TYLER, Texas -- In a field of 43 golfers and nine teams in the annual UT-Tyler Fall Invitational, Millsaps rallied from a poor first day finish and improved by 75 shots on the second day to finish in eighth place overall in front of the University of Dallas.
A par-72, 5,102-yard course, the Majors stumbled to a 551 on the first day with no golfer breaking 100. Mirel Brackin's 103 was tops among Millsaps, with Liz Starrett some 30 strokes behind in second.
A 75-shot turnaround was what the Majors needed to end the weekend on a high note, with all four golfers improving on their Day 1 totals. Felicia Mo, who shot a 175 the first day, shot 32 strokes better the second day with a 143. Brackin was the lone Major to break 100, carding a 95 to help her finish in 23rd overall individually.
Lon Morris CC won the 2-day event with a combined score of 668, just nine strokes better of Tyler JC who finished in second with a 677. Houston Baptist and McMurry University tied for third with a 718, while UT-Tyler (740), LeTourneau (806), Hendrix (996) and Millsaps (1,027) rounded out the field.