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 »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 »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 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 Women’s Golf heads to SEC Championship
The Florida Gators women’s golf team will compete in the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama. The championship begins Wednesday at the Greystone Golf and Country Club. The championship will have stroke and match play. Stroke play is when all the players are playing each hole. Matchplay is when two players …
Read More »Tiger Woods Making a Comeback
Tiger Woods has committed to play in the Open Championship at St. Andrews. Career Tiger Woods has had a stellar career with many accomplishments. Notably, he has won 82 official PGA Tour events, five master tournaments, four PGA Championships, three U.S. Open Championships and three British Open Championships. Tiger is …
Read More »Masters at Augusta National Round 1 Recap
On an airy, Augusta Thursday at the Masters, golf and sports fan alike rejoiced. Fans saw the unexpected return of five-time Masters winner, Tiger Woods, as well as some new blood emerge on the green. Here’s what went down through Round 1 at the Masters. Tiger’s Return After a horrific …
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