Alabama
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Three Women’s Golfers are in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Top 15 after Moving Day
3/1/2022 8:03:00 PM | Women's Golf
Polly Mack put together a 3-under-par 68 in the second round to move into the top five
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The University of Alabama women's golf team recorded a 5-over-par 289 in the second round at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tuesday, hosted at the Long Cove Golf Club (par 71, 6,281 yards) in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The Crimson Tide is tied for fourth place on an 11-over-par 579 tournament total, eight shots back of the leader.
No. 5 Wake Forest shot up the leaderboard to pace the event on a 3-over-par 571 tournament total. No. 13 Arizona State is five strokes behind first place on a 9-over-par 577, followed by No. 21 Baylor in third place on a 10-over-par 578. No. 8 Alabama and No. 11 Texas are tied for fourth place at 11-over-par 579.
The touted field in the 10th iteration of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate features 17 teams, 10 of which are ranked in the Golfstat.com Top 25. The field includes No. 4 South Carolina, No. 5 Wake Forest, No. 8 Alabama, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 11 Texas, No. 13 Arizona State, No.17 LSU, No. 18 Auburn, No. 21 Baylor and No. 22 Duke. Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Northwestern and Vanderbilt round out the competing teams.
Polly Mack rallied a 3-under-par 68 in the second round. That, coupled with her 2-over-par 73 in the first round, helped her climb 18 places on the individual leaderboard to tie for fourth place ahead of the final round. After beginning her round on the back nine going one-over, the fifth year rallied an impressive four-under on the front nine thanks to five pars and four birdies.
With Mack's round, she has continued her streak of contributing all 17 of her rounds this season to Alabama's team total.
Angelica Moresco also went under par Tuesday, after the graduate student rallied just two bogeys and three birdies en route to a 1-under-par 70. She moved 13 spots up the leaderboard for a share of ninth place on a 1-over-par 143 tournament total.
After beginning the day one-under through four holes, Benedetta Moresco turned in a 2-over-par 73 in the second round to post a 2-over-par 144 through 36 holes to sit in a tie for 13th place ahead of the final round.
Junior Sarah Edwards rallied a 7-over-par 78 Sunday for a 13-over-par 155 tournament total and a share of 75th place, while freshman Isabella van der Biest posted a 10-over-par 81 for a 12-over-par 154 tournament total and tied in 70th place.
Alabama will tee off in the final round Wednesday beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT on hole No. 1, paired alongside Texas and Auburn.
All three days of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate will be broadcast live on Golf Channel, 1:30-4:30 p.m. CT.
From Head Coach Mic Potter
"We got off to an indifferent start on the more difficult backside today. It is difficult to dig out of a hole on this course, but we were able to at least maintain our first nine on a five-over score with an even-par finish. Polly (Mack) shot four-under on her second nine to go with Angelica's (Moresco) one-under. We will need all five players to get off to a good start tomorrow if we are to contend. I am confident we have the skill to do that!"
Results
- T4 Polly Mack 1-under-par 141
- T9 Angelica Moresco 1-over-par 143
- T13 Benedetta Moresco 2-over-par 144
- T70 Isabella van der Biest 12-over-154
- T75 Sarah Edwards 13-over-155
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