Women's Golf . March 26, 2023

Final Round Cancelled, No. 4 Gamecocks/Rydqvist Take Second at Liz Murphey

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Carolina notches third runner-up finish of season, team finishes in top-five of all seven of its stroke play events this season

Final Leaderboard (Golfstat) Final Results (PDF)

ATHENS, Ga. – The final round of the 2023 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic was cancelled on Sunday due to heavy rain and thunderstorms, thus shortening the tournament to 36 holes. The fourth-ranked Gamecocks finished second in the 15-team field.

Sophomore All-American Louise Rydqvist had a career-best, runner-up finish. It marked her first top-five of the season and the third of her career in 15 starts. Fellow sophomore All-American Hannah Darling, who will compete in next week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur for the second consecutive year, added another top-10 to her resume this week. It marks her fifth top-10 in seven stroke play starts this season. It’s the 12^th of her career in 18 events played.

Senior Justine Fournand, who played as an individual the past two days, also notched a top-20 finish this week. It marks her second top-20 of the season and 15^th of her career in 32 stroke play starts.

The Gamecocks’ runner-up finish was the team’s third of the season. South Carolina has finished in the top-five in all seven of its stroke play events this season. The Gamecocks will wrap-up the regular season at the Wolfpack Match Play (April 3-4), looking to defend another team title from last season.

2023 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Gamecock Leaderboard

2. Louise Rydqvist – 140 (-4)

T10. Hannah Darling – 144 (E)

T18. Justine Fournand* – 146 (+2)

T22. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 147 (+3)

T22. Katherine Muzi – 147 (+3)

T42. Mathilde Claisse – 150 (+6)

* – playing as an individual this week

2023 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Leaderboard

1. No. 10 Auburn – 563 (-13)

2. No. 4 South Carolina – 574 (-2)

3. No. 21 Florida – 581 (+5)