Monday, May 11
Waco, Texas
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NCAA Waco Regional
Borovilos Leads Aggies into Tie for Second After One Round of Waco Regional
May 11, 2026 | Women's Golf
WACO – The No. 4 Texas A&M Women's golf team was led by Vanessa Borovilos who shot a 4-under 66 to lead the Aggies into a share of second at even-par, while she held onto a piece of first after the opening round of the Waco Regional Monday at Ridgewood Country Club.
"It is nice to get off to a good start," Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "You will see that this golf course is probably going to win at the end of the week. We made great adjustments today to shoot even par with the wind the way that it was. The wind will switch around to the south tomorrow, so I am excited to see how we handle that."
Texas A&M was three shots back of No. 21 SMU (-3) and tied with No. 8 Oregon in second. The Aggies are competing to land inside the top five after 54 holes of golf and currently sit seven shots good of the cut, with No. 36 LSU holding onto sixth place at 7-over 217.
Borovilos stood toe-to-toe with the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, Oregon's Kiara Romero. Both golfers shot 4-under 66, along with Tennessee's Kyra Van Kan. The Canadian birdied the first two holes of the day and added birds on Nos. 4 and 6 to jump out to 4-under quickly. The sophomore battled the rest of the round but logged two more birdies on 13 and 14 to secure a share of the lead heading into round two.
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio had the inverse start to Borovilos, jumping out to 4-over at the turn. The junior All-SEC First Teamer turned her round around after dunking an eagle with a 58 degree from just over 74 yards out. Fernández García-Poggio added a birdie on 14 to bring her score down to 1-over 71 for the round and tied for 12th.
Brynn Kort also logged a 1-over 71 with a share of 12th. Kort carded a clean round with two bogeys and a birdie on 14. Natalie Yen was the final counting score for the Aggies at 2-over 72 and tied for 21st, while Sky Sudberry was 3-over 73 and tied for 29th.
The Aggies picked up six strokes from holes 11-15 with one eagle, five birdies and just one bogey. Three of Texas A&M's golfers holed birdies on No. 14.
The Maroon & White return in round two with an 8 a.m. tee time from No. 1 on Tuesday. The second round will be live streamed at babygrandegolf.com and live stats can be found at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Team Standings
1 – SMU (-3)
T2 – Texas A&M (E)
T2 – Oregon (E)
4 – Tennessee (+2)
5 – Tulsa (+6)
---PROJECTED CUT LINE---
6 – LSU (+7)
7 – Baylor (+8)
8 – Tarleton State (+10)
9 – Colorado (+12)
10 – TCU (+15)
11 – Northern Arizona (+16)
12 – Prairie View A&M (+39)
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"It is nice to get off to a good start," Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "You will see that this golf course is probably going to win at the end of the week. We made great adjustments today to shoot even par with the wind the way that it was. The wind will switch around to the south tomorrow, so I am excited to see how we handle that."
Texas A&M was three shots back of No. 21 SMU (-3) and tied with No. 8 Oregon in second. The Aggies are competing to land inside the top five after 54 holes of golf and currently sit seven shots good of the cut, with No. 36 LSU holding onto sixth place at 7-over 217.
Borovilos stood toe-to-toe with the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, Oregon's Kiara Romero. Both golfers shot 4-under 66, along with Tennessee's Kyra Van Kan. The Canadian birdied the first two holes of the day and added birds on Nos. 4 and 6 to jump out to 4-under quickly. The sophomore battled the rest of the round but logged two more birdies on 13 and 14 to secure a share of the lead heading into round two.
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio had the inverse start to Borovilos, jumping out to 4-over at the turn. The junior All-SEC First Teamer turned her round around after dunking an eagle with a 58 degree from just over 74 yards out. Fernández García-Poggio added a birdie on 14 to bring her score down to 1-over 71 for the round and tied for 12th.
Brynn Kort also logged a 1-over 71 with a share of 12th. Kort carded a clean round with two bogeys and a birdie on 14. Natalie Yen was the final counting score for the Aggies at 2-over 72 and tied for 21st, while Sky Sudberry was 3-over 73 and tied for 29th.
The Aggies picked up six strokes from holes 11-15 with one eagle, five birdies and just one bogey. Three of Texas A&M's golfers holed birdies on No. 14.
The Maroon & White return in round two with an 8 a.m. tee time from No. 1 on Tuesday. The second round will be live streamed at babygrandegolf.com and live stats can be found at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Team Standings
1 – SMU (-3)
T2 – Texas A&M (E)
T2 – Oregon (E)
4 – Tennessee (+2)
5 – Tulsa (+6)
---PROJECTED CUT LINE---
6 – LSU (+7)
7 – Baylor (+8)
8 – Tarleton State (+10)
9 – Colorado (+12)
10 – TCU (+15)
11 – Northern Arizona (+16)
12 – Prairie View A&M (+39)
| Place | Team/Player | Round 1 | Overall |
| T2 | Texas A&M | 210 (E) | 210 (E) |
| T1 | Vanessa Borovilos | 66 (-4) | 66 (-4) |
| T12 | Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio | 71 (+1) | 71 (+1) |
| T12 | Brynn Kort | 71 (+1) | 71 (+1) |
| T21 | Natalie Yen | 72 (+2) | 72 (+2) |
| T29 | Sky Sudberry | 73 (+3) | 73 (+3) |
Follow the Aggies
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's golf. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's golf team on Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieWomensGolf.
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