Kajal Mistry - Women's Golf - Arkansas Razorbacks

Kajal Mistry

Gr. | Johannesburg, South Africa | Crawford College - Lonehill

SCOREBOARD BY CLIPPD RANKING: No. 123 (as of 4/24/2024)

HONORS
Golfweek All-American Honorable Mention | 2022
All-SEC First Team | 2022
WGCA Scholar All-American | 2021, 2022
SEC Community Service Team | 2021

2023-24 BESTS
Low Round: 69 (4x), Round 3 at the SEC Championship (4/14/24), Round 1 at The Bruzzy (3/30/24), Round 3 at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic (2/6/24) & Round 2 at the Carmel Cup (9/2/23)
Low Tournament: 212, 2x (71-72-69) at the SEC Championship (4/12-14/24) & (69-72-71) at The Bruzzy (3/30-31/24)
Best Finish: T4, at The Bruzzy (3/30-31/24)

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round: 67 (2x), Round 2 of the MountainView Collegiate (3/19/22) and Round 2 at the NCAA Louisville Regional (5/11/21)
Low Tournament: 206 (68-67-71), at the MountainView Collegiate (3/18-20/22)
Best Finish: 1, at the MountainView Collegiate (3/18-20/22)

RECORD BOOK
(as of 4/18/24)
Career
4: Birdies (366)
6: Par or Better Rounds (41)
8: Wins (1)
8: Rounds Played (124)
9: Scoring Average (73.58)
13: Counting Scores (89.7%)

Season
9: Birdies (102), 2021-22
10: Eagles (2), 2022-23
11: Scoring Average (72.29), 2023-24
11: Counting Scores (32, 97%), 2021-22
11: Par 5 Scoring (4.8260), 2019-20
12: Par 5 Scoring (4.8496), 2022-23
13: Par or Better Rounds (14), 2021-22
13: Wins (1), 2021-22

AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
One of two Hogs to play in all 10 tournaments and 29 rounds … Led the team with 83 birdies, three rounds in the 60s and was tied for the most rounds at par or under with 10 … Posted the second-best scoring average at 73.66 (1.86 vs. par) and 316 pars … Her score counted in all but three rounds throughout the season for an 89.7 counting score percentage … Ranked No. 143, according to the final Golfstat rankings … Bounced back in the final round of the Blessings Collegiate with a 72 … Put on a solid performance at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup with a 1-over 217 (71-74-72) to tie for 18th … Tallied a tie for 23rd at the Battle at the Beach, the Hogs final tournament of the fall, with a 3-over 216 (72-74-70) … Was on fire at the Moon Golf Invitational, firing a season-low 8-under 208 (70-69-69) to tie for fifth … At Moon Golf, went bogey-free through the first 36 holes … Finished with a 1-under 215 (70-73-72) at the MountainView Collegiate … Was huge in the Hogs’ push for a nationals berth, logging a fifth-place showing at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional with an even 216 (74-73-69) behind a season-high 14 birdies.

AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
Tabbed a Golfweek All-American Honorable Mention selection … Noticed as an All-SEC First Team choice … Ranked No. 63, according to Golfstat … One of two Hogs to play in all 33 rounds across 11 tournaments … Led the team in scoring average (73.18) and par or better rounds (14) …  Ended her junior year with an individual win, two top-five and seven top-20 showings … Her scores counted in all but one round during the season … Registered 102 birdies, which is the ninth most in program history … Began the fall season with a 1-under 215 (75-71-69) for 19th place at the Cougar Classic … Came up with a fourth-place finish at the Blessings Collegiate with a 217 (76-71-70) … Registered a 224 (75-74-75) for ninth place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup while defeating Natacha Host Husted of Ole Miss in match play (4&3) … Won the MountainView Collegiate for her first collegiate victory after carding a 10-under 206 (68-67-71) … The score of 206 is the ninth best 54-hole total in Razorback history … Delivered a 16th-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a 224 (72-74-78) … Tied with Julia Gregg to lead the Hogs at the NCAA Championship with a 223 (73-78-72) for 34th … Tabbed a WGCA Scholar All-American for the second straight year.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Played in nine of 10 Hog events during the 2020-21 season … Saved her best for last, showing just how good she could be at the NCAA Louisville Regional … Tallied a top 15 finish at her first-career NCAA Regional, tying for 12th after carding a 217 (+1) … Her 12th place finish was the best finish for her this season, and the second best of her career so far …  Her 67 in round two was the best single-round score of her career … Was also good down the stretch of the regular season, as she has put together two top-30 finishes over her last three events, including a 16th-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Played in all six of the Hogs’ competitive events during her freshman season … Started her career with 20th-place finish at the Cougar Classic, firing a 215 … Was dominant in her encore performance, placing fourth at the loaded ANNIKA Intercollegiate … Was the only top-five individual finish by a Hog during the 2019-20 season … Played a season-best 68 in round one of the ANNIKA … Finished tied for 19th at the White Sands Invitational.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
Fifth South Africa native to sign with the Razorbacks … Her 2016 victories included the Ekurhuleni Open, Boland Open, Mpumalanga Open and KwaZulu-Natal Junior Championship … Went on to a No. 1 ranking, a spot she held for her junior and senior years … Mistry played on the WGSA Amateur circuit and captured memorable wins at the South African Women’s Amateur Stroke Play in 2017 and the Nomads Rose Bowl in 2018 … First American tournament was at the ANNIKA USA Invitational 2018 where she earned a sixth-place finish … Represented South Africa at the junior and senior levels and was a member of the 2018 South African World Amateur Team in Dublin, Ireland and also competed at the Toyota World Junior Championship in 2017 and 2018 … Won numerous WGSA provincial and national titles and was awarded the WGSA Player of the Year 2016-17.

