COLUMBIA, S.C. — The 12th-ranked LSU women’s golf team returns to action after a three-week break Friday in the first round of the Lady Gamecock Classic at the University Club of South Carolina.
The 54-hole tournament over the par 72, 5,996 yard layout is scheduled to run through Sunday.
Eleven teams will take part in the tournament with LSU and host South Carolina being joined by Alabama, Duke, Florida, Furman, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Wake Forest. Duke is the three-time defending champion with a three-round total of 900 and then LSU senior Lisette Lee won the individual title with a four-over par score of 220 for the 54 holes.
The Tiger lineup will again be paced by senior Katy Harris of South Bend, Ind., and junior Meredith Duncan of Shreveport. Both are averaging 74.00 strokes per round this season with Harris with four top 10 finishes and Duncan with three top 10s. Harris, ranked 13th in the nation in the GolfWeek/Sagarin ratings, finished sixth in the opening event of the spring at Florida, while Duncan (ranked 16th in thecountry) is coming off an eighth place finish in the opener.
Joining Harris and Duncan in the lineup will be Brazilian newcomer Isabel Dornellas, Redmond, Wash., senior Leslie McClurg and Sulphur, La., sophomore Erin Sarver.
“We did some good things in Florida, including shooting even par as a team in the second round,” said LSU Coach Karen Bahnsen. “Now we need to come back with another good performance and get some other players playing consistently to go with Katy and Meredith. We’ve been near the top in this event both previous years we were here (2nd last year, 4th in 1999) and we hope to duplicate or better that this weekend.”
Following this tournament, the Tigers have remaining on their spring regular season schedule a stop in Hawaii for a tournament, March 27-29, and the only home tournament of the season, the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, April 6-8, at the LSU University Club.