Florida Gators

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The No. 8 Florida women's golf team opened the season with a third-place finish at the Cougar Classic after shooting 10 under in the final round. The Gators tallied a total score of 24-under 840, three strokes behind eventual champion, Vanderbilt.
 
Addie Baggarly and Marta Perez led the Gators through the final 18 holes. Each carded bogey-free rounds to finish 4 under on the day. Overall, Baggarly finished the tournament at 6 under and tied for fourth on the leaderboard while Perez shot 4 under overall to finish tied for 10^th individually.  
 
Sierra Brooks continued to play consistent through the final round for the Gators. The senior shot 1 under to record a 6-under 210 for the whole tournament, tying for fourth as an individual.  
 
Elin Esborn also recorded a 1 under in the final round, improving her overall score to 3 under and finishing tied for 12^th on the leaderboard.
 
In her debut as a Gator, freshman Marina Escobar Domingo finished the tournament at 2 over overall and tied for 34^th place on the leaderboard. Playing as an individual, Clara Manzalini finished at just one over to finish tied for 29^th.
 
Notable

• Addie Baggarly matched her career-low round with 68.
• Baggarly also carded her second eagle of the tournament.
• As a team, Florida carded 51 total birdies and three eagles throughout the tournament.

 
Coach's Take
Emily Glasser, Head Coach
"I'm proud of the team, we played well this week. I know they are disappointed to not defend but they gave it a run today and that was our goal. I was happy with the level of maturity I saw out there this week. It was much better than a year ago and I think that will be a big key to our success this year.
 
"There's always more to improve and I think we leave here encouraged to keep following our plan and working hard to be the team we want to become."
 
Scores

Position	Team	Score
1	Vanderbilt	278-282-277=837 (-27)
2	Wake Forest	283-277-278=838 (-26)
3	Florida	282-280-278=840 (-24)
4	Arkansas	287-288-280=855 (-9)
T5	Furman	287-289-286=862 (-2)
T5	UCF	295-288-279=862 (-2)
T7	College of Charleston	285-296-285=866 (+2)
T7	Florida State	282-292-292=866 (+2)
9	North Carolina	284-291-292=867 (+3)
10	Auburn	288-296-286=870 (+6)
11	Campbell	297-286-292=875 (+11)
12	Tennessee	291-293-292=876 (+12)
13	Maryland	288-298-293=879 (+15)
14	North Carolina State	27-293-294=884 (+20)
15	Penn State	299-299-300=898 (+34)
16	Boston College	308-305-301=914 (+50)
17	Georgetown	306-306-310=922 (+58)

 

Florida Individual
Position	Player	Score
T4	Sierra Brooks	70-69-71=210 (-6)
T4	Addie Baggarly	68-74-68=210 (-6)
T10	Marta Perez	74-70-68=212 (-4)
T12	Elin Esborn	74-68-71=213 (-3)
T29	Clara Manzalini (I)	72-70-75=217 (+1)
T34	Marina Escobar Domingo	70-73-75=218 (+2)

 
Up Next
The Gators head to Toledo, Ohio for the Glass City Invitational beginning Monday, Sept. 16.