No. 4 South Carolina concludes day 1 of No. 4 South Carolina concludes day one of Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

No. 4 South Carolina battled in cool and windy conditions Monday in the first round of the 2022 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The Gamecocks shot 303 (+19) and are T-16th with No. 28 Kentucky.

Despite a tough opening round, Carolina is just nine shots out of the top-five with 36 holes still left to play on a challenging golf course.

No. 21 Baylor shot the round of the day with a 287 (+3). No. 11 Texas is lurking close behind posting a first round score of 289 (+5).

Tai Anudit is T-22nd to lead the Gamecocks after shooting 73 (+2). Mathilde Claisse is T-37th after shooting 74 (+3). Sophomore Paula Kirner, who is playing as individual this week, also shot 73 (+2) and is T-22nd with Anudit and 13 other players.

Freshmen Lousie Rydqvist (77, +6) and Hannah Darling (79, +8) were the final counting scores for Carolina. Justine Fournand also shot 79 (+8). Sophomore Abbey Schimpf made her debut in Garnet and Black today as an individual and shot 82 (+11).

Furman’s Anna Morgan shot the round of the day with a 69 (-2). She made six birdies on the day, a field best. She leads by one over six other players. Just 11 players in the 90-women field shot par or better on Monday.

The Gamecocks tee off on hole 10 Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. alongside No. 18 Auburn and No. 22 Duke again. Golf Channel will provide live TV coverage from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

2022 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Field

1. No. 21 Baylor - 287 (+3)

2. No. 11 Texas - 289 (+5)

3. No. 8 Alabama - 290 (+6)

T4. No. 5 Wake Forest - 291 (+7)

T4. No. 17 LSU - 291 (+7)

6. No. 13 Arizona State - 292 (+8)

7. No. 30 Georgia - 294 (+10)

T8. No. 10 Arkansas - 295 (+11)

T8. No. 34 Vanderbilt - 295 (+11)

T10. No. 48 Northwestern - 296 (+12)

T10. No. 45 Furman - 296 (+12)

12. No. 18 Auburn - 298 (+14)

T13. No. 22 Duke - 301 (+17)

T13. No. 33 Louisville - 301 (+17)

15. No. 42 North Carolina - 302 (+18)

T16. No. 4 South Carolina - 303 (+19)

T16. No. 28 Kentucky - 303 (+19)

2022 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Gamecock Lineup

T-22. Tai Anudit - 73 (+2)

T-22. *Paula Kirner - 73 (+2)

T37. Mathilde Claisse - 74 (+3)

T60. Louise Rydqvist - 77 (+6)

T73. Hannah Darling - 79 (+8)

T73. Justine Fournand - 79 (+8)

85. *Abbey Schimpf - 82 (+11)