Paladins Fire Final Round 294 At Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Athens, Ga. - The Furman women's golf team fired a final roud 294 on Sunday to place 20th in the 39th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the par-72 University of Georgia Golf Course.
Senior Jackie Hilea, a native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, led Furman's final round effort with a four-over 76. Stefanie Kenoyer carded a 77 while Alexa Rancourt and Laura Wearn each shot six-over 78 on Sunday.
The Paladins (+41) used their six-over 294 to claim 20th place in the 23-team field that included 19 of the top 40 women's golf teams in the nation. The University of Alabama (-4), with a final round 283, claimed first place finishing eight strokes ahead of second place Duke (+4) and Purdue (+4).
The University of Georgia's Marta Silva Zamora (-4) shot a final round 67 to edge Arkansas' Emily Tubert (-2) for individual medalist honors.
Furman returns to action in two weeks when it takes part in the Southern Conference Women's Golf Championship in Hilton Head, S.C., April 17-19.
20 Furman 304 307 294 905
T47 Stefanie Kenoyer 76 76 77 229
T63 Jackie Hilea 76 80 76 232
T104 Liz Wendt 80 82 80 242
T110 Alexa Rancourt 84 82 78 244
116 Laura Wearn 89 81 78 248
Mocs End up 23rd at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Despite finishing tied for 47th, Emma de Groot beats top two ranked players nationally
ATHENS, Ga.---The Chattanooga women's golf team shot 916 over 54 holes to finish 23rd at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at University of Georgia Golf Course. Sunday's 302 was the Mocs low for the tournament.
"It was a very frustrating weekend," said head coach Colette Murray. "We never got going...I never saw us compete. Coming in with such high hopes, we need to get back to work and get ready for conference."
The field featured 12 top 25 programs including five in the top 10. There were 41 top 100 individuals including the Mocs' Christine Wolf (Igls, Austria) at 87 and Emma de Groot (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia) at 89.
de Groot led Chattanooga tying for 47th shooting 77, 76 and 76 for a 54-hole total of 229. That beat the top two ranked players in the nation in No. 1 Megan McChrystal of LSU at 231 and No. 2 Lindy Duncan of Duke at 234.
Wolf had the low round of the tourney for UTC with a one-over par 73 today to tie for 63rd at 232. She beat Duncan by two strokes.
The Mocs return to action in two weeks defending their Southern Conference Championship. The 2011 SoCon Championship is April 17-19 (Sunday-Tuesday) at Moss Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C.
LEADERBOARD
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1) No. 2 Alabama
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286-291-283
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860 (-4)
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T2) No. 4 Duke
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291-296-281
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868 (+4)
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T2) No. 5 Purdue
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284-297-287
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868 (+4)
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4) No. 12 Arkansas
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294-298-277
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869 (+5)
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5) Florida
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300-293-277
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870 (+6)
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T6) No. 18 Auburn
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294-297-280
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871 (+7)
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T6) No. 13 Georgia
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291-294-286
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871 (+7)
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8) Notre Dame
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302-286-284
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872 (+8)
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9) No. 16 Wake Forest
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294-297-285
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876 (+12)
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10) No. 22 Michigan State
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296-296-286
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878 (+14)
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11) Ohio State
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300-289-290
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879 (+15)
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12) No. 6 LSU
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303-296-281
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880 (+16)
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T13) Florida State
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293-302-288
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883 (+19)
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T13) No. 7 Virginia
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294-296-293
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883 (+19)
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15) No. 21 North Carolina
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297-299-288
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884 (+20)
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16) No. 25 Oklahoma
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295-304-288
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887 (+23)
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17) Kent State
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306-297-288
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891 (+27)
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18) South Carolina
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296-313-285
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894 (+30)
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19) Kentucky
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307-303-290
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900 (+36)
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20) Furman
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304-307-294
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905 (+41)
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21) Kennesaw State
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295-313-298
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906 (+42)
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22) Georgia State
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311-302-302
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915 (+51)
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23) Chattanooga
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310-304-302
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916 (+52)
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Mocs:
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T47) Emma de Groot
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77-76-76
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229 (+13)
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T63) Christine Wolf
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81-78-73
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232 (+16)
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T90) Marion Duvernay
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79-78-81
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238 (+22)
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T104) Jordan Britt
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78-81-83
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242 (+26)
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120) Yushira Budhram
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89-85-85
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259 (+43)
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