FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Gators resumed their second round this morning after a weather suspension yesterday, and junior
Sierra Brooks did not lose any momentum in the down time.
Besides one bogey late in the day Saturday, Brooks put together an impressive second round over two days. She had four birdies over the first 11 holes Saturday and three birdies over her seven holes today. Brooks' second round score of 67 (-6) puts her in sole possession of first place heading into tomorrow's final round of stroke play. The Gators currently sit in ##; if they make a run tomorrow and finish inside the top eight teams they will advance to match play Tuesday.
The story of the day was the pairing of Brooks and Maria Fassi of Arkansas, another top player on the leaderboard and No. 3 amateur in the world. Brooks and Fassi entered their final hole of the second round both at three-under and in a tie for first place. They had near identical drives on the 264-yard, par 4 hole. Their shots on the green landed almost right next to each other. The only difference? Maybe an inch. Brooks' putt went straight in the hole and Fassi's rolled around the rim and sat on the edge.
Brooks' second round score of 67 (-6) puts her in sole possession of first place heading into tomorrow's final round of stroke play. The Gators currently sit in 13th; if they make a run tomorrow and finish inside the top eight teams they will advance to match play Tuesday.
The final round of Championship play begins first thing Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. (ET). The Gators tee times will begin at 9:06.
Coach's Take
"Today was a huge day for us. It was all going to boil down to how we handled yesterday's adversity with being called off the course for weather. Do we come out today and create come momentum or do we go the wrong way? I'm so proud of how we responded this morning. We came out and were assertive from the start. Obviously Sierra's awesome finish sticks out but for Addie, Clara, and Elin to close out their rounds today was equally as important. After our poor start we knew we couldn't make it all up today but we gave ourselves a shot at the top eight for tomorrow and that was our goal for round two." – Head Coach
Emily Bastel Glaser
On Sierra Brooks' second round…
"Sierra was outstanding today. She had some momentum yesterday and it was tough to have play suspended and potentially lose that momentum but we picked up right where she left off yesterday and had a super strong finish. Tomorrow will be a fun day for her not only in contention for the individual title but also playing hard to give her team a chance to make match play." – Coach Glaser
Scores through Round Two
Team
| 1 |
Duke |
586 |
+2 |
| 2 |
Southern California |
595 |
+11 |
| 3 |
Texas |
596 |
+12 |
| T4 |
Arizona |
598 |
+14 |
| T4 |
Arkansas |
598 |
+14 |
| 6 |
Stanford |
604 |
+20 |
| 7 |
Purdue |
606 |
+22 |
| 8 |
Northwestern |
607 |
+23 |
| T9 |
Auburn |
608 |
+24 |
| T9 |
Wake Forest |
608 |
+24 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss |
611 |
+27 |
| 12 |
Arizona State |
612 |
+28 |
| 13 |
Florida |
615 |
+31 |
| 14 |
Illinois |
616 |
+32 |
| 15 |
Florida State |
619 |
+35 |
| 16 |
Virginia |
621 |
+37 |
| 17 |
Washington |
622 |
+38 |
| 18 |
UCLA |
623 |
+39 |
| 19 |
San Jose State |
626 |
+42 |
| 20 |
UCF |
629 |
+45 |
| 21 |
Kent State |
633 |
+49 |
| T22 |
Vanderbilt |
635 |
+51 |
| T22 |
Indiana |
635 |
+51 |
| 24 |
Tennessee |
639 |
+55 |
Florida Players
Round Three Tee Times
9:06 – Perez
9:17 – Esborn
9:28 – Baggarly
9:39 – Manzalini
9:50 – Brooks
Florida will be paired with Illinois and Florida State.
Follow the Action
Play will continue on Monday, May 20 at 8:00 a.m. (ET). Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. Live coverage will be aired on Golf Channel from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.
