Gator Women’s Golf to Open Season at the Cougar Classic
Friday, September 11, 2015 | Women's Golf
The University of Florida women's golf team will tee off the 2015-16 season at the 13th Annual Cougar Classic on Sept. 13-15, hosted by the College of Charleston. The Gators have competed at the Cougar Classic in the past six seasons, and captured both the tournament and individual title, in 2012 and 2013. The 2015 field features 20 teams, including five of the Top-25 teams from last year's final rankings, led by Arkansas (No. 8).
Course Information: The tournament is being held at the par-72, 6,204-yard Yeamans Hall Club, in Charleston, S.C.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds, 18 holes each day.
Tee Times:
Sunday – 7:45 a.m. off of Hole No. 1
Monday – 7:45 a.m. off of Hole No. 1
Tuesday – 9 a.m. Shotgun Start
The Gators' Lineup:
Junior Maria Torres (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico): After missing the 2014 season opener, the Cougar Classic, Torres competed in the Gators' lineup in every tournament, and combined for a total of five top-25 finishes and two top-10 finishes.
Sophomore Taylor Tomlinson (Gainesville, Fla.): The only Gator to compete in every tournament during the 2014-15 season; she was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after finishing T20 at the SEC Championships.
Freshman Sam Wagner (Windermere, Fla.): Following a notable summer, competing at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open and advancing to match play at the 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship; Wagner will tee off for the first time as a Gator.
Senior Ursa Orehek (Domzale, Slovenia): At the 2014 Cougar Classic, Orehek carded her season-best round of 71 in the third round and posted her low tournament score of the season, 226.
Junior Karolina Vlckova (Unho?ť,Czech Republic): In a breakout sophomore season, Vlckova individually qualified for the 2015 NCAA Championships, where she tied for 73rd and was named a Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American.
Head Coach Emily Glaser Says: “We are all really excited to get on the road. The Cougar Classic is definitely a favorite of our team and a great way to start the fall season. We had a great qualifying tournament at home leading up to the event. This team is very talented and we have some depth this year which is exciting. It's obviously very early in the year so we will try to limit our expectations, and focus on learning each week to try and be the best team we can be by next spring.”
Gators at the Cougar Classic:
· At the 2014 Cougar Classic, Florida finished 12th out of 23 teams (+25) 889, led by Kelly Grassel (+5) 221.
· In 2013, the Gators captured the team title (-5) 859, and Anna Young captured the individual title (-5) 211.
· In 2012, Florida captured the team title (-12) 852, and Camilla Hedberg captured the individual title (-13) 203.
· Hedberg's 2012 total of 203 stands as the lowest tournament total in Gator history.
Tournament Field (Golfweek rankings as of Aug. 25, 2015):
Arkansas (8)
Auburn (29)
Charleston Southern
Clemson
College of Charleston
FLORIDA (22)
Furman (32)
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi State (17)
North Carolina (49)
NC State (41)
UCF (27)
UNCG
Penn State
Virginia (16)
Wake Forest (14)
Wisconsin
Follow the Gators: Play will begin on Sunday, Sept. 13, as the Gators tee off at 9:15 a.m. 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 @GatorsGolf on Twitter and @GatorsWGolf on Instagram and 'like' the Florida Gators Women's Golf page on Facebook.
