BELLEAIR, Fla. — The No. 23-ranked Georgia women’s golf team dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 16 Texas A&M in the semifinals of the SEC Championship on Monday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the Bulldogs defeated No. 10 Auburn in the SEC quarterfinals at Pelican Golf Club.
Fast Facts
• Seventh-seeded Georgia upset second-seeded Auburn, 3.5-1.5, in the quarterfinal round on Monday morning.
• LoraLie Cowart, Natachanok “Drive” Tunwannarux and Napat “Jenny” Lertsadwattana won their matches against the Tigers.
• The Bulldogs improved to 3-0 all-time in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Championships since the match play format was implemented in 2018.
• Georgia dropped a 3-2 decision Texas A&M that wasn’t decided until the final hole of the final match.
• Natachanok “Drive” Tunwannarux and Napat “Jenny” Lertsadwattana secured the Bulldogs’ points against the Aggies.
Key Quotes
“This morning was definitely a lot of fun, and I wish it would’ve carried over to this afternoon,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “It’s just part of the way it’s set up. You celebrate for a couple of minutes and then you move on. First off, it was a great win against Auburn. Against Texas A&M, unfortunately they were just a little bit better than us this afternoon.”
“We’ll take a day or two to decompress and then get back at it,” Brewer said. “We’ll get ready for the three rounds (at Regionals) because it shows who has worked the hardest all year. I know we’ll be ready for it.”
“Today, I was just out there having fun,” said Natachanok “Drive” Tunwannarux. “I was just out there with (assistant coach) Ember (Holloway) having fun, making putts. My putting was amazing today. My irons were really good too. The adrenaline kicking in was amazing. I was hitting it so much further than normal. We just need to find how to put that into stroke play too.”
Up Next
Georgia will now await its Regional assignment for the NCAA Championships, which will be announced next Wednesday (April 24). On May 6-8, 12 teams will compete in Regionals at six sites – Auburn, Ala.; Cle Elum, Wash.; College Station, Texas; East Lansing, Mich.; Las Vegas, Nev.; and Winston-Salem, N.C. The top-5 teams and the top individual finisher who is not a member of those team will advance to the NCAA Championships on May 17-22 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.