W. Golf Travels to Franklin Street Partners Invite
Thursday, October 2, 2003 | Women's Golf
The No. 9 University of Florida Lady Gator golf team tees off at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C., to play in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational hosted by North Carolina. The Lady Gators will play Oct. 3-5, 2003 at the Finley Golf Course (par 72 / 6,285 yards).
Eight of the nine tournament teams are ranked in the NGCA Coaches' Poll. Four of those teams are ranked in the top 10 (Duke, 1; Auburn, 2; Oklahoma St., 4; UF, 9).
Sophomore Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) is No. 1 on the starting lineup followed by freshman Naree Song (Bradenton, Fla.) at the No. 2 spot. Both Cho and Song have a 72.83 stroke average, the best season average in school history. Deb Richard averaged 73.1 strokes during the 1984-85 season.
The Lady Gators have finished in the top five in seven of the last 12 tournaments, including their No. 4 finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship Sept. 28.
Florida's last appearance in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational was in 2000 when the Lady Gators placed eighth out of 17 teams.
Starting Lineup
1. Aimee Cho 5-5 So. 1L Orlando, Fla. (Cypress Creek)
2. Naree Song 5-4 Fr. HS Bradenton, Fla. (Pendleton)
3. Tarah McNaughton 5-6 So. 1L Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch)
4. Andrea Vander Lende 5-10 Jr. 2L Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)
5. Camila Gonzalez 5-1 So. 1L Bucaramanga, Colombia
Tournament Field
Auburn, Duke, FLORIDA, North Carolina, N.C. State, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas, Wake Forest
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