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Cougar Classic - Day 2
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Bulldogs Finish Fourth In Cougar Classic
September 14, 2021 | Women's Golf
Bae, Hung post top-20 individual finishes
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Georgia women's team carded a 4-over 292 in Tuesday's final round of the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Golf Club, placing the Bulldogs in fourth place on the team leaderboard at 12-under 852.
"It was a very good start to the year and all we can do is build on it," head coach Josh Brewer said. "If you would have told me before we got here that we would shoot 12-under and not tell me how that 12-under played out, I would have taken it in a heartbeat."
Georgia opened the day with a 5-shot lead over the field; however, a hot start from Arkansas quickly closed that gap. The Bulldogs and Razorbacks went back and forth for much of the front nine before Arkansas played No. 9 and No. 10 at a combined 6-under to surge ahead for good.
"Today is a valuable lesson for us," Brewer said. "We know we're going to find ourselves in the same position this year. I' m confident we'll learn from today and produce a better outcome the next time we're there."
By finishing a dozen shots under par as a team, the Bulldogs tied the third-best 54-hole tournament score in program history. Georgia also shot 852 at the 2015 Windy City Collegiate.
Caroline Craig and Jo Hua Hung led Georgia with a pair of even-par 72s. The Bulldogs also counted a 73 from Jenny Bae and a 75 from Isabella Holpfer while dropping Caterina Don's 76.
Overall, Bae finished third individually at 8-under 208. Bae equaled her career-best 54-hole score she also shot at the SEC Championships last spring. In addition, Hung tied for 19th at 1-under 215, Craig and Holpfer both tied for 29th at 217 and Don tied for 36th at 219.
Following Arkansas at 23-under 841, Baylor finished second at 842. Rounding out the top-10 teams on the leaderboard were Florida at 851, the Bulldogs at 852, North Carolina and UCF both at 861, Vanderbilt at 866, Clemson at 869, Miami at 872 and Furman and Wisconsin at 877.
Brooke Matthews lapped the field to win medalist honors at 25-under, 13 shots better than runner-up Krista Junkkari from North Carolina.
The Bulldogs will return to action in 10 days when they tee off at the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
"We're playing well. I'm happy we're playing soon. We're obviously very deep. It will be interesting to see the lineup we take because we have a lot of people who can contribute to this team."
Cougar Classic
Yeamans Hall Golf Club
Charleston, S.C.
Par 72; 6301 Yards
Tuesday's Final-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Arkansas 284-281-276=841
Baylor 285-283-274=842
Florida 287-280-284=851
Georgia 286-274-292=852
North Carolina 289-284-288=861
UCF 285-282-294=861
Vanderbilt 295-284-287=866
Clemson 293-284-289=869
Miami 297-284-291=872
Furman 295-287-298=877
Wisconsin 295-291-291=877
Michigan State 291-287-300=878
Penn State 291-293-296=880
N.C. State 301-289-291=881
Tennessee 294-294-295=883
Maryland 301-293-293=887
Charleston 305-290-294=889
Individual Leaderboard
Brooke Matthews, Arkansas 63-64-64=191
Krista Junkkari, N. Carolina 65-67-72=204
Jenny Bae, Georgia 67-68-73=208
Antonia Matte, Baylor 70-71-68=209
Auston Kim, Vanderbilt 72-67-70=209
Julia Gregg, Arkansas 72-70-68=210
Britta Snyder, Baylor 71-70-69=210
Melena Barrientos, Clemson 71-68-71=210
Rosie Belsham, Baylor 69-68-73=210
Camille Banzet, UCF 68-71-73=212
Tunrada Piddon, UCF 70-68-74=212
Additional Georgia Scores
T19. Jo Hua Hung 72-71-72=215
T29. Caroline Craig 77-68-72=217
T29. Isabella Holpfer 74-68-75=217
T38. Caterina Don 73-70-76=219
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Georgia women's team carded a 4-over 292 in Tuesday's final round of the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Golf Club, placing the Bulldogs in fourth place on the team leaderboard at 12-under 852.
"It was a very good start to the year and all we can do is build on it," head coach Josh Brewer said. "If you would have told me before we got here that we would shoot 12-under and not tell me how that 12-under played out, I would have taken it in a heartbeat."
Georgia opened the day with a 5-shot lead over the field; however, a hot start from Arkansas quickly closed that gap. The Bulldogs and Razorbacks went back and forth for much of the front nine before Arkansas played No. 9 and No. 10 at a combined 6-under to surge ahead for good.
"Today is a valuable lesson for us," Brewer said. "We know we're going to find ourselves in the same position this year. I' m confident we'll learn from today and produce a better outcome the next time we're there."
By finishing a dozen shots under par as a team, the Bulldogs tied the third-best 54-hole tournament score in program history. Georgia also shot 852 at the 2015 Windy City Collegiate.
Caroline Craig and Jo Hua Hung led Georgia with a pair of even-par 72s. The Bulldogs also counted a 73 from Jenny Bae and a 75 from Isabella Holpfer while dropping Caterina Don's 76.
Overall, Bae finished third individually at 8-under 208. Bae equaled her career-best 54-hole score she also shot at the SEC Championships last spring. In addition, Hung tied for 19th at 1-under 215, Craig and Holpfer both tied for 29th at 217 and Don tied for 36th at 219.
Following Arkansas at 23-under 841, Baylor finished second at 842. Rounding out the top-10 teams on the leaderboard were Florida at 851, the Bulldogs at 852, North Carolina and UCF both at 861, Vanderbilt at 866, Clemson at 869, Miami at 872 and Furman and Wisconsin at 877.
Brooke Matthews lapped the field to win medalist honors at 25-under, 13 shots better than runner-up Krista Junkkari from North Carolina.
The Bulldogs will return to action in 10 days when they tee off at the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
"We're playing well. I'm happy we're playing soon. We're obviously very deep. It will be interesting to see the lineup we take because we have a lot of people who can contribute to this team."
Cougar Classic
Yeamans Hall Golf Club
Charleston, S.C.
Par 72; 6301 Yards
Tuesday's Final-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Arkansas 284-281-276=841
Baylor 285-283-274=842
Florida 287-280-284=851
Georgia 286-274-292=852
North Carolina 289-284-288=861
UCF 285-282-294=861
Vanderbilt 295-284-287=866
Clemson 293-284-289=869
Miami 297-284-291=872
Furman 295-287-298=877
Wisconsin 295-291-291=877
Michigan State 291-287-300=878
Penn State 291-293-296=880
N.C. State 301-289-291=881
Tennessee 294-294-295=883
Maryland 301-293-293=887
Charleston 305-290-294=889
Individual Leaderboard
Brooke Matthews, Arkansas 63-64-64=191
Krista Junkkari, N. Carolina 65-67-72=204
Jenny Bae, Georgia 67-68-73=208
Antonia Matte, Baylor 70-71-68=209
Auston Kim, Vanderbilt 72-67-70=209
Julia Gregg, Arkansas 72-70-68=210
Britta Snyder, Baylor 71-70-69=210
Melena Barrientos, Clemson 71-68-71=210
Rosie Belsham, Baylor 69-68-73=210
Camille Banzet, UCF 68-71-73=212
Tunrada Piddon, UCF 70-68-74=212
Additional Georgia Scores
T19. Jo Hua Hung 72-71-72=215
T29. Caroline Craig 77-68-72=217
T29. Isabella Holpfer 74-68-75=217
T38. Caterina Don 73-70-76=219
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