HANAHAN, SC. — The No. 28-ranked Georgia women’s golf shot 7-over 291 in Tuesday’s final round of the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Club. The Bulldogs finished eighth on the team leaderboard at 15-over 867.
Fast Facts
• Sophomores Emma Falcher and Celine Brovold Sanne were Georgia’s top individual finishers, tying for 23rd on the leaderboard at 2-over 1-over 215.
• Sophomore Morgan Smith led the Bulldogs on Tuesday with an even-par 71. Georgia also counted a pair of 73s from Brovold Sanne and Grace Frei and a 74 from graduate Chantal El Chaib.
• The Bulldogs finished two strokes back of a four-way tie for fourth place between Miami (Fla.), Boston College, Florida and SMU.
• Brovold Sanne completed the tournament at 2-over, 10 strokes better than her best 54-hole tally as a freshman last season.
• Overall, Smith tied for 38th at 5-over 218, Frei tied for 47th at 7-over 220 and El Chaib tied for 60th at 11-over 224.
Key Quote
“This event will be the catalyst that propels us forward,” head coach Erika Brennan said. “It was a great opportunity to uncover the little things we can improve on for the next event, especially with such a young lineup. This team has what it takes to achieve in any field, and we are hungry to get back after it.”
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to action next week when they travel to Alabama to compete in the UAB Hoover Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at the Hoover Country Club near Birmingham.
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