Gamecocks Surge Up The Leaderboard On Day Two of Landfall Tradition

Oct. 29, 2016

LANDFALL TRADITION
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GAMECOCK SCORECARDS

1. Ainhoa Olarra
Round 1: 73 (+1)
Round 2: 70 (-2)
Round 3:
To Par: -1
Place: T9

2. Ana Pelaez
Round 1: 70 (-2)
Round 2: 74 (+2)
Round 3:
To Par: E
Place: T14

3. Katelyn Dambaugh
Round 1: 78 (+6)
Round 2: 67 (-5)
Round 3:
To Par: +1
Place: T19

4. Marion Veysseyre
Round 1: 77 (+5)
Round 2: 71 (-1)
Round 3:
To Par: +4
Place: T28

5. Anita Uwadia
Round 1: 77 (+5)
Round 2: 75 (+3)
Round 3:
To Par: +8
Place: T53

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Wake Forest	288	284		572 (-4)
T2.	South Carolina	297	282		579 (+3)
T3.	Oklahoma	284	295		579 (+3)
T4.	Furman	296	284		580 (+4)
T4.	Purdue	291	289		580 (+4)
6.	NC State	296	292		588 (+12)
T7.	Alabama	293	296		589 (+13)
T7.	UCF	293	296		589 (+13)
9.	Iowa	297	293		590 (+14)
10.	Texas Tech	301	290		591 (+15)
11.	Notre Dame	303	293		596 (+20)
T12.	Clemson	303	294		597 (+21)
T12.	North Carolina	300	297		597 (+21)
T12.	Virginia	300	297		597 (+21)
15.	Michigan State	308	305		613 (+37)
16.	Penn State	309	309		618 (+42)
17.	UNCW	307	317		624 (+48)
18.	Brown	332	325		657 (+81)

Dates: October 28-30

Location: Wilmington, N.C.

Course: Pete Dye Course

Par: 72

Yards: 6,166

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Paced by rounds under par from golfers Katelyn Dambaugh, Ainhoa Olarra and Marion Veysseyre, South Carolina posted a second-round 282 (-2) to surge up the leaderboard on day two of the Landfall Tradition Saturday. The No. 19 Gamecocks sit seven strokes off the lead in a tie for second place in the 54-hole event at the Pete Dye Course with a 36-hole mark of 579 (+3).

Dambaugh (T18, +1), one of three Gamecocks in the top 20 at the tournament, fired a 5-under 67 Saturday including six birdies. She opened her round with birdies on two her first three holes before notching three straight on Nos. 6, 7, and 8. The Goose Creek, S.C., native, posted a front-nine 32 (-4) and recorded her final birdie of the afternoon on the par-4 11th.

Olarra will enter Sunday’s final round tie for ninth (143, -1) following her second-round 70 (-2). She turned in a steady performance on day two, notching 16 pars to go along with two birdies. Both of her birdies came on the front nine Saturday, as the San Sebastian, Spain, native recorded one on Nos. 4 and 8.

Veysseyre carded a 1-under 71 in the second round behind 15 pars and two birdies. She notched birdies on Nos. 8 and 13 before closing her round with five-straight pars, and the sophomore will head into Sunday in a tie for 28th at 4-over 148.

Freshman Ana Pelaez, who boasted her first round under par for the Gamecocks on Friday, currently sits in a tie for 28th place (148, +4). The Malaga, Spain, native turned in a 74 (+2) Saturday, totaling 14 pars. Her lone birdie of the day came on the par-5 sixth, and she recorded just one bogey over her final 10 holes.

Anita Uwadia (T53) recorded a 75 (+3) in round two to bring her 36-hole total to 152 (+8). After three double-bogeys and two bogeys on her front nine, the freshman responded with four birdies after the turn to play her final nine holes at 4-under 32. Senior Jia Xin Yang, who is competing as an individual this week, sits in a tie for 38th place (150, +6) following her 74 (+2) on Saturday.

No. 13 Wake Forest sits atop the leaderboard with a two-round total of 572 (-4), while No. 24 Oklahoma is tied with Carolina for second at 3-over 579. Jennifer Kupcho of the Demon Deacons holds the individual lead with a 36-hole total of 139 (-5).

Quoting Coach Kalen Anderson

“I’m very proud of the team’s performance. They stayed very committed to their game plan. They didn’t get overly aggressive, maintained momentum, and their patience paid off. We need to keep the same mentality tomorrow. They fought back, and put themselves in contention to win.”

Round Changer

Katelyn Dambaugh notched five birdies on her opening eight holes on the way to a second-round 67 (-5). The senior’s performance marked her eighth round under par this season.

Notable

South Carolina’s 282 (-6) was the lowest round of the day at the Landfall Tradition.
Saturday marked the second time this season three Gamecocks finished under par in the same round.
South Carolina leads the field with 126 pars through two rounds.
Sophomore Marion Veysseyre’s 2.75 par-3 scoring average is the second-best mark among golfers this week.

Up Next

South Carolina concludes play at the Landfall Tradition Sunday morning. It will be a shotgun start for the final round, with all teams teeing off at 8:45 a.m. ET. The Gamecocks will play alongside Wake Forest and Oklahoma.