April 3, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. - All five Tigers carded their low round of the tournament Sunday as the No. 20/21 Auburn women's golf team finished in a tie for sixth at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga. Auburn carded a final-round 8-under-par 280 to finish the three-day tournament with a 7-over 871.
The Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic was a 54-hole stroke play tournament played on the University of Georgia Golf Course. The par 72 course played at 6,335 yards for the tournament. The Classic used a "best ball" team format, with the low four individual scores from each hole comprising the team's counting score as the day progressed. Traditionally, the low four rounds at the end of the day are added together to determine the team score.
"We finally had a breakthrough today," said Auburn head coach Kim Evans. "Everyone played great and they played with a lot of heart. Everyone went low for their best round of the tournament today and this was a great way to finish things off as we begin preparing for the SEC Tournament in a couple weeks."
Senior Karlin Beck posted the best individual round for the Tigers, coming in with a 1-udner-par 71. She moved up almost 20 places in the standings, finishing the tournament in a tie for 32nd with a 10-over 226.
Junior Haley Wilson had the best overall finish for Auburn, carding a final-round 73 to finish in a tie for 15th with an 8-over 224. Fellow junior Patricia Sanz finished just one stroke behind her, using her even-par 72 to finish the tournament in a tie for 25th at 9-over 225.
All five Tigers finished in the top 50 of the 120-player tournament with Carlie Yadloczky and Marta Sanz finishing in ties for 35th and 47th, respectively. Yadloczky carded a final-round 73 to finish the tournament with an 11-over 227 while Sanz posted a 2-over 74 to finish at 13-over 229.
Freshman Diana Fernandez competed as an individual in the tournament. She carded a final-round 74 to place in a tie for 78th with an 18-over 234.
In the team race, Alabama took the title by finishing with a 4-under-par 860. Duke and Purdue finished in a tie for second with 4-over 868s. SEC members Arkansas and Florida had the low final rounds, each carding 11-under 277. The Razorbacks moved up into fourth with a 5-over 869 while Florida moved into fifth with a 6-over 870.
Individually, host Georgia's Marta Silva took medalist honors with a 4-under 212. Her final-round 67 was the low round of the tournament. Arkansas' Emily Tubert finished second with a 2-under 214 while Laetitia Beck (Duke) and Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) finished in a tie for third with 1-over 217s. Florida's Isabelle Lendl rounded out the top five with a 2-over 218.
Auburn will return to action April 15-17 as the Tigers host the SEC Tournament at the Auburn University Club. For more information, go to www.AuburnTigers.com.
ATHENS, Ga. - Final results from the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic hosted by the University of Georgia at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Par: 72. Yardage: 6,335.
TEAM RESULTS
1 - Alabama - 286-291-382--860 (-4)
T2 - Duke - 291-296-281--868 (+4)
T2 - Purdue - 284-297-287--868 (+4)
4 - Arkansas - 294-298-277--869 (+5)
5 - Florida - 300-293-277--870 (+6)
T6 - Auburn - 294-297-280--871 (+7)
T6 - Georgia - 291-294-286--871 (+7)
8 - Notre Dame - 302-286-284--872 (+8)
9 - Wake Forest - 294-297-285--876 (+12)
10 - Michigan State - 296-296-286--878 (+14)
11 - Ohio State - 300-289-290--879 (+15)
12 - LSU - 303-296-281--880 (+16)
T13 - Florida State - 293-302-288--883 (+19)
T13 - Virginia - 294-296-293--883 (+19)
15 - North Carolina - 297-299-288--884 (+20)
16 - Oklahoma - 295-304-288--887 (+23)
17 - Kent State - 306-297-288--891 (+27)
18 - South Carolina - 296-313-285--894 (+30)
19 - Kentucky - 307-303-290--900 (+36)
20 - Furman - 304-307-294--905 (+41)
21 - Kennesaw State - 295-313-298--906 (+42)
22 - Georgia State - 311-302-302--915 (+51)
23 - Tennessee-Chattanooga - 310-304-302--916 (+52)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T15 - Haley Wilson - 73-78-73--224 (+8)
T25 - Patricia Sanz - 77-76-72--225 (+9)
T32 - Karlin Beck - 78-77-71--226 (+10)
T35 - Carlie Yadloczky - 77-77-73--227 (+11)
T47 - Marta Sanz - 78-77-74--229 (+13)
T78 - Diana Fernandez* - 81-79-74--234 (+18)
* - Played as an individual