Nielson Finishes Second at Tiger/Wave Classic

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New Orleans, LA – Virginia junior golfer Calle Nielson shot 3-under 69 during Sunday’s final round to finish second at the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans. Nielson finished the three-day tournament at 2-under 214, one shot behind LSU’s Megan McChrystal, who managed a birdie on her final hole to secure the victory. Nielson had three birdies and one bogey during her final round.

Behind Nielson’s play, No. 18 Virginia finished fifth in the 23-team field that included 16 teams ranked in the current Golfstat top-50. Auburn, ranked No. 2, won the tournament at 25-over 889. TCU was second at 896, No. 7 Alabama was third at 897, No 20 LSU was fourth at 901 and UVa was fifth at 902. The Cavaliers shot 3-over 291 during the final day, their best round of the tournament.

Nielson’s final finish and score were her best this season. It was the 11th top-10 showing during her career and her second highest finish at UVa. Last year she tied for first at the LSU Classic.

Freshman Brittany Altomare was Virginia’s next highest finisher in 31st place. She finished at 12-over 228 including a 72 during the final round after opening with scores of 76 and 80. Eleana Collins was 41st overall at 230. She opened the tournament with a career-best 18-hole score of 73 and followed that up with rounds of 83 and 74. Collins’ finish was the best in her career.

Nicole Agnello was 53rd overall at 232. She opened and closed with scores of 76 and shot 80 during Saturday’s second round that featured high winds that inflated the field’s scoring. Whitney Neuhauser placed 101st at 244 and only counted as a scorer during the opening round when she shot 74. Lauren Greenlief, playing as a non-scoring individual, was 110th at 247.

The Cavaliers are next in action March 26-28 at Georgia’s Liz Murphey Classic.

Tiger/Wave Golf Classic
English Turn Country Club
New Orleans, LA
Par-72, 6,132 yards
Final Results

Team Results


 1. Auburn 305-296-288-889

 2. TCU 305-298-293-896
3. Alabama
 293-315-290-897
4. LSU
 294-307-300-901
5. Virginia 296-315-291-902

 6. Tennessee 305-311-289-905
7. Georgia 307-313-286-906
8. North Carolina 
 302-312-295-909
9. Wake Forest 314-315-283-912
10. Mississippi 300-321-296-917
11. Vanderbilt 303-325-291-919
12. Arkansas 314-316-293-923
13. Notre Dame
 310-314-300-924
14. Purdue
 303-327-296-926
15. NC State
 306-319-302-927

16. Tulane 305-327-300-932
16. Furman 305-334-293-932
18. Louisville 313-317-304-934

19. Col. of Charleston 313-318-304-935
20. Kentucky 
 308-326-312-946
21. UNC-Wilmington 
 322-324-314-960
22. Central Florida 321-325-315-961

23. Mississippi State 
 320-331-318-969

Individual Leaders
1. Megan McChrystal, LSU 72-72-69-213
2. Calle Nielson, Virginia 73-72-69-214
3. Cydney Clanton, Auburn 73-71-71-215
4. Candace Schepperle, Auburn 76-76-67-219
5. Tessa Teachman, LSU 70-75-75-220
6. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 75-77-69-221
6. Nathalie Mansson, Tennessee 76-77-68-221
6. Rachel Raastad, TCU 78-71-72-221
9. Emilie Burger, Georgia 81-75-66-222
9. Camilla Lennarth, Alabama 72-76-75-222
9. Brooke Pancake, Alabama 70-80-72-222

Virginia Results
2. Calle Nielson 73-72-69-214
31. Brittany Altomare 76-80-72-228
41. Eleana Collins 73-83-74-230
53. Nicole Agnello 76-80-76-232
101. Whitney Neuhauser 74-86-84-244
110. Lauren Greenlief* 81-91-75-247
* Competing as an individual