It was a new day on the golf course, but much of the same on the scorecard for Florida in the second round of competition at the NCAA Championships.
On an opening day of the NCAA Championships that saw few teams shoot negative, the Florida women’s golf team wasn’t one of them.
The Florida women’s golf team begins play in the NCAA Championships today after a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Central Regional on May 11.
For the 13th straight year, Florida men’s golf will advance to the NCAA Championships.
The Florida men’s golf team will tee off postseason play today when it competes in the Baton Rouge Regional of the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Led by two career-best rounds from senior Mia Piccio, the Florida women’s golf team advanced to the NCAA tournament after finishing in fourth place at the NCAA Central Regional.
After a surprising first round that saw the Gators sit in first place in the NCAA Women’s Central Regional, the team fell back to Earth on Friday and sits tied for third at 13-over par (589).
The Gators women’s golf team had possibly their best first round of the season, landing in first place in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional thanks to a five-under (six-under) par (282) score as a team.
After a disastrous first round of golf for the Gators men’s and women’s golf teams, both teams fared better on the second day of the Southeastern Conference Championships.
The Gators men’s golf team was one of the favorites to win the Southeastern Championship, but after one round, the team may have to look elsewhere for a title.
The Gators are about to face one of their toughest tests this year.
While all eyes were on Florida senior T.J. Vogel at The Masters this weekend, another Gators golfer was making headlines on the professional circuit.
T.J. Vogel is competing against the world's best at The Masters this weekend. Although the Florida senior is competitive, he is starstruck by some of his opponents in Augusta, Ga.
Injuries and the absence of senior T.J. Vogel did not stop Florida from having arguably the team’s best showing of the spring in the Gary Koch Invitational. The Gators finished in fourth place at the two-day tournament in Tampa.
The Florida women’s golf team rebounded after a disastrous first round to finish in fifth place at the Bryan National Collegiate over the weekend.
The Gators women’s golf team shot up six spots in the second round of the Bryan National Collegiate on Saturday and put themselves in a tie for sixth after a day of all-around improvement.
The Gators women’s golf team is looking to rebound in the Bryan National Collegiate this weekend after falling just short of winning their home tournament, the SunTrust Gator Invitational, nearly two weeks ago.
Mia Piccio was just inches away from potentially helping Florida grab a third consecutive win in the SunTrust Gator Women’s Invitational.
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