One Florida star decided to shine in Hollywood on Monday.
Junior T.J. Vogel, the No. 5 golfer in the nation, shot 10-under during the opening day of the Charleston Shootout in Hollywood, S.C., including a 3-under 69 in the first round and a 7-under 65 in the second round to sit in first individually.
Vogel bogeyed the first hole, but that was his only misstep on the day. He recorded nine birdies, and eagled the par-five, 540-yard 15th hole during his second round.
Behind Vogel and fellow junior Tyler McCumber, the No. 27 Gators (-19) sit in first place, 12 strokes ahead of second-place Augusta State entering the final day at the Links at Stono Ferry.
McCumber carded a 4-under 68 in the first round thanks to five birdies against one bogey, capping off the opening round with three birdies on his final five holes, including a pair of par fives.
The junior shot even-par in the second round and is tied for fourth.
While the men sit in first after their opening day in Hollywood, the women finished strong on the second day of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship in New Orleans, climbing to fifth in the tournament standings, eight strokes back of first-place Southern California.
“I have to stay that I’m very pleased with the toughness of this team today,” coach Jan Dowling said. “We didn’t start off our best [Monday] and the weather was terrible. It was windy, cold and rainy and they hung tough and kept themselves mentally tough.”
Despite the slow start, UF made a climb up the leaderboard thanks to a solid round from freshman Camilla Hedberg, the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week.
Hedberg shot 6-over on the back nine in the opening round, and stumbled out of the gate Monday, bogeying two of her first five holes. However, she rebounded on the back nine to shoot a 3-under 69 to sit in a tie for seventh individually.
Senior Evan Jensen joined Hedberg under par with a 1-under 71 after shooting 5-over Sunday.
“We’ll continue to do the things we’ve been working on,” Dowling said. “We’re in contention to win, and that’s why we came here.”
