Three Gators Earn PING All-Region Honors

NORMAN, Okla. - Prior to the Gators start of round three in the NCAA Championships, Fred Biondi, Ricky Castillo and Yuxin Lin were named to the Division I PING All-Region Southeast Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCCA) announced Sunday.

The award is the third straight for Castillo, the second time for Lin, who earned 2020 All-West Region honors and the first for Biondi.

After jumping 10 spots yesterday to T14, Florida tees off round three at 2:20 p.m. ET paired with Georgia Tech and Texas A&M.

Fred Biondi | R-Jr. | São Paulo, Brazil

No. 1 ranked player in Golfstat Cup Standings
- Ranked No. 4 by Golfweek and No. 8 by Golfstat overall
Recorded two victories this spring
- Had two-runner up finishes along with a T7 and T25
- Finished runner-up at the Palm Beach Regional
Posted a runner-up finish at the Latin America Amateur Championship
Collected season awards:
- All-SEC First Team, Spring Haskins Award Watch List, SEC Co-Golfer and SEC Golfer of the Week and Golfweek Player of the Week
Selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Team
Team leader:
- Stroke average (69.9), under-par 54-hole scores (5), average relation to par for 18-holes (-1.0) and 54-holes (-3.1), top-5 (4)*, top-10 (5)*, top-25 (7)* finishes and birdies per round (3.9)
Shot lowest round (63, -7) and tournament (196, -14)
- The 196 at the VyStar Gators Invitational tied the tournament record
Second on the team in birdies (93) and eagles (4)
Have posted 14 of 24 rounds under-par this season
- 13 out of 21 in the spring
- 11 rounds in the 60s total and 10 in the spring
- A stretch of eight consecutive under-par rounds
Only three rounds over par this spring and five this year
Went undefeated (2-0-1) in match play at the SEC Championship
- Victories in the semifinals (4&3) and finals (2&1)

Ricky Castillo | Jr. | Yorba Linda, Calif.

Earned his third straight PING All-Region Honor
Named to All-SEC Second Team for second consecutive season for his fifth conference honor
Ranked 50th by Golfstat and 53rd by Golfweek
Team leader:
- Under-par rounds (16), birdies (114), eagles (5), top-5 (4)*, top-10 (5)* and top-25 (7)* finishes
Tied for lowest round under-par of the season; 63 (-7) at the Calusa Cup
Had a stretch of five straight rounds in the 60s
Finished Top-25 or better in each spring tournament
- Started spring T4-2-T7
- Was runner-up at the VyStar Gators Invitational
Posted a record of 2-0-1 in match play at the SEC Championships
- Won 3&2 in the quarterfinals and 2&1 in the finals
Has played in all 10 tournaments and 30 rounds
- Been the No. 1 in the lineup in eight of them
Second on the team in stroke average (71.4), under-par tournaments (4), rounds in the 60s (10), birdies per round (3.8), average relation to par for 18-holes (-1.0) and 54-holes (-3.1)

Yuxin Lin | Jr. | Beijing, China

Earned his second PING All-Region Honor
Ranked 60th in Golfstat and 61st by Golfweek
Tied for team-lead in top-25 finishes (7) and under-par tournaments (5)
Second on the team in top-10 finishes with four and lowest under-par round at -6
Shot two hole-in-ones; in the season opener and spring opener
Third on the team:
- Stroke average (71.5), average relation to par for 18-holes (+0.5) and 54-holes (+1.5)
Went 2-1 in match play at SEC Championships
- Won 5&3 in the quarterfinals and 2&1 in the semifinals over No. 1 Sam Bennet (Texas A&M)
Has played in all 10 tournaments and 30 rounds
- In the No. 1 spot once, No. 2 once and No. 3 eight times
- One of three players to play in each tournament and round

*Tied for team-leading

DI All-Region Southeast Team

Player	School
Garrett Barber	LSU
Albin Bergstrom	USF
Fred Biondi	Florida
Dan Bradbury	Florida State
J.M. Butler	Auburn
Ben Carr	Georgia Southern
Ricky Castillo	Florida
Canon Claycomb	Alabama
Spencer Cross	Tennessee
Reid Davenport	Vanderbilt
Maxwell Ford	Georgia
Nick Gabrelcik	North Florida
Ryan Hall	South Carolina
Frederik Kjettrup	Florida State
Bryce Lewis	Tennessee
Yuxin Lin	Florida
Harrison Ott	Vanderbilt
Trent Phillips	Georgia
Gordon Sargent	Vanderbilt
Cole Sherwood	Vanderbilt
Jackson Suber	Ole Miss
Cohen Trolio	LSU
Alex Vogelsong	Auburn
Jack Wall	South Carolina
Mason Williams	Georgia Southern

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