Friday, April 17
Belleair, Fla.
7:00 AM
Texas A&M
at
SEC Championship
Borovilos Leads Aggies into Tie for First After First Round of SEC Championship
Apr 17, 2026 | Women's Golf
BELLEAIR, Fla. – The No. 4 Texas A&M Women's Golf Team was tied for first after Vanessa Borovilos shot a 4-under 66 Friday in the first round of the SEC Championship at the par-70 Pelican Golf Club.
"I thought we got off to a really good start," Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "We leaked a little bit of oil in the middle of our front nine but made an amazing run on the back nine. This team is not notorious for fast starts, so the fact that we are sitting where we are after the first round gives us a great chance to get to where we want to get on Tuesday. Vanessa was phenomenal all day. She might be kicking herself for letting a couple get away, but she is doing a great job.
Texas A&M held onto a share of first place with a score of 4-under 276 as a team with No. 14 Vanderbilt. The Aggies are scheduled to tee off from No. 1 at 7 a.m. Saturday for round two. Rounding out the top five after 18 holes were No. 3 Florida (-3), No. 21 Ole Miss (-3) and No. 5 Texas (-3).
Borovilos was tied for first at 4-under 66 with Ole Miss's Mary Miller and Mississippi State's Avery Weed. The sophomore holed seven birdies in round one, including three straight on Nos. 13, 14 and 15. The Canadian is looking to become the first Aggie to win the Individual SEC Championship since Bianca Fabrizio in 2015.
Freshman Natalie Yen held a place inside the top 10 after firing a 2-under 68. Yen was the first golfer on the course for the Aggies Friday and immediately started things off with a birdie on No. 1. The West Linn, Oregon, native proceeded to know down four more birdies on the day to achieve the under-par round and share of seventh place.
Sky Sudberry and Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio both went 1-over 71 to take a piece of 30th into Saturday's action. Brynn Kort rounded out the lineup at 5-over 75 and tied for 66th.
Texas A&M is seeking to be inside the top eight by the end of play Sunday after 54 holes of stroke play. Placing eighth or better would advance the Maroon & White to match play for the third time in the Chadwell era.
Live stats for the tournament can be followed at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Team Standings
T1 – Texas A&M (-4)
T1 – Vanderbilt (-4)
T3 – Florida (-3)
T3 – Texas (-3)
T3 – Ole Miss (-3)
6 – Arkansas (-2)
T7 – Mississippi State (E)
T7 – Oklahoma (E)
9 – Auburn (+3)
T10 – South Carolina (+4)
T10 – Tennessee (+4)
12 – Missouri (+8)
13 – Kentucky (+9)
14 – Georgia (+15)
T15 – LSU (+16)
T15 – Alabama (+16)
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"I thought we got off to a really good start," Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "We leaked a little bit of oil in the middle of our front nine but made an amazing run on the back nine. This team is not notorious for fast starts, so the fact that we are sitting where we are after the first round gives us a great chance to get to where we want to get on Tuesday. Vanessa was phenomenal all day. She might be kicking herself for letting a couple get away, but she is doing a great job.
Texas A&M held onto a share of first place with a score of 4-under 276 as a team with No. 14 Vanderbilt. The Aggies are scheduled to tee off from No. 1 at 7 a.m. Saturday for round two. Rounding out the top five after 18 holes were No. 3 Florida (-3), No. 21 Ole Miss (-3) and No. 5 Texas (-3).
Borovilos was tied for first at 4-under 66 with Ole Miss's Mary Miller and Mississippi State's Avery Weed. The sophomore holed seven birdies in round one, including three straight on Nos. 13, 14 and 15. The Canadian is looking to become the first Aggie to win the Individual SEC Championship since Bianca Fabrizio in 2015.
Freshman Natalie Yen held a place inside the top 10 after firing a 2-under 68. Yen was the first golfer on the course for the Aggies Friday and immediately started things off with a birdie on No. 1. The West Linn, Oregon, native proceeded to know down four more birdies on the day to achieve the under-par round and share of seventh place.
Sky Sudberry and Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio both went 1-over 71 to take a piece of 30th into Saturday's action. Brynn Kort rounded out the lineup at 5-over 75 and tied for 66th.
Texas A&M is seeking to be inside the top eight by the end of play Sunday after 54 holes of stroke play. Placing eighth or better would advance the Maroon & White to match play for the third time in the Chadwell era.
Live stats for the tournament can be followed at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Team Standings
T1 – Texas A&M (-4)
T1 – Vanderbilt (-4)
T3 – Florida (-3)
T3 – Texas (-3)
T3 – Ole Miss (-3)
6 – Arkansas (-2)
T7 – Mississippi State (E)
T7 – Oklahoma (E)
9 – Auburn (+3)
T10 – South Carolina (+4)
T10 – Tennessee (+4)
12 – Missouri (+8)
13 – Kentucky (+9)
14 – Georgia (+15)
T15 – LSU (+16)
T15 – Alabama (+16)
| Place | Team/Player | Round 1 | Overall |
| T1 | Texas A&M | 276 (-4) | 276 (-4) |
| T1 | Vanessa Borovilos | 66 (-4) | 66 (-4) |
| T7 | Natalie Yen | 68 (-2) | 68 (-2) |
| T30 | Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio | 71 (+1) | 71 (+1) |
| T30 | Sky Sudberry | 71 (+1) | 71 (+1) |
| T66 | Brynn Kort | 75 (+5) | 75 (+5) |
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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