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Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic - Day 2
Bulldogs Climb To 5th In Liz Murphey
March 26, 2022 | Women's Golf
Hung's 72 leads Georgia in second round
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ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 31-ranked Georgia women's golf team carded a second-straight, 13-over 301 on Saturday in the 50th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Bulldogs ascended three spots on the leaderboard to fifth place entering Sunday's final round at the UGA Golf Course.
Georgia's "B" team shot 303 Saturday and is ninth in a field that features eight top-25 teams.
"We know we have depth," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Hat's off to all 10 players, but we need one or two people to go. They need them to lead and say 'follow me' instead of being content. We need to get someone going so the depth can really show off."
Jo Hua Hung paced the Bulldogs on Saturday with an even-par 72, her team-leading 13th par-or-better effort in 25 rounds this season. Georgia's other counting scores were a pair of 76s from Jenny Bae and Isabella Holpfer and a 77 from Caterina Don.
Candice Mahé and LoraLie Cowart both shot 73 to lead Georgia's "B" team in the second round. That squad also counted a 76 by Céleste Dao and a 77 by Alison Crenshaw.
All 10 Georgia golfers teed off from No. 10 on Saturday and played the back side of the course first. The Bulldogs turned at 1-under before struggling in the wind thereafter.
"We got off to a really good start and had a chance to have low round of the day, but we had a couple of holes that hurt us," Brewer said. "It's nice to get off to a fast start. We talked about that as one of the things we wanted to do as a team. Now, we need to add the finish to it to make it one of those rounds that makes you feel really good. We'll try to check both boxes tomorrow."
Hung turned at 2-under after carding birdies at No. 13 and No. 18.
"We teed off earlier so for the first seven holes we didn't get much wind," Hung said. "I stabilized my pace and made sure everything was in the right positions. When I got the chance, I was able to make a few birdies."
Hung bogeyed No. 1 and No. 2 after the turn but rebounded to post seven-consecutive pars to finish at even under blustery conditions.
"When the wind started blowing hard, that kind of affected my game," Hung said. "I was a little upset about the decisions I made and the mistakes I made. I had 48 (degree) wedges in my hand. That's supposed to be a birdie chance, but it ended up as two bogeys. I was mad at myself, but Josh talked to me and said I needed to stay mentally strong and that was the only thing I could do. I'm glad that he told me that because it really helped me finish the other seven holes."
No. 3 South Carolina posted a 3-over 291 and moved atop the team field at 10-over 586. The Gamecocks are three shots clear of No. 3 Wake Forest and No. 16 Texas A&M. Rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 12 Alabama at 598, the Bulldogs at 602, Louisville at 604, No. 17 Arkansas at , No. 13 Southern California at 605, Georgia's "B" team at 609 and Mississippi State both at 615.
Hailee Cooper from Texas A&M and Polly Mack from Alabama share the individual lead at even-par 144, one shot ahead of a trio tied for third.
For Georgia, Hung is tied for 12th at 149; Cowart is tied for 18th at 150; Bae and Mahé are tied for 25th at 151; Craig and Holpfer are tied for 31st at 152; Don is tied for42nd at 155; and Crenshaw, Dao and Walker all are tied for 50th at 156.
Sunday's final round will begin with teams teeing off from both No. 1 and No. 10 at 8:00 a.m. Georgia will open play at No. 1 between 8:54-9:30 and be paired with Alabama and Louisville. The "B" team will hit the course from No. 10 from 8:02-8:38 and play with Mississippi State. Live scoring is being updated on a three-hole basis at www.golfstat.com.
50th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
UGA Golf Course
Athens, Ga.
Par 72; 6317 Yards
Saturday's Second-Round Results
Team Leaderboard
South Carolina 295-291=586
Wake Forest 293-296=589
Texas A&M 293-296=588
Alabama 299-299=598
Georgia 301-301=602
Louisville 300-304=604
Southern Cal 299-306=605
Arkansas 294-312=606
Georgia "B" 306-303=609
Mississippi State 303-312=615
Ole Miss 302-315=617
Texas 312-312=624
Mercer 309-316=625
Houston 308-324=632
Charleston 322-311=633
Georgia Southern 312-328=640
Individual Leaderboard
Hailee Cooper, Texas A&M 71-73=144
Polly Mack, Alabama 70-74=144
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest 75-70=145
Mathilde Claisse, S. Carolina 72-73=145
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Miss. St. 70-75=145
Amari Avery, Southern Cal 73-73=146
Hannah Darling, S. Carolina 73-73=146
Kajal Mistry, Arkansas 72-74=146
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest 73-74=147
Hana Ryskova, Louisville 71-76=147
Georgia Scores
T12. Jo Hua Hung 77-72=149
* T18. LoraLie Cowart 75-75=150
T25. Jenny Bae 75-76=151
* T25. Candice Mahé 76-75=151
T31. Carolina Craig 73-79=152
T31. Isabella Holpfer 76-76=152
T42. Caterina Don 78-77=155
* T50. Alison Crenshaw 79-77=156
* T50. Céleste Dao 80-76=156
* T50. Zoë Walker 76-80=156
* indicates competing for Georgia "B" team
ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 31-ranked Georgia women's golf team carded a second-straight, 13-over 301 on Saturday in the 50th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Bulldogs ascended three spots on the leaderboard to fifth place entering Sunday's final round at the UGA Golf Course.
