The LSU women’s golf team tied for second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C., on Sunday.
The Lady Tigers began the third round in second place, but a 15-over 299 in the final round left LSU with a final score of 28-over 880 for the week, two strokes behind No. 4 Alabama.
LSU sophomore Madelene Sagstrom finished second overall, posting an even-par 213 for the week. She held a 36-hole lead after a tournament-low round of 4-under 67 in the second round, but shot 4-over in the final round to surrender the lead.
Arizona State sophomore Noemi Jimenez shot 3-under in the final round to erase the three-shot deficit and finish four shots ahead of Sagstrom.
Freshman Elise Bradley was the next highest finisher for LSU with a tie for 14th. Bradley shot 9-over for the week, which was highlighted by a 1-under second round.
Junior Ali Lucas had two rounds of 3-over and one round of 6-over to finish the tournament at 12-over, good for a tie for 27th overall. Fellow junior Lindsay Gahm finished one shot back of Lucas at 13-over which left her in a tie for 30th.
Freshman Nadine Dreher struggled to a 9-over final round and finished the tournament at 17-over.
The Lady Tigers’ next event will be March 22 when LSU hosts the Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club.
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The No. 17 LSU men’s golf team will travel to Choudrant, La., today to defend last season’s victory at the Argent Financial Classic.
Last season the Tigers won the tournament by seven shots after posting a 4-under 860 over three rounds at Squire Creek Country Club.
So far this spring season the Tigers have notched second place finishes at the Louisiana Classics and the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate to go along with a tie for fourth at the John Hayt Invitational.
LSU junior Smylie Kaufman finished tied for second at last season’s Classic after posting a three round score of 4-under 212. Junior Andrew Presley finished tied for sixth at 2-under.
This week’s field includes in-state foes Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech and McNeese State.
The tournament will conclude Tuesday.
