No. 4 South Carolina Rolls to Victory at Liz Murphey

ATHENS, Ga. — No. 4 South Carolina notched its fourth win of the season on Sunday in dominant fashion at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Gamecocks shot another field-best score with a final round 288 (E) to win by eight strokes over No. 16 Texas A&M.
 
“This group played extremely disciplined golf this weekend in very windy, tough conditions,” said head coach Kalen Anderson. “They stayed committed to the process, which paid dividends. I’m proud of this team and where we’re headed.”
 
Freshman Louise Rydqvist made another climb up the leaderboard in round three, shooting 69 (-3) thanks to a team-best five birdies. It’s the first career top-five for Rydqvist. Fellow freshman Hannah Darling also T-5^th at 3-over for the tournament. Darling, who was recently named to the final ANNIKA Award Watch List, has finished in the top-30 in every start. She leads the team with three top-fives now.
 
Graduate transfer Tai Anudit and junior Mathilde Claissse each T-11^th at 5-over. Anudit shot even par in the final round with a pair of red numbers. Junior Justine Fournand was the final counting score today with a 74 (+2) despite a pair of double bogeys. She made four birdies on the day and finished T-25^th at 11-over. Sophomore Paula Kirner played as an individual this week and finished T-69^th at 25-over. She shot 78 (+6) in the final round today.
 
Today’s victory marked the 21^st of Anderson’s career at South Carolina. The win also tied last season’s team for the most in a single season in program history.
 
This week’s event was the stroke play finale for Carolina. The Gamecocks will wrap-up the regular season April 3-4 at the Wolf Pack Match Play in Raleigh, N.C. at Lonnie Poole Golf Course. The postseason begins April 13-17 with the SEC Championship at Greystone.
 
2022 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Final Leaderboard
1. No. 4 South Carolina – 874 (+10)
2. No. 16 Texas A&M – 882 (+18)
3. No. 3 Wake Forest – 888 (+24)
4. No. 12 Alabama – 894 (+30)
T5. No. 31 Georgia – 901 (+37)
T5. No.31 Georgia (B) – 901 (+37)
T5. No. 13 Southern Cal – 901 (+37)
8. No. 17 Arkansas – 910 (+46)
9. No. 30 Mississippi State – 911 (+47)
10. No. 38 Louisville – 913 (+49)
T11. No. 11 Texas – 922 (+58)
T11. No. 22 Ole Miss – 922 (+58)
13. Houston – 937 (+73) 
14. Mercer – 942 (+78)
15. College of Charleston – 948 (+84)
16. Georgia Southern – 955 (+91)
 
2022 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Final Gamecock Leaderboard
T5. Louise Rydqvist – 219 (+3)
T5. Hannah Darling – 219 (+3)
T11. Tai Anudit – 221 (+5)
T11. Mathilde Claisse – 221 (+5)
T25. Justine Fournand – 227 (+11)
T69. *Paula Kirner – 241 (+25)

*playing as an individual this week 
 
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