NEW ORLEANS – LSU senior Kathleen Gallagher picked up her second Top-20 finish of the season on Tuesday at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans.
Gallagher finished tied for 17th place with a 6-over 222 for the three-round tournament, after shooting 3-over in the final round. Junior Monica Dibildox was second on the Tigers’ squad, tying for 29th overall with a 10-over 226 and jumping 17 spots in the standings with a 1-over performance on Tuesday.
LSU moved up the standings on the final day to finish in 10th place with a three-round score of 910, passing several of the top ranked teams in the tournament.
“I am pleased with our start to the Spring season,” said first-year head coach Garrett Runion. “We beat a lot of good teams today and I am very proud of how strong-minded the ladies were in very tough conditions. They hung in there all day and are leaving with a lot of positives, as well as some areas to focus on to get ready for our next tournament.”
LSU will get back on the competition course on March 8-10 at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C. at Long Cove Club.
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Team Standings (Final)
1. #3 Texas – 285-291-300 – 876 +12
2. #5 Duke – 286-296-296 – 878 +14
3. #1 USC – 289-291-307 – 887 +23
4. #8 Florida – 295-289-304 – 888 +24
4. #16 South Carolina – 294-294-300 – 888 +24
6. #47 Houston – 296-297-299 – 892 +28
7. #11 Auburn –298-303-299 – 900 +36
8. #27 Michigan State – 297-304-301 – 902 +38
9. #25 Miami (Fla.) – 300-303-304 – 907 +43
10. LSU – 299-305-306 – 910 +46
11. #34 North Carolina – 305-303-303 – 911 +47
12. North Carolina State – 295-312-305 – 912 +48
13. #14 Arizona State – 308-301-304 – 913 +49
13. Oklahoma State – 297-304-312 – 913 +49
15. #18 Washington – 300-312-303 – 915 +51
16. SMU – 308-308-313 – 929 +65
17. Tulane – 306-313-321 – 940 +76
18. #40 UC Davis – 319-315-310 – 944 +80
LSU Individual Results (After 1 Round)
T17. Kathleen Gallagher – 73-74-75 – 222 +6
T29. Monica Dibildox – 75-78-73 – 226 +10
T50. Kendall Griffin – 81-72-78 – 231 +15
T73. Presley Baggett – 75-81-80 – 236 +20
T84. Mary Frances Chauvin – 76-83-83 – 242 +26 (ind.)
87. Alden Wallace – 76-88-80 – 244 +28