Gamecocks Grab Another Top-Five Finish At Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

March 5, 2017

DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE
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GAMECOCK SCORECARDS

1. Ana Pelaez
Round 1: 71 (E)
Round 2: 73 (+2)
Round 3: 74 (+3)
To Par: +5
Place: T-9th

2. Ainhoa Olarra
Round 1: 74 (+3)
Round 2: 70 (-1)
Round 3: 74 (+3)
To Par: +5
Place: T-9th

3. Marion Veysseyre
Round 1: 71 (E)
Round 2: 76 (+5)
Round 3: 72 (+1)
To Par: +6
Place: T-14th

4. Jia Xin Yang
Round 1: 73 (+2)
Round 2: 79 (+8)
Round 3: 76 (+5)
To Par: +15
Place: T-53rd

5. Katelyn Dambaugh
Round 1: 79 (+8)
Round 2: 72 (+1)
Round 3: 78 (+7)
To Par: +16
Place: T-56th

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Alabama	282	291	286	859 (+7)
2.	Duke	286	287	288	861 (+9)
3.	Arizona State	288	288	289	865 (+13)
4.	South Carolina	289	291	296	876 (+24)
5.	Georgia	292	295	293	880 (+28)
6.	Furman	297	295	291	883 (+31)
7.	Baylor	291	296	303	890 (+38)
8.	Wake Forest	296	305	291	892 (+40)
9.	Oklahoma State	296	302	297	895 (+43)
10.	North Carolina	296	300	301	897 (+45)
11.	Arkansas	302	297	299	898 (+46)
12.	Tennessee	293	301	306	900 (+48)
13.	LSU	296	309	298	903 (+51)
14.	Auburn	299	301	311	911 (+59)
15.	Vanderbilt	294	302	316	912 (+60)
16.	Mississippi State	306	310	298	914 (+62)
17.	Virginia	320	306	312	938 (+86)

Dates: March 3-5

Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Course: Long Cove Club

Par: 71

Yards: 6,160

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — South Carolina posted a final-round 296 (+12) to earn fourth-place honors at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Sunday at Long Cove Club. The No. 14 Gamecocks finished the 54-hole event with a three-day total of 876 (+24), while Carolina junior Ainhoa Olarra and freshman Ana Pelaez both boasted top-10 showings.

Fifth-ranked Alabama, which shared the 36-hole lead with No. 18 Duke, won the tournament for the second-straight year after carding a three-round mark of 859 (+7). The No. 18 Blue Devils placed second (861, +9), while 10th-ranked Arizona State (865, +13) rounded out the top three. Crimson Tide sophomore Cheyenne Knight captured medalist honors, finishing at 8-under 205.

Olarra and Pelaez both placed in a tie for ninth with a 54-hole total of 218 (+5). Each shot a 3-over 74 in the final round for Carolina, which has finished in the top five at the event in three of the last four years.

Marion Veysseyre carded the low round among Gamecocks Sunday, posting a 1-over 72 to finish in a tie for 14th (219, +6). The sophomore turned in an up-and-down day after totaling four birdies to go with a trio of bogeys. Three of her four birdies came after the turn, with the final one coming on the par-4 18th.

Jia Xin Yang finished in a tie for 53rd with a three-day mark of 228 (+15), while fellow senior Katelyn Dambaugh tied for 56th (229, +16) after her 7-over 78 in round three.

Isidora Nilsson produced her best round of the weekend Sunday, firing an even 71. The sophomore, one of three Gamecocks who competed as an individual, placed in a tie for 27th with a 9-over 222. Senior Marianna Monaco and freshman Anita Uwadia both took home 61st-place honors after totaling a 231 (+18) for the tournament.

Round Changer

Ainhoa Olarra turned in steady play down the stretch of the tournament with pars on 11 of her final 12 holes. Her 38 pars for the week led the Gamecocks.

Notable

Carolina’s fourth-place showing was its best at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in six appearances.
The Gamecocks have earned top-five finishes in each of their last four tournaments dating back to the 2016 Tar Heel Invitational.
Gamecock junior Ainhoa Olarra’s 2.75 par-3 scoring average at Long Cove Club was tied for first in the field.
Olarra and freshman Ana Pelaez have finished in the top 10 in each of Carolina’s two events this spring.

Up Next

South Carolina continues its spring season later this month at the Bryan National Collegiate. The three-day event takes place March 31 to Apr. 2 at the Bryan Park Golf Course in Greensboro, N.C.