Sept. 19, 2015
FRANKLIN, Tenn. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Auburn's women's golf team posted an even-par round of 288 to move into a tie for fourth place Saturday in the second round of the Mason Rudolph Championship.
Junior Clara Baena led the Tigers with a 2-under-par 70 in Saturday's second round. After a bogey at the third hole, she was flawless over the final 15 holes, recording birdies at the seventh, eighth and 15th holes. Paired with an even-par round Friday, she is 2-under for the tournament and tied for 13th place.
Senior Alex Harrell posted her second-straight strong round, carding an even-par 72 to keep her at 3-under for the week. The Phenix City native had one birdie and one bogey on each nine, bogeying the third hole and playing the final 15 holes at 1-under. Harrell remains in the top 10 in a tie for eighth place.
Kelli Murphy and Michaela Owen each carded their second-straight rounds of 73 (+1). Murphy posted three birdies and four bogeys, including a birdie at the 18th, and Owen had three birdies, a bogey and a triple-bogey as both players are tied for 35th place.
Georgia leads the tournament at 15-under, one shot ahead of Alabama. The Tigers are tied with LSU and Virginia for fourth place, five shots ahead of Louisville. Alabama's Lakareber Abe is the individual leader at 9-under, two shots clear of Virginia's Lauren Coughlin.
The Tigers will be paired with LSU and Virginia for the final round, which gets underway with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. CT. Live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.
Second-round results from the Mason Rudolph Championship, hosted by Vanderbilt at the Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course in Franklin, Tenn. (par 72, 6,204 yards)
Team Standings
1. Georgia ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 561 (-15)
2. Alabama ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 562 (-14)
3. Northwestern ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 564 (-12)
T4. Auburn ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 575 (-1)
T4. LSU ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 575 (-1)
T4. Virginia ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 575 (-1)
7. Louisville ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 580 (+4)
8. Vanderbilt ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 582 (+6)
9. Houston ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 583 (+7)
10. GRU Augusta ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 585 (+9)
11. Baylor ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 591 (+15)
12. Middle Tennessee ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 592 (+16)
13. South Carolina ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 593 (+17)
T14. Michigan State ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 594 (+18)
T14. UCF ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 594 (+18)
16. Tulane ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 595 (+19)
17. Yale ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 623 (+47)
Auburn Individuals
T8. Alex Harrell ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 69-72=141 (-3)
T13. Clara Baena ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 72-70=142 (-2)
T35. Kelli Murphy ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 73-73=146 (+2)
T35. Michaela Owen ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 73-73=146 (+2)
T75. Mai Dechathipat ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 73-81=154 (+10)