Gators Basketball Headed to Charlotte The Florida Gators men’s and women’s basketball teams head to Charlotte in December to participate in the inaugural Jumpman invitational event. This event features teams from the original Jordan Brand schools: Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan. The matchups are set as both Gator teams …
Read More »The Open Championship Starts Thursday
The 2022 Open Golf Championship and final major of the season are here, and what better venue to celebrate the 150th anniversary than the Old Course at St. Andrews. The Old St. Andrews course is located in Fife, Scotland, and will play as a par 72, measuring between 7,313 and …
Read More »Former Gator Horschel Wins PGA Event
University of Florida graduate Billy Horschel has won seven PGA Tour Titles. His most recent came this past weekend in the Memorial Golf Tournament. The UF Athletic Hall of Fame honoree started off slow, but came back to win with his family looking on. Horschel Gets Off to a Slow …
Read More »Gators Golf to the NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gator golf team, for the 55th time, punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1527002611953573889?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Palm Beach Regional After finishing third in the Palm Beach Regional tournament, the Gators got their ticket to the NCAA tournament. In their third-place finish, Florida shot two-under-par, highlighted by Fred Biondi. Biondi …
Read More »Tiger Woods’ Return Highlights the Start of The Masters Thursday
The 86th annual Masters tournament is set to begin Thursday. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, the first Japanese player to win the event, returns to Augusta National in hopes of a rare repeat. Additionally, Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he plans to compete in the tournament. Woods has been sidelined from …
Read More »NCAA Rules on Transgender Athletes
The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …
Read More »Florida Men’s Golf Set to Tee Off at TCU’s Collegiate Colonial Invitational
After they tied for eighth place out of 15 teams in the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, the Gators will head to the Lone Star State to make their fifth appearance at the Collegiate Colonial Classic Monday through Tuesday. Florida was unable to compete in last year’s event because COVID-19 restricted the …
Read More »The Open Championship begins Thursday morning
The Open Championship is back in 2021. Royal St. George’s in England will be site for the PGA Tour’s fourth major of the season. The major tournament was canceled last year due to COVID-19. This year’s Open features a loaded field with so many storylines. https://twitter.com/TheOpen/status/1415361886804221953 Jon Rahm looks to …
Read More »Florida Gators Athletic Season Comes to an End
Track and Field The Florida Gators 2020-2021 athletic season comes to an official end after the women’s Track and Field finished 7th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Men’s Track and Field finished 4th in the Championships. Gator’s sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh won his first National Championship title after logging the tenth-fastest …
Read More »UF Athletic Director Talks Gators Sports
University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin discussed two of the uncertainties surrounding Gators sports: in-person events and the fate of Mike White. In-Person Events In his talk, Stricklin said that the University Athletic Association has been working closely with UF Health for guidance. He said that its suggestions included …
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