HOOVER, Ala. (April 14, 2023) - No. 3 LSU, No. 7 Auburn, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 19 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Mississippi State, No. 21 Florida, No. 4 South Carolina and No. 16 Ole Miss finished in the top-eight of stroke play Friday to advance to the match play portion of the SEC Women's Golf Championship at Greystone's Legacy Course.

LSU shot a 4-under 284, the lowest round of the week, for a three-round total of 870. Auburn (292) was second at 881, while Texas A&M (289-885) was third. Vanderbilt (291-887) was fourth, followed by Mississippi State (293-890), Florida (292-891), South Carolina (299-894) and Ole Miss (290-894) to round out the top-eight.

No. 30 Georgia (295-892) placed ninth, ahead of Alabama (301-903), Tennessee (299-905), Kentucky (304-905), Arkansas (298-916) and Missouri (304-927).

Mississippi State sophomore Julia Lopez Ramirez (212) birdied the final hole on Friday to win the individual title with a 4-under 68 in the third round. She is the second MSU women's golfer to win the SEC title and first since Carri Wood in 1992. Auburn's Megan Schofill (74-213) was runner-up.

The eight advancing teams will begin play in the quarterfinals Saturday at 7 a.m. CT. The semifinals will be held Saturday afternoon. Quarterfinal matchups are LSU vs. Ole Miss, Auburn vs. South Carolina, Texas A&M vs. Florida, and Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State.

This marks the 10th year for the SEC Championship to be contested at the Greystone Golf and Country Club just outside of Birmingham. The event consists of three days of stroke play, with the top eight teams advance to match play.

The championship match on Sunday is slated to be televised live on the SEC Network. Live scoring is available at www.SECsports.com and www.golfstat.com.

SEC Women's Golf Championship - Team Scores

Position	Team	To Par	Today	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	#3 LSU	+6	-4	292	294	284	870
2	#7 Auburn	+17	+4	294	295	292	881
3	#10 Texas A&M	+21	+1	295	301	289	885
4	#19 Vanderbilt	+23	+3	288	208	291	887
5	#5 Mississippi State	+26	+5	292	305	293	890
6	#21 Florida	+27	+4	290	309	292	891
T7	#4 South Carolina	+30	+11	293	302	299	894
T7	#16 Ole Miss	+30	+2	295	309	290	894

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Position	Team	To Par	Today	R1	R2	R3	Total
9	Georgia	+32	+10	294	304	298	896
10	Alabama	+39	+13	293	309	301	903
T11	Tennessee	+41	+11	295	311	299	905
T11	Kentucky	+41	+16	294	307	304	905
13	Arkansas	+52	+10	306	312	298	916
14	Missouri	+63	+16	296	327	304	927

SEC Women's Golf Championship- Individual Top 10 (Including Ties)

Position	Player	Team	To Par	Today	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Julia Lopez Ramirez	#5 Mississippi State	-4	-4	69	75	68	212
2	Megan Schofill	#7 Auburn	-3	+2	70	69	74	213
3	Aine Donegan	#3 LSU	-2	-1	72	71	71	214
T4	Ingrid Lindblad	#3 LSU	E	-1	73	72	71	216
T4	Marina Escobar Domingo	#21 Florida	E	+1	71	72	73	216
T6	Celina Sattelkau	#19 Vanderbilt	+1	E	68	77	72	217
T6	Laney Frye	Kentucky	+1	+1	70	74	73	217
T6	Latanna Stone	#3 LSU	+1	+3	69	73	75	217
9	Jennie Park	#10 Texas A&M	+2	E	72	74	72	218
T10	Anna Foster	#7 Auburn	+3	+1	74	72	73	219
T10	Mia Lussand	#4 South Carolina	+3	+2	73	72	74	219

LSU clinches No. 1 seed in SEC Championship match play

2023-04-14 23:20:00