Florida Gators
Liz Murphey Coll. Classic
Women's Golf Moves into First at Liz Murphey Coll.
Saturday, March 23, 2002 | Women's Golf
Junior Jeanne Cho (Bradenton, Fla.) shot a four-under-par 68 and freshman Whitney Code (Tampa, Fla.) shot a 69 Saturday to lead the University of Florida women's golf team into sole possession of first place heading into the final round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. Florida's two-round 589 is just one stroke ahead of Auburn.
Florida gained 15 strokes on defending national champion Georgia on its home course, which is also the site of the 2002 SEC Championships, during Round Two. Cho is in second place in individual scoring with a two-round total of 143 (75-68), just two strokes behind Mississippi State's Anna Gertsson. Code moved up to a tie for seventh place with a two-round total of 148 (79-69).
Other individual scores included Brittany Straza (Ft. Myers, Fla.) in a tie for 13th (74-76--150), Amanda Dick (Clearwater, Fla.) in a tie for 20th (73-78--151) and Andrea Vander Lende (Longwood, Fla.) in a tie for 34th (80-75--155).
Sunday's final round begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Team Scores
1. Florida 301-288--589
2. Auburn 303-287--590
3. Georgia 297-299--596
4. Furman 301-301--602
5. South Carolina 305-299--604
6. Mississippi State 308-302--610
7. North Carolina 313-299--612
8. Wake Forest 311-306--617
9. Nebraska 319-301--620
T10. East Carolina 319-306--625
T10. Memphis 322-303--625
12. Alabama 313-313--626
13. LSU 311-320--631
14. Mississippi 321-313--634
15. Coastal Carolina 323-314--637
16. Arkansas 320-320--640
17. Minnesota 323-318--641
18. Kentucky 331-317--648
Florida Scores
2. Jeanne Cho 75-68--143
T7. Whitney Code 79-69--148
T13. Brittany Straza 74-76--150
T20. Amanda Dick 73-78--151
T34. Andrea Vander Lende 80-75--155
