Florida Gators

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Florida women's golf team captured the Allstate Sugar Bowl team title by a commanding 16 strokes at the English Turn Golf and Country Club on Tuesday. Clara Manzalini led the way for the Gators as she claimed a share of the individual title at 7-under par.
 
Florida's win in New Orleans was a complete team effort as all five players in the Gators' lineup finished within the top-15 individually. Florida shot a final-round 11 under to finish with a tournament total of 23-under 853.
 
"I'm really excited by what I saw from the team this week," said head coach Emily Glaser. "We played really solid golf from one to five which is great to see."
 
Manzalini played steady during the first two rounds of the tournament, but really hit her stride through the final 18 holes. The sophomore fired off a blemish-free 6-under 67 in the last round to secure the first individual collegiate win of her career.  
 
Addie Baggarly also had a solid tournament in the Big Easy, tying for third. Baggarly shot under par all three rounds, turning in a 72-71-71 to finish at 5-under 214 collectively. The junior's steady outing marks her lowest tournament score of the season.
 
Freshman Marina Escobar notched the first top-10 finish of her collegiate career, tying for eighth after shooting 1 under in the final round. This is also the first event as a Gator that Escobar has finished under par as she totaled 3-under 215 through all 54 holes.
 
Marta Perez signed a 2-under 71 in the final round to put her at 3 under overall and in a tie for 10^th individually. Perez's tie for 10^th marks the 13^th top-10 finish of her career and second of the season.
 
In her second tournament in a Florida uniform, newcomer Annabell Fuller finished 2-under par, putting her in a tie for 14^th individually. Fuller carded an even final round following her career-low 3-under performance in the second round.
 
Notable

• The Gators' first-place finish marks their second win of the season and 23^rd under head coach Emily Glaser
  • This is the fifth time this season that the Gators have finished within the top five as a team
• This is the third time in the past five years that the Gators have won the Allstate Sugar Bowl (2016 and 2018)
• The Gators boast back-to-back-to-back individual champions with Clara Manzalini (2020), Addie Baggarly (2019) and Sierra Brooks (2018)
• This is the first time since 2017 (Gators Invitational) that the all five players in the Gators lineup have finished within the top 15 individually
• 853 is the 11^th lowest tournament total in program history

 
Head Coach Emily Glaser's Take
On the team getting the win…
"I'm really excited by what I saw from the team this week. We played really solid golf from one to five which is great to see. And each player made some really nice adjustments from last week in California. To see them commit to doing that so quickly is a great sign for this group. We also did a great job of supporting each other out there. This team has a tremendous level of respect for each other and I think we have only scratched the surface of how united we can be. I'm excited to continue to see their development this spring."
 
On Clara Manzalini's individual win…
"Clara was awesome this week. Over the last 6 months she has really bought into the program that Janice and I laid out for her. She has worked hard on her weaknesses and today is just a culmination of that hard work and dedication. She really deserves this attention. I'm grateful for her trust and her commitment to the team."
 
Clara Manzalini's Take
On getting her first individual collegiate victory...
"I'm very happy about the win especially because it was my first one as a Gator. My game was very solid and I have been very patient on the course these past three days. It's great to see all the work paying off. I'm also extremely proud of the team, they played great and showed toughness from the first to last hole. Now we're all looking forward to our home event."

Results
Team Leaderboard

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Florida	288	284	281	853 (-23)
2	Miami	293	288	288	869 (-7)
3	Michigan State	292	293	290	875 (-1)
4	Denver	294	293	290	877 (+1)
5	Houston	293	291	295	879 (+3)
6	North Carolina State	287	290	304	881 (+5)
7	Tulane	295	300	287	882 (+6)
8	SMU	300	288	295	883 (+7)
9	North Texas	295	294	296	885 (+9)
10	Tulsa	295	293	304	892 (+16)
11	Southern Mississippi	302	297	305	904 (+28)
12	South Alabama	306	300	305	911 (+35)
13	Iowa	304	310	301	915 (+39)
14	Colorado State	309	310	298	917 (+41)
15	UAB	320	305	307	932 (+56)

 
 
Florida Individual

Position	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
T1	Clara Manzalini	71	74	67	212 (-7)
T3	Addie Baggarly	72	71	71	214 (-5)
T8	Marina Domingo	72	71	72	215 (-4)
T10	Marta Perez	73	72	71	216 (-3)
T14	Annabell Fuller	74	70	73	217 (-2)
T43	Elin Esborn	71	75	80	226 (+7)

 
Up Next
The Gators return home to Mark Bostick Golf Course where they will host the Gators Invitational presented by VyStar beginning on Saturday, March 7.