Women’s Golf Heads to Mississippi for The Ally

COLUMBIA, S.C.  –  The South Carolina women’s golf team continues its fall schedule with a trip to West Point, Miss. to play in The Ally at Old Waverly, hosted by Mississippi State from Oct. 19-21.

The Tournament

The field at The Ally is comprised of all 14 SEC schools, plus the University of Southern Mississippi. Mississippi State has hosted a home tournament for many years but renamed the tournament to The Ally this year in honor of Bulldog alum Ally McDonald Ewing. All 14 SEC schools are playing in the tournament, with Southern Mississippi joining them. The Gamecocks are set for a 9:54 a.m. ET tee time on Monday. 

The Course

Old Waverly clocks in at just under 6,400 yards and plays as a par 72. Over the years the course has hosted numerous tournaments across all levels of golf, with the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open being the most notable. 

Lineup for The Ally

Pimnipa Panthong (Sr.)

• Playing in the No.1 spot for the second consecutive tournament
• Finished third at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational to open the season
• Currently ranked No. 27 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Made the Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List
• Three-time All-American and Two-time MAC Player of the Year at Kent State

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (So.)

• Notched an eighth-place finish at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational
• Currently ranked No. 4 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Has five top-10 finishes so far as a Gamecock
• Made the Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List
• Earned WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-America honors as a freshman

Lois Kaye Go (Sr.)

• Entered the season with the lowest career scoring average in program history (72.65)
• Earned All-America honors each of the last three seasons
• Tied for fifth in program history with five top-5 finishes

Paula Kirner (Fr.)

• Made her Carolina debut at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and found her groove in the final round, sinking five birdies. 
• Currently ranked No. 98 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

Mathilde Claisse (So.)

• 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)

Last Time Out

The Gamecocks opened the season with a third-place finish at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Senior transfer Pimnipa Panthong took third as an individual in her Carolina debut, while sophomore Pauline Roussin-Bouchard finished eighth, her fifth top-10 finish as a Gamecock. 

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