LAKE ELMO, Minn. – No. 4 South Carolina is eighth after the open round of the 2022 ANNIKA Intercollegiate. The Gamecocks shot 295 (+7) in the first round and sit just seven shots back of second place.
Senior Mathilde Claisse paced Carolina with en even par 72 that has her in the top-10 on the individual leaderboard. The four-year starter had a trio of birdies at Royal Golf Club today. Sophomore All-American Hannah Darling shot 73 (+1). She was steady with a birdie and two bogeys on her scorecard in round one. Darling is T-15th on the individual leaderboard.
The Gamecocks’ two newcomers in the lineup this week, freshman Mia Sandtorv Lussand and graduate transfer Katherine Muzi, were the final counting scores. Sandtorv Lussand shot 74 (+2) in her Carolina debut while Muzi shot 76 (+4). Both players made five birdies to lead the Gamecocks. Senior Justine Fournand also shot 76 (+4) with a pair of red numbers on her scorecard.
No. 10 Virginia was the only team to shoot under par in round one thanks to a bogey free 65 (-7) from Amanda Sambach, who leads by four shots over Texas’ Bohyun Park.
South Carolina will be paired with No. 7 Arizona State and No. 14 Florida for the second round on Tuesday. Fournand will lead things off again at 9:55 a.m. (ET) on hole ten. Live scoring will be available via Golfstat.
2022 ANNIKA Intercollegiate R1 Results
1. No. 10 Virginia – 284 (-4)
T2. T-No. 20 Michigan – 288 (E)
T2. No. 16 Texas – 288 (E)
T4. T-No. 20 Duke – 292 (+4)
T4. No. 3 Oregon – 292 (+4)
T6. No. 2 Wake Forest – 294 (+6)
T6. No. 14 Florida – 294 (+6)
8. No. 4 South Carolina – 295 (+7)
9. No. 7 Arizona State – 300 (+12)
T10. No. 17 Alabama – 303 (+15)
T10. No. 13 Auburn – 303 (+15)
12. Minnesota – 304 (+16)
*rankings via WGCA Preseason Coaches Poll
2022 ANNIKA Intercollegiate R1 Gamecock Results
T8. Mathilde Claisse – 72 (E)
T15. Hannah Darling – 73 (+1)
T25. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 74 (+2)
T36. Katherine Muzi – 76 (+4)
T36. Justine Fournand – 76 (+4)
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