Florida Concludes Second Day at Liz Murphey, Sets Sights on Final Round

Saturday, March 20

Athens, Ga.

Florida Gators

Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic

Florida Concludes Second Day at Liz Murphey, Sets Sights on Final Round

Saturday, March 20, 2021 | Women's Golf

The Gators are currently in sole possession of ninth.

By: Morgan Perry

ATHENS, Ga. – The Florida women's golf team is in ninth place at the conclusion of the second round at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

Saturday featured difficult course conditions which presented a unique challenge to the competition. In a stacked field that includes six top-15 teams, only No. 1 South Carolina finished the day under par.

Jenny Kim shined for the Gators, posting a 2-over par 74 to jump 31 spots individually on the leaderboard. After recording four bogeys and only one birdie on the front nine, Kim set her sights on the turn. She added three birdies to her scorecard, including the challenging par-5 12th hole that 20 other golfers scored above par.

Marina Escobar followed in Kim's footsteps, recording a 4-over 76 on the day. She currently leads the Gators individually with a 5-over par overall score and sits in a tie for 27th place.

Lauren Waidner sits one stroke behind Escobar on the leaderboard. The senior struggled on the front-nine, but found her footing at the turn. She recorded two birdies in the last eight holes to finish 5-over par and in position to move up individually tomorrow.

Maisie Filler and Elin Esborn rounded out the Gators lineup.

Florida will head back out on the course at 8:35 a.m. ET for the final round of competition.

Results
Team Leaderboard

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	Total
1	South Carolina	293	287	580
2	Arkansas	290	295	585
3	Ole Miss	294	292	586
4	LSU	288	304	592
5	Georgia	295	301	596
6	USC	292	305	597
7	Kentucky	302	296	598
8	Mississippi State	298	302	600
9	Florida	296	306	602
10	Auburn	295	310	605
11	Louisville	295	313	608
12	Vanderbilt	299	310	609
13	Alabama	296	314	610
14	Missouri	301	311	612
15	Tennessee	301	315	616
16	College of Charleston	302	318	620
17	Texas A&M	308	322	630
18	Georgia (B)	307	330	637