AUGUSTA, Ga. – No. 5 South Carolina finished T-2nd at the Valspar Augusta Invitational on Sunday. Play was suspended Saturday due to weather and second round action resumed this morning with the third round immediately after at Forest Hills Golf Club.
The Gamecocks shot 859 (-5) in route to another top-five finish. No. 14 OIe Miss held on for a three-shot victory. The Gamecocks, Rebels and Michigan were the only teams in the 17-team field to break par as a team over the course of 54 holes.
Junior All-American Hannah Darling notched another top-five finish as she T-2nd at 5-under. Darling shot 67 (-5) in the second round and 74 (+2) in round three. Sophomore Mia Sandtorv Lussand put together a nice tournament as she T-8th at 2-under. She shot 70 (-2) in round two and 74 (+2) in round three. Freshman Vairana Heck also notched a top-20 finish as she T-17th at even par. Heck shot 74 (+2) in round two and led the team in the third round today with a 71 (-1). She was bogey free on her scorecard until a bogey and a double at holes 15 and 16.
Scoring was tough today with wet and windy conditions as Florida State was the only team to break par in the third round.
Junior All-American Louise Rydqvist finished T-27th at 2-over for the tournament. She shot 72 (E) in round two and 74 (+2) in round three. Freshman Maylis Lamoure finished T-43rd at 6-over with a pair of 74s (+2) today. Senior Sophia Burnett, who was playing as an individual this week, finished T-39th at 5-over. She shot 73 (+1) and 74 (+2) today.
2024 Valspar Augusta Invitational
1. No. 14 Ole Miss – 856 (-8)
T2. No. 5 South Carolina – 859 (-5)
T2. Michigan – 859 (-5)
4. No. 12 Auburn – 865 (+1)
5. No. 21 Florida State – 867 (+3)
6. Georgia – 871 (+7)
7. No. 16 Clemson – 874 (+10)
8. Georgia Southern – 876 (+12)
9. No. 1 Wake Forest – 878 (+14)
10. Alabama – 880 (+16)
11. Oklahoma State – 882 (+18)
12. Augusta – 885 (+21)
13. South Florida – 892 (+28)
14. Furman – 894 (+30)
15. Virginia Tech – 896 (+32)
16. Louisville – 902 (+38)
17. Coastal Carolina – 921 (+57)
– Rankings via Clippd (last updated March 6)
2024 Valspar Augusta Invitational Gamecock Lineup
T2. Hannah Darling – 211 (-5)
T8. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 214 (-2)
T17. Vairana Heck – 216 (E)
T27. Louise Rydqvist – 218 (+2)
T39. *Sophia Burnett – 221 (+5)
T44. Maylis Lamoure – 222 (+6)
* – playing as an individual this week
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