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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate - Round 3
Craig Posts Top-10 Finish At Darius Rucker
March 08, 2020 | Women's Golf
Bulldogs Close With Best Round Of Weekend
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HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Freshman Caroline Craig shot 1-under 70 in the final round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Sunday and finished tied for 10th individually at Long Cove Club.
The Georgia women's golf team posted a 293 in the final round and tied for 14th in the elite field which featured 13 of the nation's top-25 team. The Bulldogs' Sunday score was comprised of a 72 from freshman Caterina Don, a 73 from sophomore Jo Hua Hung, a pair of 74s from sophomore Jenny Bae and freshman Céleste Dao.
"As a team, you want to close well no matter how you have played," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We had our best round of the tournament today, which is exactly what you hope for. We have a group of players who have competed and won at the highest levels. They showed today who we really are and helped us end the tournament on a positive note."
Unfortunately, Craig's score did not count in Georgia's team tally because she was competing as an individual. In fact, Craig's performance over the weekend would have lowered the Bulldogs' team tally by 17 strokes.
"It's very impressive that Caroline came down here and played like she did against what is probably one of the toughest individual fields of any tournament in the country this spring," Brewer said. "She played her best golf today to finish in the top 10 and was really in position to have a top-6 or top-7 finish. In California a couple of weeks ago, she was very close to having a top-20 or top-15 finish. She continues to get better and solidify herself as someone who can make us better."
Craig teed off from No. 10 and played the back side of the course at 1-under. After beginning her day with a birdie, she bogeyed No. 14 but regained that stroke with a birdie at No. 17.
Craig's front side was a more adventurous. She birdied No. 1 to move to 2-under but then notched consecutive bogeys at No. 2 and No. 3. Following a par, she birdied No. 5 and No. 6 to get back to 2-under but wrapped up her loop with a bogey at No. 1.
No. 7 Wake Forest closed with a 4-under 280 en route to a dominating 26-shot win over the field. Demon Deacon Emilia Migliaccio earned medalist honors at 1-under 212, a shot better than Furman's Natalie Srinivasan.
For Georgia, Bae tied for 33rd at 224, Hung tied for 60th at 231, Don tied for 63rd at 233, freshman Candice Mahe tied for 72nd at 236 and Dao tied for 79th at 238.
Georgia will return to action in two weeks when the Bulldogs host the 48th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on March 20-22 at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Many of the nation's top teams are in the field, getting a look at the same UGA layout that will host an NCAA Regional later this spring on May 11-13.
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Long Cove Club
Hilton Head, S.C.
Par 71; 6290 Yards
Sunday's Final-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Wake Forest 287-288-280=855
Auburn 294-298-289=881
Duke 299-295-290=884
UCLA 292-288-305=885
Texas 294-299-295=888
South Carolina 303-299-289=891
North Carolina 296-297-300=893
Baylor 294-293-307=894
Arkansas 300-301-295=896
LSU 299-298-300=897
Florida State 304-308-289=901
Vanderbilt 302-292-312=906
Alabama 311-299-297=907
Georgia 311-304-293=913
Furman 303-308-302=913
Northwestern 311-309-301=916
Virginia 308-305-306=919
Individual Leaderboard
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest 72-70-70=212
Natalie Srinivasan, Furman 72-71-70=213
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest 69-76-69=214
Megan Schofill, Auburn 71-72-71=214
Siyun Lui, Wake Forest 72-71-73=216
Kenzie Wright, Alabama 78-67-72=217
Beatrice Wallin, Florida St. 74-78-66=218
Kaleigh Telfer, Auburn 73-75-70=218
Ana Belac, Duke 71-75-73=219
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest 79-73-68=220
Caroline Craig, Georgia 75-75-70=220
Hailee Cooper, Texas 73-75-72=220
Ana Pelaez, S. Carolina 71-77-72=220
P. Roussin-Bouchard, S. Carolina 75-72-73=220
Elodie Chapelet, Baylor 73-73-74=220
Jennifer Zhou, N. Carolina 71-75-74=220
Auston Kim, Vanderbilt 72-72-76=220
Emma Spitz, UCLA 71-72-77=220
Emilie Paltrinieri, UCLA 71-72-77=220
Georgia Scores
T33. Jenny Bae 79-71-74=224
T60. Jo Hua Hung 74-84-73=231
T63. Caterina Don 82-79-72=233
T72. Candice Mahe 76-81-79=236
T79. Céleste Dao 86-78-74=238
* denotes competing as an individual
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Freshman Caroline Craig shot 1-under 70 in the final round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Sunday and finished tied for 10th individually at Long Cove Club.
