SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Led by top-10 individual finishes by Kate Song and Chantal El Chaib, the Georgia women’s golf team finished third at the San Diego State Classic. The 54-hole event at The Heights Golf Club concluded on Tuesday.
Fast Facts
• Song finished ninth overall at 2-under 214, while El Chaib was 10th at 1-under 215.
• Georgia posted its best team finish of the season, improving upon the Bulldogs’ fourth place showing on the team leaderboard at the UAB Hoover Invitational last fall.
• The Bulldogs’ counting scores on Tuesday included at 1-under 71 from Celine Brovold Sanne, a pair of 1-over 73s from Song and Morgan Smith and a 79 from El Chaib. Vilde Marie Nystrøm posted an 80 in the final round.
• Brovold Sanne posted her fourth par-or-better round of the season with a steady day which featured 13 pars. She teed off from No. 3 on the shotgun start and quickly birdied No. 4 before bogeys at No. 9 and No. 12. Brovold Sanne moved back to par with a birdie at No. 16 and dipped into red numbers with a birdie at No. 2, her final hole of the day.
• El Chaib recorded her fourth top-10 finish and third in her last three starts.
• Song notched her second top-10 and fourth top-10 performance of the 2024-25 season. She equaled her best effort of the season, also tying for ninth at the UAB Hoover Invitational in the fall.
• Overall, Smith tied for 21st at 5-over 222, Brovold Sanne tied for 31st at 225 and Nystrøm finished 55th at 240.
Key Quote
“They are starting to build momentum and I’m proud of the fight in this team,” head coach Erika Brennan said. “We are really encouraged with the progress they are making in connecting the dots and staying aggressive. Kate and Chantal were so solid, and Celine put up a great final round in harder conditions. We get two and a half weeks to prepare for the Darius Rucker, and we are amped to have more great opportunities to get better. Proud of these Dawgs!”
Up Next
Georgia will return to action in three weeks when the Bulldogs open play in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C. The tournament will feature live coverage on the Golf Channel during all three rounds on March 3-5.