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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate - Day 1
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Bulldogs To Compete Against Top Field At Darius Rucker
February 26, 2023 | Women's Golf
Tournament to air daily on the Golf Channel from 2:00-5:30
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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women's golf team will continue its spring campaign on Monday when the Bulldogs tee off at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C. The 18-team field includes six top-10 and 12 top-25 squads and will be televised on the Golf Channel on Monday-Wednesday from 2:00-5:30.
"From a national perspective, this tournament will garner a lot more attention for us," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We trying to look at it like every other tournament, but we realize it has more of a national championship feel with the TV coverage and so many of the top teams in the country here. It's an amazing opportunity for us to continue to the strong start to our spring season."
Georgia finished third and second at its first two spring events and spent much of both of those tournaments atop the team leaderboard. Individually, Bulldog golfers have compiled eight top-10 individual finishes during 2023.
"We feel like we've had a good start to the spring that could have been much better," Brewer said. "I know it sounds like coach-speak, but we feel like we've had some really great individual performances but still haven't put everything together from a team perspective. Hopefully, this week we'll have four or five of those type of individual performances this week, and it will make for a fun watch for everyone on Wednesday on the Golf Channel."
Georgia's lineup for the tournament will feature Caterina Don, Jenny Bae, Céleste Dao, Candice Mahé and Caroline Craig. In addition, LoraLie Cowart will compete as an individual. Don is coming off an individual win in the Bulldogs' last tournament, the San Diego State Classic. Bae also has a victory this season, earning medalist honors at the Illini Invitational last fall.
No. 2 Wake Forest leads the list of Darius Rucker entrants, followed No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 South Carolina, No. 6 LSU, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Baylor, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 13 Virginia, No. 15 Auburn, No. 19 Northwestern, No. 20 Vanderbilt and No. 23 Kentucky. Georgia is currently ranked No. 32. Rounding out the competing teams are Alabama, Arkansas, Duke, Furman and Howard.
"I was actually looking at the teams in the tournament with my coach back home, and I know it's probably one of the strongest set of teams we'll play this season," Bae said. "We just can't wait. Every one of us has grinded. We all know the golf course, and we all know how hard it can play. I feel like as long as we focus on our each individual shot that we have, then we'll be ok."
Bae, who is ranked No. 5 nationally, is one of five top-10 golfers in latest ledger released by Golfstat who will be competing in the Darius Rucker. In six tournaments this season, Bae has notched five top-10 finishes, including runner-up showings at the Mason Rudolph Championship and the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club.
Craig will be making her spring debut after missing the first three events of the 2023 calendar while recovering from a fractured thumb.
"I've very excited," Craig said. "It's been an interesting spring – a bit of a difficult one – but I've really just tried to stay positive and do all that I can to get ready for this moment. I'm excited to have the opportunity and just want to stay in the moment. I want to just go play one shot at a time and enjoying playing an awesome tournament at an awesome golf course."
Craig is hopeful the Bulldogs will use the tournament to spark a run similar to last season when Georgia advanced to match play and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships.
"Field wise, we're an awesome team as well, so we think we match up well with everybody else," Craig said. "I think it's a great preparation for what we'll see in the postseason. We're just excited to go out there and show everyone what we've got. We're going there to play the golf course and beat the golf course."
Coverage on the Golf Channel will begin with the network's College Central show from 2:00-2:30, followed by exclusive coverage of the Darius Rucker for the following two and a half hours each day.
"I think for me, when I see a TV tower and all that it's kind of exciting more than pressuring," Bae said. "I've had a few experiences with them and I feel like at one point, you just don't even know they're there. You just go and play golf and whatever you do will show."
"I think it's really special that a women's collegiate regular-season event is going to be broadcasted," Craig said. "I think that's huge for women's golf, just getting our talents and our names out there. We're really appreciative that the Golf Channel is going to do that."
Georgia will be paired with Alabama and Virginia for Monday's first round, teeing off from No. 10 in 10-minute intervals between 11:00-11:40 a.m. Cowart will begin her round at No. 1 at 10:40. Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament at www.golfstat.com.
