Women's Golf . May 9, 2021

Top Seeded Gamecocks Ready for Louisville Regional

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of South Carolina women’s golf team begins its NCAA Championship pursuit on Monday as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Louisville Regional, set for May 10-12 at the University of Louisville Golf Club.

The Field

The field in the Louisville regional, in seeding order, is comprised of South Carolina, Florida State, Auburn, Texas, Arkansas, Texas Tech, UCLA, Michigan State, UCF, Tennessee, North Florida, Louisville, UTSA, Mercer, College of Charleston, Xavier, James Madison and Farleigh Dickinson. Individuals from Charlotte, Furman, Missouri and USC Upstate are also in the field.

The Course

The University of the Louisville Golf Club plays as a par 72 at 6,289 yards. This is the first time for any of the Gamecocks on the course.

NCAA Louisville Regional Lineup

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (So.)

Named the SEC Player of the Year on May 7, becoming the third Gamecock to win the award… also earned All-SEC First Team honors for the second year in a row
Won the SEC Championship with a 17-under (199), the lowest score in SEC Championship history, on April 16
Has a program record four tournament wins this season, with all four final scores comprising the four lowest 54-hole scores in program history
Tied for third at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, finishing one stroke away from the playoff for first place
Named to the latest ANNIKA Award Watch List on March 12
Currently ranked No. 4 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

Ana Pelaez (Sr.)

Named All-SEC First Team on May 7, her third All-SEC honor
Broke the SEC Championship record for lowest round with her opening round 8-under (64), eventually finishing tied 10th
Made the cut at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, finishing 12th
Took second at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a 2-under 214 score, her second consecutive runner-up finish
Notched a new career best score with her 10-under 206 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational, tying for second and helping secure the team win
Named to the latest ANNIKA Award Watch List on March 12
Made her season debut at the Moon Golf Invitational, tying for third with an 8-under 208, tying her career low for a 54-hole tournament
Currently ranked No. 16 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking

Mathilde Claisse (So.)

Notched her first top-10 finish as a Gamecock at the SEC Championship, carding a 10-under (206), her lowest score as a Gamecock as well
Bounced back after a rough opening round at the Moon Golf Invitational to shoot a 2-under 70 in the second round and a 1-under 71 in the final round to help clinch the victory
Won both of her match play matchups at the East Lake Cup
Played in every tournament for the Gamecocks as a freshman in 2019-20
Notched the fifth-lowest freshman scoring average in program history (73.88)

Lois Kaye Go (Sr.)

Named All-SEC Second Team on May 7, her third All-SEC honor
Tabbed as the SEC Golfer of the Week on March 10
Notched her best finish as a Gamecock by taking second at the Gamecock Intercollegiate with a 4-under 212 after carding back-to-back 3-under 69 scores in the first two rounds
Holds the second lowest career scoring average in program history (72.72)
Helped the Gamecocks secure the win at the Moon Golf Invitational with a 2-under 70 in the first round and an even par 72 in the final round
Earned All-America honors each of the last three seasons

Paula Kirner (Fr.)

Earned her first All-SEC honor, being named to the All-SEC Freshman Team on May 7
Continued to show improvement, finishing with a 1-under 215 at the Valspar Augusta Invitational, her best score and finish (T17) as a Gamecock
Named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 10
Had her best tournament so far, shooting and opening round 70 and finishing with an even par 72 to earn a 20th place finish at the Gamecock Intercollegiate
Played in all three tournaments for the Gamecocks in the fall
Notched her then best round as a Gamecock with her 1-under 71 in the opening round at The Ally back in October