CARLSBAD, California \u2013 The LSU women\u2019s golf team posted its school lowest first round score in an NCAA Championship Friday as the Tigers opened with an even par round of 288 at the OMNI La Costa Resort and Spa.<\/p>\n
The round topped by one shot the 1-over 289 the Tigers opened with in 2024 in the tournament\u2019s first year at this venue.<\/p>\n
The even par round equals the second-best single round in school history in an NCAA Championship equaling the third round in 2024 and the second round in 2023 (in Scottsdale, Arizona).<\/p>\n
LSU had the fourth lowest score of the 15 teams seeded 16-30 that played in the morning wave on Friday on the par 72, 6,271-yard layout. The top 15 seeds started their tournament in the opening round in the afternoon waves.<\/p>\n
The order will be reversed on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Tigers had what could truly be called a team round as they counted a 1-under, two even par rounds and a 1-over par for the 288 total.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was truly a team effort today, having everybody in it,\u201d said LSU Coach Garrett Runion, taking the Tigers to their school record sixth consecutive NCAA Championship. \u201cI know Josefin (Widal) was our drop score, but she battled back \u2026 Having everybody play consistent \u2013 nobody was playing super great or anything. They were just playing solidly. It was a very solid round and very consistent and it\u2019s hard to beat consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsa Svensson led the Tigers with a 1-under par 71, featuring an in close birdie on the final hole, the par 5 18th. Svensson had four birdies on the round, three on the final nine holes.<\/p>\n
Taylor Riley had two early birdies and finished at even par 72, with four total birdies. Freshman Ryleigh Knaub, in her first NCAA Championship, also had four birdies in an even par 72.<\/p>\n
Francesco Fiorellini posted 1-over par 73 for the last counting score, shooting 1-under par over the last 16 holes with 15 pars and a birdie.<\/p>\n
Widal finished at 5-over 75 with three birdies in her round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was proud of the fact that we only had one double bogey out here,\u201d Runion said. \u201cThis place has some tough holes all over the place, and to go through with just one little mistake like that was big. I was proud of Taylor, coming home as a senior in her hometown and really started off well. Even after making the double (on 14) she finished very well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also proud of our freshman Ryleigh, in her first national championship, started the first hole off with a birdie and then after a couple of bogeys, she rights the ship and had a great round. Our other senior, Elsa, birdied the last hole to shoot 1-under is big because it\u2019s gonna come down to one or two shots, so every shot counts. I\u2019m very pleased with how they played today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fiorellini\u2019s 15 pars was T3 in the morning wave in the field, along with Riley.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was proud of Francesca because she played the last 16 holes 1-under and one under par over the last 16 holes is very strong,\u201d said Runion. \u201cShe\u2019s in a good spot. She\u2019s hitting the ball well. She\u2019s putting it well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three teams in the morning wave posted under par scored with Oklahoma State at 5-under 283, Eastern Michigan at 2-under 286 and Missouri at 1-under 287.<\/p>\n
Ellie Bushnell of Oklahoma State shot the low round of the morning wave at 4-under 68.<\/p>\n
LSU was T8 in the early field with 14 total birdies and T7 in the field with 58 pars.<\/p>\n
The Tigers will not tee off in Saturday\u2019s second round until 1:07 p.m. PDT (3:07 p.m. in Baton Rouge), again playing with Kentucky and Virginia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team is in a great spot,\u201d Runion said. \u201cThe vibes are high. We\u2019ve got a long break until Saturday afternoon, but we put ourselves in a good spot to have a good day (Saturday).\u201d<\/p>\n
Live scoring will be available at Scoreboard.clippd.com and streaming on BabyGrande.com<\/p>\n
NOTE TEAM STANDINGS WILL BE COMPLETELY UPDATED AFTER 9 PM CT.<\/p>\n
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