Saturday, March 11
Augusta, Ga. / Forest Hills Golf Club
7:45 a.m. (36 Holes)
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Valspar Augusta Invitational
No. 21 Gators Set for Debut at Valspar Augusta Invitational
Friday, March 10, 2023 | Women's Golf
Round one starts at 7:45 a.m. at Forest Hills Golf Club,
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Saturday, March 11 - Sunday, March 12
Location: Forest Hills GC - Augusta, Ga.
Host: Augusta University
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,244 yards
Format: 36 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday
Tee Times: 7:45 a.m. shotgun on Saturday and 9 a.m. shotgun on Sunday
Live Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
LINEUP
No. 1 - Maisie Filler
No. 2 - Jackie Lucena
No. 3 - Marina Escobar
No. 4 - Annabell Fuller
No. 5 - Taylor Roberts
Ind. - Karoline Tuttle.
THE FIELD (Golfstat top-25)
No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 12 Florida State, No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Ole Miss, No. 21 Florida, No. 24 Duke, Augusta (host), Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Georgia Southern, Minnesota and Virginia Tech.
TEE OFF
The Florida women's golf team continues its stretch with its first of tournaments in the state of Georgia with the Valspar Augusta Invitational. The Gators are paired with Florida State and Ole Miss on day one.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
UF will makes its debut in this weekend at the tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
The Gators defended Mark Bostick Golf Course for the eighth straight time with a victory at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational. After the tournament was altered to 36-holes due to heavy rain on Saturday, Florida trailed a stroke back from SEC foe Mississippi State at the end of round one that was completed this morning. The Gators started hot out of the gates in the final round with a 279 (-1) to win by four strokes over the No. 7 Bulldogs and No. 25 UCF.
The victory marked the 26th time in program history for Florida at the VyStar Gators Invitational. It also was the eighth time under head coach Emily Glaser and the ninth time overall in her 12 years for the Gators; assistant coach in the 2011-12 season. UF has now won 28 tournament titles with Glaser at the helm.
Three Gators placed three in the top-10 with Maisie Filler finishing runner-up for the third time in her career. The junior shot both rounds in the 60s and tied her career-low in round three with a bogey-free 65 (-5) to finish 7-under. Her one of four birdies on the back nine at 15 (par-3, 166 yards) moved her one shot back from the lead then her final birdie on 17 (par-4, 320 yards) moved her into the solo lead.
ANOTHER MILESTONE
Maisie Filler added another achievement to her career as she was officially invited to the Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA). She becomes the fifth Gator to recessive the honor as Florida has had a participant every year of the event.
A SEASON AGO
Last season, the Gators started the fall off with four top-3 finishes, including a runner-up to finish to end the season that featured Maisie Filler writing her name int he record book. Filler posted all three rounds in the 60's - 69, 66 and 68. After setting her career low in round two, she tied second all-time in program history for low individual tournament at 203 (-13). The last Gator to record the mark was Camila Hedberg in 2012 at the Cougar Classic. Filler was one stroke away from the program record (202) set by current pro Sam Wagner in 2016.
The Gators started spring on a strong note with a program record 29-under to win the team title at the FAU Paradise Invitational. Florida rode the momentum into defending its home course at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational for the 25th time and seventh straight.
Into postseason play, Florida finished runner-up at the SEC Championship in Birmingham. The Gators entered the match play portion of the conference tournament seeking its first-ever victory after back-to-back years (2018-19) of 3-2 setbacks in the quarterfinals as the format was added in 2018. The No. 5 seeded Gators knocked off the reigning conference champion and No. 1 seeded Auburn Tigers and the defending national champions, Ole Miss. Florida fell to No. 2 LSU in the finals 4-1, as the Tigers won its first SEC title in 30 years.
The Gators missed the cut at the Albuquerque NCAA Regional by one stroke, however, Marina Escobar placed T3 to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship. Becoming the second UF women's golfer to accomplish the feat.
NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE
Two new faces joined the program this season. In July, head coach Emily Glaser announced the addition of Beth Wu as the Gators' next assistant coach. A two-time All-American at UCLA, WU spent the last three years on the Epson Tour.
Florida also welcomed freshman Karoline Tuttle to the roster this season. A 2021U.S. Women's Open participant, she was named the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA) Player of the Year back-to-back years in 2020 and 2021.
