Florida Women’s Golf Travels West for the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
Saturday, February 7, 2015 | Women's Golf
The Florida women's golf squad is set to take on the nation's top teams at the 2015 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, as the three-day tournament in Palos Verdes, Calif., features 10 of Golfweek's top-25 teams.
Florida senior Camilla Hedberg brings experience to the Gators' lineup and has had success at the Palos Verdes Golf Club in years past. As a freshman, Hedberg tied for 19th individually, scoring 223, and as a sophomore she cracked the top-10 by finishing eighth with a 219 total.
Head coach Emily Glaser's squad will look to improve on their performance at the Florida Challenge (Jan. 26), where they placed third 300-297—600, to open the spring season.
Course Information: The tournament is being held at the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club, in Palos Verdes, Calif.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds, 18 holes each day.
Tee Times:
Sunday – 9:00 a.m.
Monday – TBA
Tuesday – TBA
The Gators' Lineup:
Senior Camilla Hedberg: After being sidelined by injury in the fall, Hedberg returned to the Gators' lineup for the Florida Challenge, where she used a season-best 73 in Round 2 to tie for third place.
Sophomore Karolina Vlckova: Vlckova boasts the teams' lowest scoring average, 73.7, after competing as an individual at the Florida Challenge, where she tied for third place with a 147 total.
Sophomore Maria Torres: At the past two tournaments, the Landfall Tradition and the Florida Challenge, Torres has found herself in the top-15. Torres will look to continue her success after shooting a 148 at the Florida Challenge to tie for fifth place.
Sophomore Kelly Grassel: A staple in the Gators' lineup in each competition this year, Grassel found her way into the top-five at the Florida Challenge by scoring 75-73 to tie for fifth.
Freshman Taylor Tomlinson: The freshman will be making her first cross-country road trip in Orange and Blue. Tomlinson leads the team in the number of even or under par rounds after shooting an even-par 72 in three fall tournaments.
Head Coach Emily Glaser Says: “This is a really great tournament. We get to see a lot of West Coast teams that we don't often get to see when we play on this side of the country. That's always a good challenge for us, those are the teams that you'll be seeing at the end of the year at Nationals. It's a fun event, one that's been going on a long time. I actually played at the event when I was in college, so it's fun to go back there and share with the team a little knowledge of playing the course.”
Best of the Best: The Gators will get the opportunity to compete against the nation's top teams, with five of the 16 teams ranked in the top-10, including No. 1 ranked Washington.
Tournament Field (Golfweek rankings as of Jan. 5, 2015):
Alabama (25)
Arizona (14)
Arizona State
Baylor
Duke (4)
FLORIDA
Michigan State
North Carolina
Ohio State
Oklahoma State (15)
Pepperdine (12)
UCLA (3)
UNLV (21)
USC (6)
Wake Forest (10)
Washington (1)
Follow the Gators: Play will begin on Sunday, Feb. 8, with the Gators set to tee off beginning at 10:12 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.
