TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
COLUMBUS, Georgia – The LSU women’s golf team had a solid opening day at the Haskins Intercollegiate tournament Monday, shooting even par for the first 36-holes of the 54-hole tournament at the Country Club of Louisiana.
LSU is tied for third with Pepperdine at even par 576 entering Tuesday’s final round.
LSU opened with a 2-over 290 over the par 72 layout in the morning 18 holes on Monday, and then followed with a 2-under round of 286 in the afternoon. Auburn is the tournament leader at 16-under par 560 after rounds of 279-281. SMU is second at 3-under 573 after rounds of 284-291.
LSU and Pepperdine are eight shots ahead of Ohio State, which is fifth at 8-over par 584 with Alabama sixth at 10-over 586.
The Tigers individually have three players in the top 21 in the standings, led by junior Josefin Widal at 11th at 1-under par 143. Widal, who was scheduled to play as an individual, was inserted into the lineup early Monday morning with Ryleigh Knaub under the weather.
Widal responded with a five-birdie, 2-under par 70 in the opener and followed up in the afternoon with a 1-over 73. She finished with a team-high seven birdies.
Junior Francesca Fiorellini posted -1-73 and is at even par 144 and in a group tied for 16th place. Rocio Tejedo had rounds of 76-70 with two birdies and is at 2-over 146 and tied for 21st.
Raegan Denton shot 73-75 for 4-over 148 as did Lucia Iraola with rounds of 78-70, and the pair are at tied at 27th in the individual standings.
The Tigers are second in the 13-team field at 2.88 on the par 3 holes and fifth on the par 5 holes at 5.03. LSU led the field with 125 pars and is tied for fourth with 26 birdies.
The final round was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com and the Haskins Intercollegiate tab.
Haskins Intercollegiate
Columbus, Georgia – Country Club of Columbus
Second Round Team Results – Par 288-576
1 Auburn – 279-281 – 560 -16
2 SMU – 289-289 – 573 -3
3 LSU – 290-286 – 576 E
3 Pepperdine — 289-287 – 576 E
5 Ohio State – 301-283 – 584 +8
6 Alabama — 295-291 – 586 +10
7 Arkansas — 295-292 – 587 +11
8 Furman — 295-297 – 592 +16
9 UNCW — 306-294 – 600 +24
10 Augusta – 303-301 – 604 +28
11 Middle Tennessee – 302-317 – 619 +43
12 Mercer – 319-320 – 639 +63
13 USC Upstate – 329-324 – 653 +77
Top 5 Individuals (Par 72-144)
1 Anna Davis, Auburn – 68-69 – 137 -7
2 Eunseo Choi, Pepperdine – 68-70 – 138 -6
3 Kirra St. Laurent, SMU – 68-71 – 139 -5
3 Molly Davidson, Auburn – 67-72 – 139 -5
5 Sara Brentcheneff, Arkansas – 68-72 – 140 -4
LSU Scores
11 Josefin Widal – 70-73 – 143 -1
16 Francesca Fiorellini – 71-73 – 144 E
21 Rocio Tejedo – 76-70 – 146 +2
27 Raegan Denton – 73-75 – 148 +4
27 Lucia Iraola – 78-70 – 148 +4
58 Victoria Kristensen – 79-77 – 156 +12
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