THE TURN
UF wraps the regular season at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (March 24-26). The SEC Championship starts on April 13th at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
Dates: Saturday, March 11 - Sunday, March 12
Location: Forest Hills GC - Augusta, Ga.
Host: Augusta University
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,244 yards
Format: 36 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday
Tee Times: 7:45 a.m. shotgun on Saturday and 9 a.m. shotgun on Sunday
Live Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
LINEUP
No. 1 - Maisie Filler
No. 2 - Jackie Lucena
No. 3 - Marina Escobar
No. 4 - Annabell Fuller
No. 5 - Taylor Roberts
Ind. - Karoline Tuttle.
THE FIELD (Golfstat top-25)
No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 12 Florida State, No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Ole Miss, No. 21 Florida, No. 24 Duke, Augusta (host), Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Georgia Southern, Minnesota and Virginia Tech.
TEE OFF
The Florida women's golf team continues its stretch with its first of tournaments in the state of Georgia with the Valspar Augusta Invitational. The Gators are paired with Florida State and Ole Miss on day one.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
UF will makes its debut in this weekend at the tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
The Gators defended Mark Bostick Golf Course for the eighth straight time with a victory at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational. After the tournament was altered to 36-holes due to heavy rain on Saturday, Florida trailed a stroke back from SEC foe Mississippi State at the end of round one that was completed this morning. The Gators started hot out of the gates in the final round with a 279 (-1) to win by four strokes over the No. 7 Bulldogs and No. 25 UCF.
The victory marked the 26th time in program history for Florida at the VyStar Gators Invitational. It also was the eighth time under head coach Emily Glaser and the ninth time overall in her 12 years for the Gators; assistant coach in the 2011-12 season. UF has now won 28 tournament titles with Glaser at the helm.
Three Gators placed three in the top-10 with Maisie Filler finishing runner-up for the third time in her career. The junior shot both rounds in the 60s and tied her career-low in round three with a bogey-free 65 (-5) to finish 7-under. Her one of four birdies on the back nine at 15 (par-3, 166 yards) moved her one shot back from the lead then her final birdie on 17 (par-4, 320 yards) moved her into the solo lead.
ANOTHER MILESTONE
Maisie Filler added another achievement to her career as she was officially invited to the Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA). She becomes the fifth Gator to recessive the honor as Florida has had a participant every year of the event.
A SEASON AGO
Last season, the Gators started the fall off with four top-3 finishes, including a runner-up to finish to end the season that featured Maisie Filler writing her name int he record book. Filler posted all three rounds in the 60's - 69, 66 and 68. After setting her career low in round two, she tied second all-time in program history for low individual tournament at 203 (-13). The last Gator to record the mark was Camila Hedberg in 2012 at the Cougar Classic. Filler was one stroke away from the program record (202) set by current pro Sam Wagner in 2016.
The Gators started spring on a strong note with a program record 29-under to win the team title at the FAU Paradise Invitational. Florida rode the momentum into defending its home course at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational for the 25th time and seventh straight.
Into postseason play, Florida finished runner-up at the SEC Championship in Birmingham. The Gators entered the match play portion of the conference tournament seeking its first-ever victory after back-to-back years (2018-19) of 3-2 setbacks in the quarterfinals as the format was added in 2018. The No. 5 seeded Gators knocked off the reigning conference champion and No. 1 seeded Auburn Tigers and the defending national champions, Ole Miss. Florida fell to No. 2 LSU in the finals 4-1, as the Tigers won its first SEC title in 30 years.
The Gators missed the cut at the Albuquerque NCAA Regional by one stroke, however, Marina Escobar placed T3 to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship. Becoming the second UF women's golfer to accomplish the feat.
NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE
Two new faces joined the program this season. In July, head coach Emily Glaser announced the addition of Beth Wu as the Gators' next assistant coach. A two-time All-American at UCLA, WU spent the last three years on the Epson Tour.
Florida also welcomed freshman Karoline Tuttle to the roster this season. A 2021U.S. Women's Open participant, she was named the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA) Player of the Year back-to-back years in 2020 and 2021.
THE TURN
UF wraps the regular season at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (March 24-26). The SEC Championship starts on April 13th at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
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