2022 LSU Gumbo - Book - Page 36
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LSU women’s golf reigns victorious over the SEC for
the first time since 1992 at the SEC Championship held at
the Greystone Country Club’s Legacy Course in Hoover,
Alabama.
Ingrid Lindblad, also won LSU’s first individual SEC
championship since 1991 on Friday as she continues her
Annika Award campaign. Lindblad, who broke LSU’s
record for individual golf wins on March 27, added another
notch to her belt as she claimed the SEC’s individual title
with her ninth collegiate win.
This specific victory for Lindblad holds significance to
her even beyond the record books, as she notched second
place in this tournament last season. Now, she further
etches her name in LSU’s history books.
“Last year, I shot 64 in the final round and came up
three shots short,” Lindblad said. “I really played well and
I wanted to come back and get some revenge. Today, I got
some revenge.”
Her revenge came as she turned in a final score of sixunder, 66 and outlasted Auburn’s Megan Schofill, who
nearly tied Lindblad one-stroke behind at nine-under par.
Lindblad remains in the midst of a three-match win
streak, as she also won four of her last five tournaments,
with her only faltering at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
Lindblad also tied Latanna Stone two weeks ago for second
at The Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
The last LSU player to win the SEC individual
championship was Kristi Coats in 1991. Coats shot 224 to
win the event in Lexington, Kentucky.
Beyond Lindblad, Carla Tejedo Mulet finished tied for
18th, Stone finished tied for 24th, Elsa Svensson finished
tied for 30th and Jessica Bailey finished tied for 36th.
Only Lindblad remained under, posting a neat red score
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10-under, 206.
Despite Lindblad dominating the show for the
individual tournament, LSU’s run for the title came
through on performances from Stone and Tejedo Mulet,
who have both played well in past tournaments.
LSU beat out Auburn for first place, even though
golfers Schofill and Mychael O’Berry finished in the Top10. Schofill finished second, while O’Berry finished tied for
sixth.
Lindblad’s dominant streak gave LSU the edge in this
tournament, and she stayed consistent as LSU captured
its first SEC Championship under Head Coach Garrett
Runion. Stone and Tejedo Mulet showed their skill and
performed well alongside Lindblad as LSU prevailed.
With that said, LSU needed to jump some hurdles.
While Golfstat ranked LSU as the No. 15 team in the nation
before the championship match on Sunday, fellow SEC
rivals ranked above them. The tournament also showed
11th ranked Florida, 10th ranked Texas A&M, ninth ranked
Alabama and third-ranked South Carolina.
LSU faced the six seed Alabama team in the semifinals
after defeating seventh-seeded Vanderbilt. The Tigers
routed the Tide with a match play score of 3-1-1.
LSU took on the Florida Gators during the
championship match play, and with Lindblad’s winning
streak on their side and fellow junior Stone coming fresh
off a tied for second place at the Augusta National Women’s
Amateur, gave the Tigers an advantage allowing them to
hold the domain over the SEC.
“I had a lot of fun out there this week,” Lindblad said.
“But to win and play good the last day is always something
special.”