The Cougars opened the 2024-25 season with a 3-over 291 in round one and 17-over 305 in round two to sit tied for eighth going into the final round on Tuesday.
UNLV (288-288–576) leads after the Rebels posted an even-par first 36 holes.
Sophomore Maria Jose “MJ” Barragan led BYU on day one as she sits in a tie for fifth with rounds of 70-72–142 for a 2-under par total. Barragan made three birdies in each round.
Whitney Banz is tied for 34th after shooting 6-over through the first two rounds, with scores of 72 and 78. Both Sunbin Seo (77-75–152) and Kanyanol (Naji) Aramkul (72-80–152) are tied for 45th at 8-over.
Junior Lily McCauley sits tied for 70th after carding scores of 77-81–158 to sit at 9-over on the day.
The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. MST on Tuesday. Follow along on Golfstat for live scoring.