Alabama in 10th through Two Rounds of the NCAA Women’s Golf Palm Beach Regional

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The Alabama women’s golf team carded a second-round score of 15-over par 303 and is in 10^th overall after 36 holes of play at the 2023 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional Monday. The Crimson Tide will enter Wednesday’s final round of play in 10^th place overall with a team total of 26-over par 602 (299-303).

Benedetta Moresco continues to lead the way for Alabama as she will enter Wednesday’s final round of stroke play in a tie for 12^th overall with a 3-over par 147 (73-74).

The Crimson Tide will enter the final round of regional play 11 strokes back of fifth place. The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each of the six regional sites moving on to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships hosted by Arizona State University in Scottsdale, Ariz. at the Grayhawk Golf Club, from May 19-24.

The third and final round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament, which is being held on the par 72, 6,102-yard PGA National Resort Champions Course, can be followed live throughout on Golfstat.com.

Individual Highlights

• After opening her round with a birdie on the par 5 fifth hole, Benedetta Moresco collected three bogeys and 14 pars the rest of the way to result in her 2-over par 74
• Moresco also leads the Tide in par 4 (+3, 4.15) scoring
• Sarah Edwards ranks second on the team with a two-day total of 5-over 149 (74-75) to place in a tie for 26^th
• Emilie Øverås is one shot behind at 6-over 150 (75-75) with her second straight round of 3-over par
• Taylor Kehoe, who leads the team on par 5 scoring (-3, 4.63), is in a tie for 51^st with a 156 (77-79)
• Kynadie Adams, who subbed in the lineup in place of Isabella van der Biest, rounded out the Crimson Tide golfers with an 89

Team Highlights

• No. 34 Michigan State (+5), the No. 6 seed in the 12-team regional, continues to hold the overall lead, taking a three-stroke lead over No. 15 Northwestern (+8)
• Northwestern, the No. 3 seed, carded the round of the day with its 4-under par 284 on Tuesday
• South Florida (+12), the No. 10 seed, and No. 28 Duke (+12) are in a tie for third overall with No. 10 Texas (+13) rounding out the top-five teams entering the last 18 holes of play
• With this year’s selection, the Crimson Tide made its 17^th consecutive regional appearance under head coach Mic Potter and its 24^th appearance in the event overall
• The Crimson Tide has…