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women's golf team will continue its spring campaign on Monday when the Bulldogs tee off at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C. The 18-team field includes six top-10 and 12 top-25 squads and will be televised on the Golf Channel on Monday-Wednesday from 2:00-5:30.
"From a national perspective, this tournament will garner a lot more attention for us," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We trying to look at it like every other tournament, but we realize it has more of a national championship feel with the TV coverage and so many of the top teams in the country here. It's an amazing opportunity for us to continue to the strong start to our spring season."
Georgia finished third and second at its first two spring events and spent much of both of those tournaments atop the team leaderboard. Individually, Bulldog golfers have compiled eight top-10 individual finishes during 2023.
"We feel like we've had a good start to the spring that could have been much better," Brewer said. "I know it sounds like coach-speak, but we feel like we've had some really great individual performances but still haven't put everything together from a team perspective. Hopefully, this week we'll have four or five of those type of individual performances this week, and it will make for a fun watch for everyone on Wednesday on the Golf Channel."
Georgia's lineup for the tournament will feature Caterina Don, Jenny Bae, Céleste Dao, Candice Mahé and Caroline Craig. In addition, LoraLie Cowart will compete as an individual. Don is coming off an individual win in the Bulldogs' last tournament, the San Diego State Classic. Bae also has a victory this season, earning medalist honors at the Illini Invitational last fall.
No. 2 Wake Forest leads the list of Darius Rucker entrants, followed No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 South Carolina, No. 6 LSU, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Baylor, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 13 Virginia, No. 15 Auburn, No. 19 Northwestern, No. 20 Vanderbilt and No. 23 Kentucky. Georgia is currently ranked No. 32. Rounding out the competing teams are Alabama, Arkansas, Duke, Furman and Howard.
"I was actually looking at the teams in the tournament with my coach back home, and I know it's probably one of the strongest set of teams we'll play this season," Bae said. "We just can't wait. Every one of us has grinded. We all know the golf course, and we all know how hard it can play. I feel like as long as we focus on our each individual shot that we have, then we'll be ok."
Bae, who is ranked No. 5 nationally, is one of five top-10 golfers in latest ledger released by Golfstat who will be competing in the Darius Rucker. In six tournaments this season, Bae has notched five top-10 finishes, including runner-up showings at the Mason Rudolph Championship and the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club.
Craig will be making her spring debut after missing the first three events of the 2023 calendar while recovering from a fractured thumb.
"I've very excited," Craig said. "It's been an interesting spring – a bit of a difficult one – but I've really just tried to stay positive and do all that I can to get ready for this moment. I'm excited to have the opportunity and just want to stay in the moment. I want to just go play one shot at a time and enjoying playing an awesome tournament at an awesome golf course."
Craig is hopeful the Bulldogs will use the tournament to spark a run similar to last season when Georgia advanced to match play and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships.
"Field wise, we're an awesome team as well, so we think we match up well with everybody else," Craig said. "I think it's a great preparation for what we'll see in the postseason. We're just excited to go out there and show everyone what we've got. We're going there to play the golf course and beat the golf course."
Coverage on the Golf Channel will begin with the network's College Central show from 2:00-2:30, followed by exclusive coverage of the Darius Rucker for the following two and a half hours each day.
"I think for me, when I see a TV tower and all that it's kind of exciting more than pressuring," Bae said. "I've had a few experiences with them and I feel like at one point, you just don't even know they're there. You just go and play golf and whatever you do will show."
"I think it's really special that a women's collegiate regular-season event is going to be broadcasted," Craig said. "I think that's huge for women's golf, just getting our talents and our names out there. We're really appreciative that the Golf Channel is going to do that."
Georgia will be paired with Alabama and Virginia for Monday's first round, teeing off from No. 10 in 10-minute intervals between 11:00-11:40 a.m. Cowart will begin her round at No. 1 at 10:40. Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament at www.golfstat.com.
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