An impressive run for LSU graduate student golfer [autotag]Latanna Stone[/autotag] ended with a runner-up finish at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which was played at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles this past weekend.
Stone came up short in the match-play final against Auburn’s Megan Schofill 4&3, but she took down the No. 7, 10 and 25 amateurs in the world to reach the final at the event despite battling injuries throughout the week.
“I think that I know that I can do this and hang out with the ’big guys,'” Stone said in a release. “It’s just so special. I have my parents and my coaches here and I’m going to cherish this moment forever.”
Stone will return to LSU for a fifth season this fall.
“It gives me a lot of confidence,” she said. “I’m so excited to go back and spend time with my teammates and coaches. I think we’re going to have a great year this year.”
Stone currently ranks as the No. 34 amateur in the women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings.
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