University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Holds Lead At NCAA Fall Preview
September 23, 2006 | Women's Golf
Daytona Beach, Fla. -- The Georgia women's golf team carded a 7-over 295 in Saturday's second round of the Golf Daytona Beach Fall Preview and remained atop the leaderboard.
The No. 3-ranked Bulldogs are at 584 entering Sunday's final round, four shots better than No. 7 Auburn. No. 1 Duke is third at 594, followed a by a three-way tie for fourth between No. 9 Virginia, No. 2 Arizona State and No. 11 Wake Forest at 598.
"We played well today," head coach Todd McCorkle said. "We got off to a bad start, but I was proud of the way we hung there. We lead the best teams in the country going into the last day of the tournament. You can't ask for more than that."
Fourteen of the nation's top 15 ranked teams are competing in the preview, which is being contested on the LPGA International's Legends Course, the same layout that will host the 2007 NCAA Championships next May.
Sophomore Mallory Hetzel led Georgia on Saturday with an even-par 72. The Dogs also counted a pair of 73s by Garrett Phillips and Taylor Leon and a 77 from senior Whitney Wade. Freshman Carolina Andrade carded an 80.
Overall, Hetzel and Leon are both tied for third individually at 1-over 145. They are three shots off the pace of Tennessee's Nicole Smith. Wade is tied for 29th at 150, while Andrade and Phillips are tied for 33rd at 151.
After turning at 5-over, Georgia played the back side of the course -- generally regarded as the tougher half of the loop -- at 2-over. Phillips birdied three of the last four holes and Hetzel posted a birdie on No. 16 to give the Dogs a late surge.
"Garrett finishing so strong was big and Mallory's birdie was very important too," McCorkle said. "I think our team is getting comfortable with who they are, and I think that's important."
Live three-hole scoring updates during the final round can be found at www.golfstat.com.
Golf Daytona Beach Fall Preview
Daytona Beach, Fla.
LPGA International Legends Course
Par; 6315 Yards
Saturday's Second Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Georgia 289-295=584
Auburn 298-290=588
Duke 306-288=594
Virginia 303-195=598
Arizona State 300-298=598
Wake Forest 307-291=598
Vanderbilt 302-297=599
Tennessee 299-302=601
UCLA 304-298=602
Arkansas 307-297=604
Florida 305-300=605
Southern Cal 304-301=605
Oklahoma State 305-303=608
Texas A&M 314-298=612
Purdue 311-304=615
UNLV 315-304=619
Cal 320-302=622
UCF 331-326=657
Individual Leaderboard
Nicole Smith, Tennessee 67-75=142
Leah Wigger, Virginia 71-73=144
Mallory Hetzel, Georgia 73-72=145
Taylor Leon, Georgia 72-73=145
Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt 70-75=145
Marci Turner, Tennessee 76-69=145
Mallory Blackwelder, Florida 75-71=146
Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 72-74=146
Anna Grzebien, Duke 77-69=146
Margaret Shirley, Auburn 77-69=146
Additional Georgia Scores
T29. Whitney Wade 73-77=150
T33. Carolina Andrade 71-80=151
T33. Garrett Phillips 78-73=151
