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Clover Cup - Day 1
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Don Tied For First, Bulldogs Fourth At Clover Cup
March 10, 2023 | Women's Golf
Three Georgia golfers shot par-or-better on Friday
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MESA, Ariz. — Caterina Don led a trio of Georgia golfers who shot par-or-better in Friday's opening round of the Clover Cup. The senior from Pinerolo, Italy, posted a 3-under 69 to lead the Bulldogs in a 1-over 289 at Longbow Golf Club.
Don is tied for the individual lead, and Georgia is fourth in the 14-team field with 36 holes remaining.
"It was a really good day for Caterina," head coach Josh Brewer said. "She birdied the last hole to move into a tie for the lead. She continues to rise back to the top of college golf, where we knows she belongs. With Candice, maybe it's just something about Arizona. She had an amazing run at the national championships last spring, and today's round should certainly give her confidence. Jenny had what for her is a little bit of a disappointing round. When a disappointing round is even par, that says a lot about the season you're having. We're anxious to get the whole team going. We're confident we can do so tomorrow and see if we can get ourselves in contention for the final round on Sunday.
Candice Mahé, who tied for sixth individually at the 2022 NCAA Championships, shot 1-under 71, and Jenny Bae carded an even-par 72 for Georgia, which also counted a 77 from Céleste Dao.
Don is among a group of six golfers knotted atop the team leaderboard. Mahé is tied for eighth, Bae is tied for 12th, Dao is tied for 38th and Caroline Craig, who shot 79, is tied for 54th. In addition, LoraLie Cowart, who is competing an an individual, posted a 76 and is tied for 34th.
No. 10 Texas A&M shot 5-under 283 to grab the team lead ahead of New Mexico at 284, Clemson at 285, the Bulldogs at 289, Tennessee at 296, Louisville at 299, Colorado State at 300, Chattanooga at 304 and Indiana and Northern Illinois both at 307.
Don's front nine was a back-and-forth ride. After a birdie at No. 1, she double-bogeyed No. 4 and bogeyed No. 7 before consecutive birdies at No. 8 and No. 9 brought her back to even. After a quartet or pars after the turn, she birdied No. 14, No. 15 and No. 18 to record her low loop of the season.
Mahé was within a stroke of par all day. She turned at 1-under after a birdie at No. 2, a bogey at No. 7 and a birdie at No. 8. A bogey at No. 11 pushed Mahé back to even before her third birdie of the day at No. 15 put her in red numbers.
Bae also was steady, playing both halves of her loop at even. She birdied No. 1 and bogeyed No. 6 going out and bogeyed No. 11 and birdied No. 16 en route to the clubhouse.
The Bulldogs will play with Louisville and Tennessee on Saturday, teeing off between 10:50-11:30 a.m. ET. Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament at golfstat.com.
Clover Cup
Longbow Golf Club
Mesa, Ariz.
Par 72; 6184 Yards
Team Leaderboard
Texas A&M 283
New Mexico 284
Clemson 285
Georgia 289
Tennessee 296
Louisville 299
Colorado State 300
Chattanooga 304
Indiana 307
Northern Illinois 307
Florida International 308
Notre Dame 309
Cincinnati 315
Mercer 318
Individual Leaderboard
Caterina Don, Georgia 69
Lauren Lehigh, New Mexico 69
Annabella Pancake, Clemson 69
Kera Healey, Chattanooga 69
Angela Arora, Tennessee 69
Lana Calibuso-Kwee, Texas A&M 69
Adela Cernousek, Texas A&M 70
Candice Mahé, Georgia 71
Myah McDonald, New Mexico 71
Savannah Grewal, Clemson 71
Dorota Zalewska, Chattanooga 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T12. Jenny Bae 72
*T34. LoraLie Cowart 76
T38. Céleste Dao 77
T54. Caroline Craig 79
* competing as an individual
MESA, Ariz. — Caterina Don led a trio of Georgia golfers who shot par-or-better in Friday's opening round of the Clover Cup. The senior from Pinerolo, Italy, posted a 3-under 69 to lead the Bulldogs in a 1-over 289 at Longbow Golf Club.
Don is tied for the individual lead, and Georgia is fourth in the 14-team field with 36 holes remaining.
"It was a really good day for Caterina," head coach Josh Brewer said. "She birdied the last hole to move into a tie for the lead. She continues to rise back to the top of college golf, where we knows she belongs. With Candice, maybe it's just something about Arizona. She had an amazing run at the national championships last spring, and today's round should certainly give her confidence. Jenny had what for her is a little bit of a disappointing round. When a disappointing round is even par, that says a lot about the season you're having. We're anxious to get the whole team going. We're confident we can do so tomorrow and see if we can get ourselves in contention for the final round on Sunday.
Candice Mahé, who tied for sixth individually at the 2022 NCAA Championships, shot 1-under 71, and Jenny Bae carded an even-par 72 for Georgia, which also counted a 77 from Céleste Dao.
Don is among a group of six golfers knotted atop the team leaderboard. Mahé is tied for eighth, Bae is tied for 12th, Dao is tied for 38th and Caroline Craig, who shot 79, is tied for 54th. In addition, LoraLie Cowart, who is competing an an individual, posted a 76 and is tied for 34th.
No. 10 Texas A&M shot 5-under 283 to grab the team lead ahead of New Mexico at 284, Clemson at 285, the Bulldogs at 289, Tennessee at 296, Louisville at 299, Colorado State at 300, Chattanooga at 304 and Indiana and Northern Illinois both at 307.
Don's front nine was a back-and-forth ride. After a birdie at No. 1, she double-bogeyed No. 4 and bogeyed No. 7 before consecutive birdies at No. 8 and No. 9 brought her back to even. After a quartet or pars after the turn, she birdied No. 14, No. 15 and No. 18 to record her low loop of the season.
Mahé was within a stroke of par all day. She turned at 1-under after a birdie at No. 2, a bogey at No. 7 and a birdie at No. 8. A bogey at No. 11 pushed Mahé back to even before her third birdie of the day at No. 15 put her in red numbers.
Bae also was steady, playing both halves of her loop at even. She birdied No. 1 and bogeyed No. 6 going out and bogeyed No. 11 and birdied No. 16 en route to the clubhouse.
The Bulldogs will play with Louisville and Tennessee on Saturday, teeing off between 10:50-11:30 a.m. ET. Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament at golfstat.com.
Clover Cup
Longbow Golf Club
Mesa, Ariz.
Par 72; 6184 Yards
Team Leaderboard
Texas A&M 283
New Mexico 284
Clemson 285
Georgia 289
Tennessee 296
Louisville 299
Colorado State 300
Chattanooga 304
Indiana 307
Northern Illinois 307
Florida International 308
Notre Dame 309
Cincinnati 315
Mercer 318
Individual Leaderboard
Caterina Don, Georgia 69
Lauren Lehigh, New Mexico 69
Annabella Pancake, Clemson 69
Kera Healey, Chattanooga 69
Angela Arora, Tennessee 69
Lana Calibuso-Kwee, Texas A&M 69
Adela Cernousek, Texas A&M 70
Candice Mahé, Georgia 71
Myah McDonald, New Mexico 71
Savannah Grewal, Clemson 71
Dorota Zalewska, Chattanooga 71
Additional Georgia Scores
T12. Jenny Bae 72
*T34. LoraLie Cowart 76
T38. Céleste Dao 77
T54. Caroline Craig 79
* competing as an individual
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