Women's Golf . April 19, 2018

South Carolina Grabs The Lead At SEC Championship

April 19, 2018

SCORECARDS


	1. Ainhoa Olarra Round 1: 70 Round 2: 69 Round 3: To Par: -5 Place: 1

	2. Lois Kaye Go Round 1: 72 Round 2: 75 Round 3: To Par: +3 Place: T10

	3. Marion Veysseyre Round 1: 72 Round 2: 76 Round 3: To Par: +4 Place: T12

	4. Anita Uwadia Round 1: 77 Round 2: 72 Round 3: To Par: +5 Place: T16

	5. Ana Pelaez Round 1: 77 Round 2: 75 Round 3: To Par: +8 Place: T27

No. 10 Women’s Golf at SEC Championship

Tournament Info

Dates: April 18-22, 2018

Location: Birmingham, Ala.

Course: Greystone Country Club

Par: 72

Yards: 6,253

Live Stats: GolfStat.com

Team Standings

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	South Carolina	291	291		582 (+6)
2.	Alabama	286	304		590 (+14)
3.	Arkansas	299	293		592 (+16)
4.	Georgia	306	290		596 (+20)
5.	Florida	298	301		599 (+23)
6.	Vanderbilt	296	306		602 (+26)
7.	Auburn	306	301		607 (+31)
8.	Kentucky	309	301		610 (+34)
9.	Missouri	304	308		612 (+36)
10.	Mississippi State	308	305		613 (+37)
11.	Tennessee	310	304		614 (+38)
12.	Ole Miss	316	305		621 (+45)
13.	LSU	313	311		624 (+48)
14.	Texas A&M	312	315		627 (+51)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – South Carolina women’s golf grabbed the lead at the SEC Championship after posting a second-round 291 (+3) Thursday at Greystone Country Club.

The No. 10 Gamecocks, who sport a two-round mark of 582 (+6), are eight shots clear of the field with one day of stroke play left. The top eight teams after Friday’s action will advance to match play at the SEC Championship.

Carolina senior Ainhoa Olarra moved atop the individual leaderboard Thursday, ending her round with a one-shot lead following a 3-under 39. The San Sebastian, Spain, native sits at 5-under 139 through 36 holes.

Olarra will head to the last day of stroke play in search of her second individual title of the spring.

The Gamecock senior found her stroke midway through the front nine, notching birdies on Nos. 6, 7, and 9 to make the turn at 2-under 34. She opened her back nine with eight-straight pars before tallying a birdie on No. 18 after hitting her approach shot to less than four feet.

Anita Uwadia marked the second Gamecock to register a round of par or better Thursday, as she posted a 72 (E). The sophomore, who sits in a tie for 16th place at 5-over 149, boasted a strong start to her day. Uwadia made the turn at 4-under 32 after recording four birdies on her front nine, and she closed her day with six-straight pars.

Fellow Carolina sophomores Lois Kaye Go (T10, +3) and Ana Pelaez (T27, +8) both fired a 3-over 75 Thursday. Go tallied two birdies on her day, notching ones on the par-3 eighth and par-5 11th. Pelaez carded a pair of birdies on her front nine and made the turn at even (36) before bouncing back from a bogey on No. 16 with two-straight pars to close her day.

Gamecock junior Marion Veysseyre will enter Friday’s round in a tie for 12th after shooting a 4-over 76 in round two. Veysseyre generated some momentum at the conclusion of Thursday’s action with birdies on the par-4 16th and par-5 18th.

No. 2 Alabama (590, +14) sits in second place, while No. 3 Arkansas (592, +16), Georgia (596, +20) and No. 13 Florida (599, +23) round out the top five. Maria Fassi of the Razorbacks is one shot behind Olarra for the individual lead.

QUOTING COACH Kalen Anderson

“Again, we played very disciplined. The hole locations were really tough to access. It was hard to make a lot of birdies. But we played smart again and hit into the middle of the greens on those tough hole locations. That was the name of the game. Ainhoa is obviously playing well. She’s a veteran at this. She has won a tournament this year, and I am going to try and keep her loose and calm. She knows who she is up against with some of the best players in the country.”

ROUND CHANGER Ainhoa Olarra

Ainhoa Olarra settled into her round midway through the front nine, notching three birdies before the turn. She shot par or better on each of her last 14 holes and added a birdie on No. 18.

NOTABLE

South Carolina’s 291 (+3) Thursday was the second-lowest round at Greystone Country Club.
The Gamecocks lead the 14-team field with 120 pars through 36 holes of action.
Gamecock senior Ainhoa Olarra‘s 69 (-3) matched the lowest 18-hole mark at the 2018 SEC Championship.
Carolina was one of four schools to have two or more golfers shoot par or better in round two.

UP NEXT

South Carolina concludes the stroke-play portion of the 2018 SEC Championship Friday. The Gamecocks, who are paired with No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Arkansas, will begin their day on No. 1 at 9:40 a.m. CT.