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Women's Golf Wins Liz Murphy Collegiate by 15 Strokes
4/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
ATHENS, GA. -- The Duke University women's golf team battled wet weather
on Sunday, but still cruised to a 17-stroke win in the Liz Murphy
Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia Golf Club. It marks the
sixth victory in nine tournaments for Duke this season.
Duke's own Beth Bauer (Cramerton, N.C.) wrapped up individual honors on Sunday as she shot a 74 to finish the tournament at six-under par (213). Bauer led the tournament from day one as she missed the tournament record by only five strokes. On Friday she fired a tournament and course record 67 in round one.
The No. 2 ranked Blue Devils won with a three-day total of 875 (291-282-302, -1), while Louisiana State finished second (297-294-301=892, +16), Georgia third (300-301-298=899, +23), Wake Forest fourth (301-302-302=905, +29), and Auburn rounded out the top five (299-302-308=909, +33).
Freshman Maria Garcia-Estrada (Tenerise, Spain) continued her stellar play with a collegiate best third place finish (219, -2), while Kalen Anderson (Edina, Minn.) also finished in the top 10 only three-over par (222). Freshman Kristina Engstrom (Djursholm, Sweden) followed up two under par rounds with an 81 on Sunday to fall to the tied for ninth spot (224, +5) and Amie Lehman (Pittsford, N.Y.) finished in tied for 65th with a 242 .
Sophomore Candy Hannemann played as an individual this weekend as she finished in tied for 48th (236, +17). The University of Georgia Golf Club is a par 73 and is 5,994 yards. Duke will now get ready for the ACC Championships on April 14-16 in Clemmons, N.C. Duke has won the past four ACC Championships in a row.
For a full listing of the finishers click here.
DUKE INDIVIDUAL
1. Beth Bauer 67-72-74=213 -6
3. Maria-Garcia Estrada 75-68-74=217 -2
8. Kalen Anderson 78-70-74=222 +3
T-9. Kristina Engstrom 71-72-81=224 +5
T-48. Candy Hannemann 75-84-77=236 +17
T65. Amie Lehman 80-82-80=242 +23
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