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Women's Golf Wins Florida Women's Collegiate
Sunday, April 1, 2001 | Women's Golf
The University of Florida women's golf team won the Florida Women's Collegiate Golf Tournament, which concluded on Sunday at Don Shula's Golf Resort (par 72, 6,238 yards). The Lady Gators shot a 299 on the final day for a tournament total of 895 (+31). Florida International finished second with a three-day total of 898 (+34).
"The team played great," Florida head coach Jill-Briles Hinton said. "It was tough competition. We led pretty much wire to wire. I'm proud of the way the team played. We have some momentum now and we hope to carry that into the SEC Championships."
Sophomore Jeanne Cho (Boulogne, France/St. Stephen's Episcopal School) led the team with a third-place finish, placing her on the All-State team, which is comprised of the top five finishers from the tournament. Cho shot an even-par 72 in Sunday's final round, giving her a tournament total of 219, her lowest tournament total of the season.
Sophomore Brittany Straza (Fort Myers, Fla./Lehigh) finished in a tie for 10th overall. Straza shot a 78 (+6) on Sunday for a three-day total of 225. Freshman Amanda Dick (Clearwater, Fla./Countryside) tied for 13h with a three-day total of 227 after shooting a 77 (+5) on Sunday. Sophomore Sam Zausner White (Rockville, Md./The Bullis School) shot an even-par 72 to bring her three-day total to 230 and tie her for 20th overall in the tournament. White's tournament total is her best of the season. Redshirt freshman Joy Stephenson (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers) shot a career-best 230 for the tournament, tying her for 28th overall. Stephenson shot a 81 (+9) on Sunday.
The tournament concludes the regular season for the Lady Gators. Florida will host the SEC Championships April 20-22 at the University of Florida Golf Course.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Florida 301-295-299--895
2. Florida International 305-292-301--898
3. South Florida 310-297-296--903
4. Central Florida 305-298-303--906
5. Miami 303-295-311--909
6. Florida State 304-301-306--911
7. Florida Southern 310-307-308--925
8. Rollins College 304-316-318--938
9. Bethune-Cookman 313-309-321--943
10. Stetson 326-310-315--951
11. Lynn 317-330-330--977
12. Jacksonville 328-329-324--981
13. Florida Atlantic 330-326-331--987
14. Barry 330-336-329--995
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Michelle Simpson, Florida International 72-69-73--214
2. Louise Wright, Florida State 73-69-73--215
3. Jeanne Cho, Florida 76-71-72--219
t4. Rachel Bell, Florida Southern 75-74-72--221
t4. Kim Tudor, Central Florida 77-71-73--221
t6. Olivia Hartley, Central Florida 73-76-73--222
t6. Jana Peterkova, Florida Southern 73-73-76--222
t8. Fany Schaeffer, South Florida 77-75-72--224
t8. Kelly Lagedrost, South Florida 80-73-71--224
t10. Kelly Martin, South Florida 75-74-76--225
t10. Brittany Straza, Florida 73-74-78--225
t10. Dominique Gagnon, Miami 73-74-78--225
t13. Amanda Dick, Florida 74-76-77--227
t20. Sam Zausner White, Florida 78-80-72--230
t28. Joy Stephenson, Florida 78-74-81--233