Georgia's "B" team shot 303 Saturday and is ninth in a field that features eight top-25 teams.
"We know we have depth," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Hat's off to all 10 players, but we need one or two people to go. They need them to lead and say 'follow me' instead of being content. We need to get someone going so the depth can really show off."
Jo Hua Hung paced the Bulldogs on Saturday with an even-par 72, her team-leading 13th par-or-better effort in 25 rounds this season. Georgia's other counting scores were a pair of 76s from Jenny Bae and Isabella Holpfer and a 77 from Caterina Don.
Candice Mahé and LoraLie Cowart both shot 73 to lead Georgia's "B" team in the second round. That squad also counted a 76 by Céleste Dao and a 77 by Alison Crenshaw.
All 10 Georgia golfers teed off from No. 10 on Saturday and played the back side of the course first. The Bulldogs turned at 1-under before struggling in the wind thereafter.
"We got off to a really good start and had a chance to have low round of the day, but we had a couple of holes that hurt us," Brewer said. "It's nice to get off to a fast start. We talked about that as one of the things we wanted to do as a team. Now, we need to add the finish to it to make it one of those rounds that makes you feel really good. We'll try to check both boxes tomorrow."
Hung turned at 2-under after carding birdies at No. 13 and No. 18.
"We teed off earlier so for the first seven holes we didn't get much wind," Hung said. "I stabilized my pace and made sure everything was in the right positions. When I got the chance, I was able to make a few birdies."
Hung bogeyed No. 1 and No. 2 after the turn but rebounded to post seven-consecutive pars to finish at even under blustery conditions.
"When the wind started blowing hard, that kind of affected my game," Hung said. "I was a little upset about the decisions I made and the mistakes I made. I had 48 (degree) wedges in my hand. That's supposed to be a birdie chance, but it ended up as two bogeys. I was mad at myself, but Josh talked to me and said I needed to stay mentally strong and that was the only thing I could do. I'm glad that he told me that because it really helped me finish the other seven holes."
No. 3 South Carolina posted a 3-over 291 and moved atop the team field at 10-over 586. The Gamecocks are three shots clear of No. 3 Wake Forest and No. 16 Texas A&M. Rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 12 Alabama at 598, the Bulldogs at 602, Louisville at 604, No. 17 Arkansas at , No. 13 Southern California at 605, Georgia's "B" team at 609 and Mississippi State both at 615.
Hailee Cooper from Texas A&M and Polly Mack from Alabama share the individual lead at even-par 144, one shot ahead of a trio tied for third.
For Georgia, Hung is tied for 12th at 149; Cowart is tied for 18th at 150; Bae and Mahé are tied for 25th at 151; Craig and Holpfer are tied for 31st at 152; Don is tied for42nd at 155; and Crenshaw, Dao and Walker all are tied for 50th at 156.
Sunday's final round will begin with teams teeing off from both No. 1 and No. 10 at 8:00 a.m. Georgia will open play at No. 1 between 8:54-9:30 and be paired with Alabama and Louisville. The "B" team will hit the course from No. 10 from 8:02-8:38 and play with Mississippi State. Live scoring is being updated on a three-hole basis at www.golfstat.com.
50th Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
UGA Golf Course
Athens, Ga.
Par 72; 6317 Yards
Saturday's Second-Round Results
Team Leaderboard
South Carolina 295-291=586
Wake Forest 293-296=589
Texas A&M 293-296=588
Alabama 299-299=598
Georgia 301-301=602
Louisville 300-304=604
Southern Cal 299-306=605
Arkansas 294-312=606
Georgia "B" 306-303=609
Mississippi State 303-312=615
Ole Miss 302-315=617
Texas 312-312=624
Mercer 309-316=625
Houston 308-324=632
Charleston 322-311=633
Georgia Southern 312-328=640
Individual Leaderboard
Hailee Cooper, Texas A&M 71-73=144
Polly Mack, Alabama 70-74=144
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest 75-70=145
Mathilde Claisse, S. Carolina 72-73=145
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Miss. St. 70-75=145
Amari Avery, Southern Cal 73-73=146
Hannah Darling, S. Carolina 73-73=146
Kajal Mistry, Arkansas 72-74=146
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest 73-74=147
Hana Ryskova, Louisville 71-76=147
Georgia Scores
T12. Jo Hua Hung 77-72=149
* T18. LoraLie Cowart 75-75=150
T25. Jenny Bae 75-76=151
* T25. Candice Mahé 76-75=151
T31. Carolina Craig 73-79=152
T31. Isabella Holpfer 76-76=152
T42. Caterina Don 78-77=155
* T50. Alison Crenshaw 79-77=156
* T50. Céleste Dao 80-76=156
* T50. Zoë Walker 76-80=156
* indicates competing for Georgia "B" team
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