CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The LSU women’s golf team, forced to play shorthanded after a minor injury in play to junior Caroline Nistrup, posted their best round of the tournament on Sunday to finish 10th in the Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel event at the UNC Finley Golf Course.
LSU posted a 10-over 298 to finish at 39-over 903 (302-303-298).
Duke led wire-to-wire to win at 3-over 867 (285-293-289), 13 shots better than Arkansas (880) with Louisville third (882) and Michigan State fourth (883).
Sophomore Claudia De Antonio had the best round of the final day with an even par 72 in a two-birdie, two bogeys round. The round helped her move up 16 places on the final leaderboard with a 54-hole total of 226, finishing T39.
Freshman Kathleen Gallagher continued her good start to her college career with a T11 finish at 3-over 219. Gallagher posted a 1-over 73 on the final day to go with 72-74 to finish best for the Lady Tigers. The Individual winner was Leona Maguire of Duke at 4-under 212, one shot better than Sarah Burnham of Michigan State.
Also counted for LSU was a 2-over 74 from Nadine Dreher and a 7-over 79 from Elise Bradley. Playing as an individual, Sydney Cavin posted a second straight 75. Bradley finished at 8-over 224 for a T29 placing and Cavin finished at 11-over 227, tying for 47th.
For the event, Cavin played the par 3 holes in -1 and Gallagher the par 5s in 2-under par.
The Lady Tigers will conclude their fall season, starting Sunday, Oct. 25, in The Alamo Invitational in San Antonio. For updates on LSU women’s golf check out www.Facebook.com/LSUwomensgolf and @LSUwomensgolf on Twitter.
Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel Invitational
Chapel Hill, N.C. – UNC Finley Golf Course
Final Team Results (Par 288-864)
1. Duke 285-293-289 – 867 +3
2. Arkansas 302-287-291 – 880 +16
3. Louisville 292-297-293 – 882 +18
4. Michigan State 293-299-291 – 883 +19
5. NC State 292-30-292 – 884 +20
6. Alabama 289-304-293 – 886 +22
7. Tennessee 299-295-293 – 887 +23
8. North Carolina 295-303-290 – 888 +24
9. Virginia 297-306-295 – 898 +34
10. LSU 302-303-298 – 903 +39
11. South Carolina 299-310-295 – 904 +40
12. Auburn 298-304-303 – 905 +41
T13. Oregon 302-306-300; Wake Forest 305-307-296 – 908 +44
15. Baylor 306-314-296 – 916 +52
16. Rollins 307-311-311 – 929 +65
17. UNCW 305-320-307 – 932 +68
18. Kentucky 308-319-306 – 933 +69
Individual Top 5 (Par 72-216)
1. Leona Maguire, Duke, 69-72-71 – 212 -4
2. Sarah Burnham, Michigan State, 74-69-70 – 213 -3
T3. Leslie Cloots, UNC, 75-71-68; Molly Skapik, Louisville, 70-72-72 – 214 -2
5. Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest, 73-72-71 – 216 E
LSU Scores
T11. Kathleen Gallagher 72-74-73 – 219 +3
T29. Elise Bradley 72-73-79 – 224 +8
T39. Claudia De Antonio 76-78-72 – 226 +10
T47. Sydney Cavin 77-75-75 – 227 +11
T71. Nadine Dreher 82-78-74 – 234 +18
WD. Caroline Nistrup