Sunday, October 23
Windermere, Fla. / Isleworth Golf & Country Club
8:25 a.m. (18 Holes)
Florida Gators
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Isleworth Collegiate
Isleworth Collegiate Serves as Fall Finale
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Sunday, Oct. 23 - Tuesday, Oct. 25
Location: Windermere, Fla. - Isleworth Country Club
Host: University of Central Florida
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,544 yards
Format: 18 holes each day
Tee Times: 8:25 a.m. ET on Sunday and TBD on Monday and Tuesday
Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
TEE OFF
The Florida men's golf team wraps up the fall campaign at the Isleworth Collegiate in Windermere, starting on Sunday.
LINEUP
No. 1 - Fred Biondi
No. 2 - Quentin Debove
No. 3 - Yuxin Lin
No. 4 - Ricky Castillo
No. 5 - John DuBois
Indv. - Matthew Kress
COMPETING TEAMS (Golfstat top-25)
No. 3 Auburn, No. 9 Illinois, No. 11 Florida, No. 24 Arizona, Augusta, LSU, Minnesota, North Florida, Purdue, South Carolina, UCF (host), UNLV, Utah and West Virginia.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Known prior as the Tavistock Collegiate, this will be the seventh appearance by the Gators. Florida won the event in the fall of 2016 behind Alejandro Tosti, who earned his Korn Ferry Tour Card this year, as he took home individual medalist honors.
The last appearance was the previous fall with Florida taking 5th, which started a streak of eight consecutive top-5 finishes.
IN THE RANKINGS
UF is ranked No. 11 in Golfstat and No. 14 in Golfweek.
LAST TIME OUT
Florida climbed five spots on the final day at the Ben Hogan Collegiate with a round three team score of 279 (-1). The final round push was led by Fred Biondi's 64 (-6), which was the second lowest in the tournament, only a stroke behind Preston Summerhays' 63 of Arizona State.
The 64 is the second by a Gator senior this season as John DuBois (T47) recorded one in round two of SEC Match Play last week. It is the only third time a Gator senior has done so with the last being Tyson Alexander in 2010, who earned his PGA Tour Card this year
A SEASON AGO
After a bumpy start early in the fall, the Gators concluded with a top-5 finish at Isleworth which carried momentum into the spring with back-to-back victories to start. The latter included winning the VyStar Gators Invitational for the 28th time and third consecutive en route to Fred Biondi tying the tournament record at 196 (-14) for his first career collegiate title.
The spring featured eight straight top-5 finishes with a runner-up performance at the SEC Championship and advancing to the match play finals for the first time in program history. John DuBois laid claim to the SEC Individual Championship for his first collegiate victory.
Florida secured its 32nd NCAA Regional bid and took a third place finish to advance its 55th appearance in the National Championships. On day three of stroke play, the Gators used late birdies on the back nine to make the first cut. UF concluded the season with a 10th place finish and only seven strokes from making match play. The finish marked the highest under head coach J.C. Deacon and best since a 9th place performance in 2007.
TOUR U
Following a breakout season, Fred Biondi earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Class of 2023 Rankings as a total of four Gators placed in the top-25. The next three Florida golfers were ranked in consecutive order with Ricky Castillo (No. 19), John DuBois (No. 20) and Yuxin Lin (No. 21) as the four selections were the most of any school as both North Carolina and Pepperdine had three.
Currently, Biondi holds the No. 5 spot with Ricky Castillo No. 16, Yuxin Lin No. 22 and John DuBois No. 23.
PRESEASON NODS
Prior to the start of their senior seasons, Fred Biondi and Ricky Castillo were named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List. The award is considered the most prestigious award in collegiate golf, and is presented annually to the most outstanding male golfer.
THE CHAMP
Winning his first collegiate title, John DuBois became the 25th Gator to win the SEC Individual Championship, which is the most by any school in the conference. He tied for the third-lowest round (64, -6) in SEC history as concluded the stroke play portion of the tournament setting career lows in round (64), tournament score (204) and best finish (1).
The native of Windermere, Fla., followed his historic performance by sending the Florida men's golf team to the SEC Championship Finals with his victory on the playoff hole in the semifinals vs. No. 1 Texas A&M. He teed off the 18th 1-down and won the hole to force extras. DuBois nearly eagled the hole (565 yards, par 5) as he two putted from seven feet for another memorable moment. The junior went 2-1 in the match play portion of the SEC Championship as he played in all 27 rounds for the first time in his career.
ROOKIE GATORS
Florida welcomed four newcomers this season in Parker Bell (Tallahassee, Fla.), Toby Bishop (Wales, United Kingdom), Will McGriff (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) and Luke Poulter (Orlando, Fla.).
GATOR GREAT COACHES
Last fall, head coach J.C. Deacon announced the addition of Dudley Hart as the next assistant coach. The Gator Great spent the last four seasons as the volunteer assistant coach. He was four-time All American, the 1987 SEC Freshman of the Year and a two-time PGA Tour winner.
To start last spring, Deacon again took the program to another level with the addition of Gator Great and former FedEx Cup Champion, Billy Horschel, as a volunteer assistant coach. He was a four-year (2006-09) member of the Gator golf team, three-time (2006-07, 2009) first-team All-American and two-time (2007 & 2009) SEC Player of the Year with over 280 professional outings.