The Georgia women's golf team posted a 293 in the final round and tied for 14th in the elite field which featured 13 of the nation's top-25 team. The Bulldogs' Sunday score was comprised of a 72 from freshman Caterina Don, a 73 from sophomore Jo Hua Hung, a pair of 74s from sophomore Jenny Bae and freshman Céleste Dao.
"As a team, you want to close well no matter how you have played," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We had our best round of the tournament today, which is exactly what you hope for. We have a group of players who have competed and won at the highest levels. They showed today who we really are and helped us end the tournament on a positive note."
Unfortunately, Craig's score did not count in Georgia's team tally because she was competing as an individual. In fact, Craig's performance over the weekend would have lowered the Bulldogs' team tally by 17 strokes.
"It's very impressive that Caroline came down here and played like she did against what is probably one of the toughest individual fields of any tournament in the country this spring," Brewer said. "She played her best golf today to finish in the top 10 and was really in position to have a top-6 or top-7 finish. In California a couple of weeks ago, she was very close to having a top-20 or top-15 finish. She continues to get better and solidify herself as someone who can make us better."
Craig teed off from No. 10 and played the back side of the course at 1-under. After beginning her day with a birdie, she bogeyed No. 14 but regained that stroke with a birdie at No. 17.
Craig's front side was a more adventurous. She birdied No. 1 to move to 2-under but then notched consecutive bogeys at No. 2 and No. 3. Following a par, she birdied No. 5 and No. 6 to get back to 2-under but wrapped up her loop with a bogey at No. 1.
No. 7 Wake Forest closed with a 4-under 280 en route to a dominating 26-shot win over the field. Demon Deacon Emilia Migliaccio earned medalist honors at 1-under 212, a shot better than Furman's Natalie Srinivasan.
For Georgia, Bae tied for 33rd at 224, Hung tied for 60th at 231, Don tied for 63rd at 233, freshman Candice Mahe tied for 72nd at 236 and Dao tied for 79th at 238.
Georgia will return to action in two weeks when the Bulldogs host the 48th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on March 20-22 at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Many of the nation's top teams are in the field, getting a look at the same UGA layout that will host an NCAA Regional later this spring on May 11-13.
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Long Cove Club
Hilton Head, S.C.
Par 71; 6290 Yards
Sunday's Final-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Wake Forest 287-288-280=855
Auburn 294-298-289=881
Duke 299-295-290=884
UCLA 292-288-305=885
Texas 294-299-295=888
South Carolina 303-299-289=891
North Carolina 296-297-300=893
Baylor 294-293-307=894
Arkansas 300-301-295=896
LSU 299-298-300=897
Florida State 304-308-289=901
Vanderbilt 302-292-312=906
Alabama 311-299-297=907
Georgia 311-304-293=913
Furman 303-308-302=913
Northwestern 311-309-301=916
Virginia 308-305-306=919
Individual Leaderboard
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest 72-70-70=212
Natalie Srinivasan, Furman 72-71-70=213
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest 69-76-69=214
Megan Schofill, Auburn 71-72-71=214
Siyun Lui, Wake Forest 72-71-73=216
Kenzie Wright, Alabama 78-67-72=217
Beatrice Wallin, Florida St. 74-78-66=218
Kaleigh Telfer, Auburn 73-75-70=218
Ana Belac, Duke 71-75-73=219
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest 79-73-68=220
Caroline Craig, Georgia 75-75-70=220
Hailee Cooper, Texas 73-75-72=220
Ana Pelaez, S. Carolina 71-77-72=220
P. Roussin-Bouchard, S. Carolina 75-72-73=220
Elodie Chapelet, Baylor 73-73-74=220
Jennifer Zhou, N. Carolina 71-75-74=220
Auston Kim, Vanderbilt 72-72-76=220
Emma Spitz, UCLA 71-72-77=220
Emilie Paltrinieri, UCLA 71-72-77=220
Georgia Scores
T33. Jenny Bae 79-71-74=224
T60. Jo Hua Hung 74-84-73=231
T63. Caterina Don 82-79-72=233
T72. Candice Mahe 76-81-79=236
T79. Céleste Dao 86-78-74=238
* denotes competing as an individual
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