Saturday, March 28
Athens, Ga.
Rutgers University
at
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Women’s Golf Third After Opening Round of Liz Murphey Collegiate
Mar 28 | Women's Golf
ATHENS, Ga. – Rutgers women's golf is third after the opening round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on Saturday in Athens, Georgia. Sophomore Judy Amano carded a one-under-par 71 to highlight action for the Scarlet Knights at the UGA Golf Course.
With two rounds left to play, RU is just five strokes back of leader High Point, who is two over after its opening-round 290. Host Georgia is second with a five-over-par 293, followed by Rutgers with a seven-over-par 295. The Bulldogs' Trinity Beth leads the field with a six-under-par 66.
"We played well today on a tough course in high, gusty winds," said head coach Kari Williams. "There are a few holes we need to play better tomorrow and some mistakes to clean up, but we're in a good place on the leaderboard heading into the second round."
Round 1 – Saturday, March 28
Weather: Sunny, Temps in the high-50s, 15-25 mph winds
Amano impressed on Saturday, rolling in six birdies and seven pars en route to a one-under-par 71. Her score has her sixth in the 89-player field heading into Sunday play.
"I'm really happy I got to play well today in such difficult conditions," Amano said. "This is another tough course, and it was great to bounce back after NC State. We put together a good team score today, and our goal is to just continue playing our games while remaining patient."
Classmate Joline Truong also had a strong opening round, carding a one-over-par 73 to sit tied for eighth. After her runner-up finish at the City of Oaks Collegiate, Emily James is tied for 14th with a two-over-par 74.
Rookie Elizabeth Ryu is tied for 37th, while redshirt senior Grace Lu is tied for 67th to round out the team scorecard. Junior Krystal Li is tied for 82nd competing as an individual.
*competing as an individual
With two rounds left to play, RU is just five strokes back of leader High Point, who is two over after its opening-round 290. Host Georgia is second with a five-over-par 293, followed by Rutgers with a seven-over-par 295. The Bulldogs' Trinity Beth leads the field with a six-under-par 66.
"We played well today on a tough course in high, gusty winds," said head coach Kari Williams. "There are a few holes we need to play better tomorrow and some mistakes to clean up, but we're in a good place on the leaderboard heading into the second round."
Round 1 – Saturday, March 28
Weather: Sunny, Temps in the high-50s, 15-25 mph winds
Amano impressed on Saturday, rolling in six birdies and seven pars en route to a one-under-par 71. Her score has her sixth in the 89-player field heading into Sunday play.
"I'm really happy I got to play well today in such difficult conditions," Amano said. "This is another tough course, and it was great to bounce back after NC State. We put together a good team score today, and our goal is to just continue playing our games while remaining patient."
Classmate Joline Truong also had a strong opening round, carding a one-over-par 73 to sit tied for eighth. After her runner-up finish at the City of Oaks Collegiate, Emily James is tied for 14th with a two-over-par 74.
Rookie Elizabeth Ryu is tied for 37th, while redshirt senior Grace Lu is tied for 67th to round out the team scorecard. Junior Krystal Li is tied for 82nd competing as an individual.
| Rutgers | 295 (+7) | ||||
| Place | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final |
| 6 | Judy Amano | 71 (-1) | |||
| T8 | Joline Truong | 73 (+1) | |||
| T14 | Emily James | 74 (+2) | |||
| T37 | Elizabeth Ryu | 77 (+5) | |||
| T67 | Grace Lu | 81 (+9) | |||
| T82 | Krystal Li* | 86 (+14) |
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