Women’s golf falters, falls to fourth-place finish at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite
Day 1
Both UF golf teams enjoyed solid final rounds in their respective tournaments on Tuesday as the end of fall season draws nearer.
Opening days for fall tournaments have been a mixed bag for the Gators. A miserable first day at the Carpet Capital Collegiate set the tone for a disappointing 13th-place finish. John Axelsen’s 64 on the opening round at last week’s Trinity Forest Invitational sparked a fourth-place finish for both Axelsen and the Gators.
The Gators weren’t satisfied. They came into the final day of the Trinity Forest Invitational trailing five other squads. But Florida’s performance Tuesday perhaps gave the team something to build off of as it climbed up the leaderboard to finish fourth.
The Gators knew one thing heading into the Trinity Forest Invitational after a disappointing 13th-place finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate: they had to be better. They also knew that this was a tournament that last year’s team had won by 10 strokes.
UF’s women’s golf team wrapped up its weekend at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Michigan, with a third-place finish.
The UF women’s golf team continued its impressive play on Monday, capping off a two-day performance at the Cougar Classic that saw the team score a 30-under, 546 overall.
The women’s team was ranked 12th in the nation, and junior Sierra Brooks was named a Golfweek Preseason Second-Team All-American heading into the first tournament of the fall season. Both have proven themselves to be worthy of their preseason praise following their first day in their opening competition. The Gators are in the lead at the Cougar Classic after one round and Brooks is atop the individual leaderboard.
With one putt, senior Gordon Neale put a merciful end to day one of the Carpet Capital Collegiate for the Gators.
The men’s and women’s golf teams hold intriguing potential heading into the fall season. Both teams are coming off national championship appearances and returning many of the same players, .
The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee announced Thursday afternoon that Florida men’s golf coach J.C. Deacon has been issued a public reprimand for his actions at the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on May 28.
The Florida men’s golf team came out strong in the second round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships on Saturday afternoon.
The No. 6 Florida men's golf team finds itself in a deep hole following first round play in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The Gators saw their season end on Sunday at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Seven top-five team finishes. Four top-three finishes. Two team wins. Nine top-five individual finishes. Two individual championships.
Two quadruple bogeys, two triple bogeys, five double bogeys, 14 bogeys, 10 birdies and the rest pars.
Sierra Brooks, as usual, led the UF women’s golf team into battle on Friday at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
History was set on the final day of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional.
If the Gators men’s golf team’s performance on Monday at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional was any indication, then Florida plays better on the back nine then it does on the front.
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