No. 1 Gamecocks Wrap Up Fall at East Lake Cup

COLUMBIA, S.C.  –  The No. 1 ranked South Carolina women’s golf team wraps up its fall schedule at the East Lake Cup on Oct. 26-28. Daily coverage of the East Lake Cup airs live on the Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m. ET. 

East Lake Cup Coverage

Live Scoring can be found HERE, with television coverage airing from 3-6 p.m. each day on the Golf Channel. Updates will be on our Twitter and Instagram as well. 

The Tournament

The sixth-annual East Lake Cup sees four of the top women’s golf programs competing against each other at the East Lake Golf Club. South Carolina faces familiar foes Ole Miss and Florida, with Texas rounding out the competition. The teams are set for stroke play on Monday to set the seeds for the match play portion of the tournament. The top seed faces the fourth seed, while seeds two and three face off on Tuesday, and the winners of those matchups play for the championship on Wednesday, while the other two teams compete for third place. The individual leader at the end of Monday’s stroke play round will be crowned the individual champion.

The Course

Located in Atlanta, the East Lake Golf Club is the home course of legendary golfer Bobby Jones and is the oldest golf course in the city of Atlanta. The Club is not only historic, but philanthropic as well. Proceeds from operations support the East Lake Foundation, now serving as a national model for holistic community redevelopment across the country through Purpose Built Communities.

Over the years, East Lake Golf Club has hosted many national and regional championships, including the 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur, 1963 Ryder Cup, and 2001 U.S. Men’s Amateur. It is now the permanent home of the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.

Lineup for the East Lake Cup

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (So.)
•    Won her second individual championship at The Ally, breaking the 54-hole score record in the process with a 14-under 202. 
•    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.)
•    Tallied the sixth top-10 finish of her career, tying for ninth at The Ally. 
•    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.

Mathilde Claisse (So.)
•    Scored her career best finish at The Ally, tying for 12th. 
•    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).

Paula Kirner (Fr.)
•    Shot her best round as a Gamecock in the opening round at The Ally, notching a 1-under 71. 
•    Made her Carolina debut at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and found her groove in the final round, sinking five birdies. 
•    Currently ranked No. 100 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Pimnipa Panthong (Sr.)
•    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.

Last Time Out

The Gamecocks earned the 30th team championship in program history at The Ally, while Pauline Roussin-Bouchard earned her second individual title. Carolina took control in the second round, and held off a rally from LSU in the final round to secure the win. Lois Kaye Go earned her sixth top-10 finish at the tournament, tying for ninth, while Mathilde Claisse notched a career best finish tying for 12th.