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Monday, October 11
Medinah Country Club / Medinah, Ill.
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Illini Invitational - Day 1
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Bulldogs Grab Lead At Medinah
October 11, 2021 | Women's Golf
Holpfer tied for second individually
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MEDINAH, Ill. — The No. 20-ranked Georgia women's golf team worked its way to the top of the leaderboard at the Illini Invitational on Monday when play was suspended due to the weather midway through the second round. Georgia's 14-under tally gives the Bulldogs a three-stroke lead when play resumes at Medinah Country Club.
The remainder of the second round will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with each Georgia golfers having seven holes left to complete. The third round will begin immediately thereafter.
"We played really well today, maybe even better than the score indicates because of the rain and wind this afternoon," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We got off to a good start, which we needed to do. We've gotten off to slow starts and then round two has been our round. It may not look like it on paper, but this afternoon may be our best round of the year so far considering the conditions."
Sophomore Isabella Holpfer is tied for second place individually and leads a quartet of Bulldogs in the top 12. Holpfer is 6-under through 29 holes, a shot behind LSU's Carla Tejedo Mulet. Jenny Bae, Caterina Don and Jo Hua Hung all are tied for 12th at 2-under. In addition, Caroline Craig is tied for 28th at even-par, and Zoë Walker, who is competing individually, is at 5-over.
Georgia carded a 6-under 282 in the morning round, with all four of the Bulldogs' counting scores being under-par efforts. Don and Holpfer both signed for 2-under 70s, while Bae and Hung inked matching 1-under 71s.
Holpfer was 4-under through 11 holes of the second round when play was halted. That led Georgia to an 8-under team tally in the second loop to that point, with Craig at 2-under and Bae and Hung both at 1-under.
Overall, all five golfers in the Bulldogs' lineup will begin Tuesday at par-or-better.
"We feel like the tournament is more enjoyable for the players than qualifying because qualifying and getting into the lineup is so difficult," Brewer said. "We were in this position in Charleston and didn't finish like we wanted to. This is a chance to learn from that. We understand we can't sit on the lead. We'll go out tomorrow and try to grow it. If we take care of ourselves and play like we're capable, we'll have a great chance to get our first win of the season."
Georgia is three shots ahead of Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are at 11-under, followed by Purdue at 9-under; Illinois at 8-under; LSU at 4-under; Oklahoma, Louisville and Kent State all at 2-under; and San Diego State at 1-under.
Tuesday's pairings will remain the same as Mondays, with Georgia playing with Texas Tech and Illinois. Live scoring is available via golfstat.com.
Illini Invitational
Medinah Country Club
Medinah, Ill.
Par 72, 6159 Yards
Monday's Standings
Team Leaderboard
Georgia -14
Texas Tech -11
Purdue -9
Illinois -8
LSU -4
Oklahoma -2
Louisville -2
Kent State -2
San Diego State -1
Maryland E
Notre Dame E
Indiana +1
San Jose State +2
Colorado +7
Wisconsin +9
Individual Leaderboard
Carla Tejedo Mulet, LSU -7
Isabella Holpfer, Georgia -6
Emily Price, Kent State -6
Gala Dumez, Texas Tech -5
Inez Wanamarta, Purdue -4
Aine Donegan, Indiana -4
Siyan Chen, Illinois -4
Meagan Winans, Oklahoma -3
Libby Winans, Oklahoma -3
Anna Dong, Texas Tech -3
Kendall Griffin, Louisville -3
Georgia Scores
T12. Jenny Bae -2
T12. Caterina Don -2
T12. Jo Hua Hung -2
T28. Caroline Craig E
* T73. Zoë Walker +5
* Denotes competing as an individual
MEDINAH, Ill. — The No. 20-ranked Georgia women's golf team worked its way to the top of the leaderboard at the Illini Invitational on Monday when play was suspended due to the weather midway through the second round. Georgia's 14-under tally gives the Bulldogs a three-stroke lead when play resumes at Medinah Country Club.
The remainder of the second round will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with each Georgia golfers having seven holes left to complete. The third round will begin immediately thereafter.
"We played really well today, maybe even better than the score indicates because of the rain and wind this afternoon," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We got off to a good start, which we needed to do. We've gotten off to slow starts and then round two has been our round. It may not look like it on paper, but this afternoon may be our best round of the year so far considering the conditions."
Sophomore Isabella Holpfer is tied for second place individually and leads a quartet of Bulldogs in the top 12. Holpfer is 6-under through 29 holes, a shot behind LSU's Carla Tejedo Mulet. Jenny Bae, Caterina Don and Jo Hua Hung all are tied for 12th at 2-under. In addition, Caroline Craig is tied for 28th at even-par, and Zoë Walker, who is competing individually, is at 5-over.
Georgia carded a 6-under 282 in the morning round, with all four of the Bulldogs' counting scores being under-par efforts. Don and Holpfer both signed for 2-under 70s, while Bae and Hung inked matching 1-under 71s.
Holpfer was 4-under through 11 holes of the second round when play was halted. That led Georgia to an 8-under team tally in the second loop to that point, with Craig at 2-under and Bae and Hung both at 1-under.
Overall, all five golfers in the Bulldogs' lineup will begin Tuesday at par-or-better.
"We feel like the tournament is more enjoyable for the players than qualifying because qualifying and getting into the lineup is so difficult," Brewer said. "We were in this position in Charleston and didn't finish like we wanted to. This is a chance to learn from that. We understand we can't sit on the lead. We'll go out tomorrow and try to grow it. If we take care of ourselves and play like we're capable, we'll have a great chance to get our first win of the season."
Georgia is three shots ahead of Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are at 11-under, followed by Purdue at 9-under; Illinois at 8-under; LSU at 4-under; Oklahoma, Louisville and Kent State all at 2-under; and San Diego State at 1-under.
Tuesday's pairings will remain the same as Mondays, with Georgia playing with Texas Tech and Illinois. Live scoring is available via golfstat.com.
Illini Invitational
Medinah Country Club
Medinah, Ill.
Par 72, 6159 Yards
Monday's Standings
Team Leaderboard
Georgia -14
Texas Tech -11
Purdue -9
Illinois -8
LSU -4
Oklahoma -2
Louisville -2
Kent State -2
San Diego State -1
Maryland E
Notre Dame E
Indiana +1
San Jose State +2
Colorado +7
Wisconsin +9
Individual Leaderboard
Carla Tejedo Mulet, LSU -7
Isabella Holpfer, Georgia -6
Emily Price, Kent State -6
Gala Dumez, Texas Tech -5
Inez Wanamarta, Purdue -4
Aine Donegan, Indiana -4
Siyan Chen, Illinois -4
Meagan Winans, Oklahoma -3
Libby Winans, Oklahoma -3
Anna Dong, Texas Tech -3
Kendall Griffin, Louisville -3
Georgia Scores
T12. Jenny Bae -2
T12. Caterina Don -2
T12. Jo Hua Hung -2
T28. Caroline Craig E
* T73. Zoë Walker +5
* Denotes competing as an individual
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