Women's Golf . February 28, 2021

No. 2 South Carolina Set to Host Gamecock Intercollegiate

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 2 University of South Carolina women’s golf team welcomes a slew of highly ranked teams to the Palmetto State this week when it hosts the Gamecock Intercollegiate at the Columbia Country Club on March 1-3.

The Field

The Gamecock Intercollegiate sees four of the top-5 teams in the nation – No. 1 Baylor, No. 2 South Carolina, No. 4 LSU and No. 5 Wake Forest joined by No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 11 Auburn, No. 13 Georgia, No. 15 Florida, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 20 Alabama and No. 22 Duke among the ranked squads competing. The rest of the field is comprised of Kentucky, Furman, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, North Carolina and an individual from Charlotte.

The Course

The course at Columbia Country Club plays as a par 72 at 6,398 yards. The club was voted as the 2020 Club of the Year by the South Carolina Golf association.

Last Time Out for Carolina

South Carolina claimed its second tournament win of the season with a record-breaking performance at the Moon Golf Invitational. The 840 final tally was the lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history, while the 275 the team posted in the second round broke the record for second round score. Sophomore Pauline Roussin-Bouchard also tallied the lowest individual round in team history with her first round 9-under 63. Roussin-Bouchard claimed the individual title with a 13-under 203, one stroke shy of tying herself for the lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history – her 14-under 202 at The Ally back in October 2020.

Gamecock Intercollegiate Lineup

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (So.)

Won the third individual championship of her college career at the Moon Golf Invitational – her second medalist honor of the season
Currently ranked No. 3 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
Has eight top-10 finishes so far as a Gamecock
Made the fall ANNIKA Award Watch List
Earned WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-America honors as a freshman
Set to compete at the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Ana Pelaez (Sr.)

Made her season debut at the Moon Golf Invitational, tying for third with an 8-under 208, tying her career low for a 54-hole tournament
Notched three top-3 finishes in European competition before returning to Columbia for the final half of her senior season
Currently ranked No. 22 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
Earned All-America honors in 2020 and 2017
Set to compete at the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Lois Kaye Go (Sr.)

Tied for the lowest career scoring average in program history (72.67)
Helped the Gamecocks secure the win at the Moon Golf Invitational with a 2-under 70 in the first round and an even par 72 in the final round
Earned All-America honors each of the last three seasons
Tied for ninth in program history with six top-5 finishes

Mathilde Claisse (So.)

Bounced back after a rough opening round at the Moon Golf Invitational to shoot a 2-under 70 in the second round and a 1-under 71 in the final round to help clinch the victory
Won both of her match play matchups at the East Lake Cup
Played in every tournament for the Gamecocks as a freshman in 2019-20
Notched the fifth-lowest freshman scoring average in program history (73.88)

Pimnipa Panthong (Sr.)

Recovered from a stumble in the opening round at the Moon Golf Invitational to go 1-under in the second round and even par in the final round, helping to earn the team win
Finished third at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational to open the season
Currently ranked No. 58 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
Three-time All-American and Two-time MAC Player of the Year at Kent State
Set to compete at the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Paula Kirner (Fr.) – Individual

Played in all three tournaments for the Gamecocks in the fall
Notched her best round as a Gamecock with her 1-under 71 in the opening round at The Ally back in October
Set to compete at the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Kaiyuree Moodley (Fr.) – Individual

Making her South Carolina debut after travel delays prevented her from joining the team in the fall
Took second place at the 2019 ANNIKA Invitational USA
Represented South Africa in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina