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2019-20 Tournament Results
IJGA Collegiate Invitational Guadalajara, Mexico – February 16-18, 2020 Guadalajara Country Club -- Par 72
The No. 18 LSU women's golf team earned its fifth Top-3 finish of the 2019-20 season with a second-place finish at the IJGA Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Virginia. The Tigers shot 6-under 858 as a team over 54 holes, the 11th-best team score in LSU history and the secondbest team score of the season at the time. Freshman Ingrid Lindblad finished in second place with a 9-under 2017 over the three rounds for her fourth Top-5 finish of the season. Sophomore Alden Wallace picked up her third Top-25 finish of the season in a tie for 17th place, while junior Kendall Griffin earned her third Top-25 finish in a tie for 21st place. Lindblad became the first Tiger to shoot 6-under or lower in a round since Caroline Nistrup shot a 6-under 66 in the first round of the Alamo Invitational on October 26, 2014.
Top 5 Teams
1. No. 41 Virginia
2. No. 18 LSU
3. No. 5 South Carolina 4. No. 2 Arizona State T5. No. 8 Stanford T5. No. 30 Florida State
LSU Results
Latanna Stone, IJGA Collegiate Invitational Champions, Florida State Match-Up
Florida State Match-Up Panama City, Fla. – February 29-March 1, 2020 Bay Point Golf Club -- Par 72
The No. 13 LSU women's golf team won its third tournament of the season and freshman Ingrid Lindblad won her second crown of the year at the Florida State Match-Up. The Tigers won with a 14-stroke lead at 22-over 886 ahead of host Florida State and all five scoring players finished in the Top-18 on the leaderboard. Lindblad was the only player that finished under par at 212 (-4) for the 54-hole event and shot 3-under 69 in the final round.
Top 5 Teams LSU Results
2. Ingrid Lindblad T17. Alden Wallace T21. Kendall Griffin T30. Latanna Stone T52. Kiana Oshiro 287-289-280 – 856
288-283-286 – 858
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-9 +1 +2 +5 +12
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Hilton Head Island, S.C. – March 6-8, 2020 Long Cove Club -- Par 71
With a quick turnaround, the No. 12 LSU women's golf team placed 10th in a tournament field of 17 Top-40 teams at the prestigious Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. It was LSU's second tournament in a 10-day stretch. Freshman Latanna Stone shot even over the final round to be LSU's top finisher for the second time in the season. Stone was 8-over 221 and tied for 20th place in the tournament. Freshman Ingrid Lindblad, ranked No. 1 in the nation coming into the tournament, finished at 9-over 222 and finished tied for 23rd on the leaderboard.
Top 5 Teams + LSU
1. No. 7 Wake Forest 2. No. 19 Auburn 3. No. 6 Duke 4. No. 14 UCLA 5. No. 1 Texas
10. No. 12 LSU
LSU Results
T20. Latanna Stone T23. Ingrid Lindblad T46. Kendall Griffin T53. Presley Baggett 82. Alden Wallace 287-288-280 – 855 294-298-289 – 881 299-295-290 – 884 292-288-305 – 885 294-299-295 – 888
299-298-300 – 897
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1. No. 13 LSU
2. No. 24 Florida State T3. No. 12 Alabama T3. No. 40 Clemson 5. South Florida
At the DRI with Darius Rucker
1. Ingrid Lindblad T5. Latanna Stone T5. Alden Wallace T8. Presley Baggett T14. Kendall Griffin T42. Kiana Oshiro
289-303-294 – 886
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+36 +50 +50 +56
-4 +9 +9 +11 +14 +25
What Happened Next...
On March 17, 2020, the Southeastern Conference announced that all regular season conference and SEC championship events were cancelled, due to continuing developments related to COVID-19. LSU would finish the 2019-20 season ranked No. 12 by Golfweek and No. 13 by Golfstat. Ingrid Lindblad finished her rookie year ranked No. 2 by Golfweek and No. 9 by Golfstat. The Halmstad, Sweden native was a Top-3 finalist for the ANNIKA Award and earned invitations to the 2020 Augusta National Women' Amateur and the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup International Team. Classmate Latanna Stone also received a 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup invitation from the United States Team. Both rookies were named All-American by Golfweek, while Lindblad picked up the honor from the WGCA as well and was named the 2020 GolfStat Cup winner. Lindblad became just the fifth player in the history of the SEC, and the first in over 15 years, to earn both the league's Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season. She is the fourth LSU player to be named SEC Golfer of the Year, joining an elite group with alumnae Jenny Lidback (1986), Kristi Coats (1991) and Madelene Sagstrom (2015). Lindblad and Stone also earned All-SEC team accolades and were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. In the classroom, four players earned WGCA All-American Scholar accolades – Kendall Griffin, Ingrid Lindblad, Latanna Stone and Alden Wallace – the largest class of Tigers to receive the honor in one season. Senior Monica Dibildox graduated with her bachelor's degree in a virtual commencement ceremony in May 2020 and was named to the SEC Community Service Team. As a team, LSU finished with six top-3 finishes in seven tournaments played and earned three tournament titles. It was the most team titles in a season by the Tigers since 2014-15. Lindblad became the 10th player in LSU history to win multiple tournament titles as a Tiger.
