CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – True freshman Eila Galitsky, senior Hannah Darling and senior Louise Rydqvist were all tabbed Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Americans the organization announced on Tuesday. Galitsky is a First Team selection while Darling and Rydqvist both earn Second Team distinction. It’s the 10th consecutive year the Gamecocks have had multiple All-America selections.
Galitsky joins Ana Pelaez (2017), Emily Price (2019), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (2020) and Darling (2022) as the only freshmen in program history to earn All-America honors. Galitsky, Darling and Roussin-Bouchard are the only three to be named First Team All-Americans in their first seasons on campus.
The SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, who enrolled mid-year, put together an outstanding spring with four top-five finishes in six stroke play starts including a win at the Moon Golf Invitational back in mid-February. Her 71.26 scoring average is the lowest in program history by any first-year player.
Galitsky finished T-5th at the NCAA Championship on May 19 with a 72-hole total of 282 (-6). She became the second player in program history and the first freshman to earn a top-five finish at the NCAA Championship. Former All-American Katie Burnett finished 5th at the 2012 NCAA Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Darling and Rydqvist finish their Gamecock careers as two of the most decorated players in program history. Today they become the first South Carolina players to be four-time All-Americans. Over the course of the last four seasons, they’ve helped the team ascend to new heights with 13 wins including the program’s second SEC Championship and sixth NCAA Regional Title this season. The team has finished with a top-six national ranking in each of their four seasons in Garnet and Black with a No. 5 final ranking this season via Clippd.
Darling logged nine top-20 finishes this season including six top-10s, four top-fives and her second career win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate back in September. She finishes her Gamecock career with the lowest career scoring average in program history at 72.09.
Rydqvist notched eight top-20 finishes including five top-10s, three top-fives and her second career win at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in March. She finishes her Gamecock career with the third-lowest careering scoring average in program history at 72.68.
Galitksy and Rydqvist will both compete for Team International in the upcoming Arnold Palmer Cup June 5-7…
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