No. 4 Gamecocks Eighth in Bahamas after 18 holes – University of South Carolina Athletics

NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas – No. 4 South Carolina is eighth after a tough scoring day in windy conditions at the Nexus Collegiate. The Gamecocks shot 310 (+22) but are just five shots back of cracking the top-four.

No teams shot par is round one and No. 16 Auburn has an eight-shot lead over No. 2 Wake Forest after shooting 288 (E) the opening 18 holes.

Freshman Mia Sandtorv Lussand and graduate transfer Katherine Muzi each shot 76 (+4) to pace Carolina. They both sit just inside the top-20, T-19^th.

All-Americans Hannah Darling and Louise Rydqvist rounded out the counting scores for the Gamecocks. Darling shot 78 (+6) and Rydqvist shot 80 (+8). Darling led the team with three birdies.

Senior Mathilde Claisse shot 80 (+8) and senior Justine Fournand shot 77 (+5). She’s playing as an individual this week in the spring opener. Fournand is just outside the top-20, T-23^rd.

Carolina will be paired with Minnesota and No. 11 Ole Miss for round two on Tuesday. Claisse will lead things off on hole 10 at 7:45 a.m. (ET). Live scoring will be available via Golfstat.

2023 Nexus Collegiate Gamecock Leaderboard

T19. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 76 (+4)

T19. Katherine Muzi – 76 (+4)

T23. *Justine Fournand – 77 (+5)

T32. Hannah Darling – 78 (+6)

T38. Louise Rydqvist – 80 (+8)

T38. Mathilde Claisse – 80 (+8)

* playing as an individual this week

2023 Nexus Collegiate Leaderboard

1. No. 16 Auburn – 288 (E)
2. No. 2 Wake Forest – 296 (+8)
3. No. 13 Arizona State – 302 (+14)
4. No. 9 LSU – 305 (+17)
5. No. 20 Oklahoma State – 306 (+18)
6. No. 33 TCU – 308 (+20)
7. Minnesota – 309 (+21)
8. No. 4 South Carolina – 310 (+22)
9. No. 11 Ole Miss – 312 (+24)
10. No. 19 Duke – 319 (+31)

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