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Alabama Women’s Golf: “Been Looking For A Girl Like You”

By Ronald Evans

Mar 2, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; A ball hit by Rickie Fowler lays next to the on the 12th hole during the first round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; A ball hit by Rickie Fowler lays next to the on the 12th hole during the first round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Alabama Women’s Golf is stroking it this spring. The Tide just won the Darius Rucker Tournament for the second consecutive year. Cheyenne Knight, Tide fans have “been looking for a girl like you.”

Alabama Women’s Golf loves the Darius Rucker Tournament held each spring in Charleston, S.C. Some of you might remember Darius of Hootie and the Blowfish fame. The band exploded on the music scene in the mid 90’s with chart toppers like “Only Want to be with You.” Stealing a line from that song, Cheyenne Knight, Alabama golf fans have “been looking for a girl like you.”

The band exploded on the music scene in the mid 90’s with chart toppers like “Only Want to be with You.” Stealing a line from that song, Cheyenne Knight, Alabama golf fans have “been looking for a girl like you.”

Darius Rucker and the University of South Carolina have been putting on the prestigious college women’s golf tournament for six years. Every year the field is represented with many of the top teams in the country.

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This year’s field was Alabama, Auburn, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Duke, Furman, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and Wake Forest.

The Alabama Women’s Golf team, led by sophomore Cheyenne Knight won the 2017 tournament last weekend. The tournament championship was the third for Alabama golf in the six years of the event. Alabama won in its national championship year, 2012 and also in 2016.

Alabama Women’s golf shot seven over par as a team during the 54 hole event. Finishing second, two shots back was Duke and third went to Arizona State, six shots behind the Tide.

Auburn did not finish last but they did finish 14th at 59 over par.

Cheyenne Knight won individual honors after rounds of 68, 72, and 65. She beat the second place finisher by seven shots. Freshman Kristen Gillman finished in 4th place for Alabama and sophomore Lauren Stephenson finished in a tie for ninth. Knight’s 65 tied her career best round.

Including Alabama, nine teams in the Darius Rucker Tournament field were ranked in the nation’s Top Twenty teams. Alabama was ranked fifth going into the event. Alabama has finished first or second in four of its six tournaments this season.

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For those of you wanting to sample a little Darius and Hootie:

The new NCAA Women’s Golf rankings will come out Tuesday afternoon. The Tide should move up a spot or two after the recent victory. We’ll post the new rankings on our Facebook page. Send us your comments.

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