Fournand Leads No. 4 Gamecocks in Round One at Landfall
Senior, who is the defending champion, matched a career-best round with a 67 (-5)
WILMINGTON, N.C. – No. 4 South Carolina is T-6th after 18 holes of the 2022 Landfall Tradition. The Gamecocks shot 286 (-2) in round one led by senior Justine Fournand and sophomore All-American Hannah Darling.
Fournand, the defending champion, matched a career-low round with a 5-under 67 that has her T-3rd and one shot off the pace. She led the Gamecocks with seven birdies on her scorecard today. Darling shot 70 (-2) and closed strong with an eagle at the par-5 18th hole.
Sophomore All-American Louise Rydqvist (73, +1) and senior Mathilde Claisse (76, +4) were the final counting scores. Freshman Mia Sandtorv Lussand shot 77 (+5) and graduate transfer Katherine Muzi, who is playing as an individual this week, shot 75 (+3).
The Gamecocks will be paired with UCF and NC State for round two on Saturday. Sandtorv Lussand will lead things off at 9:15 a.m. (ET) with live scoring will be available again via Golfstat by clicking here.
2022 Landfall Tradition Leaderboard
1. No. 9 San Jose State – 278 (-10)
2. No. 2 Wake Forest – 279 (-9)
3. No. 18 Florida State – 281 (-7)
4. UCF – 284 (-4)
5. NC State – 285 (-3)
T6. No. 4 South Carolina – 286 (-2)
T6. Michigan – 286 (-2)
8. Michigan State – 289 (+1)
T9. Tennessee – 292 (+4)
T9. Purdue – 292 (+4)
T9. North Carolina – 292 (+4)
12. Alabama – 293 (+5)
13. UNCW – 294 (+6)
T14. No. 11 Duke – 295 (+7)
T14. Furman – 295 (+7)
T14. Maryland – 295 (+7)
17. Virginia Tech – 302 (+14)
18. Penn State – 309 (+21)
*rankings via Golfstat Team Rankings on Oct. 25, 2022
2022 Landfall Tradition Player Leaderboard
T3. Justine Fournand – 67 (-5)
T12. Hannah Darling – 70 (-2)
T39. Louise Rydqvist – 73 (+1)
T56. Katherine Muzi* – 75 (+3)
T65. Mathilde Claisse – 76 (+4)
T70. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 77 (+5)
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