Oct. 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. – After completing the finest fall season in program history last weekend, South Carolina stayed at the No. 1 spot in the Golfstat Relative Rankings and dropped to No. 2 in Golfweek/Sagarin this week.

In their four fall tournaments, the Gamecocks collected a pair of wins at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate along with a runner-up finish at the Tar Heel Invitational and a third-place result at last weekend’s Landfall Tradition. Both senior Justine Dreher and freshman Nanna Madsen have captured individual titles as well.

Playing the seventh-toughest schedule, the Gamecocks have the nation’s best results against top 25 teams, boasting a 29-3-0 record. Defending NCAA Champions Duke are the only other team in the country post 20 wins against ranked opponents, holding a 26-11-0 record. Washington, Golfweek’s No. 1 ranked team, is 3-3-0 against the top 25.

The Gamecocks reached No. 1 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings for the first time in program history on Oct. 3 after their head-turning win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Last week marked the first time South Carolina had been ranked No. 1 in the Golfstat Relative Rankings after checking in at No. 2 in the season’s first release.

South Carolina will look to maintain its strong fall season this spring. The Gamecocks’ first tournament of 2015 will be the Florida State Match-Up (Feb. 13-15, 2015) at the Southwood Golf Course in Tallahassee, Fla. South Carolina won the 2014 Florida State Match-Up.

GOLFSTAT RELATIVE RANKINGS – 10/29/14
1. South Carolina
2. Southern Califorina
3. Stanford
4. Arkansas
5. Duke
6. Washington
7. UCLA
8. Northwestern
9. Mississippi State
10. Wake Forest
11. Pepperdine
12. Oklahoma State
13. Arizona
14. UNLV
15. Vanderbilt
16. Virginia
17. Tennessee
18. NC State
19. UCF
20. Texas A&M
21. GRU Augusta
22. San Diego State
23. Alabama
24. Furman
25. Auburn

GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN – 10/27/14
1. Washington
2. South Carolina
3. Southern California
4. Stanford
5. UCLA
6. Duke
7. Arkansas
8. Northwestern
9. Mississippi State
10. Pepperdine
11. Wake Forest
12. Vanderbilt
13. Tennessee
14. Arizona
15. Oklahoma State
16. Virginia
17. UNLV
18. NC State
19. Auburn
20. Louisville
21. UCF
22. San Diego State
23. LSU
24. Alabama
25. Texas A&M