Florida men’s golf falls flat in season opener at Sahalee Players Championship
By Brooke Bastedo | Sep. 8The Florida men's golf team fell flat in its 2025 season opening tournament.
The Florida men's golf team fell flat in its 2025 season opening tournament.
The UF Women’s Golf team is welcoming a new class of golfers, while building on their previous success.
Traveling to the west coast for the NCAA Golf National Championships could have posed many problems for the Florida men’s and women’s golf teams. It is typical for teams to struggle when traveling long distances, especially across time zones.
Florida will make its fifth consecutive trip to the national championship tournament. The team will compete against the best in the country for the title of national champions.
Florida has established itself as a consistent presence among the best teams in college golf. While the golf teams may not dominate every tournament, they aim to compete and win every time they tee up.
Florida ties for third place with Virginia in the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Gators will play in the NCAA Championship Tournament for the first time since 2019.
Florida was able to excel in match play against LSU and Arkansas before falling to No. 1 seed South Carolina in the final round of the SEC Championship.
Florida men’s golf found itself in the win column again after an impressive round three finish in the Calusa Cup. Senior Ian Gilligan and sophomore Jack Turner tied for third.
Sophomore Ines Archer led the Florida women’s golf team to its fifth regular season win of the season in the Chattanooga Classic this weekend.
The Florida Gators arrived at the Schenkel Invitational looking to repeat as champions. Last year, the team won this tournament with 27-under.
This weekend, it wasn’t stars in the eyes of Florida’s men’s golf team. Instead, it was clouds. Traveling from the Sunshine State to an overcast Las Vegas, Nevada, was a sad sign for the Gators.
Florida wins its sixth consecutive Gators Invitational behind a tournament best 8 under from Ian Gilligan.
The Florida Gators women’s golf team was unable to keep its winning streak going, as UF finished fifth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California.
The Florida Gators women’s golf team won their third consecutive tournament at the Sea Best Intercollegiate.
The Florida Gators men’s golf team rallied late to finish fifth at the Southwest Invitational.
Sophie Stevens built on her successful freshman year with an appearance at the Dow Championship, her first LPGA event.
Parker Bell and Jack Turner’s close friendship, both on and off the golf course, has fueled their strong performance in the 2023-24 season.
Following a notable sophomore season, Florida golfer Parker Bell secured a spot in the 124th U.S. Open after a battle through the qualifiers.
Texas, 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
Despite 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.