Four former Gators on the PGA tour appeared on Thursday for Day 1 of the Player’s Championship. It is held at The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The course plays to 7,352 yards and a par of 72. Camilo Villegas Villegas ended Day 1 tied for first place with …
Read More »Bay Hill shows its teeth in day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational
ORLANDO, Fla. – Life on the PGA Tour comes at you fast. Each week presents a new challenge, opportunity, and, sometimes, a new name for golf fans to learn. Thursday’s opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational certainly featured the first two and might produce the third. The Challenge Each …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Men’s Basketball’s ‘Glue Guy’
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty special weekend in Hogtown and that was just the weather. 10. It was also the basketball and especially Will Richard. I’ve said all year Richard is the glue of this team, the guy who can affect winning without scoring. We …
Read More »Gators on Tour: Cognizant Classic Opening Round
Four former Florida Gators golfers appeared Thursday in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. PGA Tour starts Florida Swing at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. Here's the field https://t.co/wDhMgs0kpx pic.twitter.com/0pBJJio0nm — Golfweek (@golfweek) February 22, 2025 …
Read More »Gator Great Horschel, Wife Win Deane Beman Award
Florida Gators alumni keep making the news, and frequently for some great reasons. Billy Horschel, and his wife Brittany Nelson became the 10th and 11th recipients of the Deane Beman award. This award is given every year by the Jacksonville Area Golf Association to those who make a difference through …
Read More »UF Golf’s Gilligan Breaks Into PGA Tour U Top 10
Ian Gilligan, a standout senior for the Florida Gators men’s golf team, has been making news in the collegiate golf scene, securing the No. 8 spot in the 2025 PGA Tour U rankings. The rankings serve as a springboard for young golfers to enter the professional ranks, and Gilligan’s position …
Read More »Former UF Standout Billy Horschel Wins PGA Event
Billy Horschel tied the course record to win the Corales Puntacana Championship at the Corales Golf Club. Horschel’s victory in the Dominican Republic vaults him from 76th to 45th in the FedEx Cup rankings. The former Gator had an impressive nine-under-par final round score of 63. The win marks his …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler Makes History As First Repeat Winner at The Players Championship
Scottie Scheffler made history on Sunday, becoming the first ever repeat winner in the history of The Players Championship. Scheffler claimed his second consecutive title in the event by one stroke over three other players, with a total score of 20-under par and an 8-under performance in the final round. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Nov. 13)
The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you are a huge Gator fan. For you, not so good. 10. Remember when we were all excited about Florida’s defense early in the season and were quoting their national ranking with pride? Not so fast, my friend. The …
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 …
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