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Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic
Kenzie Wright Leads Alabama Women’s Golf at Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic
11/6/2020 3:25:00 PM | Women's Golf
Crimson Tide sits in 10th after the opening round in Athens Friday
ATHENS, Ga. – After the opening round of the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic on Friday, Kenzie Wright leads the Alabama women's golf team on the leaderboard.
Wright carded a team-low 2-over par 74 in the first round of the competition and is tied for 19th on the individual leaderboard entering Tuesday's second round of play.
The Crimson Tide shot an opening round 15-over par 303 and is in 10th after the first 18 holes. Every team in the field of 12 shot over-par on a tough first day at University of Georgia Golf Course, except tournament host the Georgia Bulldogs A team, who leads the tournament at even par 288.
Leading the Lineup
- Wright got off to a slow start with two bogeys on holes No. 2 and 3, but rallied and went bogey-free in the next 13 holes.
- The Frisco, Texas, native carded her lone birdie of the day on No. 17 before she encountered a hiccup on the final hole to end at 2-over.
- Emilie Øverås finished one-stroke back from Wright at 3-over par 75 in a tie for 28th.
- Angelica Moresco struggled on the front nine, before picking up confidence and collecting a team-high three birdies on the day to come into the clubhouse tied for 38th at 4-over par 76.
- Mack, who is tied for 51st, will look to pick up momentum in the second round after posting an opening round of 6-over par 78.
- Michaela Morard (T54, 79) rounded out the starting five scores for Alabama.
Round One Results
T19. Kenzie Wright, 74
T28. Emilie Øverås, 75
T38. Angelica Moresco, 76
T51. Polly Mack, 78
T54. Michaela Morard, 79
The Crimson Tide will be paired with the Georgia B team (305) and Missouri (309) who are in 11th and 12th, respectively. The trio is scheduled to tee off the second round Saturday morning at 8:29 a.m. CT off No. 10.
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