Florida Women’s Golf Set to Compete at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
Saturday, February 21, 2015 | Women's Golf
The Gator women's golf team is on the road again, this time heading to New Orleans, La., to compete at the 2015 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate. The three-day tournament at the par-72, 6,189-yard English Turn Golf Club features seven of Golfweek's top-25 teams.
At the 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, Florida finished third as a team, as then-freshman Maria Torres tied for third with a remarkable six-under (210), the lowest tournament score of her collegiate career.
The Gators' will be working on their consistency this weekend, after their performance at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Head Coach Emily Glaser's squad sat in fifth place for the first two rounds before falling to 10th in Round 3.
Course Information: The tournament is being held at the par-72, 6,189-yard English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans, La.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds, 18 holes each day.
Tee Times:
Sunday – 9:00 a.m.
Monday – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday – 8:00 a.m. Shotgun
The Gators' Lineup:
Freshman Taylor Tomlinson: At the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, the freshman led the team finishing in the top-25 for the second time this season, tying for 21st with a collegiate-low score of +9 (72-73-77—222).
Sophomore Kelly Grassel: The newcomer provides the consistency that Florida needs. At the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, she provided the top Florida score in Round 3 with a two-over par 73, to bring her tournament total to +11 (76-75-73—224).
Sophomore Maria Torres: The sophomore boasts the lowest scoring average on the team, averaging 74.1 strokes per round, and owns the lowest 54-hole score, 216, on the team.
Senior Camilla Hedberg: After an injury cut her fall season short, the senior will be looking to lower her stroke average, which sits at 75.0 heading into the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Karolina Vlckova: The sophomore is familiar with the English Turn Golf Club, as she competed as an individual at the tournament last season, recording a +4 (74-70-76-220).
Head Coach Emily Glaser Says: “We're excited to see the English Turn course and compete this week. We had a lot of positive things happen at our last event in California so we will be looking to build upon that. I want the girls to compete hard this week, for all three days and be great, encouraging teammates to each other. Our goal is to keep getting better every time we tee it up.”
SunTrust Gator Invitational Preview: The Gators will get the opportunity to compete against six teams that will travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational. Arizona, Clemson, Denver, Tulane, UCF and UTSA will compete in both the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate and the Gators' lone home tournament on March 6-8 at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.
Tournament Field (Golfweek rankings as of Feb. 15, 2015):
Arizona (10)
Clemson
Denver
FLORIDA
Kansas
LSU (16)
Michigan State
Mississippi State (9)
Oklahoma State (13)
Texas
Tulane
UCF (21)
UCLA (4)
UTSA
Vanderbilt (11)
Follow the Gators: Play will begin on Sunday, Feb. 22, with the Gators set to tee off beginning at 10:30 a.m. from the first tee. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on GatorZone.com following the day's play. For complete coverage of the Gators' women's golf program, visit GatorZone.com, follow @GatorZoneGolf on Twitter and @GatorWomensGolf on Instagram and 'like' the University of Florida Women's Golf page on Facebook.
