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Florida senior women’s golfer Annabell Fuller finished even par Tuesday to tie for fifth place in the 27th edition of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.
The Gators placed 12th (+42) out of 16 teams competing in the three-day, 54-hole tournament at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Southern California. No. 4 Oregon won the team event (+6) and No. 1 Stanford finished runner-up (+11). Kentucky, the only SEC team competing besides Florida finished 29-over-par (tie-9).
Gator Standouts
Fuller entered the final round in red figures after the London, England, native carded back-to-back rounds of 70 (-1). After making two birdies on the first three holes, she came back to earth and bogeyed four of the last 12 holes. It marks Fuller’s fourth top-15 finish this season.
Seniors Marina Escobar and Jackie Lucena each placed top-50 out of 84 golfers on the individual leaderboard. Escobar posted three rounds under 76 to finish only 8-over-par which tied for 31st place. After shooting eight over par Sunday, Lucena fired an even-par 71 Monday and finished 11-over-par to tie for 48th place.
Junior Maisie Filler and redshirt sophomore Taylor Roberts — who both failed to break 80 the first two days — bounced back Tuesday with rounds of 76 and 77, respectively.
Back to the Sunshine State
The Gators will return to the Sunshine State with less than a week to prepare for the Moon Golf Invitational. The three-day, 54-hole event will begin this Sunday at Suntree Country Club in Melbourne.
13 teams in addition to Florida will compete in the tournament hosted by Louisville. The Gators will face a trio of in-state rivals — FSU, UCF and Miami — in addition to four SEC opponents — Alabama, Arkansas, LSU and Vanderbilt.
