Fred Biondi was named Golfweek and SEC Player of the Week after a career outing at the 45th VyStar Gators Invitational.
SEC Tabs Biondi Golfer of the Week
Thursday, February 17, 2022 | Men's Golf
Florida earned the second straight conference golfer of the week award to start the spring.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference (SEC) tabbed Fred Biondi as the Golfer of the Week on Thursday.
Florida has earned the first two weekly awards as John DuBois was named week one's after a runner-up finish at the Sea Best Invitational.
Biondi finished 14-under at 196 to tie the tournament record while he claimed his first collegiate medalist honor. The record was last set by Camilo Benedetti in 2001 as he tied for second in tournament score and tied third all-time in tournament score by par in three rounds. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, he set career bests in low round (63), tournament score and finish on the weekend. Biondi became the 16th UF golfer to be the individual champion at the invite as his birdie on 18th concluded the career outing and brought the crowd at Mark Bostick to their feet.
Florida won the 45th VyStar Gators Invitational for the 28th time in program history and third consecutive shooting 28-under to win by 12 strokes over No. 3 Oklahoma State.
Earlier in the week, the Gators were also named the Golfweek Team of the Week and Biondi the Player of the Week. Additionally, Florida jumped into the top-25 in both Golfweek (19) and Golfstat (23).
The Orange and Blue head out west to the Southern Highlands Invitational from Feb. 27-March 1 in Las Vegas.
Florida has earned the first two weekly awards as John DuBois was named week one's after a runner-up finish at the Sea Best Invitational.
Biondi finished 14-under at 196 to tie the tournament record while he claimed his first collegiate medalist honor. The record was last set by Camilo Benedetti in 2001 as he tied for second in tournament score and tied third all-time in tournament score by par in three rounds. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, he set career bests in low round (63), tournament score and finish on the weekend. Biondi became the 16th UF golfer to be the individual champion at the invite as his birdie on 18th concluded the career outing and brought the crowd at Mark Bostick to their feet.
Florida won the 45th VyStar Gators Invitational for the 28th time in program history and third consecutive shooting 28-under to win by 12 strokes over No. 3 Oklahoma State.
Earlier in the week, the Gators were also named the Golfweek Team of the Week and Biondi the Player of the Week. Additionally, Florida jumped into the top-25 in both Golfweek (19) and Golfstat (23).
The Orange and Blue head out west to the Southern Highlands Invitational from Feb. 27-March 1 in Las Vegas.
SEC Golf Weekly Awards
| Award | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Golfer of the Week | Fred Biondi | Florida |
| Men's Freshman of the Week | Maxwell Ford | Georgia |
| Co-Women's Golfer of the Week | Jenny Bae | Georgia |
| Co-Women's Golfer of the Week | Andrea Lignell | Ole Miss |
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