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Bulldogs Tied For Fourth After First Round Of NCAA Regional
May 09, 2022 | Women's Golf
Bae's 68 leads Georgia in opening round
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Georgia opened the NCAA Albuquerque Regional of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships by shooting 4-over 292 on Monday. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs are tied for fourth place at the University of New Mexico's Championship Course.
Twelve teams are in Albuquerque vying for four spots in the field at the NCAA Championships, which will be contested May 20-25 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"Truthfully, it was very solid round, and we're right where we need to be," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Sure, we would prefer to be leading, but we're not. At the same time, one thing we have struggled with this season is coming out of the gate on Day 1. We had a very solid day today and have that behind us. We traditionally have played better in the second rounds and if we can continue to do that tomorrow, we know we'll move up the leaderboard."
Jenny Bae paced the Bulldogs on Monday with a 4-under 68, her 11th par-or-better round and fifth score in the 60s this season. Georgia also counted a pair of 74s from Jo Hua Hung and Candice Mahé and a 76 from Caterina Don.
Bae mixed five birdies with a lone bogey en route to her 68. The Bulldogs teed off from No. 10 and played the back side of the layout first on Monday. Bae birdied No. 14 and No. 16 and turned at 2-under before moving to 3-under with another birdie at No. 1. After giving that stroke back with a bogey at No. 2, Bae rebounded to birdie No. 3 and closed out her loop with another birdie at No. 9.
"Jenny wants to win or be near the top of the leaderboard in every tournament," Brewer said. "She has a couple of very strong finishes this season but still wants more. She's worked very hard and the way she played today shows that. It's nice to see her walking around confidently and playing well. She played probably her best golf of the season at last year's Regional and today's round set hers up for another great showing here."
Bae is among four golfers tied for second individually, three strokes behind Oregon's Briana Chacon. In addition, Hung and Mahé are tied for 21st, Don is tied for 39th and LoraLie Cowart, who shot 80 on Monday, is tied for 62nd.
No. 2 Oregon, the Regional's top seed, posted a 4-under 284 to grab a three-shot lead over No. 13 Texas. No. 11 Florida is third at 288, followed by the Bulldogs and TCU at 292, No. 23 Arizona at 293, Louisville at 295, North Texas at 296, Oklahoma at 299, Sam Houston and New Mexico State both at 302 and Northern Arizona at 309.
Albuquerque is one of six NCAA Regional sites with 12 teams and six individuals competing in 54-hole tournaments through Wednesday. From each Regional, four teams (24 total) and two individuals (12 total) who are not members of the top-4 teams will advance to the NCAA Championships on May 20-25 at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Georgia will be paired with Arizona and TCU for a second-straight day on Tuesday. The Bulldogs, Wildcats and Forned Frogs will tee off from No. 1 in waves between 10:00-10:44 a.m. ET, with live scoring available via golfstat.com.
NCAA Albuquerque Regional
UNM Championship Course
Albuquerque, N.M.
Par 72, 6336 Yards
Monday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Oregon 283
Texas 287
Florida 288
TCU 292
Georgia 292
Arizona 293
Louisville 295
North Texas 296
Oklahoma 299
New Mexico State 302
Sam Houston 302
Northern Arizona 309
Individual Leaderboard
Briana Chacon, Oregon 65
Jenny Bae, Georgia 68
Sabrina Iqbal, TCU 68
Bentley Cotton, Texas 68
Marina Escobar Domingo, Florida 68
Annabell Fuller, Florida 69
Patrice Mackova, Maryland 70
Hsin-Yu Lu, Oregon 71
Hannah Screen, Oklahoma 71
Carolina Melgrati, Arizona 71
Maya Benita, Arizona 71
Sara Kjellker, San Diego St. 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T21. Jo Hua Hung 74
T21. Candice Mahé 74
T39. Caterina Don 76
T62. LoraLie Cowart 80
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Georgia opened the NCAA Albuquerque Regional of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships by shooting 4-over 292 on Monday. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs are tied for fourth place at the University of New Mexico's Championship Course.
Twelve teams are in Albuquerque vying for four spots in the field at the NCAA Championships, which will be contested May 20-25 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"Truthfully, it was very solid round, and we're right where we need to be," head coach Josh Brewer said. "Sure, we would prefer to be leading, but we're not. At the same time, one thing we have struggled with this season is coming out of the gate on Day 1. We had a very solid day today and have that behind us. We traditionally have played better in the second rounds and if we can continue to do that tomorrow, we know we'll move up the leaderboard."
Jenny Bae paced the Bulldogs on Monday with a 4-under 68, her 11th par-or-better round and fifth score in the 60s this season. Georgia also counted a pair of 74s from Jo Hua Hung and Candice Mahé and a 76 from Caterina Don.
Bae mixed five birdies with a lone bogey en route to her 68. The Bulldogs teed off from No. 10 and played the back side of the layout first on Monday. Bae birdied No. 14 and No. 16 and turned at 2-under before moving to 3-under with another birdie at No. 1. After giving that stroke back with a bogey at No. 2, Bae rebounded to birdie No. 3 and closed out her loop with another birdie at No. 9.
"Jenny wants to win or be near the top of the leaderboard in every tournament," Brewer said. "She has a couple of very strong finishes this season but still wants more. She's worked very hard and the way she played today shows that. It's nice to see her walking around confidently and playing well. She played probably her best golf of the season at last year's Regional and today's round set hers up for another great showing here."
Bae is among four golfers tied for second individually, three strokes behind Oregon's Briana Chacon. In addition, Hung and Mahé are tied for 21st, Don is tied for 39th and LoraLie Cowart, who shot 80 on Monday, is tied for 62nd.
No. 2 Oregon, the Regional's top seed, posted a 4-under 284 to grab a three-shot lead over No. 13 Texas. No. 11 Florida is third at 288, followed by the Bulldogs and TCU at 292, No. 23 Arizona at 293, Louisville at 295, North Texas at 296, Oklahoma at 299, Sam Houston and New Mexico State both at 302 and Northern Arizona at 309.
Albuquerque is one of six NCAA Regional sites with 12 teams and six individuals competing in 54-hole tournaments through Wednesday. From each Regional, four teams (24 total) and two individuals (12 total) who are not members of the top-4 teams will advance to the NCAA Championships on May 20-25 at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Georgia will be paired with Arizona and TCU for a second-straight day on Tuesday. The Bulldogs, Wildcats and Forned Frogs will tee off from No. 1 in waves between 10:00-10:44 a.m. ET, with live scoring available via golfstat.com.
NCAA Albuquerque Regional
UNM Championship Course
Albuquerque, N.M.
Par 72, 6336 Yards
Monday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Oregon 283
Texas 287
Florida 288
TCU 292
Georgia 292
Arizona 293
Louisville 295
North Texas 296
Oklahoma 299
New Mexico State 302
Sam Houston 302
Northern Arizona 309
Individual Leaderboard
Briana Chacon, Oregon 65
Jenny Bae, Georgia 68
Sabrina Iqbal, TCU 68
Bentley Cotton, Texas 68
Marina Escobar Domingo, Florida 68
Annabell Fuller, Florida 69
Patrice Mackova, Maryland 70
Hsin-Yu Lu, Oregon 71
Hannah Screen, Oklahoma 71
Carolina Melgrati, Arizona 71
Maya Benita, Arizona 71
Sara Kjellker, San Diego St. 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T21. Jo Hua Hung 74
T21. Candice Mahé 74
T39. Caterina Don 76
T62. LoraLie Cowart 80
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