Lucena Shoots Hole-in-one, Gators Take Third

Tuesday, February 21

Melbourne, Fla. / Suntree Country Club

9 a.m. (18 Holes)

Florida Gators

Moon Golf Invitational

Lucena Shoots Hole-in-one, Gators Take Third

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | Women's Golf

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Jackie Lucena recorded a hole-in-one behind Florida’s best finish of the season.

By: Matthew Hutchison

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Jackie Lucena shot a hole-in-one as the Florida women's golf team leaped three spots to take third and finish 18-under at the Moon Golf Invitational on Tuesday.

The round three efforts were led by Lucena, who tied her career-low with a 66 (-6) on the final day becoming to second Gator to do this tournament. In her first 15 holes, she made six birdies highlighted by a hole-in-one on 16 (par 3, 168 yards). Making the ace with an 8-iron, she went birdie-birdie on 17 and 18 to end 6-under on the back. Lucena finished T5 at 8-under with a career-low 54-hole score of 208.

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Entering the day 14 strokes back from the lead, the Gators combined for 6-under on the day with a final round of 282 (-6) for a season-best score of 846 (-18), tied for sixth all-time in program history. Florida cut the lead all the way to three strokes after shooting 10-under on the back, but No. 9 LSU held on to win the tournament at 30-under.

The outing marked a season best finish for the Gators and the best all-time at the Moon Golf Invitational. All six players, combined for -20 on the back nine.

Not posting a round over par was Annabell Fuller finishing 9-under in 4th. She had rounds of 66-69-72 for her third top-5 finish this year and only had four bogeys in 54 holes. She is one more top-10 finish away for her third consecutive season of four.

One of four Gators to have a 72 (E) today was Marina Escobar (T32) who ended even overall with a 216. A stroke back was Maisie Filler and Karoline Tuttle tied for 42nd followed by individual Taylor Roberts in T57.

The Gators host the 51st VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational (March 4-5) followed by the last two regular-season tournaments.

Quotable
Head Coach Emily Glaser...
On the teams performance..
"I'm really happy to see the perseverance of this group after a tough outing last week. Every week we are learning and getting better. We will continue to keep our eyes forward and are excited to compete at home in a few weeks."

On Annabell Fuller and Jackie Lucena...
"Another great tournament from Annabell, she's been working hard and is very motivated. And I'm happy for Jackie to have a nice finish also. She's been patient with her game and it paid off this week. "

Florida Individual Scores

Place	Player	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Score
4	Annabell Fuller	66	69	72	207 (-9)
T5	Jackie Lucena	69	73	66	208 (-8)
T32	Marina Escobar	74	70	72	216 (E)
T42	Maisie Filler	74	71	72	217 (+1)
T42	Karoline Tuttle	72	73	72	217 (+1)
T57	Taylor Roberts*	72	70	77	219 (+3)

* played as an individual

Team Leaderboard

Place	School	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Score
1	LSU	276	274	284	834 (-30)
2	Northwestern	281	280	282	843 (-21)
3	Florida	281	283	282	846 (-18)
4	Auburn	281	278	290	849 (-15)
5	Michigan State	285	289	276	850 (-14)
6	Clemson	279	288	287	854 (-10)
T7	Arkansas	285	284	286	855 (-9)
T7	Vanderbilt	282	286	287	855 (-9)
T7	UCF	278	283	294	855 (-9)
T7	Michigan	286	278	291	855 (-9)
11	Florida State	286	291	279	856 (-8)
12	North Carolina	291	285	290	866 (+2)
13	Alabama	289	297	291	877 (+13)
14	Virginia Tech	284	293	301	878 (+14)
15	Louisville	295	292	292	879 (+15)
16	Augusta	288	296	296	880 (+16)
17	Miami	300	304	305	909 (+45)