BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – LSU senior golfer Caroline Nistrup birdied four holes of her last eight holes on her last time as a collegiate around Greystone Country Club’s Legacy Course as she posted a 4-under 68 to close out the 2017 SEC Women’s Golf Championship.
Nistrup posted rounds of 73-72-68 to finish at 3-under par 213 and in a tie for 13th place. Nistrup played the final 33 holes of the tournament at 6-under par.
Sophomore Kathleen Gallagher also completed an outstanding SEC event with a second straight under par round, this time a 71. Gallagher had two birdies on her round. She played the last 31 holes in four-under par as she finished at 2-under par 214 and in a group T17.
The Lady Tigers had one of their best rounds of the season to close out the event, shooting 1-under par 287 to close out the tournament at 9-over par 873. LSU remained in eighth place at the end of the day, but still closed out the event on a high note.
Florida was the 2017 SEC Championship with a 54-hole total of 22-under par 842 after shooting 10-under on the final day. No. 1 Alabama made a big move with a 13-under round to finish at 9-under 855, moving from seventh to a tie for second with Georgia.
On the final day, LSU also counted a 73 from senior Lana Hodge and a 75 from freshman Monica Dibildox. Hodge finished at 5-over par 221 and T33.
Nistrup, ranked 87th in the Golfstat performance rankings, played the best of anyone in the field in the par four holes at 6-under par. Hodge and Gallagher were among those playing the par 3s the best at 2-under. Gallagher led LSU on the par 5 holes at 4-under par.
SEC Women’s Golf Championship
Greystone Country Club – Legacy Course
Birmingham, Ala.
Final Team Results – Par 288-864
1 Florida 284-280-278 – 842 -22; T2 Alabama 295-285-285 – 855 -9; T2 Georgia 278-282-286 – 855 -9; 4 Arkansas 283-287-287 – 857 -7; T5 Texas A&M 282-290-288 – 860 -4; T5 South Carolina 286-290-284 – 860 -4; 7 Tennessee 287-286-290 – 863 -1; 8 LSU 294-292-287 – 873 +9; 9 Vanderbilt 287-302-293 – 882 +18; 10 Kentucky 291-296-298 – 855 +21; 11 Miss. State 295-300-292 – 887 +23; 12 Missouri 302-295-292 – 889 +25; 13 Ole Miss 296-295-300 – 891 +27; 14. Auburn 300-297-297 – 894 +30
Individual Top 5 (Par 72-216)
1 Katelyn Dambaugh, South Carolina, 68-70-66 — 204 -12; 2 Harang Lee, Georgia, 69-67-69 — 205 -11; 3. Kelly Grassel, Florida, 71-72-65 – 208 -8; 4 Maria Torres Florida, 70-68-71 – 209 -7; T5 Cheyenne Knight, Alabama. 75-70-66 – 211 -5; T5 Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M, 69-71-71 – 211 -5
LSU Scores
T13 Caroline Nistrup -3 73 72 68 213
T17 Kathleen Gallagher -2 73 70 71 214
T33 Lana Hodge +5 75 73 73 221
T46 Monica Dibildox +9 73 77 75 225
69 Sydney Cavin +20 80 79 77 236