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Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic - Day 1
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Bulldogs, Don In Second Place At Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
March 29, 2024 | Women's Golf
Georgia's B Team in seventh, ahead of two top-25 teams
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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women's golf team shot 3-over 579 in Friday's first two rounds of the 52nd annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, leaving the No. 25-ranked Bulldogs in second place on the team leaderboard at the UGA Golf Course.
Georgia enters Saturday's final round six strokes off the pace of No. 10 Auburn. The Bulldogs' B team enjoyed a solid day as well, shooting 14-over 590 to land in seventh place and ahead of two top-25 teams.
"I'd rather be leading, truthfully, especially with the start we had," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We started really strong and made just a few errors to get ourselves back in second place. But we're in the final group and it would be nice to be there for the final event of the regular season."
Georgia played the back half of the UGA Course first on Friday and did so at a blistering pace. The Bulldogs were 6-under as a team on 10-18 in the morning round and played the same nine holes at 5-under in the afternoon.
Caterina Don led the Bulldogs in both loops, shooting 2-under and 5-under, respectively. Individually, she is in second place, a stroke behind Carla Bernat of Kansas State.
"It was fun," Don said. "I played well. I made a bunch more putts than I usually do so the score was lower. I was excited about that and the fun energy that was around us. It's nice to play at home, and I enjoyed the day."
The Bulldogs were in second, two shots back of Augusta, following on opening round effort of 2-over 290. In addition to Don's 70, Georgia counted a 72 from LoraLie Cowart, a 73 from Natachanok "Drive" Tunwannarux and a 75, to score posted by both Savannah De Bock and Napat "Jenny" Lertsadwattana.
Georgia's B team shot 299 and was in ninth after the morning. Kate Song paced those Bulldogs with an even-par 72, followed by a 74 from Bernice Olivarez Ilas, a 75 from Isabella Holpfer and a pair of 78s from Celine Brovold Sanne and Grace Frei.
The A team carded a 1-over 289 in the afternoon by mixing Don's 67 with a 73 from De Bock, a 74 from Lertsadwattana and a 75 from Tunwannarux.
The B Bulldogs posted a 3-over 291 by counting a 1-under 71 from Holpfer, an even-par 72 from Brovold Sanne, a 73 from Olivarez Ilas and a 75 from Song.
Following Auburn and Georgia in the team field and rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 15 Florida at 584, Augusta and Kansas State at 585, Alabama at 589, Georgia's B team at 590, Illinois at 591, No. 23 Virginia at 593 and No. 24 SMU at 595.
"We have depth," Brewer said. "It's just the people who are competing at the top have to show up. If not, as it has been proven in the past, some people have used this event as a springboard the rest of the year. It's an important round tomorrow, especially for our seniors. It's their last regular-season round, and it may be their last round ever wearing the G."
On the individual leaderboard after Don, Holpfer is tied for 15th at 146; Song and Olivarez Ilas are tied for 18th at 147; De Bock and Tunwannarux are tied for 26th at 148; Lertsadwattana is tied for 35th at 149; Brovold Sanne is tied for 42nd at 150; Cowart is tied for 48th at 151; and Frei is tied for 70th at 157.
"It tells a lot about us," Don said. "There are a lot of great players on our team who push each other to get better every day. It tells the people on both teams this weekend that they can compete for a top SEC team and one of the best teams in the country. They should be proud of themselves, and they should be ready to attack the day tomorrow."
Don is approaching Saturday's final round with a simple goal.
"I just want to have fun," Don said. "It's my last round on this golf course competitively. It's my last round of regular season golf forever. I just want to go out there and fun and enjoy it with my friends and everybody around me tomorrow."
Saturday's second round will begin with traditional tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. Georgia's A team will be paired with Auburn and Florida, beginning at No. 1 in intervals between 10:05-10:41. The Bulldogs' B squad will go from hole No. 1 along with Alabama and Augusta between 9:20-9:56. Live scoring for the tournament is available via www.golfstat.com.
52nd Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Course
Athens, Ga.
Par 72, 6351 Yards
Friday's Second-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Auburn 290-283=573
Georgia 290-289=579
Florida 295-289=584
Augusta 288-297=585
Kansas State 294-291=585
Alabama 292-297=590
Georgia B 299-291=589
Illinois 302-289=591
Virginia 298-295=593
SMU 303-292=595
Charleston 308-289=597
Michigan 305-296=601
San Diego State 298-303=601
Georgia Southern 300-302=602
Missouri 306-300=606
N.C. State 303-311=614
Emory 320-330=650
Individual Leaderboard
Carla Bernat, Kansas State 69-67=136
Caterina Don, Georgia 70-67=137
Victoria Zheng, Augusta 71-70=141
Ines Archer, Florida 75-67=142
Paula Francisco, Florida 72-70=142
Megan Schofill, Auburn 67-75=142
Anna Davis, Auburn 75-68=143
Anna Foster, Auburn 77-67=144
Mackenzie Lee, SMU 76-68=144
Monet Chun, Michigan 70-74=144
Harriet Lockley, Alabama 69-75=144
Additional Georgia Scores
T15. Isabella Holpfer 75-71=146
T18. Bernice Olivarez Ilas 74-73=147
T18. Kate Song 72-75=147
T26. Savannah De Bock 75-73=148
T26. Natachanok "Drive" Tunwannarux 73-75=148
T35. Napat "Jenny" Lertsadwattana 75-74=149
T42. Celine Brovold Sanne 78-72=150
T48. LoraLie Cowart 72-79=151
T70. Grace Frei 78-79=157
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women's golf team shot 3-over 579 in Friday's first two rounds of the 52nd annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, leaving the No. 25-ranked Bulldogs in second place on the team leaderboard at the UGA Golf Course.
