Gators Finish Fourth at Betsy Rawls Invitational

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Gators Finish Fourth at Betsy Rawls Invitational

Sunday, October 21, 2018 | Women's Golf

By: Lucy Berres

AUSTIN, Texas – The Florida women's golf team finished their fall season with their fourth finish inside the top five. Two gators, sophomore Elin Esborn and Marta Perez, finished inside the top 10 individually.

Bogeys haunted the gators in the final round, as each player had at least two on their final day. The team was still able to finish inside the top five with three individuals inside the top 15. Freshman Clara Manzalini finished close behind Esborn's T7 and Perez's T10, carding an even par for her final round to put her T14.

Coach's Take
"Not our best week of the way we envisioned finishing the fall but in all honesty, probably a blessing in disguise. A good reminder for the whole group on the work that needs to be put in if we want to be a championship contender in the spring. We had moments this week that were really special, we definitely have the fire power. We just made too many mistakes and every time we gained some momentum we would give it back. Too many mistakes to hang with a team like Texas on their home course.

Overall this fall, we have a lot to be proud of and I think we know this team is capable. The discipline that we show in the offseason will be the turning point for us." – Head Coach Emily Glaser

Final Scores
Team
1 Texas                                 854 (-10)
2 Kent State                       861 (-3)
3 Baylor                                875 (+11)
4 Florida                              880 (+16)
5 Texas Tech                      889 (+25)
6 Alabama                           903 (+39)
7 SMU                                  906 (+42)
8 Texas A&M                     908 (+44)
9 Colorado                          909 (+45)
10 North Texas                 920 (+56)
11 Tulane                            927 (+63)
T12 New Mexico              942 (+78)
T12 Texas State                 942 (+78)

Florida Players
T7 Elin Esborn                    217 (+1)
T10 Marta Perez               218 (+2)
T14 Clara Manzalini         220 (+4)
T30 Sierra Brooks             226 (+10)
T48 Lauren Waidner       232 (+16)

Also Competing
T42 Jenny Kim                   230 (+14)

Next Up
The Gators will begin the spring portion of their schedule at the beginning of February with the Northrop Gumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California, February 3-5.