WG: Baylor Only Five Shots Out of First Place

Monday, April 6

Bryan, Texas

Baylor

The 'Mo

WG: Baylor Only Five Shots Out of First Place

4/6/2026 5:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

Castro shoots 1-over 73, tied for 5th at the ‘Mo’ Morial

THE 'MO' DAY 1 RESULTS

BRYAN, Texas – Back near the top of the leaderboard, Baylor sophomore Malena Castro shot 1-over-par 73 in Monday's opening round and is tied for fifth at the 22^nd "Mo" Morial at Traditions Club.

At 18-over 306 , the 24^th-ranked Bears are tied for sixth in the 16-team tournament but only five shots behind 18-hole leader Tulsa (13-over, 301). Missouri and third-ranked Texas A&M are tied for second at 14-over, followed by Texas State and Louisiana Monroe at 17-over.

"This is a challenging golf course, one that has hosted (NCAA) regional a couple times and even the national championship in 2011," Baylor coach Jay Goble said. "Par is a great score out here, and you have to grind all day. We will stay patient and put a high value on making pars."

Castro, who's already had six top-10 finishes this season, tied for the most pars in the 84-player field with 15. She also birdied the par-5 fifth, with her only blemishes being bogeys at No. 4 and 12.

"Malena played very solid," Goble said. "She hit a great shot all day. But more importantly, she put the ball in positions she could score from. That's the name of the game out here."

Senior Bridget Boczar offset six bogeys with a birdie at No. 7 and the only eagle of the tournament at the par-5, 509-yard 15^th, tying for 12^th at 3-over 75. Back in the lineup for the first time in two months, Charlotte Brook had a birdie on each nine and is tied for 26^th at 5-over 77,

Silje Ohma was Baylor's other scoring golfer, shooting 9-over 81, with Yurang Li tied for 62^nd at 10-over 82. Mallory Matthews, playing as an individual, had a pair of triple bogeys on the back nine and shot 89.

Texas A&M's Vanessa Borovilos had a pair of birdies on the back nine and shot 1-under 71 to go into the second round with a one-shot lead over a trio of players.

Live scoring for Tuesday's second round will be available at The "Mo" Morial.

For the latest news on the Baylor women's golf team, follow its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWGolf.

- BaylorBears.com -