March 8, 2013
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. --- The No. 14 Georgia women's golf team shot 24-over 308 in Friday's opening round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The Bulldogs are in 11th place at Long Cove Club with 36 holes remaining in the event.
Freshman Manuela Carbajo Ré fired a 2-over 73 and is tied for eighth individually, five shots off the lead. Georgia also counted a 74 from Kailey Walsh, a 77 from Rocio Sanchez Lobato and an 82 from Emilie Burger.
"We got off to a slow start," head coach Josh Brewer said. "It was cold and our first three holes were into the wind but that shouldn't be as big of a factor as it was. We weren't focused for some reason. I'm trying to figure that out. Manuela played well and really had a chance to shoot even-par but couldn't quite get there. Kailey had a solid round…something she can build on after a good finish in our last event. Collins and Emilie have to play better. They know that, though, and I'm confident they'll be ready to go tomorrow."
Carbajo Ré started slow, with a bogey at No. 1, a double-bogey at No. 3 and a bogey at No. 4 to stand 4-over through as many holes. She birdied No. 5 and then recorded six straight pars before another birdie at No. 12. Carbajo Ré reached 1-over with a birdie at No. 15 before giving that stroke back with a bogey at No. 17.
Overall, Walsh is tied for 34th, Sanchez Lobato is tied for 42nd and Burger is tied for 71st. Collins Bradshaw, who shot 90, is 81st.
No. 8 Arkansas shot 293 to grab the team lead by three shots over both No. 3 North Carolina and LSU. No. 11 Vanderbilt is fourth at 296, followed by No. 4 Alabama, No. 17 Arizona State and Tennessee all at 297, UCF at 298, No. 19 Virginia at 201, Wake Forest at 304, the Bulldogs at 308, TCU at 311, Furman at 313, South Carolina at 314 and Auburn at 315.
Play will continue on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be paired with Wake Forest and TCU, teeing off from No. 10 in waves beginning at 9:33 a.m. Live scoring will be updated on a three-hole basis at www.golfstat.com
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Long Cove Club
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Par 71; 6211 Yards
Friday's First-Round Standings
Team Leaderboard
Arkansas 293
North Carolina 295
LSU 295
Vanderbilt 296
Alabama 297
Tennessee 297
Arizona State 297
UCF 298
Virginia 301
Wake Forest 304
Georgia 308
TCU 311
Furman 313
South Carolina 314
Auburn 315
Individual Leaderboad
Emma Lavy, Arkansas 68
Casey Grice, N. Carolina 71
Gabriela Lopez, Arkansas 71
Madelene Sagstrom, LSU 71
Brittany Altomare, Virginia 72
Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State 72
Mariana Sims, Wake Forest 72
Manuela Carbajo Ré, Georgia 73
Alexandra Bonetti, TCU 73
Daniela Lendl, Alabama 73
Elizabeth Mallett, N. Carolina 73
Kendall Martindale, Vanderbilt 73
Dani Ordonez, Arizona State 73
Paola Robles, UCF 73
Dauen Song, Tennesee 73
Lauren Stratton, Vanderbilt 73
Laura Wearn, Furman 73
Additional Georgia Scores
T34. Kailey Walsh, Georgia 76
T42. Rocio Sanchez Lobato, Georgia 77
T71. Emilie Burger, Georgia 82
81. Collins Bradshaw, Georgia 90
