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A week after winning the SunTrust Gator Invitational last weekend, sophomore Sierra Brooks carded the only under-par score for Florida in the first round of the Evans Derby Experience in Auburn, Alabama.

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Florida women’s golf struggles after tournament win

By Chris O'Brien | Mar. 18, 2018

Last week, the Florida Gators women’s golf team won the SunTrust Gator Invitational while setting a tournament record by shooting even par. The week before, it ran away with a win at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship. This week at the Evans Derby Experience in Auburn, Alabama, however, an entirely different narrative was written.

Despite a ninth-place finish at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Coach J.C. Deacon is optimistic about his team's potential. “We have obviously not had our best stuff, but we have been extremely resilient,” Deacon said in a release. “Once we figure it out, we are going to be a top team.”

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Gators finish sixth at Schenkel after recovering on final two days

By Sam Campisano | Mar. 18, 2018

It was damage limitation mode for the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team after a brutal opening round at the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia.

Freshman Won Jun Lee was Florida's top performer on Friday in the first round of the Schenkel Invitational, shooting 1 under.

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Gators men’s golf team struggles on first day of Schenkel Invitational

By Sam Campisano | Mar. 16, 2018

Coming off its first win of the season since Sept. 26, the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team was looking to carry its momentum into the first day of the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia, on Friday.

Coach Emily Glaser (right) and sophomore Sierra Brooks (left) will round out the regular season starting today in Athens, Georgia.

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Despite wild shot from Brooks, UF enjoys 12-shot victory at SunTrust Gator Invitational

By Chris O'Brien | Mar. 13, 2018

Silence stung the atmosphere like a hornet attacking its prey.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks paced Florida with an even par at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic over the weekend.

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Florida cruises to second straight win of the season in home tourney

By Chris O'Brien | Mar. 12, 2018

Never before had a team shot even par or better overall at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville. That is, never before Sunday.

UF women's golfer Sierra Brooks shot an overall score of 2 under through two rounds of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Saturday, helping put Florida in first place with one day left.

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Gators lead after two rounds at SunTrust Gator Invitational

By Chris O'Brien | Mar. 10, 2018

The Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida, is known for being one of the more difficult golf courses to play on in the country.

Gordon Neale finished over par for the second day in a row at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational with a 5-over round on Monday. UF dropped from fifth to 10th and no Gator broke even in the second round.

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Gators recover on final day, win Southern Highlands Collegiate

By Sam Campisano | Mar. 7, 2018

Led by a spectacular performance from freshman Chris Nido, the Florida men’s golf team won the Southern Highlands Collegiate event after trailing entering the final day.

Junior Gordon Neale led the Gators on Day 2 of the Southern Highlands Collegiate with a 2 under, his second time carding a 70 in as many days.

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Gators slip, Axelsen struggles on Day 2 of Southern Highlands Collegiate

By Sam Campisano | Mar. 6, 2018

Florida’s men’s golf team was flying high Monday after jumping out to a three-stroke lead on the first day of the Southern Highlands Collegiate event. Today, its momentum evaporated in the Nevada sun.

Sophomore John Axelsen (-7) is in a three-way stalemate for first place at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The Gators sit in eighth overall.

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Gators in first place through Round 1 of Southern Highlands

By Sam Campisano | Mar. 6, 2018

Two weeks after a disappointing first event of the spring, the Florida men’s golf team rebounded in a big way on Monday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas.

Sophomore Sierra Brooks led her team to a win in New Orleans with a tournament-best 7 under.

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After leading UF to first win, women’s golfer Sierra Brooks is ‘trusting the process’

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 26, 2018

Florida women’s golf coach Emily Glaser appears to be tearing a page out of the Philadelphia 76ers’ playbook as she “trusts the process.” And by the look of her team’s recent success, it appears to be working.

Sophomore Marta Perez was one of two Gators to win their respective matchups in Florida's

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Florida women’s golf team finding success on par 4s and par 5s

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 21, 2018

The Gators have finally broken through in a big way.

UF coach Emily Glaser will put redshirt freshman Elin Esborn and freshman Addie Baggarly into the top two spots in the lineup for the Landfall Tradition.

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Brooks dominates, Florida notches first win of the spring

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 20, 2018

Sierra Brooks’ career at Florida is off to an impressive start.

Senior Alejandro Tosti played in his final tournament as a Gator on Sunday.

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Gators men’s golf team confident it can still challenge Vanderbilt following season-opening loss

By Sam Campisano | Feb. 19, 2018

The SunTrust Gator Invitational, which concluded on Sunday, did not go as planned for the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team.

Senior Taylor Tomlinson is tied for 12th after two rounds in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship in New Orleans.

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Florida women’s golf team struggles early, retains lead late at Allstate Sugar Bowl

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 19, 2018

Florida’s women’s golfer Sierra Brooks has responded to her recent demotion well.

Sophomore Marta Perez sits in fifth place after Day 1 of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship in New Orleans.

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Gators lead after day one of Allstate Sugar Bowl

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 18, 2018

After winning the Florida Challenge in late January and then shooting a dismal 11 over last weekend at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California, Sierra Brooks came out on fire Sunday at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship in New Orleans.

Junior Gordon Neale has taken over as Florida's leader on the links, holding the top spot in the Gators' lineup for five consecutive events heading into the Mason Rudolph Championship this weekend.

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Florida men’s golf finishes second at SunTrust Gator Invitational

By Sam Campisano | Feb. 18, 2018

After 36 holes on Saturday, the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team was just a stroke behind No. 3 Vanderbilt for the lead in the SunTrust Gator Invitational, its first competitive event of the spring season.

Coach J.C. Deacon's squad shot 7 under through the first two rounds of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Saturday.

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Florida men’s golf in the hunt after opening day of SunTrust Gator Invitational

By Sam Campisano | Feb. 17, 2018

It was a beautiful day for golf. With temperatures in the 70s for most of the morning and afternoon, Gordon Neale approached the 18th hole for the second time on Saturday. Under the coverage of scattered clouds, Neale took out his sand wedge and let loose a shot that elicited a roar from the crowd gathered near the green.

Senior Alejandro Tosti paced the Gators at the NCAA Championships with an opening round of even par.

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Coach J.C. Deacon ready for men’s golf season-opener

By Sam Campisano | Feb. 16, 2018

After a long winter break, the Florida men’s golf team will begin its season this weekend at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville.

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Florida women’s golf team looks to move on from seventh-place finish at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 14, 2018

The No. 20 Florida women’s golf team didn’t have the showing it wanted on par-3 holes during its first event of the spring — the Florida Challenge in Lecanto, Florida — on Jan. 29. The Gators shot 9 over on the course’s shortest holes, a tie for the third-worst mark in the competition, hindering its chances of pulling off a victory.

Taylor Tomlinson, the Gators' lone senior on the team, finished the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at 9 over par, good for a tie for 23rd.

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Florida women’s golf team finishes seventh on final day of Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge

By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 13, 2018

Florida women’s golf coach Emily Glaser knew the field at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge would be tough. She knew she needed someone on her team to step up.

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