Bulldogs Rewrite Record Books On First Day Of Illini Invitational

Monday, October 7

Medinah Country Club - Medinah, Ill.

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University of Georgia

Illini Invitational - Day 1

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Bulldogs Rewrite Record Books On First Day Of Illini Invitational

October 07, 2024 | Women's Golf

Monday Results

MEDINAH, Ill. — The Georgia women's golf team shot 4-under par over 36 holes to finish the first day of the Illini Invitational in seventh place. The Bulldogs carded their third-best relation-to-par round in school history in the tournament's second 18 holes, shooting 12-under as all four counting golfers posted par-or-better rounds.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs opened the day near the bottom of the leaderboard, shooting 8-over to conclude the first round in 13^thplace. Georgia then shot up the leaderboard in the second round, posting 23 birdies and one eagle to post a 12-under round, the third-lowest relation-to-par round in Georgia history. The Bulldogs now sit in seventh place at 4-under with 18 holes left to play on Tuesday.
Morgan Smith posted rounds of 70 and 69 to finish the day tied for 13^thplace at 4-under par. The sophomore sunk three birdies during each of the first two rounds while adding her first eagle of the season to finish both of her rounds under par.
Chantal El Chaib and Celine Brovold Sanne climbed 22 and 35 spots, respectively, in the second round to finish day one of competition at 2-under and 1-under. El Chaib shot a 68 in the second round to climb to 21^st while Brovold Sanne carded a 5-under 67, Georgia's lowest 18-hole score of the season, to move to 28^th.
Senior Kate Song concluded the day in a tie for 52^nd place, posting rounds of 75 and 72 to finish 3-over after 36 holes of play.
At 4-under par, the Bulldogs remain 16 strokes behind Houston, which currently leads the tournament at 20-under par. Indiana and Auburn (-7) sit just three strokes ahead of Georgia in a tie for fifth place as the Bulldogs look to climb the leaderboard in the tournament's final round on Tuesday.

Key Quote
"The team showed so much resiliency today in how they responded after the first round," head coach Erika Brennan said. "You could see the team exhale and just start having tons of fun, and the putts started dropping. Credit to them for doing the work off the course with Charlotte [Warren] and Dylan [Firsick] this week to put themselves in a great state of mind. It was awesome to see them get rewarded for their efforts. Tomorrow it's all gas, and they are hungry to keep climbing."

Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the Illini Invitational with the tournament's third and final round on Tuesday. Play is set to resume with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. EDT. Live scoring will be available at https://gado.gs/c6c.