The No. 11 Gators men’s golf team maintained its 10th-place spot during the second round of competition Monday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas. The team shot a round two score of +7 to increase its score to +26 through 36 holes. Coming in first toward the team …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Opens Southern Highlands Collegiate
The No. 10/11-ranked Gators men’s golf team began its first day of competition at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate. The team posted a total score of 307 (+19). This placed the Gators in a tie for 10th position alongside USC and Oklahoma in a competitive field of top-ranked teams. Luke …
Read More »UF Men’s Golf Holds Lead At Gators Invitational
The Florida Gators men’s golf team finished Rounds 1 and 2 of the Gators Invitational at the top of the leaderboard at 15-under Saturday. Ian Gilligan is tied for the individual leader spot at Mark Bostick Golf Course. Round 1 At the first round’s end, the No.13 led with a …
Read More »Seeking Best Open Finish Since 2013, UF’s Horschel Hits Speed Bump
PINEHURST, N.C. — Billy Horschel slowed down in Round 3 of the U.S. Open, shooting a 4-over 74 Saturday at Pinehurst No. 2 and dropping into a tie for 25th place. Still, the former Gator has a chance for his best Open finish in more than a decade. Horschel, who …
Read More »UF Men’s Golf Team Ousted at NCAA Championships, Finishes 11th
The Florida men’s golf team‘s hopes of defending its national championship came to a disappointing end on Monday, getting eliminated from contention in the final round of the stroke-play competition after a late collapse at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California. Entering the final round clinging to the eighth spot, …
Read More »Gators Make Cut at NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Sit in Eighth Place Overall
The Florida men’s golf team’s quest for back-to-back NCAA championships lives on for at least another day. The Gators used a red-hot start Sunday to finish in eighth place after Round 3 of the national championships at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California, with an overall team total of 20-over-par …
Read More »After Earning U.S. Open Spot, UF’s Bell Has Eyes on Helping Gators Repeat
On the long walks between holes during his rounds, and the brief pauses before taking his shots, Florida golfer Parker Bell takes deep breaths and focuses on his breathing. For Bell, after hitting a few bumps during his sophomore season, the biggest adjustment he had to make was keeping a …
Read More »UF Freshman Turning Heads Going Into NCAA Golf Championships
The Florida men’s golf team has a long tradition of excellence. Jack Turner, one of this year’s new additions, has quickly lived up to those standards. Turner, a freshman from Orlando, already has made a name for himself in collegiate golf. In just his first year in Gainesville, Turner has …
Read More »UF Men’s Golf Team Set to Begin Its Quest to Repeat at Nationals
The Florida Gators men’s golf team heads into the Division I Men’s Golf Championship on Friday looking to do something that has never been done in program history: winning back-to-back national championships. The Gators qualified for this year’s national tournament by placing third and shooting 4-under as a team in …
Read More »Bell, Turner Shine As Florida Earns Chance to Defend Men’s NCAA Golf Title
The Florida men’s golf team is headed back to the national championships. The defending champion Gators shot 4-under for the tournament to finish placed third overall Wednesday at their NCAA regional competition in West Lafayette, Indiana, to secure a spot in the championship round. Vanderbilt (-24) and Purdue (-11) placed …
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