AUBURN, Ala. — The LSU women’s golf team remained just about the same in the second round of “The Derby” golf event here Saturday, remaining in a tie for 10th place after 36 holes of the 54-hole event.
LSU, after a 20-over 308 on Friday, posted a 22-over 302 on Saturday to stand at 42-over par 618, tied for 10th with Oklahoma State. Duke moved to the lead after shooting the day’s best round of 294, six over par. Duke’s back-to-back 294 rounds put them at 12-over 588, five in front of host Auburn. The Auburn Tigers, after a three-over 291 on Friday, posted a 302 on Saturday. Tennessee (594), Georgia (599) and Virginia (603) round out the top five.
Alexis Rather had the best score of the day for LSU at two-over 74. The Tigers also counted a 78 from Rebecca Kuhn and 79s from Kim Meck and Melissa Eaton. Rather and Kuhn are the best for the Lady Tigers at nine-over 153, in a tie for 28th place.
Maria Martinez of Auburn continues to be the individual leader at three-under par 141 after rounds of 69-72. She is four shots clear of Anna Grzebien of Duke (72-73) and Jenny Suh of Alabama (75-70) at 145.
The tournament concludes with the final round on Sunday. Live scoring for the event can be found at www.golfstat.com
The Derby
Team results (288-576)
1. Duke 294-294 — 588 +12; 2. Auburn 291-302 — 593 +17; 3. Tennessee 297-297 — 594 +18; 4. Georgia 294-305 — 599 +23; 5. Virginia 297-306 — 603 +27; 6. Florida 302-302 — 604 +28; 7. Alabama 310-300 — 610 +34; 8. South Carolina 301-310 — 611 +35; 9. Texas 308-307 — 615 +39; 10. LSU 308-310 — 618 +42; 10. Oklahoma State 316-302 — 618 +42; 12. Ole Miss 300-320 — 620 +44; 13. Florida State 303-318 — 621 +45; 14. North Carolina State 315-307 — 622 +46; 15. UNC Wilmington 320-310 — 630 +54; 16. Kansas 317-319 — 636 +60; 17. West Florida 329-327 — 656 +80.
Individual Top 5 (Par 72-144)
1. Maria Martinez, Auburn, 69-72 — 141 -3; 2. Anna Grzebien, Duke, 72-73 — 145 +1; 2. Jenny Suh, Alabama, 75-70 — 145 +1; 4. Nicole Smith, Tennessee, 75-71 — 146 +2; 5. Holly Cantwell, Tennessee, 73-74 — 147 +3; 5. Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke, 147 +3.