Cavalier Women's Golfers Open Murphey Collegiate in Fifth Place

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Athens, GA – The Virginia women’s golf team is in fifth place following the opening round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate taking place in Athens, Ga. The Cavaliers shot 1-under 287 and trail tournament leader Alabama by nine strokes.

Brittany Altomare led Virginia by shooting 2-under 70 to finish the first day of play in sixth place. Freshman Briana Mao and senior Lauren Greenlief are tied for 16th at 72. Elizabeth Brightwell is 25th at 73 and Portland Rosen is in 37th place at 74.

Alabama’s Jennifer Kirby leads the field at 6-under 66.

The second round of the event will start at 9 a.m. Saturday. The final round is scheduled for Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Liz Murphey Collegiate
Athens, Ga.
University of Georgia Golf Course
Par 72, 6,335 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
1. Alabama 278
2. Georgia 284
3. South Carolina 285
4. Florida 286
5. Virginia 287
6. Kent State 293
6. Purdue 293
8. Florida Stat 296
8. Oklahoma 296
8. Michigan State 296
11. Auburn 297
12. Notre Dame 301
13. Wake Forest 302
14. Denver 303
15. Missouri 305
15. Arkansas 305
17. Georgia (B) 308
18. Augusta State 311

Individual Results
1. Jennifer Kirby, Alabama 66
2. Brooke Pancake, Alabama 68
3. Amanda Strang, South Carolina 69
3. Camilla Hedberg, Florida 69
3. Kiara Hayashida, Georiga (B) 69
6. Brittany Altomare, Virginia 70
6. Katie Burnett, South Carolina 70
6. Laura Gonzalez, Purue 70
6. Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia 70
6. Emilie Burger, Georgia 70

Virginia Results
6. Brittany Altomare 70
16. Briana Mao 72
16. Lauren Greenlief 72
25. Elizabeth Brightwell 73
37. Portland Rosen 74