Alabama
MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP
Alabama Posts Strong Finish to Mason Rudolph Championship
9/25/2022 3:51:00 PM | Women's Golf
Three golfers shot under par to lead UA during Sunday’s third and final round
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Three Alabama women's golfers shot under par to lead the Crimson Tide's surge up the leaderboard in Sunday's final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship, jumping four spots from 11th into seventh place with a season best round of 3-under par 285. Alabama improved its score across each day of the tournament, closing tournament play in seventh overall with a team total of 10-over par 874 (297-292-285).
Benedetta Moresco rallied from an opening round 75 to card back-to-back sub-par rounds of 2-under 70 Saturday and 1-under 71 Sunday to earn a 21st-place finish. Freshman Kynadie Adams also earned a season-best finish, tying for 28th overall at 3-over par 219 (71-74-74). Along with Moresco's 1-under score Sunday, Isabella van der Biest finished at 3-under 69 and Taylor Kehoe carded a 1-under 71 to give the Tide three golfers under par on the day.
No. 30 Mississippi State began the day in third place behind No. 26 Vanderbilt and No. 23 Arizona but shot a 281 on the final day to come from behind to win the team title, finishing at 19-under par 845 (284-280-281). Arizona finished four strokes back of the Bulldogs at 15-under 849, one stroke ahead of the Commodores. LSU finished at 3-under 861 in fourth place, followed by Auburn at 2-over 866 to round out the top five.
From Head Coach Mic Potter
"We are seeing gradual signs of improvement, but still have a long way to go to reach the performance level that we are capable of. We eliminated most of the three putts that had plagued us the first two days and got the ball up and in at a much higher percentage today. Converting putts was the difference between posting a subpar team score today and the over par rounds that we counted on Friday and Saturday."
The Highlights
- Moresco earned her 13th top-25 finish in her past 14 events with this weekend's result
- Her 42 pars throughout the event led the Tide and were the second-most by an any golfer in the tournament field
- Moresco carded four birdies and an eagle across the final 36 holes of the event
- Adams followed her season-best round of 1-under par Friday with back-to-back rounds of 74 to close out the event
- Her final round was highlighted by an eagle on her ninth hole of the day, the 504-yard, par 5 18th hole
- Her nine birdies across the event led all UA golfers
- van der Biest's 69 on Sunday was not only the lowest of the tournament by the Tide, but it is also the lowest round of the season for any UA golfer
- She finished tied for 52nd overall
- Sarah Edwards shot a 77 on Sunday to close out the tournament in a tie for 41st at 224 (76-71-77)
- Taylor Kehoe finished one stroke back from Edwards in a tie for 48th at 225 (75-79-71)
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide will continue its fall slate at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah on October 10-11
- The event will be the third of four tournaments on Alabama's fall schedule
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