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Lady Puerto Rico Classic - Round 1
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Bulldogs Stand Fifth In Puerto Rico
February 09, 2020 | Women's Golf
Bae Shoots 1-under to pace Georgia
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RIO MAR, P.R. — The Georgia women's golf team posted a 4-over 292 in Sunday's opening round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, placing the Bulldogs in a tie for fifth on the team leaderboard at the Rio Mar Country Club's River Course.
"It was a good day," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Some of us haven't competed in close to 100 days, and I there were a couple of shots where you could see that lack of tournament competition hurt us. But it was the first day of the spring season so that's always to be expected. I would give us an A- or a B+. It was a good way to start the spring, but we all know we can do much better."
Sophomore Jenny Bae's 1-under 71 paced Georgia. The Bulldogs also counted a pair of 73s from freshmen Caterina Don and Candice Mahe and a 75 by sophomore Jo Hua Hung. Freshman Céleste Dao's 78 was Georgia's drop score, while freshman Caroline Craig, who is competing individually, shot 74.
"Jenny won qualifying," Brewer said. "For her to come out and lead us on day one shows she was ready in Athens and ready when we got here. Her play at home carried over, and that's a really good sign. Caterina had a good day, and Candice was very solid in her Georgia debut. We feel very confident heading into the final two days."
Overall, Bae is tied for sixth in the individual field, three shots off the pace of Purdue's Sifat Sagoo. Don and Mahe are tied for 16th, Craig is tied for 28th, Hung is tied for 35th and Dao is tied for 59th.
Bae turned at 2-over by mixing a bogey at No. 3, a birdie at No. 5 and a double-bogey at No. 8. She was back and forth on the back side. Bae got back to even with birdies at No. 11 and No. 12 but gave one of those strokes back with a bogey at No. 15. She went birdie-bogey at No. 15 and No. 16 before completing her loop with a pair of birdies to reach a red number at the end of the day.
No. 14 Oklahoma State shot the best team tally, a 3-under 285. Rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 22 Virginia Tech and Purdue both at 288, No. 21 Kentucky at 291, the Bulldogs and Northwestern at 292, Texas Tech at 296, Augusta at 299, N.C. State at 301 and Iowa State at 304.
Georgia will be paired with Kentucky and Northwestern for Monday's second round. Play will begin with an 8:00 a.m. shotgurn start, with the Bulldogs opening on holes Nos. 4-7. Live scoring is available via golfstat.com.
Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Rio Mar Country Club River Course
Rio Mar, P.R.
Par 72; 6164 Yards
Sunday's First-Round Results
Team Leaderboard
Oklahoma State 285
Virginia Tech 288
Purdue 288
Kentucky 291
Georgia 292
Northwestern 292
Texas Tech 296
Augusta 299
N.C. State 301
Iowa State 304
Nebraska 305
East Carolina 306
TCU 309
Maryland 309
Indiana 311
Individual Leaderboard
Sifat Sagoo, Purdue 68
Irene Kim, Northwestern 69
Emily Mahar, Virginia Tech 70
Hailey Jones, Oklahoma State 70
Isabella Fiero, Oklahoma State 70
Jenny Bae, Georgia 71
Jensen Castle, Kentucky 71
Lianna Bailey, Oklahoma State 71
Rikke Svejgaard, Kentucky 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T16. Caterina Don 73
T16. Candice Mahe 73
T28. Caroline Craig 74
T35. Jo Hua Hung 75
T59. Céleste Dao 78
RIO MAR, P.R. — The Georgia women's golf team posted a 4-over 292 in Sunday's opening round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, placing the Bulldogs in a tie for fifth on the team leaderboard at the Rio Mar Country Club's River Course.
"It was a good day," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Some of us haven't competed in close to 100 days, and I there were a couple of shots where you could see that lack of tournament competition hurt us. But it was the first day of the spring season so that's always to be expected. I would give us an A- or a B+. It was a good way to start the spring, but we all know we can do much better."
Sophomore Jenny Bae's 1-under 71 paced Georgia. The Bulldogs also counted a pair of 73s from freshmen Caterina Don and Candice Mahe and a 75 by sophomore Jo Hua Hung. Freshman Céleste Dao's 78 was Georgia's drop score, while freshman Caroline Craig, who is competing individually, shot 74.
"Jenny won qualifying," Brewer said. "For her to come out and lead us on day one shows she was ready in Athens and ready when we got here. Her play at home carried over, and that's a really good sign. Caterina had a good day, and Candice was very solid in her Georgia debut. We feel very confident heading into the final two days."
Overall, Bae is tied for sixth in the individual field, three shots off the pace of Purdue's Sifat Sagoo. Don and Mahe are tied for 16th, Craig is tied for 28th, Hung is tied for 35th and Dao is tied for 59th.
Bae turned at 2-over by mixing a bogey at No. 3, a birdie at No. 5 and a double-bogey at No. 8. She was back and forth on the back side. Bae got back to even with birdies at No. 11 and No. 12 but gave one of those strokes back with a bogey at No. 15. She went birdie-bogey at No. 15 and No. 16 before completing her loop with a pair of birdies to reach a red number at the end of the day.
No. 14 Oklahoma State shot the best team tally, a 3-under 285. Rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 22 Virginia Tech and Purdue both at 288, No. 21 Kentucky at 291, the Bulldogs and Northwestern at 292, Texas Tech at 296, Augusta at 299, N.C. State at 301 and Iowa State at 304.
Georgia will be paired with Kentucky and Northwestern for Monday's second round. Play will begin with an 8:00 a.m. shotgurn start, with the Bulldogs opening on holes Nos. 4-7. Live scoring is available via golfstat.com.
Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Rio Mar Country Club River Course
Rio Mar, P.R.
Par 72; 6164 Yards
Sunday's First-Round Results
Team Leaderboard
Oklahoma State 285
Virginia Tech 288
Purdue 288
Kentucky 291
Georgia 292
Northwestern 292
Texas Tech 296
Augusta 299
N.C. State 301
Iowa State 304
Nebraska 305
East Carolina 306
TCU 309
Maryland 309
Indiana 311
Individual Leaderboard
Sifat Sagoo, Purdue 68
Irene Kim, Northwestern 69
Emily Mahar, Virginia Tech 70
Hailey Jones, Oklahoma State 70
Isabella Fiero, Oklahoma State 70
Jenny Bae, Georgia 71
Jensen Castle, Kentucky 71
Lianna Bailey, Oklahoma State 71
Rikke Svejgaard, Kentucky 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T16. Caterina Don 73
T16. Candice Mahe 73
T28. Caroline Craig 74
T35. Jo Hua Hung 75
T59. Céleste Dao 78
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