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Scotsman
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Hannah Darling tees up exciting finish to her US college career
Consistent Scot helps in-form South Carolina win NCAA Regional Championship Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hannah Darling and her South Carolina team-mates are on a roll as the Scot heads towards the end of her eye-catching college career in the United States. Hot on the heels of winning the SEC (Southeastern Conference) Championship, the Gamecocks have now landed the NCAA Regional Championship as well and Darling was one of the leading lights once again. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Broomieknowe member, who is in her fourth and final year at South Carolina, carded three level-par 71s at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville in Virginia. Hannah Darling is enjoying an exciting end to her college career at the University of South Carolina |She finished joint-fourth in the individual standings but, more importantly, her effort helped the Gamecocks land the title by an impressive 11 shots. It was South Carolina's sixth NCAA Regional Championship under head coach Kalen Anderson but first since 2017. Swede Louise Rydqvist, who is also in her senior year, shot 67-71-75 to finish alongside Darling while standout freshman Eila Galitsky also ended up on level par after scores of 69-72-72. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Gamecocks will be making their fifth-straight trip to the NCAA Championship, which takes place on 16-21 May at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. Thirty teams from the six different regional sites will play 54-holes of stroke play with a cut to the top 15 for the final round of stroke play on 19 May. The top eight teams at that point will advance to the match-play phase to compete for the National Championship. Darling, who has been nominated along with Rydqvist for this year's ANNIKA Award on the college circuit, is set to turn professional later this year.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Numbers, stats to know ahead of the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur
Numbers, stats to know ahead of the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur One of the best amateur golf events in the world kicks off Wednesday in Georgia: the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Seventy-two of the best female amateurs will take on 36 holes of stroke play at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans, Georgia, where the top-30 and ties will advance to the final round Saturday at Augusta National. Here's a look at the Augusta National Women's Amateur by the numbers: Best stats ahead of 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur 3 Number of past champions in the field: Tsubasa Kajitani (2021), Anna Davis (2022) and Lottie Woad (2024). 8 Number of Stanford players, either past, current or commits/signees, in the field, the most of any school. 8 (again) The number of birdies from Hannah Darling in the first round in 2024, the most in ANWA history. 10 The number of players in the 2025 field who have advanced to the final round at least twice: GiannaClemente, Hannah Darling, Caterina Don, Megha Ganne, Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Rachel Heck, Caitlyn Macnab, Maria Jose Marin, Amanda Sambach and Lottie Woad. 11 The amount of eagles the field made last year, the most in ANWA history. 23 The amount of countries represented in the field. 33 The amount of newcomers in the field. There are 39 returning players. 49 Number of top-50 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in the field. 66 The low final-round score at Augusta National, which runner-up Bailey Shoemaker shot last year.
USA Today
03-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the 20 golfers on the Annika Award first spring watch list for 2024-25
Meet the 20 golfers on the Annika Award first spring watch list for 2024-25 The race for the women's college golf player of the year award is heating up. The Annika Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in women's college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. Players on the Annika Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically. Here's a look at the 20 golfers on the first spring watch list for the 2025 Annika Award. Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Jackson T. Stephens Cup) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 5 Hannah Darling, South Carolina Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Annika Intercollegiate) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 7 Ranking: No. 10 Megha Ganne, Stanford Class: Sophomore Wins: 1 (Nanea Invitational) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 3 Ranking: No. 6 Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State Class: Junior Wins: 2 (Therese Hession, Spartan Suncoast) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 20 Jasmine Koo, USC Class: Freshman Wins: 3 (Windy City, Stanford Intercollegiate, East Lake Cup) Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 2 Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford Class: Sophomore Wins: 1 (The Molly) Top-10 finishes: 2 Stroke play events: 4 Ranking: No. 13 Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas Class: Sophomore Wins: 2 (Blessings, Puerto Rico) Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 1 Gabi Nicastro, Samford Class: Sophomore Wins: 3 (Hoover Invite, Terrier Intercollegiate, Mercer Invitational) Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 54 Farah O'Keefe, Texas Class: Sophomore Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 12 Meja Ortengren, Stanford Class: Freshman Wins: 1 (San Diego State Classic) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 4 Ranking: No. 4 Catherine Park, USC Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Leadership and Golf) Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 9 Catherine Rao, Princeton Class: Junior Wins: 2 (Columbia Classic, Nittany Lion) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 4 Ranking: No. 49 Patience Rhodes, Arizona State Class: Sophomore Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 22 Kiara Romero, Oregon Class: Sophomore Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 7 Rocio Tejedo, LSU Class: Freshman Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 15 Mirabel Ting, Florida State Class: Junior Wins: 3 (Folds of Honor, Schooner Fall Classic, College Invitational) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 4 Ranking: No. 3 Suvichaya Vinijchaitham, Oregon Class: Freshman Wins: 1 (Alice and John Wallace) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 11 Avery Weed, Mississippi State Class: Sophomore Wins: 2 (Mason Rudolph, The Ally) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 32 Lottie Woad, Florida State Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Landfall Tradition) Top-10 finishes: 6 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 8 Reagan Zibilski, Arkansas Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Dale McNamara) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 16
