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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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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,...

Shreena Bhakta dressed up with her fellow Delta Zeta sisters as cows during their sisterhood retreat. Bhakta made an effort to attend every event she could, Glava said. Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Glava.

Campus mourns loss of DZ, golf team member

February 16, 2018

Shreena Bhakta, a member of the women’s golf team and a sister at Delta Zeta, passed away in her Northside apartment on Jan. 31. In remembrance of the EMAC sophomore, Delta Zeta painted the spirit rocks...

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...

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...

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