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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury
UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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The men's golf team placed seventh at the season preview on Oct. 22, and managed to have an average team score of 305.11 across four tournaments and nine rounds. Photo Courtesy of UTD Comets

Men’s Golf Has Sub‘par’ Season

October 28, 2019

The men’s golf team closed out their fall season on Oct. 22 at the ASC preview where they placed seventh overall. The Comets played four tournaments this season from Sept. 9-Oct. 22 placing sixth,...

Freshman Karen Alvarez started this season strong with a two-round total score of 150, which is the third-lowest in team history. Photo by Minh Nguyen | Mercury Staff

Golf Team ‘Aces’ Season Opener

September 29, 2019

Freshman breaks records by winning first tournament, scoring eagle in second  Freshman Karen Alvarez had a strong start to her first collegiate golf season, placing first at the team’s opening tournament...

The winner of the ASC championship will receive an automatic bid to advance to the NCAA Division III championship in May. Photo courtesy of UTD Golf.

Golf shows strong presence at conference

April 15, 2019

The women’s golf team played in the American Southwest Conference Championships on April 12-14. The championship was held in Glen Rose, Texas, where the Comets also competed against Mary Hardin-Baylor,...

Junior golfer Marissa Langer said wind and low temperatures affected her performance at the Pinecrest Intercollegiate Tournament, where the team took second place. Photo courtesy of UTD Women's Golf.

Bad weather leads to rough season opener for women’s golf

April 1, 2019

The UTD women’s golf team opened the spring season with a second place finish at the Pinecrest Intercollegiate, a two-day event hosted by LeTorneau University. UTD finished at the event, held March...

Both golf teams have had matches cancelled because of weather this season. Photo courtesy of UTD Athletics.

Golf team hopeful for spring semester

October 29, 2018

The golf teams’ fall seasons started and ended positively in anticipation of the upcoming spring term, despite rain hurting performance midway through the fall semester.  The season opened with...

Freshman Lindy Patterson drives golfballs at Practice Tee Golf Center on April 20. Patterson led the university’s golf team this semester, scoring 79.56 points on average in 16 rounds. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

Women’s golf sets sights on ASC Tournament

April 23, 2018

The UTD women’s golf team is preparing for the ASC tournament. The Comets have not won a championship since their first season in 2008. The closest the team has come to a title was in the 2015 ASC Tournament,...

The women’s golf team took home first place at the Transylvania Intercollegiate in Nicholasville, Kentucky during the weekend of Sept 23-24. Six girls traveled to compete in the competition (from left to right): Michelle Oliff, Hailey Hollas, Shreena Bhakta, Vivian Pham, Marissa Langer and Lindy Patterson. In addition to the team’s win, Patterson placed second overall individually. Photo courtesy of UTD Athletic Department.

Golf team swings for a better start

October 2, 2017

The women’s golf program started this season with a series of new individual and team records as they work to establish the program as an athletic competitor as well as an academic one. In a school...

Shreena Bhakta is in her first season at UTD. Bhakta is completely deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other, making her the only golfer who is deaf at UTD. Bhakta, who has never met another golfer who is deaf, is able to overcome her impairment with the help of a cochlear implant and speech therapy. Photo courtesy of UTD Golf Team.

Golf in full swing for spring season

March 27, 2017

A UTD golf player is using her platform as an athlete to draw attention to a cause dear to her as the team completes its 19-week season after the off-season break. Shreena Bhakta, an emerging media and...

The women’s golf team recorded four of their ten best tournament scores during this past fall season. Head coach Butch Edge said the program’s incoming freshmen have helped catapult the team to a new level. Photo by Roman Soriano | Mercury Staff.

Women’s golf team reaches new heights

October 17, 2016

The women’s golf team posted its four best tournament records in the program’s history this semester. Their fall season ended earlier this month after they placed first in the #DallasStrong Tri-Match. In...

Marcelo Yates|Freshman golfer Gina Brannon’s positive demeanor has inspired her fellow golfers and younger girls who want to play golf.

Golfer more than a great shot

April 28, 2014

Freshman golfer Gina Brannon is optimistic about her future in golf after making her first hole-in-one during a practice round at the ASC Championship Tournament.  Brannon was 150 yards out from the hole...

Golf, Tennis briefs

March 19, 2013

The men’s tennis team is undefeated after routing Austin College 9-0 and Texas Lutheran 8-1 on March 1. The Comets are 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the ASC. Their conference match against Ozarks, which was...

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