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SEC Championships
High Winds, Rain Highlight Second Round Action at the 2023 SEC Women’s Golf Championships
4/13/2023 5:18:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Crimson Tide is in 10th position, three strokes back of the cut line to make Saturday’s match play
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Steady rains in the morning and high winds throughout the day became the story of Thursday's second round action at the 2023 Southeastern Conference Women's Golf Championships. The Crimson Tide collected a team score of 21-over 309 on the day to fall to 10th place and will enter the final round of stroke play with a 36-hole score of 26-over 602 (295-309).
Alabama was not the only team to struggle with the weather conditions as all 14 teams recorded teams above par team totals on the day including 12 teams scoring 13-over or higher. Only two teams, clubhouse leaders No. 3 LSU (+6) and No. 7 Auburn (+7), finished in single digits over par on the day.
Three UA golfers are among the top-25 individuals to lead the Crimson Tide after two rounds of action. Taylor Kehoe continues to set the pace as she is in 14th place at 3-over par 147 (70-77), followed by Sarah Edwards, who is in a tie for 17th with a 150 (75-75), and Benedetta Moresco, who is a stroke back and tied for 25th at 151 (74-77).
The stroke play portion of the tournament will conclude Friday on the par 72, 6,301-yard Greystone Golf and Country Club Legacy Course. The top eight teams will advance to the match-play quarterfinals Saturday morning, while four teams will move on to the match-play semifinals Saturday afternoon. The final two teams will go head-to-head in the match-play finals on Sunday.
Just like #TheMasters, we are playing through rain in round 2? of the #SECGolf Championships!
— Alabama Women's Golf (@AlabamaWGolf) April 13, 2023
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Round Two Highlights
- Sarah Edwards paced the Crimson Tide in the second round with a 3-over par 75
- Only 12 golfers in the entire field carded a better round than Edwards Thursday, with only two of those finished under par for the day
- Taylor Kehoe and Benedetta Moresco each collected matching rounds of 5-over par 77
- Kehoe ranks second in par 5 scoring throughout the event (-2, 4.75)
- Kynadie Adams is in a tie for 54th overall with a 156 (76-80) while Emilie Øverås rounds out the UA golfers in 58th position (74-84/158)
Team Highlights
- LSU (+10) holds a three-shot lead over Auburn (+13) entering the third round of stroke play
- No. 4 South Carolina (+19), No. 19 Vanderbilt (+20) and No. 10 Texas A&M (+20) round out the top five teams
- No. 5 Mississippi State (+21), No. 30 Georgia (+22) and No. 21 Florida (+23) are all inside the match-play cutline, respectively, entering Friday's third round
- The Aggies' round of 13-over par 301 Thursday was the third-best team score of the day
Up Next
- Alabama will tee off the third and final round at 9:10 a.m. CT off Hole No. 10
- The Crimson Tide will be paired alongside Ole Miss and Tennessee
- Live stats can be found on Golfstat.com
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