Monday, May 22
Sugar Grove, IL
Florida Gators
vs
NCAA National Championship
The Gators tee off at 8:00 a.m. (ET) in the quarterfinal match play round
Gators Clinch Spot in Match Play, Will Face Arizona State
Monday, May 22, 2017 | Women's Golf
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The Gators women's golf team advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Championship on Monday. Florida carded a four-over (292) in the final round of stroke play, the third-best round of the day.
The Gators started the round in 12th place, three strokes off the eight-team cut line. Florida climbed seven spots up the leaderboard, finishing five shots ahead of Kent State in eighth place. Overall, UF posted a 50-over (914) for the stroke-play portion of the tournament.
Florida is the No. 6 seed and will now face Arizona State in the quarterfinals of match play on Tuesday.
The match play quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on Tuesday, followed by the championship match on Wednesday.
Maria Torres continued to lead the Gators in the final round of stroke play. The senior carded an even-par (72) to finish the stroke play at 10-over (226) in a tie for 17th place. It was her 10th top-25 finish of the season.
Taylor Tomlinson and Karolina Vlckova both finished in the top-35, as they finished tied for 24th (13-over, 229) and tied for 32nd (14-over, 230), respectively. Sam Wagner continued her great play on Monday, carding a one-over (73).
The Gators enter the match play portion of the tournament looking to win the program's third national championship and the first since 1986.
Golf Channel will provide coverage for each of the three match play rounds. Pre-game coverage will begin at 9:30 a.m. (ET) and live coverage will begin at 11 a.m. (ET).
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators play…
"I'm really proud of our team, they had a job to do today and they went out and performed. We all knew we were capable but they had the guts to go out and do it. I couldn't be happier for them."
On advancing to the match play and facing Arizona State…
"Match play is so much fun and our team is really excited to have this opportunity. Arizona State is a great team with a lot of talent and depth. I think we match up well with them. We know it's going to be a battle but hopefully we can carry some of today's momentum with us and into match play."
Final Florida Stroke Play Scores:
Team (top eight teams advanced to match play):
Players:
Match Play Tee Times:
Follow the Gators:
Match play will begin on Tuesday morning with the Gators facing off against Arizona State at 8:00 a.m. (ET). Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com and Golf Channel live coverage will begin at 11 a.m. (ET). A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following the day's play.
Twitter: @GatorsGolf
Instagram: @GatorsWGolf
Facebook: University of Florida Women's Golf
The Gators started the round in 12th place, three strokes off the eight-team cut line. Florida climbed seven spots up the leaderboard, finishing five shots ahead of Kent State in eighth place. Overall, UF posted a 50-over (914) for the stroke-play portion of the tournament.
Florida is the No. 6 seed and will now face Arizona State in the quarterfinals of match play on Tuesday.
The match play quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on Tuesday, followed by the championship match on Wednesday.
Maria Torres continued to lead the Gators in the final round of stroke play. The senior carded an even-par (72) to finish the stroke play at 10-over (226) in a tie for 17th place. It was her 10th top-25 finish of the season.
Taylor Tomlinson and Karolina Vlckova both finished in the top-35, as they finished tied for 24th (13-over, 229) and tied for 32nd (14-over, 230), respectively. Sam Wagner continued her great play on Monday, carding a one-over (73).
The Gators enter the match play portion of the tournament looking to win the program's third national championship and the first since 1986.
Golf Channel will provide coverage for each of the three match play rounds. Pre-game coverage will begin at 9:30 a.m. (ET) and live coverage will begin at 11 a.m. (ET).
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators play…
"I'm really proud of our team, they had a job to do today and they went out and performed. We all knew we were capable but they had the guts to go out and do it. I couldn't be happier for them."
On advancing to the match play and facing Arizona State…
"Match play is so much fun and our team is really excited to have this opportunity. Arizona State is a great team with a lot of talent and depth. I think we match up well with them. We know it's going to be a battle but hopefully we can carry some of today's momentum with us and into match play."
Final Florida Stroke Play Scores:
Team (top eight teams advanced to match play):
| 1 | Northwestern | +33 (897) |
| 2 | Stanford | +41 (905) |
| 3 | Arizona State | +45 (909) |
| 4 | Ohio State | +49 (913) |
| T5 | Southern California | +50 (914) |
| T5 | Florida | +50 (914) |
| 7 | Baylor | +53 (917) |
| 8 | Kent State | +55 (919) |
| 9 | North Carolina | +56 (920) |
| 10 | South Carolina | +59 (923) |
| 11 | Purdue | +61 (925) |
| 12 | Furman | +62 (926) |
| 13 | Texas | +63 (927) |
| T14 | California | +64 (928) |
| T14 | Alabama | +64 (928) |
| T16 | Michigan | +65 (929) |
| T16 | Miami | +65 (929) |
| 18 | Duke | +70 (934) |
| 19 | Michigan State | +74 (938) |
| T20 | Florida State | +80 (944) |
| T20 | Clemson | +80 (944) |
| 22 | Texas Tech | +87 (951) |
| 23 | Pepperdine | +94 (958) |
| 24 | Oregon | +96 (960) |
Players:
| T17 | Maria Torres | +10 (226) |
| T24 | Taylor Tomlinson | +13 (229) |
| T32 | Karolina Vlckova | +14 (230) |
| T91 | Sam Wagner | +24 (240) |
| T95 | Kelly Grassel | +25 (241) |
Match Play Tee Times:
| 8:00 a.m. | 10 | Sam Wagner (Florida) vs. Olivia Mehaffey (Arizona State) |
| 8:10 a.m. | 10 | Karolina Vlckova (Florida) vs. Monica Vaughn (Arizona State) |
| 8:20 a.m. | 10 | Taylor Tomlinson (Florida) vs. Sophia Zeeb (Arizona State) |
| 8:30 a.m. | 10 | Maria Torres (Florida) vs. Roberta Liti (Arizona State) |
| 8;40 a.m. | 10 | Kelly Grassel (Florida) vs. Linnea Strom (Arizona State) |
Follow the Gators:
Match play will begin on Tuesday morning with the Gators facing off against Arizona State at 8:00 a.m. (ET). Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com and Golf Channel live coverage will begin at 11 a.m. (ET). A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following the day's play.
Twitter: @GatorsGolf
Instagram: @GatorsWGolf
Facebook: University of Florida Women's Golf
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