ATHENS, Ga. – Auburn women's golf is set to play in the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens. The tournament will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the UGA Golf Course.
"The course is really hilly," Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said about the UGA Golf Course. "There will be a lot of uneven lies and lies with the ball below your feet to an elevated green. A lot of very awkward shots so you have to have all phases of your golf game in order to play really well there."
As a team, Auburn has posted a top five finish in each of their last six tournaments including a third-place finish in its last event at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. For the season, the Tigers now have a head-to-head record of 45-23 as well as a winning record among Southeastern Conference opponents at 17-12. Auburn's team ranking has moved up to 10th in the nation according to both GolfStat and WGCA thanks to their impressive play.
Auburn senior Megan Schofill will look to continue her momentum from the Tigers' last tournament at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate where she posted a top-15 individual finish. The Monticello, Florida native enters this weekend with a team best 71.50 scoring average for the season and 64 birdies, which is tied for the most on the Auburn team. Schofill is currently the 16th ranked amateur in the world according to Golfweek and ranked No. 26 among collegiate golfers by GolfStat.
The field features nine teams within the GolfStat top-50 in the country. No. 4 South Carolina, No. 9 Texas A&M and No. Auburn are the three top-10 teams in the event
For the first round on Wednesday, Auburn will be starting on hole No. 10 with players from North Carolina and Florida beginning at 7:45 a.m. CT. Live scoring of the Liz Murphey will be available on Golfstat.com as well as the GolfStat mobile app.
Auburn lineup:
- Megan Schofill- 8:21 a.m. CT (10th tee)
- Anna Foster- 8:12 a.m. CT (10th tee)
- Casey Weidenfeld- 8:03 a.m. CT (10th tee)
- Elina Sinz- 7:54 a.m. CT (10th tee)
- Katie Cranston- 7:45 a.m. CT (10th tee)