The Gators rallied down five shots late in the round to secure the victory at the Sea Best Intercollegiate.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida women's golf team won its third straight tournament in the spring opener at the Sea Best Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Gators rallied down five shots late in the round to win at 7-under by three shots.
Florida and Illinois State battled back-and-forth for the lead through the final 18-holes at San Jose Country Club. With 16 total holes left to score across the lineup, ISU held a five-shot lead over UF before a 1-under push and a stretch of birdies from Ines Archer, Paula Francisco and Siuue Wu pushed the Gators ahead of the Redbirds for a three-shot victory.
The win marks the third overall and consecutive win of the 2024-25 season. It also is back-to-back seasons UF has won three tournaments for the first time since 2015-16 & 2016-17 and the ninth occurrence in program history. The victory is also the 34th all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 35th total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12.
Four Gators finished in the top-13 led by Ines Archer's T4 outing at 3-under. She eventually grabbed the individual lead at 4-under with a birdie on nine (par-4, 393 yards), erasing a bogey on the seventh. Archer finished two shots behind Co-Champions Lousiane Gauthier and Mercedes Aldana (-7).
Freshman Ellaine Widjaja recorded her fourth top-25 in as many starts with a T7 performance. She finished 2-under for the week and team-high second tournament under par.
Both Paula Francisco and Addison Klonowski tied for 13th at 1-over. Francisco shot a 2-under 70 with six total birdies as she started her final round with three birdies in her first four holes.
Siuue Wu had her best round of the tournament with a bogey-free 1-under 71 and tied for 30th. Competing as an individual, Sophie Stevens tied for 39th.
UF has a quick turnaround and competes in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4) in Palos Verdes. Calif.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida women's golf team won its third straight tournament in the spring opener at the Sea Best Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Gators rallied down five shots late in the round to win at 7-under by three shots.
Florida and Illinois State battled back-and-forth for the lead through the final 18-holes at San Jose Country Club. With 16 total holes left to score across the lineup, ISU held a five-shot lead over UF before a 1-under push and a stretch of birdies from Ines Archer, Paula Francisco and Siuue Wu pushed the Gators ahead of the Redbirds for a three-shot victory.
The win marks the third overall and consecutive win of the 2024-25 season. It also is back-to-back seasons UF has won three tournaments for the first time since 2015-16 & 2016-17 and the ninth occurrence in program history. The victory is also the 34th all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 35th total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12.
Four Gators finished in the top-13 led by Ines Archer's T4 outing at 3-under. She eventually grabbed the individual lead at 4-under with a birdie on nine (par-4, 393 yards), erasing a bogey on the seventh. Archer finished two shots behind Co-Champions Lousiane Gauthier and Mercedes Aldana (-7).
Freshman Ellaine Widjaja recorded her fourth top-25 in as many starts with a T7 performance. She finished 2-under for the week and team-high second tournament under par.
Both Paula Francisco and Addison Klonowski tied for 13th at 1-over. Francisco shot a 2-under 70 with six total birdies as she started her final round with three birdies in her first four holes.
Siuue Wu had her best round of the tournament with a bogey-free 1-under 71 and tied for 30th. Competing as an individual, Sophie Stevens tied for 39th.
UF has a quick turnaround and competes in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4) in Palos Verdes. Calif.
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