Paul McConnell

04/14/2013

MG: Mavs finish 12th at Morris Williams

UT Arlington finished 12th at the Morris Williams Invitational at The University of Texas Golf Club.

04/13/2013

MG: Mavericks sit 11th at Morris Williams

Paul McConnell and Hunter Brown are in the top 20 in the individual standings.

04/12/2013

The 12-team field includes 11 teams ranked nationally in the top 50.

03/16/2013

Cameron Hollek Hollek was UT Arliington's highest finisher by tying for 23rd.

03/15/2013

Cameron Hollek is tied for 15th overall with a plus-2 146.

2011-12

Played in 11 tournaments and 31 rounds, posting a stroke average of 73.16 to lead the squad
Won the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic with an even-par three-round total of 210
Finished in the top 10 at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational (T6) and Wichita Diet Pepsi Shocker Invitational (T8), shooting even par in both events
Shot a 2-over to place tied for 12th at the Lonestar Invitational and tied for 14th at the Brickyard Collegiate
Finished T20th at both the Morris Williams and The BandcorpSouth
Named Southland Conference Men's Golfer of the Month for September

2010-11

Completed in 12 tournaments and averaged 73.14 strokes over 36 rounds
Claimed the San Diego Intercollegiate title with a 2-under-par 214
Notched top five finish at Lonestar Invitational (T3) with 3-under-par 213
Placed eighth at Southland Conference Championship with even-par-216
Had five other finishes in top 25
Named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-Conference.

2009-10

At Colorado: Saw action in four tournaments in the fall, three as an individual where his scores did not count toward CU's team total. Though he opened with an 80 in his first collegiate round in New Mexico's Tucker Invitational on the Lobos' tough UNM Championship Course, he bounced right back with an even-par 72 in the second round. His best finish was an 11th place effort in the weather-shortened Colorado State Invitational.

Prior to UTA

A four-time All-State (5A) and first-team All-District team member.
He was a two-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) 5A High School Champion, winning with a 70-74--144 score (even) as a sophomore in 2007 and a 68-76--144 score (even) as a junior in 2008; he placed fourth as a senior (72-76--148; +4)
Tied for fifth as a freshman to give him four top 5 performances in as many tries.
Playing as his school's No. 1 man from his freshman through senior years, Bishop Lynch won the state title his sophomore and junior seasons under coach David Post.
He was a scratch (0 Handicap) golf since the start of his junior year.
Completed his high school/junior career as the No. 107 ranked player in the National Junior Golf Scoreboard Class of 2009 rankings
The No. 177 junior in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings.

Personal

Born April 2, 1991 in Dallas, Texas. Hobbies include playing the guitar and listening to music (he lists Jack Johnson and Led Zeppelin as his favorites).
He is just the fifth player from the state of Texas to join the CU golf team, and the first since Davis Driver (El Paso) was a senior in 1972.