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 12th 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 15th 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)
T4. Purdue – 583 (+7)
T4. North Carolina – 583 (+7)
T6. No. 29 Georgia – 586 (+10)
T6. No. 19 Virginia – 586 (+10)
T6. Louisville – 586 (+10)
9. No. 9 Texas A&M – 589 (+13)
10. No. 44 Arkansas – 591 (+15)
11. No. 47 College of Charleston – 595 (+19)
12. No. 45 Alabama – 599 (+23)
13. Georgia Southern – 611 (+35)
14. San Diego State – 613 (+37)
15. Daytona State – 633 (+57)
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