State Sits Above Cutline Heading Into Final Round Of Stroke Play At SEC Championship

Tuesday, April 15

Belleair, Fla.

Mississippi State

SEC Tournament

State Sits Above Cutline Heading Into Final Round Of Stroke Play At SEC Championship

April 15, 2025 | Women's Golf

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By: William Simmons, Communications Fellow

BELLEAIR, Fla. – After two rounds of stroke play at the SEC Championship, Mississippi State women's golf sits in a tie for seventh place at 7-over par. The Bulldogs will look to be one of the top-eight teams on the leaderboard at the conclusion of stroke play tomorrow to advance to the match play portion of the tournament.

Samantha Whateley continues to sit in the top 10 of the leaderboard through two rounds. The sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa, finished even par on the round. This is the second time in Whateley's career that she has been under-par after two rounds. She enters the final round of action five strokes off the individual lead.

Izzy Pellot carded an even-par day on Tuesday. The junior strung together a team-leading four birdies during the day. She sits at five-over with 18 holes remaining in stroke play.

Avery Weed rounds out the Bulldogs inside of the top 20. Weed is 1-over par after shooting a 3-under round in the opening day. She sits tied for 19th, eying her ninth career finish inside of the top 20.

The second round of the SEC Championship will begin tomorrow. The Bulldogs will begin teeing off at 7:50 a.m. CT on Tuesday. Live scoring for the tournament is available at golfstat.com

SEC Championship Leaderboard
1. South Carolina, -20
2. LSU, -6
3. Texas, -1
4. Ole Miss, +2
5. Auburn, +5
6. Tennessee, +6
T7. Mississippi State, Texas A&M, +7
T9. Arkansas, Florida, +8
11. Alabama, +10
12. Kentucky, +18
13. Oklahoma, +24
14. Missouri, +25
15. Vanderbilt, +30
16. Georgia, +44

Mississippi State
Name	Place	Rd. 1	Rd. 2
Avery Weed	T19	67, -3	74, +4
Izzy Pellot	T41	75, +5	70, E
Samantha Whateley	T8	68, -2	70, E
Chiara Horder	T49	73, +3	73, +3
Ana Pina Ortega	T49	75, +5	71, +1
TEAM	T7	283, +3	284, +4

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