Alabama Golfer Benedetta Moresco Wins Italian Stroke Play Championship

Crimson Tide sophomore led wire-to-wire, recording an 11-under-par 277 through four rounds

Christopher Walsh | Jun 20, 2021

University of Alabama women’s golfer Benedetta Moresco led from start to finish while capping the the Italian Stroke Play Championship with a six-stroke victory on Sunday.

Moresco, the 2021 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year in women's golf, hails from Caldogno, Italy. She recorded scores of 70, 65, 73 and 69 for an 11-under-par 277 finish at the Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Golf Club Terre dei Consoli (par 72, 6,550 yards) in Monterosi.

The tournament is considered the national championship of Italy.

Moresco is coming off an impressive debut season at Alabama, earning First-Team SEC honors while leading the Crimson Tide with a 71.72 stroke average.

She's been ranked as high as No. 4 in the European Golf Rankings, and 30th in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).

Moresco was the 2019 Champion of the Women’s Italian International Amateur Championship U18, where she posted a four-round total of 67-71-66-66/270

Her accomplishments as listed by Alabama sports information:

Earned 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year honor
Named to the 2021 First-Team All SEC
Named to the SEC 2021 All-Freshman team
Named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 7, 2021
Completed her freshman season at the 2021 NCAA Championship (79-75-77/231)
Finished tied for 25th at the SEC Championship (71-70-71/212)
Finished tied for sixth and recorded her fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (70-73-73/216)
Tied for 10th and recorded her third consecutive top-10 finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (68-78-74/220)
Finished tied for third and earned her second consecutive top-five finish at the Gamecock Intercollegiate (70-70-74/214)
Placed fifth in Gators Invitational (73-67-70/210)
Finished tied for 37th in Moon Golf Invitational (70-73-76/219)

Published Jun 20, 2021

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.