Senior Lindsay Gahm earned her first collegiate individual title Tuesday at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio, Texas, and led the LSU women’s golf team to a second-place finish in the team’s final fall competition.
Gahm, a University of Indiana transfer, began Tuesday’s final round in first place and birdied three of her last five holes to finish one stroke ahead of Oklahoma’s Alexandra Kaui. With 15 birdies in three days, Gahm’s 11-under-par overall performance is the best of her career.
“She played great golf,” LSU coach Karen Bahnsen said. “I’m happy Lindsay was able to finish strong and win her first tournament.”
Gahm’s total tournament score of 205 is tied for the second lowest 54 hole total in LSU women’s golf history.
The No. 29 Lady Tigers entered the final round still hot from Tuesday, where they posted the fourth lowest round in program history with a 9-under-par. Their 4-under-par final round placed them second among 15 teams, a third of which were ranked in the top-25.
The conquering of the Alamo Invitational was a team effort, as the tournament saw four LSU women golfers finish in the top-30.
After third- and fourth-place finishes in the past two tournaments, freshman Caroline Nistrup continued her stellar rookie season with a seventh place tie. Nistrup came into the tournament ranked ninth in the nation according to the Golfstat Cup rankings and shot three consecutive 1-under-par rounds to end with a total tournament score of 213.
Junior Madelene Sagstrom made par on the final four holes to jump two spots into a tie for No. 24. Sagstrom and Gahm are the only two Tigers to win an individual championship during the 2013 fall season.
Sophomore Nadine Dreher was much improved from her season debut at the Schooner Classic three weeks ago. A 1-under-par second round and even final round pushed her to No. 29.
Oklahoma edged the Lady Tigers as the Sooners shot 840 to capture the title.
“I think the team played great and when you look at our numbers and we didn’t finish first, someone just played a little better than us,” Bahnsen said. “We played well all around and didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot.”
The Alamo Invitational capped a successful fall campaign as the Lady Tigers captured two top-five finishes and a pair of individual tournament champions.
LSU will kick off the spring season Feb. 23 at the English Turn Country Club in New Orleans.
“We ended the fall confident and on a high note but still have some things to work on in the offseason to prepare for the spring and NCAA Championships,” Bahnsen said.
Women’s Golf: Lindsey Gahm takes first at Alamo Invitational
October 29, 2013
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