Final Round of Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Cancelled Due to Weather

ATHENS, Ga. – The final round of the 51st annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic was cancelled on Sunday due to inclement weather. The No. 45 Alabama women’s golf team finished in 12^th overall with a 36-hole total of 599 (294-305).

Saturday’s second-round standings became the final results for this year’s Liz Murphey, giving Benedetta Moresco her second top-20 result of the year. Moresco carded a 2-over par 146 (71-75) and tied for 18^th overall to lead the Tide.

The Liz Murphey concludes Alabama’s regular season. The Crimson Tide will open play in the SEC Championships on April 12 at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham.

Head Coach Mic Potter Comments

“This was not an atypical performance. We had one really good round and one bad one every tournament this season it seems like. We have shown signs of being a team that can compete for tournament titles. We haven’t been able to put that together consistently and really just sabotage ourselves. Now it’s the postseason and we have a couple of weeks before SEC Championships, so we are going to get back and continue to work really hard so that we are ready to go.”

Individual Highlights

• Benedetta Moresco’s opening round of 71 was her 10^th round this season of par or better
• She finished leading the Tide in par 4 scoring (+1, 4.05) and birdies (8)
• Kynadie Adams tied for 42^nd position after carding a 36-hole score of 150 (72-78)
• Three UA golfers tied for 58^th with identical scores of 9-over 153 in Emilie Øverås (75-78), Isabella van der Biest (76-77) and Taylor Kehoe (78-75)
• Adams tied for second in par 5 scoring (-4, 4.50), while van der Biest topped UA in par 3 scoring (+1, 3.13) and Øverås was the team-leader in total pars (26)

Tournament Highlights

• This marks the second consecutive tournament that the Crimson Tide’s final round was cancelled due to weather (Valspar Augusta Invitational)
• The 15-team field featured 10 teams ranked inside the Golfstat.com top 50
• No. 10 Auburn shot 13-under 563 through 36 holes to claim an 11-stroke win
• The Tigers’ Elina Sinz claimed medalist honors at 5-under 139
• No. 4 South Carolina (-2) finished second and joined the Tigers as the only teams under par
• No. 21 Florida (+5), Purdue (+7) and North Carolina (+7)…