LSU Gold

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The LSU women’s golf team remained in 14th place Sunday after the conclusion of the sixth Mercedes-Benz Women’s Golf Championships.

The Tigers finished the 54 holes at 117-over par 981 (327-326-328). Auburn rallied past both Florida and the Swedish Junior National team to win the competition. Auburn shot four-over 292 in the final round to finish at 35-over 899, seven shots better than the Swedish team. Florida, after a two-over round on Saturday, shot 20-over par 308 on Sunday.

On the final day, the counting LSU scores were: Devon Day 78, Erin Sarver 81, Brooke Shelton 83 and Rachel Overstreet and Isabel Dornellas 86 each.

Day finished the best for the tournament for the Lady Tigers with a 21-over par 237, good enough for a tie for 40th. Ashley Prange of North Carolina won the individual title with a score of two-over 218.

LSU is in the midst of three tournaments in as many weeks and will go to Greenville, S. C. to participate in the Furman Invitational. 

Mercedes-Benz Championships
Knoxville, Tenn. 

Team Results (Par 288-864)
1. Auburn 303-304-292 – 899 +35; 2. Swedish Jr. Nationals 300-303-303 – 906 +42; 3. Florida 313-290-308 – 911 +47; 4. North Carolina 314-297-301 – 912 +48; 5. Purdue 304-309-306 – 919 +55; 6. UNLV 306-299-319 – 924 +60; 7. Northwestern 308-307-310 – 925 +61; 8. Michigan State 304-313-313 – 930 +66; 9. Furman 317-306-309 – 932 +68; 10. Tennessee 319-308-308 – 935 +71; 11. Kentucky 314-312-311 – 937 +73; 12. Michigan 329-304-310 – 943 +79; 12. Penn State 323-317-303 – 943 +79; 14. Alabama 326-331-324 – 981 +117; 14. LSU 327-326-328 – 981 +117. 

Individual Top 5.
1. Ashley Prange, North Carolina, 72-70-76 – 218 +2; 2. Kari Damron, Purdue, 74-74-71 – 219 +3; 3. Amanda Dick, Florida, 73-70-77 – 220 +4; 3. Louise Stahle, Swedish Nationals, 74-75-71 – 220 +4; 5. Maria Martinez, Auburn, 74-73-74 – 221 +5; 5. Sunny Oh, UNLV, 74-73-74 – 221 +5. 

LSU Scores
T40. Devon Day 77-82-78 – 237 +21
T62. Brooke Shelton 80-80-83 – 243 +27
T69. Isabel Dornellas 82-81-86 – 249 +33
T73. Erin Sarver 88-86-81 – 255 +39
76. Rachel Overstreet 95-83-86 – 264 +48