Georgia enters Saturday's final round six strokes off the pace of No. 10 Auburn. The Bulldogs' B team enjoyed a solid day as well, shooting 14-over 590 to land in seventh place and ahead of two top-25 teams.
"I'd rather be leading, truthfully, especially with the start we had," head coach Josh Brewer said. "We started really strong and made just a few errors to get ourselves back in second place. But we're in the final group and it would be nice to be there for the final event of the regular season."
Georgia played the back half of the UGA Course first on Friday and did so at a blistering pace. The Bulldogs were 6-under as a team on 10-18 in the morning round and played the same nine holes at 5-under in the afternoon.
Caterina Don led the Bulldogs in both loops, shooting 2-under and 5-under, respectively. Individually, she is in second place, a stroke behind Carla Bernat of Kansas State.
"It was fun," Don said. "I played well. I made a bunch more putts than I usually do so the score was lower. I was excited about that and the fun energy that was around us. It's nice to play at home, and I enjoyed the day."
The Bulldogs were in second, two shots back of Augusta, following on opening round effort of 2-over 290. In addition to Don's 70, Georgia counted a 72 from LoraLie Cowart, a 73 from Natachanok "Drive" Tunwannarux and a 75, to score posted by both Savannah De Bock and Napat "Jenny" Lertsadwattana.
Georgia's B team shot 299 and was in ninth after the morning. Kate Song paced those Bulldogs with an even-par 72, followed by a 74 from Bernice Olivarez Ilas, a 75 from Isabella Holpfer and a pair of 78s from Celine Brovold Sanne and Grace Frei.
The A team carded a 1-over 289 in the afternoon by mixing Don's 67 with a 73 from De Bock, a 74 from Lertsadwattana and a 75 from Tunwannarux.
The B Bulldogs posted a 3-over 291 by counting a 1-under 71 from Holpfer, an even-par 72 from Brovold Sanne, a 73 from Olivarez Ilas and a 75 from Song.
Following Auburn and Georgia in the team field and rounding out the top-10 teams are No. 15 Florida at 584, Augusta and Kansas State at 585, Alabama at 589, Georgia's B team at 590, Illinois at 591, No. 23 Virginia at 593 and No. 24 SMU at 595.
"We have depth," Brewer said. "It's just the people who are competing at the top have to show up. If not, as it has been proven in the past, some people have used this event as a springboard the rest of the year. It's an important round tomorrow, especially for our seniors. It's their last regular-season round, and it may be their last round ever wearing the G."
On the individual leaderboard after Don, Holpfer is tied for 15th at 146; Song and Olivarez Ilas are tied for 18th at 147; De Bock and Tunwannarux are tied for 26th at 148; Lertsadwattana is tied for 35th at 149; Brovold Sanne is tied for 42nd at 150; Cowart is tied for 48th at 151; and Frei is tied for 70th at 157.
"It tells a lot about us," Don said. "There are a lot of great players on our team who push each other to get better every day. It tells the people on both teams this weekend that they can compete for a top SEC team and one of the best teams in the country. They should be proud of themselves, and they should be ready to attack the day tomorrow."
Don is approaching Saturday's final round with a simple goal.
"I just want to have fun," Don said. "It's my last round on this golf course competitively. It's my last round of regular season golf forever. I just want to go out there and fun and enjoy it with my friends and everybody around me tomorrow."
Saturday's second round will begin with traditional tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. Georgia's A team will be paired with Auburn and Florida, beginning at No. 1 in intervals between 10:05-10:41. The Bulldogs' B squad will go from hole No. 1 along with Alabama and Augusta between 9:20-9:56. Live scoring for the tournament is available via www.golfstat.com.
52nd Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Course
Athens, Ga.
Par 72, 6351 Yards
Friday's Second-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Auburn 290-283=573
Georgia 290-289=579
Florida 295-289=584
Augusta 288-297=585
Kansas State 294-291=585
Alabama 292-297=590
Georgia B 299-291=589
Illinois 302-289=591
Virginia 298-295=593
SMU 303-292=595
Charleston 308-289=597
Michigan 305-296=601
San Diego State 298-303=601
Georgia Southern 300-302=602
Missouri 306-300=606
N.C. State 303-311=614
Emory 320-330=650
Individual Leaderboard
Carla Bernat, Kansas State 69-67=136
Caterina Don, Georgia 70-67=137
Victoria Zheng, Augusta 71-70=141
Ines Archer, Florida 75-67=142
Paula Francisco, Florida 72-70=142
Megan Schofill, Auburn 67-75=142
Anna Davis, Auburn 75-68=143
Anna Foster, Auburn 77-67=144
Mackenzie Lee, SMU 76-68=144
Monet Chun, Michigan 70-74=144
Harriet Lockley, Alabama 69-75=144
Additional Georgia Scores
T15. Isabella Holpfer 75-71=146
T18. Bernice Olivarez Ilas 74-73=147
T18. Kate Song 72-75=147
T26. Savannah De Bock 75-73=148
T26. Natachanok "Drive" Tunwannarux 73-75=148
T35. Napat "Jenny" Lertsadwattana 75-74=149
T42. Celine Brovold Sanne 78-72=150
T48. LoraLie Cowart 72-79=151
T70. Grace Frei 78-79=157
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