No. 6 Gamecocks Win Again at San Diego State Classic
South Carolina Athletics
Team earns third victory of season and second straight win out west in California on Tuesday
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – No. 6 South Carolina held on at the San Diego State Classic down the stretch en route to the team’s second-straight win (third victory this season) on Tuesday. The Gamecocks shot 296 (+8) in the final round to win by a shot over No. 25 Virginia.
Junior All-American Hannah Darling paced Carolina in round three with a 1-under 71 on another tough scoring day at The Farms Golf Club. Darling climbed 17 spots on the leaderboard to finish inside the top-15.
Fellow junior All-American Louise Rydqvist carded a 2-over 74 as she paced the team this week with a fourth-place finish at 2-under for the tournament. She was one of just five players in the 63-women field to break par.
Freshman Vairana Heck and sophomore Mia Sandtorv Lussand each finished T-10th at 7-over par. Sophomore Sophia Burnett was the final counting score today with a 76 (+4). She finished the tournament T-32nd.
The Gamecocks return home and will be off until March 4-6 when the team host the greatest show in women’s college golf, the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. This year marks the 12th edition of the prestigious event and the third consecutive year Golf Channel will provide full coverage from each round. For more information on the event, click here.
Head coach Kalen Anderson now has 26 career wins on her resume while leading the Gamecock program.
2024 San Diego State Classic Leaderboard
1. No. 6 South Carolina – 880 (+16)
2. No. 25 Virginia – 881 (+17)
3. No. 7 Oregon – 889 (+25)
4. Georgia – 890 (+26)
5. Denver – 894 (+30)
T6. UNLV – 906 (+42)
T6. San Diego State – 906 (+42)
8. New Mexico – 918 (+54)
9. Colorado – 924 (+60)
10. San Francisco – 928 (+64)
11. Cal Baptist – 943 (+79)
12. Tulane – 952 (+88)
2024 San Diego State Classic Gamecock Leaderboard
4. Louise Rydqvist – 214 (-2)
T10. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 223 (+7)
T10. Vairana Heck – 223 (+7)
T13. Hannah Darling – 224 (+8)
T32. Sophia Burnett – 231 (+15)
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