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University of Georgia
Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Golfers Struggle In Spring Debut
February 13, 2011 | Women's Golf
Feb. 13, 2011
RIO GRANDE, P.R. --- The No. 10-ranked Georgia women's golf team struggled in the opening round of its spring season on Sunday. The Bulldogs shot a 20-over 308, leaving them tied for ninth at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
Marta Silva Zamora carded Georgia's low loop, a 4-over 76. The Bulldogs also counted a pair of 77 from Emilie Burger and Tess Fordham and a 78 by Abby Johnson. Milena Savich, who is competing as an individual shot, 79, and Amelia Hill shot 80, Georgia's dropped score.
"It wasn't pretty," head coach Kelley Hester said. "It was very mediocre. We looked very rusty. We looked like we hadn't competed for three months and we hadn't. Hopefully, we'll play much better tomorrow."
Silva Zamora was hovering around the top-10 on the individual leaderboard before finishing her day by going double-bogey, bogey. She is tied for 25th. In addition, Burger and Fordham are tied for 31st, Johnson is tied for 42nd, Savich is tied for 55th and Hill is tied for 77th.
Alabama's Camilla Lennarth shot 2-under 70 to grab a one-shot lead over the trio of Texas Tech's Gabriella Dominguez, Alabama's Jennifer Kirby and Florida State's Maria Salinas.
Top-ranked Alabama was the only team to break 300 on Sunday, posting a 2-under 286. That supplied the Crimson Tide with a 14-shot lead over the field, with No. 6 Purdue and Iowa State tied for second at 300.
Rounding out the top-10 teams are Florida State and TCU at 303, SMU at 305, Kent State at 306, Northwestern at 307 and the Bulldogs and No. 17 Oklahoma, which is coached by former Georgia assistant Véronique Drouin, at 308.
Play continues through Tuesday. Monday's round will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start, and live scoring will be available on the internet via www.golfstat.com.
Lady Puerto Rico Classic
River Course; Rio Mar Beach Resort
Rio Mar, P.R.
Par 72; 6191 Yards
Sunday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Alabama 286
Iowa State 300
Purdue 300
TCU 303
Florida State 303
SMU 305
Kent State 306
Northwestern 307
Georgia 308
Oklahoma 308
Oklahoma State 310
N.C. State 311
Texas Tech 311
Indiana 313
Auburn 313
Oregon 315
Michigan 317
Penn State 319
Individual Leaderboard
Cammilla Lennarth, Alabama 70
Jennifer Kirby, Alabama 71
Gabriella Dominguez, Texas Tech 71
Maria Salinas, Florida State 71
Sasikarm On-lam, Iowa State 72
Brooke Pancake, Alabama 72
Sarah Bradley, Kent State 73
Ja Chirapat, Oklahoma 73
Stephanie Meadow, Alabama 73
Paula Reto, Purdue 73
Amy Ruengmateekhun, SMU 73
Maria Elena Villamil, SMU 73
Lindsay Gahm, Indiana 73
Georgia Scores
T25. Marta Silva Zamora 76
T31. Emilie Burger 77
T31. Tess Fordham 77
T42. Abby Johnson 78
*T55. Milena Savich 79
T77. Amelia Hill 80
* Savich is competing as an individual.
