The No. 9 Florida Gators men’s golf team travels to the legendary TPC Sawgrass course in Jacksonville, Florida, to compete in the Sea Best Invitational on January 30 and 31. The event, hosted by Jacksonville University, will be played on the Dye’s Valley Course, a 6,790-yard par 7o course. Furthermore, …
Read More »Gator Men’s Golf Returns for the Spring Season
Gator men’s golf will open their spring season at the Sea Best Invitational tournament on Monday. Florida enters the season ranked ninth. The Lineup With most of the starting lineup being seniors, the Gators have a lot of experience leading into the spring. Standouts from the fall include Fred Biondi, …
Read More »Maisie Filler Invited to Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Maisie Filler, a Gator women’s golfer, received an official invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) on Jan. 18. This prestigious event will allow the junior from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to debut her skills in Georgia. She will become the fifth Gator to compete in the event alongside …
Read More »Tiger Woods Withdraws From His Charity Golf Event, Foreshadows His Abbreviated 2023 Schedule
Fifteen-time major champion golfer Tiger Woods will not compete in this week’s Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas due to the aggravation of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “When you get plantar fasciitis, that’s the worst thing that you can do is walk,” Woods said. …
Read More »FEATURE: Brazil’s Fred Biondi – A Breakthrough Star
To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Fred Biondi’s golf career started with once-a-week practice and a passion to get better. Now, he enters the 2022-23 season as the best D1 golfer in the nation in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking. Biondi’s …
Read More »FEATURE: For Giovanni Manzoni, It All Started With a Dream
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 …
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