Gators One Stroke Back from Qualifying Spot for NCAA Championship

Maisie Filler tees off at UNM Championship Course in her second career regional appearance.

Photo By: Mike Sandoval

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Gators One Stroke Back from Qualifying Spot for NCAA Championship

Matthew Hutchison

Marina Escobar continues to pace the Gators and is tied for 3rd overall.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Florida women's golf team concluded day two of the Albuquerque Regional in 5th place and one stroke back from fourth on Tuesday.

One more round of stroke play remains as the Gators need to be one of the the top-4 teams after 54 holes to qualify for the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk.

The Gators started the day in third as No. 1 seed Oregon leads the field at 8-under. Florida shot 296 (+8) and trails fourth-place TCU by a stroke.

Marina Escobar led the lineup for the second straight day as she is tied for 3rd. The top two individuals of non-qualifying teams also advance to the National Championship. She sank a big birdie on 18 to keep Florida in a stroke from the Horn Frogs and finish even (72) on the day.

Shaving five strokes off her first round of 79, Jackie Lucena turned in a 74 (+2). Her birdie on three erased a bogey on two as she shot 12 pars and a birdie the next 13 holes.

Clara Manzalini (T31) went 2-under on the front as both her and Maisie Filler (T44) had rounds of 75 (+3) followed by Annabell Fuller (T21) at 78 (+5).

Florida takes the UNM Championship Course for the final 18 holes at 10 a.m. ET tomorrow.

Scores

Florida Individual

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total
T2	Marina Escobar	68	72	140 (-4)
6	Annabell Fuller	69	78	147 (+3)
T21	Clara Manzalini	74	75	149 (+5)
T47	Maisie Filler	77	75	152 (+8)
T57	Jackie Lucena	79	74	153 (+9)

Team Leaderboard

Place	School	Round 1	Round 2	Score
1	Oregon	284	284	568 (-8)
2	Georgia	292	284	576 (E)
3	Texas	287	290	577 (+1)
4	TCU	292	291	583 (+7)
5	Florida	288	296	584 (+8)
T6	Arizona	293	295	588 (+12)
T6	Sam Houston	302	286	588 (+12)
8	Louisville	295	296	591 (+15)
9	Oklahoma	299	303	602 (+26)
10	North Texas	296	307	603 (+27)
11	New Mexico State	302	304	606 (+30)
12	Northern Arizona	309	305	614 (+38)

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