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Florida women’s golf wins Sea Best Intercollegiate
By Joshua Stevens | Jan. 29, 2025The Florida Gators women’s golf team won their third consecutive tournament at the Sea Best Intercollegiate.
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Florida Gators men’s golf finishes fifth at Southwest Invitational
By Joshua Stevens | Jan. 29, 2025The Florida Gators men’s golf team rallied late to finish fifth at the Southwest Invitational.
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Florida men’s and women’s golf earn first victory of Fall season at Barbara Nicklaus Cup
By Aiden Wacksman | Oct. 8, 2024The Florida men’s and women’s golf teams secured a first-place finish at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup behind dominant individual performances.
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Florida women’s golf places fourth at Mary Fossum Invitational
By Aiden Wacksman | Sep. 23, 2024The Florida women’s golf team used a strong opening round to fuel a second straight top-five tournament finish.
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Florida women’s golf earns fourth place in season opener at Cougar Classic
By Aiden Wacksman | Sep. 10, 2024The Florida women’s golf team recorded a top five finish in its season opener behind the strong efforts of two freshmen.
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Sophie Stevens’ first LPGA event brings valuable lessons and memories
By Aiden Wacksman | Aug. 5, 2024Sophie Stevens built on her successful freshman year with an appearance at the Dow Championship, her first LPGA event.
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Parker Bell and Jack Turner’s chemistry elevates Florida men’s golf
By Aiden Wacksman | July 8, 2024Parker Bell and Jack Turner’s close friendship, both on and off the golf course, has fueled their strong performance in the 2023-24 season.
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After transformative sophomore season, Parker Bell heads to first U.S. Open
By Chandler Hawkes | June 10, 2024Following a notable sophomore season, Florida golfer Parker Bell secured a spot in the 124th U.S. Open after a battle through the qualifiers.
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Florida men’s golf’s season ends in fourth round of NCAA championship
By Aiden Wacksman | May 28, 2024Texas, the host of the 2023-24 NCAA championships, decided to hold the event at a course no team in the country had seen this season: the Omni La Costa Resort north course. It presented a challenge to all golfers. The course was unfamiliar and contained grasses that Florida hadn’t seen much of in collegiate competition. Florida advanced to the fourth and final round of stroke play but failed to place in the top eight to secure a spot in the match play finals
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Florida men’s golf head coach J.C. Deacon’s guidance leads UF to fourth-straight national championship appearance
By Aiden Wacksman | May 28, 2024Despite a rough start to the season, Florida men's golf head coach J.C. Deacon has a shot to lead his team to back-to-back national championship victories.
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Ironwood Golf Course looks to stay afloat as staple of Gainesville golf community
By Jack Meyer | May 20, 2024Despite financial struggles, Ironwood Golf Course continues to be a staple for golfers in the Gainesville community.
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Florida men’s golf qualifies for 2024 NCAA championships
By Aiden Wacksman | May 15, 2024The Florida men’s golf team earned the No. 3-seed in the West Lafayette Regional after securing five regular-season tournament victories and a spot in the SEC championship match-play quarterfinals. The Gators needed to place within the top five in the regional to secure a trip to the national championship.
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Florida men’s golf to begin postseason on May 13
By Aiden Wacksman | May 11, 2024After an appearance in the match play quarterfinals of the SEC championships, the No. 14 Florida men’s golf team will fight to defend its 2023 title in postseason competition at the three-round West Lafayette NCAA regional from May 13-15.
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Florida women’s golf season ends at East Lansing Regional
By Aiden Wacksman | May 8, 2024No. 15 Florida placed 13th in the SEC tournament and failed to claim the top-8 mark to qualify for match play in the quarterfinals.
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Florida women’s golf season ends at East Lansing Regional
By Aiden Wacksman | May 8, 2024The Florida Gators women’s golf team’s regular season was defined by tournament wins and top-five finishes. UF carried itself with one-on-one victories over top-ranked teams in the country. However, Florida finished seventh in the 12-team NCAA Regional and failed to advance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
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Florida men’s golf falls short in SEC Championship, loses in the quarterfinals
By Hannah Getman | Apr. 27, 2024Florida men’s golf was knocked out of the SEC Championship by Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals.
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Florida women’s golf fails to qualify for match play in SEC Championship
By Hannah Getman | Apr. 14, 2024Entering the third round of stroke play six shots back from the top-eight, Florida women’s golf was prepared to make a run in the final 18 holes. After two up-and-down rounds in the days prior, the Gators were hoping to turn their play around and qualify for the match play quarterfinals.
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All-around strong play earns Florida men’s golf a win at Calusa Cup
By Hannah Getman | Apr. 9, 2024The Florida men’s golf team earned its sixth win of the season, finishing first at the Calusa Cup.
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Planned celebrations and staying positive helps Ian Gilligan lead Florida golf
By Hannah Getman | Apr. 8, 2024Florida junior Ian Gilligan, a two-time SEC Golfer of the Week, transferred in the Fall. So far, he's made an impact by staying positive on the course.
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Florida women’s golf places second at Liz Murphey Collegiate
By Hannah Getman | Mar. 30, 2024The Gators battled their way ahead, matching Georgia’s five birdies on the front nine with five of their own. The Bulldogs struggled on the back nine, with five bogeys and a quadruple bogey to start. Florida seized the opportunity, tying Georgia at 8-over and overtaking it with three birdies on the final three holes. UF held on to secure the second place finish.
