LSU freshman Kathleen Gallagher kept the women’s golf team team afloat throughout the Silverado Showdown at Napa, California, which concluded Tuesday.
Gallagher finished the event with a team-high three-over par and tied for 11th in the 93-woman field.
Lady Tiger freshman Marina Hedlund finished with a seven-over par score, and senior Elise Bradley shot a nine-over par to claim the next two team spots on the leaderboard. Sophomore Sydney Cavin’s final line was 12-over par, and senior Nadine Dreher recorded a 21-over in her final career event to round out the LSU lineup.
Entering the final round Tuesday, the Lady Tigers were second, but after a 15-over-par round, they ultimately finished the event 31-over par. The squad finished the regular season finale eighth out of the 18-team field.
Stanford dominated the field to claim the showdown’s team championship. The Cardinals shot a one-over par team score, 13 shots ahead of the second place finisher, Oregon.
But for the individual title the schools were flipped.
Oregon junior Cathleen Santoso recorded a five-under par total score to take home the individual title. She finished just ahead of Stanford senior Lauren Kim who finished the competition with a four-under final score.
The event ended what has been an underwhelming regular season from the team.
LSU placed 10th or higher in five of its eight events this season. The best finish for the Lady Tigers was a fourth place finish in the Mason Rudolph Championship at Franklin, Tennessee for the team’s regular season opener Sept 20.
Gallagher and company will have another chance to compete when the SEC Championship event tees off on April 15. The three-day league championship is followed by NCAA Regionals, which begins May 5 at the University Club in Baton Rouge.