The Prairie View A&M University men and women’s golf teams played in the Texas SWAC Tournament, which was hosted by Texas Southern University at Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston on Tuesday, Mar. 15.
The Lady Panthers were able to claim their second consecutive tournament win of the season in upsetting fashion, taking out host, Texas Southern.
During the second day of tournament the Lady Panthers had a total team score of 673. Lady Panther Peni Sanjoto posted the top overall score for the tourney with a 156, which lead the way with consecutive rounds of 78.
Graduating senior agriculture major Aziza Glass shot a second best 83 on the first day as she overcame the windy and rainy conditions to shave off five strokes for a score of 78 in the final round and a second-place finish with a total score of 161.
Glass said, ” I feel I’m in a good position to represent the school at SWAC as of now. Although, I do have some kinks to work out in my swing, I am confident that I will not only represent myself well, but also my college and university.”
Senior mass communication major Danetta Dun said, “The team feels like it can place second in SWAC, which would make us eligible for regionals.”
After scoring a 65 to open the first round of the tournament, Michael Bradham also fought wind and rain to shoot a 77 which landed him in second-place overall in the tourney.
Bradham said, ” I feel like I’m playing real well for my first time out. There are not too many people who can say they won and finished second twice in their first semester.
Brady Faggard had the team’s second lowest score which was highlighted a 79 in round two while Donald Cook shot an 80 in round two to finish tied for third with Avery Campbell.
When asked about SWAC, Bradham said, ” We’re feeling real good about this year. We are making big strides towards winning SWAC, not only this year but in the upcoming seasons.”