The Alabama women’s golf team was named the National Team of the Week on Monday by Golfweek following the Crimson Tide’s victory at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
The second-ranked Tide, who entered the final round 7 shots behind Vanderbilt and 5 shots behind LSU, finished at 24-over 876 to defeat the Commodores and Tigers by four shots. Alabama’s final round 291 was the second-lowest in the field on Sunday and the best among the top six teams.
The Tide shot 297 in round one before rallying with a 2-under-par 286 in round two that kept the team within reach of the leaders. Junior Stephanie Meadow followed a similar track as her team, opening with a 77 before carding a 1-under 70 on day two and a final-round-best 67 on Sunday to propel the Crimson Tide to the team win.
The win gave Alabama back-to-back victories at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and three team titles in its last four tournaments. The Tide shared the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, then rolled to victory at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
The Crimson Tide returns to action at the Gator Women’s Invitational at the University of Florida’s Mark Bostick Golf Course March 15-17 in Gainesville, Fla.