In its second tournament of the season, the Alabama women’s golf team notched 12th place at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Over the three-day event, the Crimson Tide shot a 7-over-par team total of 871 and placed one player in the top 15.  

 At the Vanderbilt Legends Club, the team struggled to find its footing as the Crimson Tide shot 4 over par or worse each day of the tournament. Despite the team’s second-place finish in overall pars with 171, scoring was a slog as on par 4s; the Crimson Tide shot a cumulative 30 over.  

 Regardless of the team’s struggles, it was no problem for Sarah Edwards, who secured her ninth career top 20 for the Crimson Tide. The senior from Florida was the only Alabama player who posted multiple days of under-par scores, shooting 69-70 on Saturday and Sunday. The 2023 U.S. Open participant held her own, carding only three bogeys on the way to a tied 12th-place finish.  

 Behind Edwards, Elina Sinz had a solid top 25 finish, as the senior is picking up some momentum after placing top 15 at the Boilermaker Classic earlier in September. Sinz played less consistently than Edwards, with many more bogeys; however, she led the Crimson Tide with 10 birdies in the tournament on her way to a 2-under finish.  

 Aside from Edwards and Sinz, sophomore Taylor Kehoe shot 3 over in the tournament, tying for 47th place. Freshman Harriet Lockley and sophomore Mattie Frick finished at 13 over, which granted a tie for 74th place.  

 Head coach Mic Potter thinks the team has shown signs of great potential to compete with “the upper-echelon programs of college golf” but still needs to show improvement.  

 “We have the firepower to do it but are making too many mistakes that offset the positive things that we do,” Potter said. “We need to practice and play with more focus and commitment if we are to compete in fields like we faced this week.” 

 Alabama’s next tournament comes in two weeks, as the Crimson Tide will travel to Medinah, Illinois, to compete in the Illini Women’s Invitational.