Ana Pelaez Named WGCA Second Team All-American

COLUMBIA, S.C.  –  University of South Carolina women’s golf senior Ana Pelaez earned another honor as her decorated career winds to an end, this team being named to the Women’s Golf Coach Association All-America Second Team, WGCA officials announced on Friday. 

Pelaez caught fire when she rejoined the team this spring after travel issues kept her away in the fall, tying for third in her season debut at the Moon Golf Invitational. The senior followed that performance by tying for sixth at the Gamecock Intercollegiate, and then tying for second at the Valspar Augusta Invitational with a career low 10-under (206). Pelaez wrapped up the regular season with a runner-up finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, and tied for tenth at the SEC Championship, securing her All-SEC First Team selection, the third All-SEC honor of her career.

The senior wrapped up her season with a 71.45 scoring average for the year, the best of her career, and the third lowest career scoring average in program history with 73.35.

The Gamecocks completed their season at the NCAA Championship earlier this week, capping off a season where the team won a program record four tournaments and finished the year with a 287.55 scoring average, the lowest in team history.