Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: Arizona State hangs on to secure the win

March 6, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Arizona State Women's Golf team (Arizona State Athletics Photo)

While the Sun Devils won by one shot, there was a four-way tie for the medalist honors in the individual competition

Arizona State finished 3-over and won the 2024 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C., by just one shot.

The Sun Devils finished one shot better than Northwestern, who finished in solo second place at 4-over. The Sun Devils shot rounds of 278-286-291 to finish 3-over and a 7-over final round 291. The Wildcats shot rounds of 281-282-293 to finish one shot behind the winners.

Auburn finished in solo third place at 5-over, South Carolina finished in solo fourth place at 6-over, and Arkansas finished in solo fifth place at 7-over. LSU, Georgia, and Texas finished T6 at 12-over, and Wake Forest and Duke finished T9 at 13-over.

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— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) March 7, 2024

In the individual competition, Julia Lopez Ramirez of Arkansas, Hannah Darling of South Carolina, Jennifer Cai of Northwestern, and Farah O'Keefe of Texas all shot 5-under to tie for the medalist honors.

Lopez Ramirez got to that number in dramatic fashion, shooting 7-under 64 to set the tournament record. She recorded eight birdies and one bogey in the final round, propelling up the leaderboard 23 spots.

Lopez Ramirez is currently ranked No. 4 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings.

World No. 1 Ingrid Lindblad of LSU finished in solo fifth place at 4-under, and just one shot back of the lead.

The annual event, hosted by multi-platinum country artist and PXG ambassador Darius Rucker, is held at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C., and features a 54-hole stroke play competition for individual and team honors.

Past individual champions of the tournament include Maria Fassi (2018, University of Arkansas), Emilia Migliaccio (2020, Wake Forest University), and Cheyenne Knight (2016, 2017, University of Alabama).

Results: Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Julia Lopez Ramirez	, Spain	700	67-77-64=208
T1	Jennifer Cai	Irvine, CA	700	71-68-69=208
T1	Hannah Darling	, Scotland	700	72-66-70=208
T1	Farah O'Keefe	Austin, TX	700	71-67-70=208
5	Ingrid Lindblad	, Sweden	400	67-71-71=209

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About the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: Arizona State hangs on to secure the win

54-hole collegiate invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina women's team. Team (best four scores out of five players each day) and individual competitions.