Feb. 11, 2004

The University of South Carolina women’s golf team completed the three rounds of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Wednesday with a 15th place overall finish. The Gamecocks shot a 952 as a team over the 54 holes of the event held at the Palos Verdes Golf Course in Los Angeles, California.

UCLA won the team championship with a three-day-total of 876 while Bruin All-American Charlotte Mayorkas captured the individual medalist honors as she led from start to finish and had two sub-par rounds for her one-over par 207.

South Carolina Senior Adrienne Gautreaux tied for 18th place with a 227. Gautreaux shot a 78 Tuesday after opening the Tournament Monday with a 74. Senior Kory Thompson completed the three rounds with a 240 good enough to tie for 51st place. Sophomore Erica Battle shot a 245 for 62nd place while junior Tiffany Catafygiotu was one shot back at 246 as the Greenville native posted a 246. Freshman Jenna Pearson carded a 252 for a 74th place effort.

Gamecock Golfers

Place       Golfer          Total           1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd.
T18th   Adrienne Gautreaux   227  (+14)  74  78            75
T51st   Kory Thompson 240  (+27)  77  83            80
62nd        Erica Battle       245  (+32)  76  90            79
T63rd   Tiffany Catafygiotu 246  (+33)  75  85            86
74th        Jenna Pearson     252  (+39)  82  87            83

The Gamecocks return to the golf course for the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 5th through 7th.