The UF women's golf team tops the leaderboard after the first round of NCAA Regional play.
NORMAN, Okla. – The Florida women's golf team currently leads the NCAA Regional field of 18 after the first round of play.
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The Gators got off to a hot start with four players birdying at least one of their first four holes. This put them atop the leaderboard early. After slipping down to T7 after the first nine holes, Florida was able to gain control again to close out the second nine. Juniors
Sierra Brooks and
Marta Perez both birdied one of their first four holes and two of their final four holes. Brooks is currently in a four-way tie for second while Perez is also inside the top 10, in a tie for sixth.
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Sophomore
Elin Esborn rounds out the Gators in the top 15 as she sits tied for 13th and one under par. There is just a one-stroke different between Brooks (-3), Perez (-2), and Esborn (-1), and just a three stroke difference between the top six teams, showing how tight the field is.
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The second round of stroke play begins first thing Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Gators tee times will begin at 10:20.
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Scores through Round One
Team
1 |
Florida |
284 |
-4 |
2 |
North Carolina State |
285 |
-3 |
T3 |
Texas, University of |
287 |
-1 |
T3 |
Texas Tech |
287 |
-1 |
T3 |
Ole Miss |
287 |
-1 |
T3 |
Mississippi St. U. |
287 |
-1 |
7 |
Purdue |
289 |
+1 |
T8 |
Arizona State |
290 |
+2 |
T8 |
Wake Forest |
290 |
+2 |
10 |
Virginia Tech |
291 |
+3 |
T11 |
Texas A&M |
293 |
+5 |
T11 |
Oklahoma |
293 |
+5 |
13 |
TCU |
294 |
+6 |
14 |
Pepperdine |
299 |
+11 |
15 |
Sam Houston State |
300 |
+12 |
16 |
UTSA |
303 |
+15 |
17 |
UNC Wilmington |
307 |
+19 |
18 |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
316 |
+28 |
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Round Two Tee Times
10:20 – Manzalini
10:30 – Baggarly
10:40 – Esborn
10:50 – Perez
11:00 – Brooks
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Follow the Action
Play will continue on Tuesday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.
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