LAS VEGAS, Nev. --Â After ending day one with the lead, the Gators moved down to a tie for second at the Southern Highlands Tuesday.
Florida carded a 293 (+5) on day two but, are still just one shot back of the leaders, TCU entering the third and final round of the event. Florida is 1-under with a 36-hole score of 575.
The Gators No. 1,
Gordon Neale, moved up seven spots in round two after carding another 70 (-2). Neale is now in a four-way tie for second and enters the final day two shots back of the leader, Justin Suh from USC.
Freshmen
John Axelsen and
Won Jun Lee join Neale in the top 15 on the individual leaderboard. Lee was 1-over par Tuesday and currently is tied for eighth at 2-under par for the tournament.
Axelsen is even par through 36 holes of play and tied for 12th. Axelsen turned in a second round score of 75 (+3).
The Gators will be paired up in the final group with TCU and UNLV. The first tee time is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. (ET) with the final pairing set for 2:20 p.m. (ET).
Coach's Take
On the Gators play today -- "Today didn't go as we hoped but, we hung in there and battled and we'll have a chance to win the tournament tomorrow as a result. We spent a good amount of time looking around water hazards today which is never ideal." - Assistant Coach
Mark Leon
On improvements for final day -- "Tomorrow, it's going to be imperative that we keep balls in play and get back to the intelligent, patient decision making that gained us the lead on day one." - Leon
On effort of team -- "I'm so proud of this team. They keep fighting, we are having an absolute blast here in Vegas and we're really growing as a team." - Leon
On having Volunteer Coach Dudley Hart with the team -- "I also cannot overstate how much having
Dudley Hart here has meant to us--his professionalism, attitude, and love for he Florida Gators is rubbing off on the entire team and we can't wait to have Dud anchor our team tomorrow." - Leon
Final Scores:
Team
| 1 |
TCU |
574 (-2) |
| T2 |
Florida |
575 (-1) |
| T2 |
UNLV |
575 (-1) |
| T4 |
Oklahoma |
577 (+1) |
| T4 |
Pepperdine |
577 (+1) |
| 6 |
Alabama |
579 (+3) |
| 7 |
Texas Tech |
581 (+5) |
| T8 |
UCLA |
583 (+7) |
| T8 |
Southern California |
583 (+7) |
| T10 |
Illinois |
588 (+12) |
| T10 |
Northwestern |
588 (+12) |
| 12 |
BYU |
589 (+13) |
| 13 |
SMU |
590 (+14) |
| 14 |
Washington |
592 (+16) |
| 15 |
UCF |
604 (+28) |
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