Sept. 28, 2003

The University of South Carolina women’s golf team tied Missouri for 11th place Sunday in the final round of the 54-hole Mason Rudolph Championships held in Franklin, Tennessee. The Gamecocks shot a three-day total of 912 (+48) in just the team’s second tournament of the season. Georgia captured the tournament with a 10-over-par 874 while Arizona’s Erica Blasberg took home the individual title with a three-under-par 213.

Team captain Adrienne Gautreaux shot a season-low 69 in Sunday’s final round to finish the tournament with a 219 (+3) and tie for 12th place. Cookeville, Tennessee native Laura McCaslin carded a three-day 224 (+8) to finish in a tie for 23rd place, the best tournament of her young Gamecock career. Senior Marci Robinson tied for 50th place with a 233 (+17) while sophomores Tiffany Catafygiotu (236, +20) and Erica Battle (241, +25) finished tied for 61st and 76th, respectively.

Playing as an individual in this tournament, senior Kory Thompson tied for 46th place with a 232 (+16).

Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores

1 Georgia, U. of 288 293 293 874

2 UCLA 281 295 302 878

3 Vanderbilt Univ. 290 297 299 886

4 Florida, U. of 287 302 300 889

5 Arizona, U. of 292 296 303 891

6 Furman University 290 299 303 892

7 Auburn University 294 291 309 894

8 Wake Forest Univ. 296 298 306 900

9 Southern California 298 297 306 901

10Tulane University 303 300 305 908

11South Carolina, U of 305 303 304 912

Missouri, U. of 306 299 307 912

13North Carolina, U of 300 308 314 922

14North Carolina State 301 311 325 937

15Kentucky, U. of 313 316 316 945

16N. Car. Wilmington 328 305 317 950

17Oregon State U. 320 322 346 988

Individual Gamecock Scores

T12th Adrienne Gautreaux 73 77 69 219 (+3)

T23rd Laura McCaslin 75 72 77 224 (+8)

T50th Marci Robinson 77 78 78 233 (+17)

T61st Tiffany Catafygiotu 80 76 80 236 (+20)

76th Erica Battle 80 79 82 241 (+25)

Playing as an individual

T46th Kory Thompson 78 77 77 232 (+16)