This weekend, the Gators men’s golf team will host the Vystar Credit Union Invitational at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida. The Gators are currently No. 8 in the NCAA. The Rundown There are 13 teams slated to compete including Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, …
Read More »Gators Men’s Golf Begins Spring Play at Sea Best Invitational
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 »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 …
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