The Georgia women’s golf team got some bad news Friday.

All-American sophomore Krystle Caithness withdrew from the University and returned home to Scotland citing homesickness and a desire to pursue a professional career.

The news couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Dogs as they were preparing to play in the Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational Friday through Sunday. And for a team that was already suffering from a lack of depth, the news was disastrous.

“You lose an All-American, and its gonna have an impact.” said women’s golf coach Kelley Hester. “We have a lack of depth already so we’re really exposed now. Krystle was one of the best in the country, and so it’s definitely going to have an effect. If the football team lost [Matthew] Stafford or [Knowshon] Moreno, it’s going to make a difference. With her we were a top-five team, and without her it’s gonna be hard to maintain that. We are going to have to work hard to be a top-10 team, but I think it’s attainable.”

As to be expected when losing an All-American, the Bulldogs struggled this weekend to a sixth-place finish at 45 over par. No. 3 Arizona State captured the tournament title after posting a 5-over par, 18 shots better than runner-up Virginia.

“In all honesty, we struggled quite a bit. We definitely played some good golf, but weren’t as consistent as we needed to be,” Hester said.

Junior Carolina Andrade stepped up and led the Dogs individually with an eighth-place finish at 3-over par.

“I was very impressed by Carolina’s play. She was very solid and very consistent,” Hester said. “It was a tough golf course, and it was the kind of course that separates a good player from a not so good player. She had a really good week.”