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Day One at Liz Murphey Collegiate
Blue Devils Kick off Liz Murphey as No. 4 Seed
3/27/2015 8:09:00 PM | Women's Golf
ATHENS, Ga. -- The third-ranked Duke women's golf team kicked off the 2015 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Friday at the 6,401-yard, par 72 University of Georgia Golf Course with a 22-over-par, 310, and placed fourth overall in stroke-play qualifying as the Blue Devils head into match play Saturday and Sunday.
UCLA held the team lead in qualifying, after totaling a 13-over-par, 301, while South Carolina (308), Arkansas (309), Duke (310), Baylor (311), Northwestern (315), Georgia (317), USC (317), Purdue (318), Stanford (319), Alabama (320) and Auburn (323) rounded out the field. Windy conditions pushed scores higher than normal, with only one individual breaking par.
Freshman Leona Maguire, the No. 1 ranked golfer in the nation, carded a one-over-par, 73, and is tied third overall in stroke play qualifying. Arkansas' Regina Plasencia placed first with a one-under-par, 71, and Justine Dreher of South Carolina was second. Maguire was tied third along with Hayley Davis (Baylor) and Erynne Lee (UCLA).
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire collected four birdies on the day and played her final 10 holes at two-under-par to finish with a 73. Junior Celine Boutier suffered a triple-bogey on hole No. 1 and played her next 17 holes at one-over-par to finish with a 76, which placed tied 11th. She totaled birdies on No. 9 and No. 15 on the day.
Freshman Gurbani Singh turned in a seven-over-par, 79, in the first round has she was held to one birdie on the second hole. Sophomore Sandy Choi and freshman Lisa Maguire finished with an 82 in round one.
Duke will face Baylor in round one of match play Saturday and the winner will advance to take on the winner of the UCLA/Southern California match. All schools will play two match play contests Saturday.
Fans can follow the action with live scoring via www.birdiefire.com.
#GoDuke
UCLA held the team lead in qualifying, after totaling a 13-over-par, 301, while South Carolina (308), Arkansas (309), Duke (310), Baylor (311), Northwestern (315), Georgia (317), USC (317), Purdue (318), Stanford (319), Alabama (320) and Auburn (323) rounded out the field. Windy conditions pushed scores higher than normal, with only one individual breaking par.
Freshman Leona Maguire, the No. 1 ranked golfer in the nation, carded a one-over-par, 73, and is tied third overall in stroke play qualifying. Arkansas' Regina Plasencia placed first with a one-under-par, 71, and Justine Dreher of South Carolina was second. Maguire was tied third along with Hayley Davis (Baylor) and Erynne Lee (UCLA).
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire collected four birdies on the day and played her final 10 holes at two-under-par to finish with a 73. Junior Celine Boutier suffered a triple-bogey on hole No. 1 and played her next 17 holes at one-over-par to finish with a 76, which placed tied 11th. She totaled birdies on No. 9 and No. 15 on the day.
Freshman Gurbani Singh turned in a seven-over-par, 79, in the first round has she was held to one birdie on the second hole. Sophomore Sandy Choi and freshman Lisa Maguire finished with an 82 in round one.
Duke will face Baylor in round one of match play Saturday and the winner will advance to take on the winner of the UCLA/Southern California match. All schools will play two match play contests Saturday.
Fans can follow the action with live scoring via www.birdiefire.com.
#GoDuke
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