Results

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – South Alabama women's golfer Catharina Lohoff earned medalist honors at The Judson, hosted by Southern Miss Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, at Hattiesburg Country Club.

Lohoff (70-75-70) turned in a 1-under par 215 to win the tournament by one stroke, marking her first individual victory as a Jaguar. She carded a 2-under par 70 in Tuesday's final round, which included a 3-under par 33 on HCC's back nine holes. Lohoff posted birdies at the par-five 17th and par-four 18th, along with a birdie at the par-four ninth hole to finish at 3-under on the back nine after recording a 1-over par 37 on the front nine. 

She opened her final round at HCC's par-three second hole with Tuesday's 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, and strung together five straight pars before a bogey at the par-three seventh – the lone blemish on her scorecard in the final round. Lohoff closed the tournament with a par at the par-four first hole to win by one stroke over ULM's Anna Andrysova and Alessia Mengoni, and Jacksonville State's Claire Vermette, all of whom finished at even par 216 for the tournament.

Lohoff posted a 2-under par 70 in Monday's opening round. She carded five birdies in round one, but gave three shots back with a bogey at No. 2 and double bogey at the par-four 12th hole. In three rounds, Lohoff played HCC's back nine holes at a combined 4-under par.

South Alabama (291-292-288) finished runner-up at the tournament, and just one shot back of champion ULM with a three-round, 7-over par total of 871. It marked the third tournament of four this fall the Jaguars finished in second place.

Malia Uyeshiro (72-72-73) earned her second top-five finish of the fall, finishing tied for fifth with a 1-over par 217. She shot even par in the first two rounds of the tournament on Monday before recording a 1-over par 73 in Tuesday's final 18 holes.

Carlota Garcia (75-74-71) finished tied for 10th at 4-over par 220 for the tournament after firing a 1-under par 71 in Tuesday's final round. Garcia carded five birdies in the final round, including back-to-back birdies at No. 1 and No. 2 after beginning her round at the par-five fifth hole, which resulted in a 1-under par 35 on HCC's front nine. 

Cassidy Lambert (74-72-74) also earned a top-10 finish, finishing tied for 10th, with a 4-over par 220 in three rounds which included an even par 72 in round two. 

South Alabama led the field in par five scoring with an 8-under par average of 4.87 strokes. The Jaguars finished second in the field in birdies (46), and tied for second in pars (174). 

Uyeshiro led the field in par five scoring, playing HCC's par fives at a 5-under par average of 4.58 strokes. Lohoff finished with a 3-under par average of 4.75 strokes on par fives, while Garcia and Greta Rietdorf each played par fives at a 1-under par average of 4.92.

Lambert played par threes at a 1-under par average of 2.92, which ranked tied for fifth among the field, and Lohoff's 1-over par average of 4.03 on par fours ranked third in the field.

Lambert tied for the most birdies in the tournament with 12, Garcia finished with 10 and Lohoff carded nine. Lohoff ranked third among the field in pars (39), and Uyeshiro finished tied for fourth with 38 pars over three rounds.

ULM (297-292-281) won the tournament with a three-round total of 870 after posting a 7-under par 281 in the final round.

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Feb. 27-28, 2023, when it hosts the Tchefuncta Invitational in Covington, La.

QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Luther
- On the tournament:
"It's a good comeback after a rough week the week before. We played great all week this week, and to sleep on the lead (after two rounds) and then play a good (final) round, that's all you can do; if you get beat then you get beat. ULM just had a hell of a day. We did our job, but just got caught."

- On the difference between last week and this week's tournament:
"This week was just a course we're a little more comfortable on for sure. Hattiesburg is right down the road with a similar layout, turf conditions, weather – all that kind of stuff – it was just easier on us for sure this week and we definitely took advantage."

- On Catharina Lohoff:
"She just managed everything really well for all three rounds. She struggled with her driver all day yesterday, and just battled and kept it together which is awesome to see. We straightened her driver out a little bit and she drove it better today and won the tournament."

- On Malia Uyeshiro:
"She is just super mellow and never gets too wound up or too down, and you need a player like that to win golf tournaments. You can just count on her. She hits it really solid, and stays pretty intentional about what's she's doing. She doesn't really have any holes in her game."

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