2019-20 LSU Women's Golf Team Back Row: Head Coach Garrett Runion, Kendall Griffin (Jr.), Alden Wallace (So.), Mary Frances Chauvin (Jr.), Presley Baggett (So.), Kiana Oshiro (Jr.), Assistant Coach Alexis Rather. Front Row: Latanna Stone (Fr.), Monica Dibildox (Sr.), Ingrid Lindblad (Fr.)
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Knoxville, Tenn. – September 16-17, 2019 Cherokee Country Club -- Par 71
The LSU women's golf team earned its first Top-3 finish of the 2019-20 season at the 23rd annual Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship at the Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 17. The Tigers maintained their standing in third place by shooting a 1-under 283 in the final round. LSU finished the 56-hole tournament with a 7-over 859. It is the first time since the Alamo Invitational in October of 2014 that LSU has recorded back-to-back rounds of 285 or less in a tournament (279-284-278).
Top 5 Teams
1. No. 11 Kent State 2. Charlotte
3. LSU
4. Tennessee 5. Maryland
LSU Results
8. Alden Wallace T11. Ingrid Lindblad T18. Kendall Griffin T40. Kiana Oshiro T45. Monica Dibildox (ind.) T53. Presley Baggett 276-279-275 – 830 281-278-276 – 835
291-285-283 – 859
295-294-274 – 863 292-285-290 – 867
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+11 +15
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3rd Place, Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Co-Champs, Princess Anne Invitational
Princess Anne Invitational Virginia Beach, Va. – October 4-6, 2019 Princess Anne Country Club -- Par 70
The LSU women's golf team won its first tournament of the season at the Princess Anne Invitational hosted by Old Dominion. The Tigers share the title with Virginia Tech after a hardfought final round. Ingrid Lindblad, Latanna Stone and Kendall Griffin ended up in the Top 10 in the individual standings. LSU started the final round at 8-over through the front nine and widening the gap behind Virginia Tech for the lead. But the team battled on the back nine to cut strokes and finish with a 1-over 281. The Tigers shot 3-over for the tournament with for a total of 843. LSU posted the second-lowest score of every round to stay in contention and bring home their second Top 3 finish of the season. It is the 42nd team championship in LSU women's golf history and the first under secondyear head coach Garrett Runion. It is the first tournament win for LSU since the LSU Tiger Golf Classic in March 2018 and just the second team title since the 2014-15 season.
Top 5 Teams LSU Results
Magnolia Invitational West Point, Miss. – October 13-14, 2019 Old Waverly Golf Club -- Par 72
For the first time since the 1996-97 season, the LSU women's golf team has won backto-back tournaments with today's win at the 2019 Magnolia Invitational. LSU won the Princess Anne Invitational in Virginia Beach on Oct. 6, making this the first season since 2014-15 that the Tigers have won multiple tournaments in a season. Freshman Ingrid Lindblad led the charge for LSU, winning the individual crown with a three-round score of 10-under 206. She shot 5-under 67 in Round 2 and followed that up with a 4-under 68 to finish Round 3, her fifth and sixth rounds of the season shooting par or under. Lindblad was the leader in par 5 scoring with a 4.25 average and 9-under. It is the first individual win for an LSU player since Claudia DeAntonio won the LSU Lady Tiger Golf Classic in 2018.
Top 5 Teams 1. LSU 289-282-285 – 856 -8
2. Mississippi State 294-287-279 – 860 -4 3. Auburn 290-287-287 – 864 E 4. Tennessee 295-289-282 – 866 +2 5. Chattanooga 295-298-300 – 893 +29
LSU Results
1. Ingrid Lindblad T3. Kiana Oshiro T16. Latanna Stone T22. Alden Wallace T35. Kendall Griffin 71-67-68 – 206 71-69-70 – 210 75-73-73 – 221 72-77-74 – 223 79-73-76 – 228
Champs, Magnolia Invitational
1. LSU
1. Virginia Tech 3. Chattanooga 4. UCF 5. Old Dominion
2nd Place, Battle At The Beach
4. Ingrid Lindblad 8. Latanna Stone 9. Kendall Griffin 16. Kiana Oshiro (ind.) T39. Presley Baggett T48. Alden Wallace
279-283-281 – 843
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+3 +16 +18 +21
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Battle at the Beach San José Del Cabo, Mexico – November 1-3, 2019 The San Jose Club Campestre -- Par 72
LThe No. 19 LSU women's golf team earned its fourth Top-3 finish of the Fall season as the Tigers finished in second place at the Battle at the Beach in San José Del Cabo, Mexico. The Tigers shot 5-under 283 in the final round, ending up even for the tournament. It was LSU's sixth round this season of par or under. Freshmen Latanna Stone and Ingrid Lindblad picked up Top-5 finishes in the individual standings.
Top 5 Teams
1. Ole Miss
2. LSU
3. TCU 4. Texas A&M 5. Virginia Tech
