RICHARDSON, Texas – American Southwest Conference men’s and women’s golf begins its 2023 spring season on February 27-28. Six teams open the slate with host
UT Dallas at The Lidlifter in Clubs of Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas.
Howard Payne, Hardin-Simmons, LeTourneau, Mary Hardin-Baylor and
East Texas Baptist will also be competing.
Five ASC men’s golf programs were recently named in the first spring 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, led by
LeTourneau at No. 11 with 256 points.
UT Dallas followed at No. 13 with 197 points, while
East Texas Baptist was also in the top 25 at No. 24 with 31 points.
Mary Hardin-Baylor and
Concordia Texas were receiving votes.
Top individual men’s golfers in the latest Golfstat NCAA DIII rankings had UT Dallas sophomore
Daniel Shofner at No. 17 and Howard Payne senior
Kyle Anderson at No. 18.
ASC men’s golf coaches had selected preseason order of finish and players to watch at the start of the fall season in 2022.
Mary Hardin-Baylor was tabbed the favorites to repeat followed by
UT Dallas and
Concordia Texas.
Men’s Golf ASC Preseason Poll and Players to Watch
The 2023 Men’s Golf Championship will be held April 28-30 at Oakwing Golf Club in Alexandria, Louisiana.
On the women’s side, the same four programs mentioned above will also participate in The Lidlifter hosted by
UT Dallas.
LeTourneau and
Concordia Texas are also debuting its spring season that day at the Space City Classic in Houston, Texas.
In the first Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) poll released on Friday,
UT Dallas highlighted the rankings from the ASC with a spot at No. 8 with 256 points.
Mary Hardin-Baylor was slotted at No. 18 with 149 points, and
UC Santa Cruz (7) was receiving votes.
UT Dallas and
Mary Hardin-Baylor received higher rankings in the First Spring Golfstat NCAA Division III Women’s Top 25 Rankings at No. 5 and No. 16, respectively. UT Dallas sophomore
Sophia Trevino boasted the highest ranking among ASC individuals at No. 14. UTD also has freshman
Karen Lee and
Karen Alvarez within the top 50.
Mary Hardin-Baylor is led by junior
Sarah Kmiecik at No. 26, while junior
Sydney McConnell and sophomore
Avery Hill are ranked among the first 60 out of 100 ranked.
ASC women’s golf coaches had selected preseason order of finish and players to watch at the start of the fall season in 2022. Mary Hardin-Baylor was selected the favorites, while UT Dallas followed in second and
UC Santa Cruz rounded out the top three.
Women’s Golf ASC Preseason Poll and Players to Watch
The 2023 Women’s Golf Championship will be held April 21-23 at Nutcracker Golf Club in Granbury, Texas.