Friday, March 29
Papago Golf Course / Tempe, Ariz.
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University of Georgia
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PING/ASU Invitational
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Bulldogs Shoot 301 To Open PING/ASU Invitational
March 29, 2019 | Women's Golf
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Phoenix, Ariz. — The Georgia women's golf team posted a 301 in Friday's opening round of the PING/ASU Invitational at the Papago Golf Course.
The Bulldogs, who are No. 34 in this week's Golfstat rankings, are in 13th place on a stacked leaderboard. Eight of the top-9 teams are ranked in the top-25, and Georgia is just five strokes from No. 5 UCLA.
"I think a lot of it stems from the fact that we haven't competed since the Darius," head coach Josh Brewer said. "It looked like we haven't competed in three weeks. There was a little best of rust. You have to start some where. It's not exactly where we want to be, but we still have a chance to move up and have a good finish against one of the best fields in the nation. We need to bounce back on day two and day three, and we'll start that tomorrow."
Freshmen Jenny Bae and Jo-Hua Hung both shot 74 to lead the Bulldogs on Friday. Georgia also counted a 76 from senior Rinko Mitsunaga and a 77 by freshman Harmie Constantino, while dropping Kelsey Kurnett's 79. Gabriela Coello, who is competing as an individual, signed for a 76.
Overall, Bae and Hung are tied for 30th, Mitsunaga and Coello are tied for 51st, Constantino is tied for 63rd and Kurnett is tied for 72nd.
No. 4 Stanford shot 287 to grab the first-round lead, a shot better than No. 16 Arizona State. The Cardinal's Andrea Lee is atop the individual leaderboard. She fired a 5-under 67, one stroke lower than Oklahoma's Kaitlin Milligan.
Georgia will be paired with Colorado and several individual competitors on Saturday, teeing off from No. 10 between 12:30-1:06 ET. Live scoring will be updated on a three-hole basis at www.golfstat.com.
PING/ASU Invitational
Papago Golf Course
Phoenix, Ariz.
Par 72, 6430 Yards
Friday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Stanford 287
Arizona State 288
Oklahoma 289
Oregon 290
Southern Cal 293
Furman 293
Washington 293
Northwestern 295
UCLA 296
Denver 297
Oklahoma State 300
New Mexico 300
Georgia 301
Colorado 309
Individual Leaderboard
Andrea Lee, Stanford 67
Kaitlin Milligan, Oklahoma 68
Wenyung Keh, Washington 70
Kathleen Scavo, Oregon 70
Raquel Olmos, Arizona State 70
Emma Edwards, New Mexico 70
Alessandra Fanali, Arizona State 71
Stephanie Lau, Northwestern 71
Petra Salko, Oregon 71
Mary Weinstein, Denver 71
Jazqueline Bendrick, Furman 71
Madison Kerley, Arizona State 71
Kelsey Zeng, Stanford 71
Allisen Corpuz, Southern Cal 71
Georgia Scores
T30. Jenny Bae 74
T30. Jo-Hua Hung 74
T51. Rinko Mitsunaga 76
* T51. Gabriela Coello 76
T63. Harmie Constantino 77
T72. Kelsey Kurnett 79
* denotes competing as an individual
Phoenix, Ariz. — The Georgia women's golf team posted a 301 in Friday's opening round of the PING/ASU Invitational at the Papago Golf Course.
The Bulldogs, who are No. 34 in this week's Golfstat rankings, are in 13th place on a stacked leaderboard. Eight of the top-9 teams are ranked in the top-25, and Georgia is just five strokes from No. 5 UCLA.
"I think a lot of it stems from the fact that we haven't competed since the Darius," head coach Josh Brewer said. "It looked like we haven't competed in three weeks. There was a little best of rust. You have to start some where. It's not exactly where we want to be, but we still have a chance to move up and have a good finish against one of the best fields in the nation. We need to bounce back on day two and day three, and we'll start that tomorrow."
Freshmen Jenny Bae and Jo-Hua Hung both shot 74 to lead the Bulldogs on Friday. Georgia also counted a 76 from senior Rinko Mitsunaga and a 77 by freshman Harmie Constantino, while dropping Kelsey Kurnett's 79. Gabriela Coello, who is competing as an individual, signed for a 76.
Overall, Bae and Hung are tied for 30th, Mitsunaga and Coello are tied for 51st, Constantino is tied for 63rd and Kurnett is tied for 72nd.
No. 4 Stanford shot 287 to grab the first-round lead, a shot better than No. 16 Arizona State. The Cardinal's Andrea Lee is atop the individual leaderboard. She fired a 5-under 67, one stroke lower than Oklahoma's Kaitlin Milligan.
Georgia will be paired with Colorado and several individual competitors on Saturday, teeing off from No. 10 between 12:30-1:06 ET. Live scoring will be updated on a three-hole basis at www.golfstat.com.
PING/ASU Invitational
Papago Golf Course
Phoenix, Ariz.
Par 72, 6430 Yards
Friday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Stanford 287
Arizona State 288
Oklahoma 289
Oregon 290
Southern Cal 293
Furman 293
Washington 293
Northwestern 295
UCLA 296
Denver 297
Oklahoma State 300
New Mexico 300
Georgia 301
Colorado 309
Individual Leaderboard
Andrea Lee, Stanford 67
Kaitlin Milligan, Oklahoma 68
Wenyung Keh, Washington 70
Kathleen Scavo, Oregon 70
Raquel Olmos, Arizona State 70
Emma Edwards, New Mexico 70
Alessandra Fanali, Arizona State 71
Stephanie Lau, Northwestern 71
Petra Salko, Oregon 71
Mary Weinstein, Denver 71
Jazqueline Bendrick, Furman 71
Madison Kerley, Arizona State 71
Kelsey Zeng, Stanford 71
Allisen Corpuz, Southern Cal 71
Georgia Scores
T30. Jenny Bae 74
T30. Jo-Hua Hung 74
T51. Rinko Mitsunaga 76
* T51. Gabriela Coello 76
T63. Harmie Constantino 77
T72. Kelsey Kurnett 79
* denotes competing as an individual
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