DALLAS, Texas. -- After having their second nine-under round of the tournament, the Gators won the inaugural Trinity Forest Invitational.
Florida ran away from the field on the final day winning the event by 10 strokes as it finished the week with a score of 835 (-17).
This is the first tournament victory for preseason No. 10 Florida as its last win came at the Mason Rudolph in the spring season. The Gators were helped on by having two of the top three finishers in the field.
Gordon Neale shot up the leaderboard in the final round carding a career-low 63 (-8) round. Neale recorded an eagle and six birdies keeping his scorecard bogey-free. This helped him move up 20 spots as he finished the event in second place.
Teammate
Andy Zhang was right behind him in a tie for third carding a final round of 67 (-4) which also included an eagle on the par-five 11th.
Both finishes are career-bests for Neale and Zhang.
Coach's Take
On the final day of competition--Â "Today was an amazing day for our team. We've been working so hard to be patient and discipline in the big moments and we did exactly that today."
On Neale and Zhang--"For Gordon and Andy to lead us the way they did today is special. They are both going to be integral to our success."
On winning the tournament --"Wins like today don't happen too often so I'm going to make sure everyone really enjoys it. That was the definition of a team win."Â - Coach JC Deacon
Final Scores:
Team
| 1 |
Florida |
835 (-17) |
| T2 |
Auburn |
845 (-7) |
| T2 |
Texas Tech |
845 (-7) |
| 4 |
Texas |
847 (-5) |
| 5 |
USC |
849 (-3) |
| T6 |
North Texas |
851 (-1) |
| T6 |
Clemson |
851 (-1) |
| 8 |
Oregon |
860 (+8) |
| 9 |
Iowa |
863 (+11) |
| 10 |
Kansas State |
867 (+15) |
| 11 |
Pepperdine |
868 (+16) |
| 12 |
SMU |
874 (+22) |
| 13 |
Ball State |
876 (+24) |
Florida Individual
Competing Individually
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Up Next
The Gators travel to Oregon for the Nike Collegiate. The three-day event starts on Oct. 1.
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