Alabama
Liz Murphey Classic
Crimson Tide Women’s Golf Visits Georgia for the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
4/5/2017 2:09:00 PM | Women's Golf
Alabama seeking second consecutive LMCC title this weekend
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's golf team will play in its lone match play tournament of the regular season this weekend when the Crimson Tide participates in the Liz Murphey Classic, April 7-9 at the University of Georgia Golf Club in Athens, Ga. The tournament format will see teams play a single round of stroke play on Friday followed by three rounds of match play.
Alabama finished third in last year's stroke play round but rallied to win the match play portion of the tournament, defeating Denver (4-1), Georgia (3.5-1.5) and UCLA (3-2).
Crimson Tide Boasts Three of Nation's Top-15 Golfers
Sophomore Cheyenne Knight is the nation's No. 2-ranked golfer in the Golfstat individual statistical rankings released April 3. Knight (70.24) is joined in the top 15 by two of her teammates: sophomore Lauren Stephenson (70.52) is fifth and freshman Kristen Gillman (71.19) is 14th. Knight (third), Stephenson (fifth), Gillman (15th) are also among the leaders in the Golfweek women's rankings.
Alabama Tops the National Rankings
The Tide is No. 1 latest Golfstat and Golfweek rankings released April 4. USC, Stanford, Florida State and Arizona State round out the top five of the Golfstat Relative Rankings. The Tide's rating of 70.46 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index is followed by Arizona State (70.66), Florida State (70.71), Stanford (70.77) and UCLA (70.87).
Last Outing
Alabama captured its third tournament championship of the season – and second in as many outings – with a 10-under par performance in the final round to win the Bryan National Collegiate at the par-72, 6,386-yard Bryan Park Champions Course in Brown's Summit, N.C.
Alabama (291-282-278/851) finished 13-under par for the tournament to win by 14 shots over runner-up Georgia (291-287-287/865), which finished at 1-over par. Baylor (289-290-288/867) finished third at 3-over par. North Carolina (286-295-291/872) and North Carolina State (297-289-286/872) tied for fourth at 8-over par.
Freshman Kristen Gillman won individual medalist honors with a tournament record 208 (71-71-66) after carding a career-low 6-under par 66 on Sunday to finish at 8-under par on the weekend. Gillman's third round score of 66 equals the eighth-lowest round in Alabama history and marks the 14th round of par or lower for the Austin, Texas native in 21 rounds played in 2016-17.
Sophomore Lauren Stephenson tied for third at 6-under par (70-69-71/210) after a 1-under par round on Sunday. Stephenson has also been under par in 14 of 21 rounds this season. Cheyenne Knight matched Gillman with her own round of 66 on Sunday to tie for 16th at 2-over par (76-76-66/218). The round was the sophomore's eighth in the 60s – and 13th of par or better – this season. Junior Lakareber Abe tied for 21st at 4-over par (75-72-73/220) and senior Mia Landegren tied for 49th at 9-over par (76-71-81/228).
Alabama has now won three championships and finished second twice in seven tournaments this season. The three victories equals the fourth-most in a season in school history. Gillman's medalist honor is also the third for the Crimson Tide this season.
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