THE TURN
The Gators open the spring season at the Sea Best Invitational (Jan. 30-31), an event Florida has won five times and to start last spring.
Dates: Sunday, Oct. 23 - Tuesday, Oct. 25
Location: Windermere, Fla. - Isleworth Country Club
Host: University of Central Florida
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,544 yards
Format: 18 holes each day
Tee Times: 8:25 a.m. ET on Sunday and TBD on Monday and Tuesday
Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
TEE OFF
The Florida men's golf team wraps up the fall campaign at the Isleworth Collegiate in Windermere, starting on Sunday.
LINEUP
No. 1 - Fred Biondi
No. 2 - Quentin Debove
No. 3 - Yuxin Lin
No. 4 - Ricky Castillo
No. 5 - John DuBois
Indv. - Matthew Kress
COMPETING TEAMS (Golfstat top-25)
No. 3 Auburn, No. 9 Illinois, No. 11 Florida, No. 24 Arizona, Augusta, LSU, Minnesota, North Florida, Purdue, South Carolina, UCF (host), UNLV, Utah and West Virginia.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Known prior as the Tavistock Collegiate, this will be the seventh appearance by the Gators. Florida won the event in the fall of 2016 behind Alejandro Tosti, who earned his Korn Ferry Tour Card this year, as he took home individual medalist honors.
The last appearance was the previous fall with Florida taking 5th, which started a streak of eight consecutive top-5 finishes.
IN THE RANKINGS
UF is ranked No. 11 in Golfstat and No. 14 in Golfweek.
LAST TIME OUT
Florida climbed five spots on the final day at the Ben Hogan Collegiate with a round three team score of 279 (-1). The final round push was led by Fred Biondi's 64 (-6), which was the second lowest in the tournament, only a stroke behind Preston Summerhays' 63 of Arizona State.
The 64 is the second by a Gator senior this season as John DuBois (T47) recorded one in round two of SEC Match Play last week. It is the only third time a Gator senior has done so with the last being Tyson Alexander in 2010, who earned his PGA Tour Card this year
A SEASON AGO
After a bumpy start early in the fall, the Gators concluded with a top-5 finish at Isleworth which carried momentum into the spring with back-to-back victories to start. The latter included winning the VyStar Gators Invitational for the 28th time and third consecutive en route to Fred Biondi tying the tournament record at 196 (-14) for his first career collegiate title.
The spring featured eight straight top-5 finishes with a runner-up performance at the SEC Championship and advancing to the match play finals for the first time in program history. John DuBois laid claim to the SEC Individual Championship for his first collegiate victory.
Florida secured its 32nd NCAA Regional bid and took a third place finish to advance its 55th appearance in the National Championships. On day three of stroke play, the Gators used late birdies on the back nine to make the first cut. UF concluded the season with a 10th place finish and only seven strokes from making match play. The finish marked the highest under head coach J.C. Deacon and best since a 9th place performance in 2007.
TOUR U
Following a breakout season, Fred Biondi earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Class of 2023 Rankings as a total of four Gators placed in the top-25. The next three Florida golfers were ranked in consecutive order with Ricky Castillo (No. 19), John DuBois (No. 20) and Yuxin Lin (No. 21) as the four selections were the most of any school as both North Carolina and Pepperdine had three.
Currently, Biondi holds the No. 5 spot with Ricky Castillo No. 16, Yuxin Lin No. 22 and John DuBois No. 23.
PRESEASON NODS
Prior to the start of their senior seasons, Fred Biondi and Ricky Castillo were named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List. The award is considered the most prestigious award in collegiate golf, and is presented annually to the most outstanding male golfer.
THE CHAMP
Winning his first collegiate title, John DuBois became the 25th Gator to win the SEC Individual Championship, which is the most by any school in the conference. He tied for the third-lowest round (64, -6) in SEC history as concluded the stroke play portion of the tournament setting career lows in round (64), tournament score (204) and best finish (1).
The native of Windermere, Fla., followed his historic performance by sending the Florida men's golf team to the SEC Championship Finals with his victory on the playoff hole in the semifinals vs. No. 1 Texas A&M. He teed off the 18th 1-down and won the hole to force extras. DuBois nearly eagled the hole (565 yards, par 5) as he two putted from seven feet for another memorable moment. The junior went 2-1 in the match play portion of the SEC Championship as he played in all 27 rounds for the first time in his career.
ROOKIE GATORS
Florida welcomed four newcomers this season in Parker Bell (Tallahassee, Fla.), Toby Bishop (Wales, United Kingdom), Will McGriff (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) and Luke Poulter (Orlando, Fla.).
GATOR GREAT COACHES
Last fall, head coach J.C. Deacon announced the addition of Dudley Hart as the next assistant coach. The Gator Great spent the last four seasons as the volunteer assistant coach. He was four-time All American, the 1987 SEC Freshman of the Year and a two-time PGA Tour winner.
To start last spring, Deacon again took the program to another level with the addition of Gator Great and former FedEx Cup Champion, Billy Horschel, as a volunteer assistant coach. He was a four-year (2006-09) member of the Gator golf team, three-time (2006-07, 2009) first-team All-American and two-time (2007 & 2009) SEC Player of the Year with over 280 professional outings.
THE TURN
The Gators open the spring season at the Sea Best Invitational (Jan. 30-31), an event Florida has won five times and to start last spring.
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