No. 3 Gamecocks Remain 20th at NCAA Championship

CARLSBAD, Calif. – No.3 South Carolina remains 20^th at the NCAA Championship at 17-over thru 36 holes. The Gamecocks shot 297 (+9) in round two and sit six shots back of the top-15 cutline for the conclusion of tomorrow’s third round.

Junior All-American Louise Rydqvist, freshman Vairana Heck and freshman Maylis Lamoure all shot 73 (+1) to lead the team. Rydqvist was rock solid all day but just couldn’t get any birdie putts to fall until the par-5 18^th hole. Heck made a pair of birdies and Lamoure had a pair of birdies down the stretch at holes 14 and 15.

Rydqvist is inside the top-20, six shots back of Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M with 36 holes to go in the tournament. Lamoure, who is making her NCAA Championship debut, has also played well and has a chance to crack the top-20 as she’s just three shots back.

Sophomore Mia Sandtorv Lussand was the final counting score today with a 78 (+6). Senior Sophia Burnett was subbed in for All-American Hannah Darling and shot 80 (+8) today.

Carolina will be paired with Michigan State and Oregon State tomorrow for the third round of stroke play. Live scoring will be available again via Golfstat. The Gamecocks’ first player will be off at 3:22 p.m. (ET) from hole ten.

The top-15 teams at the conclusion of tomorrow’s third round advance to medal round Monday. The top-three individuals on non-advancing teams will compete in the final round of stroke play on Monday as well.

2024 NCAA Championship Leaderboard

1. No. 13 Texas A&M – 565 (-11)

2. No. 1 Stanford – 570 (-6)

3. No. 16 Clemson – 573 (-3)

4. No. 5 UCLA – 574 (-2)

T5. No. 6 Auburn – 575 (-1)

T5. No. 4 LSU – 575 (-1)

7. No. 12 Oregon – 577 (+1)

T8. No. 10 Arkansas – 578 (+2)

T8. No. 11 Northwestern – 578 (+2)

10. No. 9 Duke – 579 (+3)

11. No. 7 Southern Cal – 582 (+6)

12. No. 23 Mississippi State – 584 (+8)

13. No. 8 Texas – 585 (+9)

T14. No. 2 Wake Forest – 587 (+11)

T14. No. 15 Arizona State – 587 (+11)

16. No. 19 Florida State – 589 (+13)

T17. No. 21 Pepperdine – 590 (+14)

T17. No. 26 San Jose State – 590 (+14)

19. No. 30 Michigan State – 592 (+16)

20. No. 3 South Carolina – 593 (+17)

21. No. 43 Oregon State – 594 (+18)

T22. No. 20 Vanderbilt – 595 (+19)

T22. No. 34 Baylor – 595 (+19)

24. No. 14 Ole Miss – 596 (+20)

25. No. 39 Oklahoma State – 600 (+24)

26. No. 44 Tulsa – 604 (+28)

27. No. 27 North Carolina – 605 (+29)

28. No. 31 Purdue – 607 (+31)

29. No. 22 Virginia – 608 (+32)

30. No. 25 SMU – 611 (+35)

2024 NCAA Championship Gamecock Leaderboard

T14. Louise Rydqvist – 142 (-2)

T38. Maylis Lamoure – 145 (+1)

T92. Vairana Heck – 151 (+7)

T127. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 155 (+11)

SUB. Sophia Burnett – 80 (+8)

SUB. Hannah Darling – 84 (+12)

2024 NCAA Championship Schedule

May 17-22 — 2024 Finals Schedule of Events

(all-times listed ET)

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, California; University of Texas at Austin, host

Sunday, May 19

9:40 a.m. Third-round of stroke play competition

(Top 15 teams and 9 individuals not on an advancing team are determined)

Monday, May 20

1:30 p.m. Tee times begin for final round of stroke play competition

Following play Individual awards ceremony (runner-up followed by medalist)

Quarterfinal match play pairings determined

Tuesday, May 21

9:50 a.m. Quarterfinal – Match #1 and #2 begin (1st and 10th tees)

10:40 a.m. Quarterfinal – Match #3 and #4 begin (1st and 10th tees)

4:15 p.m. Semifinal – Match #5 begins (winners of match #1 and #2)

5:05 p.m. Semifinal – Match #6 begins (winners of match #3 and #4)

Following play Semifinalist awards ceremony outside media interview room

Championship match play pairings determined.

Wednesday, May 22

5:05 p.m. Championship match begins (winner Match #5 vs. winner of Match #6)

Following Play Awards ceremony

2024 NCAA Championship TV Schedule

Live broadcast via Golf Channel (all times listed ET)

Monday, May 20

• Golf Today – 4-6 p.m.
• Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
• Encore coverage – 11:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. (May 20-21)
• Encore coverage – 12–4 p.m. (May 21)

 Tuesday, May 21

• Golf Today – 4-6 p.m.
• Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
• Encore coverage – 11 p.m. – 3.a.m. (May 21-22)
• Encore coverage – 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (May 22) 

Wednesday, May 22

• Golf Today – 4-6 p.m.
• Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
• Encore coverage – 11 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (May 22-23)
• Encore coverage – 2:30–6 a.m. (May 23)

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