Graduate (2023-24)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Carmel CupSept. 1-3, 2023371-69-76=216ET1632-15
Blessings Collegiate InvitationalOct. 2-4, 2023274-74=148+4T1931-18
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 9-11, 2023374-73-74=221+5T318-30
Purdue Puerto Rico ClassicFeb. 4-6, 2024376-75-69=220+4T3555-34
The BruzzyMarch 30-31, 2024369-72-71=212+2T468-3
SEC ChampionshipApril 12-14, 2024371-72-69=212+2T1154-10
SEC Match Play vs. Texas A&MI. Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (TAMU), 1UP
Season Totals171229 (Avg. 72.29)248-110 (.693)

Senior (2022-23)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Carmel CupSept. 2-4, 2022378-73-74=225+9T2424-23
Blessings Collegiate InvitationalOct. 3-5, 2022375-83-72=230+14T3126-30
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 10-11, 2022371-74-72=217+1T1821-17
Battle at the BeachOct. 28-30, 2022372-74-70=216+3T2365-22
Moon GolfFeb. 19-21, 2023370-69-69=208-8T592-4
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateFeb. 27-March 1, 2023377-72-74=223+10T4941-48
MountainView CollegiateMarch 17-19, 2023370-73-72=215-1T3357-32
Liz Murphey Collegiate ClassicMarch 24-26, 2023275-75=150+6T4241-41
SEC ChampionshipApril 12-14, 2023376-77-83=236+20T597-58
NCAA Palm Beach Gardens RegionalMay 8-10, 2023374-73-69=216E559-4
Season Totals292136 (Avg. 73.66)+1.86433-268 (.618)

Junior (2021-22)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Cougar ClassicSept. 13-14, 2021375-71-69=215-1T1974-18
Blessings CollegiateOct. 4-6, 2021376-71-70=217+1T449-3
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 18-20, 2021375-74-75=224+8T1125-10
The Ally at Old WaverlyOct. 25-27, 2021371-74-72=217+4T1854-17
Moon Golf InvitationalFeb. 20-22, 2022377-72-72=221+5T3747-36
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateFeb. 28-March 2, 2022373-72-70=215+2T981-8
MountainView CollegiateMarch 18-20, 2022368-67-71=206-10187-0
Liz Murphey CollegiateMarch 25-27, 2022372-74-78=224+8T1666-15
SEC ChampionshipApril 13-15, 2022376-76-75=227+11T4917-48
NCAA Ann Arbor RegionalMay 9-11, 2022374-77-75=226+13T3227-31
NCAA ChampionshipMay 20-22, 2022373-78-72=223+7T3489-33
Season Totals332415 (Avg. 73.18)616-219 (.738)

Sophomore (2020-21)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Blessings InvitationalOct. 5-7, 2020380-74-70=224+8T1852-17
The Ally at Old WaverlyOct. 19-21, 2020377-72-74=223+7T4530-44
Liz Murphey Fall CCNov. 6-8, 2020373-72-74=219+3T1347-12
UCF ChallengeJan. 31-Feb. 2, 2021375-76-77=22812T6619-65
Gamecock IntercollegiateMarch 1-3, 2021374-73-74=221+5T2961-28
Liz Murphey CCMarch 19-21, 2021374-72-77=223+7T1674-15
LSU Tiger Golf ClassicApril 6-7, 2021374-77-81=232+16T637-62
SEC ChampionshipApril 14-16, 2021370-73-77=220+4T5020-49
NCAA Louisville RegionalMay 10-12, 2021372-67-73=217+1T1278-11
Season Totals272007 (Avg. 74.33)388-303 (.562)

Freshman (2019-20)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Cougar ClassicSept. 9-10, 2019372-73-70=215-1T2065-19
ANNIKA IntercollegiateSept. 16-18, 2019368-70-73=211-5456-3
Tar Heel InvitationalOct. 11-13, 2018377-76-75=228+12T7911-78
White Sands InvitationalOct. 28-30, 2019371-74-72=217+1T1951-18
IJGA Collegiate InvitationalFeb. 16-18, 2020373-75-83=231+15T628-61
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateMarch 6-8, 2020377-75-83=235+22T6817-67
Season Totals181337 (Avg. 74.28)152-243 (.385)
SeasonRoundsStrokesLo72Lo54Lo18LoRndRndsin60sPar/-EventsTop1Top5Top10W-LWLPctAvg.
2019-20181337-2116868166-11152-243.38574.28
2020-21272007-2176767169---388-303.56274.33
2021-22332415-206676731411123616-219.73873.18
2022-23292136-208696931010-22433-279.60873.66
2023-24171229-2126969456-11248-110.69372.29
Career1249124-20667671241431671837-1154.61473.58