Alabama wins third consecutive Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

The Alabama women’s golf team won its third consecutive Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Sunday at Long Cove Club.

The win was the Tide’s fifth in the seven seasons the tournament has been played. Alabama previously took home team titles in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. The victory also gives the Tide six top-two finishes in six tournaments this season.

Alabama (866) finished at 14-over par, eight shots ahead of second-place Arkansas (874). Wake Forest (878) finished third, Duke (879) finished fourth and Northwestern (886) was fifth.

Junior Lauren Stephenson (212) was the Tide’s low finisher for the fourth time in six outing this season, finishing second at 1-under par, two shots off the lead. The Lexington native was one of only two golfers to finish below par for the tournament.

Arkansas’ Maria Fassi was medalist with a 3-under 210.

Team Scores: Alabama 866; Arkansas 874; Wake Forest 878; Duke 879; Northwestern 886; Furman 891; Auburn 898 North Carolina 898; South Carolina 899; LSU 900; Georgia 901; Vanderbilt 901; Baylor 904; Arizona State 905; Oklahoma State 906; Tennessee 907; Mississippi State 907; Virginia 909

This story was originally published March 4, 2018 at 10:17 PM with the headline "Alabama wins third consecutive Darius Rucker Intercollegiate."