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Kinderlou Forest Challenge
Stomach Bug Hinders Georgia Golfers
February 27, 2011 | Women's Golf
Feb. 27, 2011
VALDOSTA, Ga. --- A stomach ailment forced Georgia's Milena Savich off the course just two holes into her round and also hindered Marta Silva Zamora during the Georgia women's golf team's opening round at the Kinderlou Forest Challenge in Valdosta, Ga. on Sunday.
The No. 10-ranked Bulldogs shot 14-over 306 on the par-73 Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, leaving Georgia in a four-way tie for fourth place just three shots off the lead.
"They both have stomach ailments," head coach Kelley Hester said. "Hopefully, no one else gets it. This bug just needs to kind of run its cycle. We're hoping Milena can go tomorrow."
Silva Zamora, the nation's No. 2-ranked individual, became ill on Friday and did not travel with the team that afternoon. She instead drove to Valdosta with assistant coach Margaret Shirley on Saturday and missed the team's practice round.
Shortly after Savich began play on Sunday, she started feeling ill. By the third hole, she had to withdraw from the day's round.
"Milena started feeling bad on No. 1 and and by the No. 3 tee it really hit her," Hester said. "It came on quick with both of them. Marta started feeling rough again today around hole No. 4 so Margaret stayed back and nursed her, which was fortunate since we only had four golfers on the course. She said she felt a little better after she had some fluids."
Silva Zamora still managed to shoot 2-over 75, Georgia's low round of the day. The Bulldogs also received a pair of 76s from Emilie Burger and Abby Johnson and a 79 from Tess Fordham. Georgia's Kiara Hayashida, who is competing as an individual, shot 82.
Overall, Silva Zamora is tied for ninth, Burger and Johnson are tied for 16th, Fordham is tied for 44th and Hayashida is tied for 62nd.
Coastal Carolina's 303 put the Chanticleers atop the team leaderboard. Western Carolina, which is coached by former Georgia All-American Mallory Hetzel, is second at 304, followed by Chattanooga at 305, the Bulldogs, Florida State, Furman and Augusta State all at 306 and ECU, Wisconsin and Georgia State at 309.
Chattanooga's Emma de Groot and Florida State's Hannah Thomson fied 2-under 71s and share the individual lead.
Play continues through Tuesday, with three-hole updates of live scoring available at www.golfstat.com.
Kinderlou Forest Challenge
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club
Valdosta, Ga.
Par 73; 6359 Yards
Sunday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Coastal Carolina 303
Western Carolina 304
Chattanooga 305
Georgia 306
Florida State 306
Furman 306
Augusta State 306
East Carolina 309
Wisconsin 309
Georgia State 309
UCF 311
Illinois 313
Texas Tech 314
Kennesaw State 319
Individual Leaderboard
Emma de Groot, Chattanooga 71
Hannah Thomson, Florida State 71
Casey Kennedy, Augusta State 72
Marion Duvernay, Chattanooga 73
Mary Beth Ramsey, Florida State 73
Carly Werwie, Wisconsin 74
Jessica Alexander, C. Carolina 74
Laura Weam, Furman 74
Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia 75
Marit Bjerke, Augusta State 75
Charlotte Guilleux, Georgia State 75
Brittany Henderson, C. Carolina 75
Katlin Higginbotham, C. Carolina 75
Malin Jansson, W. Carolina 75
Charlotte Lorentzen, Georgia State 75
Georgia Scores
T16. Emilie Burger, Georgia 76
T16. Abby Johnson, Georgia 76
T44. Tess Fordham, Georgia 79
*T62. Kiara Hayashida, Georgia 82
wd. Milena Savich, Georgia
