April 13, 2018

Big scores plague day one at Liz Murphey Collegiate

Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Course | Athens, Ga.
Par-72 | 6,300 yards

Kallie Gonzales follows through a short chip.

Results After Day 1
Place	Team	Score
1	Alabama	562 (-14)
2	Arkansas	574 (-2)
3	Duke	580 (+4)
4	Georgia	585 (+9)
5	Baylor	588 (+12)
6	Daytona State	589 (+13)
7	Louisville	591 (+15)
8	Kennesaw State	593 (+17)
9	Ole Miss	597 (+21)
10	Florida	606 (+30)
11	Denver	609 (+33)
12	Kansas	636 (+60)

Individual Leaderboard (Top 5)
Place	Name	Team	Score
1	Cheyenne Knight	UA	136 (-8)
T2	Jillian Hollis	UGA	139 (-5)
	Leona Maguire	DU	139 (-5)
	Lauren Hartlage	UL	139 (-5)
5	Two players tied		140 (-4)

Kansas Leaderboard
Place	Name	Score
T48	Xinyun Yu (Ind.)	157 (+13)
T53	Ariadna Fonseca Diaz (I)	158 (+14)
T53	Sera Tadokoro	158 (+14)
59	Kallie Gonzales	160 (+16)
T63	Yi-Tsen Chou	162 (+18)
T66	Chomchana Phuchanbanchob	165 (+21)

ATHENS, Ga. – After a long 36-hole day at the Liz Murphey Collegiate, Kansas is sitting in 12^th place. As a team, the Jayhawks shot 32-over (320) in round one and 28-over (216) in round two to finish day one 60-over.

Playing as an individual, Xinyun Yu led the pack for Kansas, shooting just 5-over in the first round thanks to three birdies on holes No. 4, 11 and 15. In round two, Yu shot 8-over to end day one in a tie for 48^th.

Fellow Jayhawks, Sera Tadokoro and Ariadna Fonseca Diaz sit just one stroke behind Yu and are both tied for 53^rd.

Senior Kallie Gonzales was just 4-over after the first 18-holes but struggled in round two and could not regroup. Gonzales is now 16-over and is in 59^th place.

Sophomore Yi-Tsen Chou shot 11-over in round one and did not manage to shoot a single birdie. However, managed to find her groove in the beginning of round two when she shot back-to-back birdies on No. 2 and 3 and another on No. 5. Chou will enter the final round in a three-way tie for 63^rd.

After having a strong spring season, Chomchana Phuchanbanchob had an uncharacteristic day completing round one 21-over. Phuchanbanchob sits in a tie for 66^th.

The Jayhawks will return to play Saturday morning with an 7:30 a.m. (CT) start.

Live scoring available through birdiefire.com

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