HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. —Redshirt junior Karoline Tuttle placed fifth and led the Bulldogs with a 4-under 67 in round three of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club. Georgia landed T11th in a field featuring four top-10 teams and 11 top-25 teams.

Five Fast Facts
• Tuttle was one of seven players under par in round three. The Bulldogs teed off from No.10 and played the back nine first on Wednesday. Tuttle had four birdies and no bogeys in round three, with back-to-back birdies on No.7 and No.8. 
• Tuttle’s fifth place finish is the second best performance by a Georgia golfer in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Marta Silva Zamora tied for fourth in 2011 and Jenny Bae in 2023. Tuttle ascended eight spots from round two and posted a career low in round three. 
• Georgia shaved off 11-strokes from round two, improving to 1-under 283 in round three. 
• Freshman Trinity Beth joined Tuttle in the red numbers, recording three birdies for a 1-under 70 finish. Beth also landed in the top 10, sitting in ninth. Freshman Gabriella Albert finished at even par after carding four birdies on the back nine.
• As a team, the Bulldogs moved up three spots from Tuesday’s placement. 

Notable Quotes
Head Coach Erika Brennan:
We are really proud of the fight in this team. They were on a mission today to climb and that’s what they did. Every head to head win matters and they never backed down. Karoline was impressive all week – she was so committed to her process. And for Trinity to get a top-10 in this field in just her 3rd college tournament is awesome. We are connecting some dots and building momentum! There is still plenty to work on and we’re hungry to get back to work.

Redshirt junior Karoline Tuttle:
It was a really fun day out there. I hit my irons really well today and just took one shot at a time. Putting was the highlight for me this week. Really proud of the fight this team had!

Up Next
Georgia will compete at the Briars Creek Invitational from Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 17 at The Golf Club at Briars Creek in Kiawah Island, S.C.