Recapping the Fall Season for the Golf Dawgs

STARKVILLE – Throughout the impressive 2022 fall slate, the Mississippi State women's golf program showcased its talented roster with stellar team and individual performances.

The 2022 fall season featured some uncharted territory for the Bulldogs under third-year head coach Charlie Ewing and second-year assistant coach, Lauren Whyte. After entering the season ranked 31^st, Mississippi State propelled up the rankings throughout the fall, becoming the No. 3 ranked team in the country in October. The Bulldogs ended the fall ranked 11^th as a team in the latest Golfstat rankings. Golfstat uses Relative Rankings to calculate their rankings each week. Relative Rankings compare each team, one-on-one, against every other team in the country. A percentage value is applied to every one of those decisions. MSU clocks in with a 261/272 comparative record against the field for a 90.2% relative percentage.

State competed in five events as a team throughout the fall. As a team, MSU never placed lower than fifth, highlighted by capturing back-to-back team titles in the Mason Rudolph Championship and Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Mississippi State is one of five schools currently ranked inside the top 25 with two or more tournament wins in the fall.

The Bulldogs opened up their fall season at the Carmel Cup from the historic Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. The 2022 edition of this famed event marked a new era as the Carmel Cup featured women for the first time. On the last day of the event, State began the day in fifth place. MSU was able to use a hot start on the front nine to improve their team score for the third consecutive day to card a 1-over, 361 in the final round. After the season's first 54 holes of golf, the Bulldogs finished fourth as a team (24-over, 1104). The trend of the Bulldogs being relentless in the final round of play is something that this team showcased throughout the fall. Julia Lopez Ramirez picked right back up where she left off in her sophomore season opener. Lopez Ramirez shined on the final day, securing her 11th round in the 60s with 3-under (69). Throughout the tournament, Lopez Ramirez rolled in the fifth most birdies with 11 to finish tied for fourth with a 2-under (214) final tally. Abbey Daniel began her senior season with a top-15 finish, carding 4-over (220) for the tournament to finish tied for 13th. Hannah Levi secured her ninth career top-20 finish, tying for 18th (5-over, 221).

The Bulldogs moved on to the Mason Rudolph Championship, an event very special to head coach Charlie Ewing as he got the opportunity to bring his team to his alma mater. Heading into the final round of the Mason Rudolph, the Bulldogs sat on the outside looking in as they faced a six-shot deficit in third place. Through the first two rounds at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, State never wavered from their third-place perch. Led by a complete team effort down the stretch, the Bulldogs rallied to capture the 2022 Mason Rudolph Championship with a 19-under par (845) performance. As a team, the Bulldogs recorded the fourth-lowest third round in MSU history (7-under par). 19-under par is the fifth-lowest tally after 54 holes as a team in school history. The Bulldogs defeated a loaded field that featured six ranked teams, including two in the top 25 and No. 6 ranked Ohio State. The then-ranked 31^st Bulldogs used strong individual performances when they needed it the most from up and down the scorecard. Julia Lopez Ramirez and Izzy Pellot combined to play the last five holes at 6-under par to bring State to 7-under for the day at 19-under for the tournament, which built separation that resulted in a four-stroke win over Arizona and five strokes over Vanderbilt. Lopez Ramirez was just 1-under on the day through 13 holes but played the last five holes at 5-under to record her 11th Round in the 60s in the Maroon and White (4-under, 66). The reigning SEC Freshman of the Year eagled the par-5 14th hole and after a par on the 15th, finished her round with three consecutive birdies to secure her ninth top-five finish, tying for fourth. Hannah Levi was essential for State throughout the Mason Rudolph Championship. Through three consecutive rounds of par or better golf, Levi captured her fifth top-5 finish, joining Lopez Ramirez for fourth. Throughout the event, Levi rolled in 13 birdies (second-most). Competing in her second career event, Izzy Pellot carded an even par (72) final round to finish tied for 11th with a 3-under par performance.

The Bulldogs returned to the course the next week to compete in the third annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational. The Bulldogs entered the final day two strokes back of Magnolia State foe, No. 10 Ole Miss, and delivered a stellar final 18 to capture the title. In the final round of the event, Mississippi State was 2-under par as a team, eight strokes better in the final round than Ole Miss who was 6-over par for the day and 21-over par for the tournament. As a team, State recorded an exceptional final round that featured two eagles on the back nine by Hannah Levi and Julia Lopez Ramirez to seal the victory. The Bulldogs had turned in two phenomenal final rounds in back-to-back events to come from behind to capture the team title. Lopez Ramirez captured the individual crown at the 2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Lopez Ramirez paced the field from start to finish in her victory as she never dropped below second throughout the event. In the opening round, Lopez Ramirez broke the women's records for Blessings Golf Club Course Record and Blessings Collegiate Invitational's lowest round (65, 7-under par). In the final round, Lopez Ramirez delivered her 13th round in the 60s, carding a 6-under par 66. After her record-breaking opening round of play at the 2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational, sophomore standout Julia Lopez Ramirez was tabbed SEC Women's Golfer of the Week.
Throughout the event, Lopez Ramirez sunk 19 birdies, most of the event. Izzy Pellot carded a 2-over par 74 to finish tied for 11th at the event. Hannah Levi carded a third-round score of 1-under par to finish in a tie for 11th with a three-round score of 223. This was Levi's 11th career top-15 finish.

Fresh off the heels of the back-to-back team victories in the 2022 Mason Rudolph Championship and Blessings Collegiate Invitational, State returned to their home greens for The Ally from the historic Old Waverly Golf Club. Mississippi State finished third with 22-over par (886). Senior Hannah Levi led MSU through the final round in her last event in front of the Bulldog faithful. On the back nine, Levi sunk her second eagle of the tournament on hole 14 before following it up with birdies on holes 15 and 18 to card 1-under par (71) in the third round. Levi finished nineteenth and rolled in the third most pars of the event (37). Abbey Daniel used a very strong showing in the final round to secure her second top-10 finish (tied for 10th with 4-over). Daniel rolled eight straight pars to begin the final day before adding three birdies on the back nine to card an even-par 72 in the last round. Throughout the event, Daniel sunk the fourth most birdies with nine.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico set the stage for the Golf Dawgs' final 54 holes of the fall season. After a tough first round from Mexico, the Bulldogs responded well in the next two rounds of the Battle at the Beach to climb up the leaderboard each day. The Bulldogs shot 15-over and were in 13th place after the first 18 holes before erasing 14-strokes on the last 36 holes of the fall season. State used strong performances from up and down the scorecard to record their second consecutive round of 7-under golf in the final round. The Bulldogs used three individual rounds in the 60s to move two spots up the leaderboard on the final day. 7-under par tied for the 15th lowest team round in school history. The Bulldogs were led by All-American Julia Lopez Ramirez in the final round. Lopez Ramirez carded her second consecutive round in the 60s in the final round, posting 4-under (67) to finish 5th (4-under, 209). Lopez Ramirez has now secured 14 rounds in the 60s for the maroon and white. In 17 career events, Lopez Ramirez has now finished in the top-five 11 times. Freshman Surapa Janthamunee, nicknamed SJ, shined in her Bulldog team debut. Throughout the final round, Janthamunee played the best round of her collegiate career so far. Janthamunee sunk six birdies on the day, adding nine pars to consecutive rounds in the 60s to open her career (3-under, 68). Janthamunee finished in the top 10, finishing 9th (2-under, 211). Throughout the event, SJ sunk the most birdies with 17.

The Bulldogs will return to the course for the spring season. Future tournaments and dates will be released at a later date.

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