ATHENS, Ga. – The Arkansas women’s golf team slipped one spot on the leaderboard at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, sitting in 10th with a 15-over 591 after two rounds of play. Arkansas is coming off a 6-over 294 on Saturday, while Julia Gregg paced the team with a 1-under 71. The Razorbacks are two strokes behind ninth-place Texas A&M, who is 13-over par, while four ahead of 11th-place College of Charleston at 19-over par.
After a disappointing day of play on Friday, Gregg bounced back in the second round to fire away a 1-under 71. Although Gregg had four bogeys, she finished as strong as a golfer could with back-to-back-to-back birdies on holes 15-17 to round out the day under par. She jumped 18 spots in the leaderboard to stand in a tie for 58th with a 9-over 153 (82-71).
Reagan Zibilski also finished the day strong after a shaky start through the front nine. Entering the back nine, Zibilski was four-over par on the day, but closed out the day with birdies on holes 11, 12 and 18 to log a 1-over 73. She is steady in a tie for 14th place with a 1-over 145 (72-73).
Miriam Ayora had some challenges in the beginning of the round, starting the day with a double bogey and getting four bogeys. Ayora closed out the final five holes strong with no bogeys, a birdie on hole 17 and an impressive eagle on hole 18 to log a 3-over 75 on Saturday. Through two rounds, Ayora is in a tie for 37th with a 5-over 149 (74-75). Ayora is also one of three players to eagle through the first two rounds.
Also in a tie for 37th is Kajal Mistry, who is 5-over 149 (75-75). Mistry had a double bogey on the third hole but delivered birdies on holes six and nine. She entered the back nine at 1-over but ran into trouble with back-to-back bogeys in holes 16 and 17.
Meghan Royal was 5-over par on Saturday with a 77. She had two birdies but had back-to-back bogeys to close out the front nine. With a 9-over 153 (76-77), Royal is tied with Gregg for 58th.
Arkansas has the fourth most pars among the field with 116.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (AFTER ROUND 2)
T14 – Reagan Zibilski – 72-73=145 (+1)T37 – Miriam Ayora – 74-75=149 (+5)
T42– Kajal Mistry – 75-75=150 (+6)
T58 – Julia Gregg – 82-71=153 (+9)
T58 – Meghan Royal – 76-77=153 (+9)
TEAM SCORES (AFTER ROUND 1)
1 – Auburn – 277-286=563 (-13)2 – South Carolina – 290-284=574 (-2)
3 – Florida – 288-293=581 (+5)
T4 – Purdue – 298-285=583 (+7)
T4– Purdue – 298-285=583 (+7)
T6 – Georgia – 294-292=586 (+10)
T6 – Virginia – 289-297=586 (+10)
T6 – Louisville – 295-291=586 (+10)
9 – Texas A&M – 298-291=589 (+13)
10 – Arkansas – 297-294=591 (+15)
11 – College of Charleston – 298-297=595 (+19)
12 – Alabama – 294-305=599 (+23)
13 – Georgia Southern – 305-306 (+35)
14 – San Diego State – 307-306=613 (+37)
15 – Daytona State College – 320-313=633 (+57)