To celebrate International Education Week WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. It’s a Monday evening and Giovanni Manzoni just landed in Atlanta for a connecting flight back to Gainesville. The jet lag is beginning to set in after an eventful couple of days in his home country …
Read More »FEATURE: Amateur to Accomplished: How Annabell Fuller is making a successful Golf career as an International Player
Annabell Fuller grew up playing golf. First, she followed her sister, Samantha, to all of her tournaments. Then, she started playing with her, in small junior tournaments, in London, England. To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Early Life At 14 years old, …
Read More »FEATURE: International golf player Quentin Debove driven to succeed
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. “Straight away when I met my coach I knew how serious it was,” Quentin Debove said when recalling his first visit to the University of Florida. “It’s just something that I’ve never seen before … a different …
Read More »Gators Women’s Golf Team Finishes Fall Season
On Sunday, the Florida women’s golf team completed its final fall season competition at the Stanford Collegiate. It finish the fall with a No. 16 ranking. Stanford Intercollegiate Recap As host Stanford won the competition at 15-under, UF finished in T13. Taylor Roberts and Annabell Fuller finished round three with …
Read More »PGA increases prize money
The PGA Tour sent a letter on Wednesday to their members which revealed a massive increase to prize money amongst other additions in order to compete with the LIV Tour. The average purse for each tournament is roughly $20 million along with a minimum salary of $500,000. On top of …
Read More »Former Gators attend 150th The Open
The 150th British Open is underway in Scotland. The prestigious tournament returned to The Old Course at St. Andrews for the final major of the season. Three former Gators appeared in the tournament but did not fare too well in the first round. Horschel, Horsfield and Calcavecchia at The Open …
Read More »Tiger Woods Eyes The Open Championship
The 150th PGA Tour Open Championship is about to get into full swing starting on July 14 in Fife, Scotland, at St. Andrews. Tiger Woods says he is ready for the tournament, even after all of the adversity he has been facing. The Open begins in 12 hours. Set your …
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 »US Open approaches amidst LIV tension
This year’s US Open will be the first major golf tournament since the formation of the Saudi LIV golf league. The LIV golf circuit has created an unprecedented amount of controversy in the golf world. This is largely because many PGA Tour golfers have defected from the PGA to join …
Read More »Phil Mickelson talks LIV Golf
Phil Mickelson, a world-famous professional golfer, has won 45 events on the PGA Tour. Mickelson’s accomplishments include six major championships, three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship. This past Monday, Mickelson attended the U.S. Open press conference at The Country Club in Massachusetts and made surprising comments …
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