Sunday, February 2
Palos Verdes, Calif. / Palos Verdes Golf Club
1:12 p.m. (18 holes)
Florida Gators
at
Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Addison Klonowski finished T13 in the spring opener, her team-best fourth top-25 of the season.
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The second tournament of the spring is made up of six top-8 teams and 14 top-50 teams.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Sunday, Feb. 2 - Tuesday, Feb. 4
Location: Palos Verdes Golf Club - Palos Verdes, Calif.
Host: Ohio State University
Course Par/Yardage: Par 71 / 6,017 yards
Format: 18 holes each day
Tee Times: 1:12 p.m. on Sunday, TBA on Monday and 11:15 a.m. shotgun start
Live Scoring: Scoreboard by Clippd
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
LINEUP
No. 1 - Inès Archer
No. 2 - Elaine Widjaja
No. 3 - Paula Francisco
No. 4 - Addison Klonowski
No. 5 - Siuue Wu
Individual - Sophie Stevens
TEE OFF
Fresh off its third straight victory, the Florida women's golf team continues the spring at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from Feb. 2-4.
THE FIELD (NCAA Rankings as of Nov. 13)
Arizona (No. 8), Arizona State (No. 7), Cal, Cal Poly, Clemson, Florida, Georgetown, Miami, Ohio State, Oregon (No. 6), Pepperdine, San Jose State, South Carolina (No. 3), Texas (No. 5), UCLA, and USC (No. 4).
LAST TIME OUT
The Gators won its third straight tournament in the spring opener at the Sea Best Intercollegiate after ralliing down five shots late in the round to win at 7-under by three shots. Four UF golfers placed in the top-13 led by Inès Archer in T4 at 3-under.
Florida and Illinois State battled back and forth for the lead through the final 18-holes at San Jose Country Club. With 16 total holes left to score across the lineup, ISU held a five shot lead over UF before a 1-under push and a stretch of birdies from Inès Archer, Paula Francisco and Siuue Wu pushed the Gators ahead of the Redbirds for a three-shot victory.
The win marks the third overall and consecutive win of the 2024-25 season. It also is back-to-back seasons UF has won three tournaments for the first time since 2015-16 & 2016-17 and the ninth occurrence in program history.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Last year the tournament was altered to match play due to weather and the Gators took 3rd going 2-1 with wins over No. 4 UCLA and No. 20 Pepperdine.
Known prior as the Northrop Grumman Challenge, Therese Hession retired in January 2022 after 30 years as the head coach and director of golf at Ohio State. To honor the longtime coach, the tournament renamed the event in her honor.
Florida has competed in the event ten times. A few seasons prior, the Gators set the mark for second lowest team score, a 274 in 2017. The same year Taylor Tomlinson won medalist honors.
FALL RECAP
Florida closed out the first leg of the season with back-to-back victories, including defending its team title at The Ally. The Gators shot a final round of 6-under to end 15-under for a six shot victory over host Mississippi State. The victory is also the 33rd all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 34th total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12.
Redshirt-freshman Addison Klonowski led UF with a stroke average of 71.0 and finished T18 or better in all three stroke play events. She also had a team-high six rounds and two tournaments under par.
Seven Gators had a T20 finish or better in the fall season with freshman Elaine Widjaja and Klonowski finishing top-25 in all three three stroke play tournaments.
BIG 3, YEAR 2
The true freshmen trio of Inès Archer, Paula Fransico and Sophie Stevens all put together strong seasons to begin their collegiate careers.
All earned SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week honors as Archer earned a spot on the All-SEC Freshman Team. Florida's freshman trio totaled 23 (out of 55) appearances in the lineup, including both postseason events (SEC Championship & NCAA Regionals) where the group combined for 15 rounds played with Archer posting a team-best finish of T20 at SECs. They also totaled seven top-10s and 13 top-25s finishes.
NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE
The Gators welcomed four five new Gators in Jessica Guiser (Hartland, Wisc.), Elaine Widjaja (Semarang, Indonesia), Isa Wu (Hong Kong) and Siuue Wu (Hong Kong) along with assistant coach Ashely Sease.
A SEASON AGO
The 2023-24 season, the Gators highlighted the beginning of the season with three consecutive tournament victories to end the fall season. Florida started the stretch off with a six-shot win at the Glass City Invitational, eight-shot victory in the Tar Heel Invitational and capped off by an 11-shot win in the fall finale, The Ally.
The three wins brought it to 31 tournament wins all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 32nd total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12. Florida last won three events in a season in 2015-16 and is the fifth occurrence under Glaser. It marks the most team titles since the 2019-20 season when the Gators last won by double-digits at the Allstate Sugar Bowl by 13.
As a team, the Gators placed top-7 in all nine regular-season tournaments with three wins, seven top-5 and six top-3 finishes. UF also ended with a 2-1 match play record with ranked victories over No. 20 Pepperdine (4-1) and No. 4 UCLA (3-2) at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.
THE TURN
UF will resume play in two weeks after two tournaments in seven days with a trip to Great Waters Golf Course for the Lake Oconee Invitational Feb. 21-23. Following the third spring event, Florida host the Gators Invitatioal (March 7-9) at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
Dates: Sunday, Feb. 2 - Tuesday, Feb. 4
Location: Palos Verdes Golf Club - Palos Verdes, Calif.
Host: Ohio State University
Course Par/Yardage: Par 71 / 6,017 yards
Format: 18 holes each day
Tee Times: 1:12 p.m. on Sunday, TBA on Monday and 11:15 a.m. shotgun start
Live Scoring: Scoreboard by Clippd
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
LINEUP
No. 1 - Inès Archer
No. 2 - Elaine Widjaja
No. 3 - Paula Francisco
No. 4 - Addison Klonowski
No. 5 - Siuue Wu
Individual - Sophie Stevens
TEE OFF
Fresh off its third straight victory, the Florida women's golf team continues the spring at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from Feb. 2-4.
THE FIELD (NCAA Rankings as of Nov. 13)
Arizona (No. 8), Arizona State (No. 7), Cal, Cal Poly, Clemson, Florida, Georgetown, Miami, Ohio State, Oregon (No. 6), Pepperdine, San Jose State, South Carolina (No. 3), Texas (No. 5), UCLA, and USC (No. 4).
LAST TIME OUT
The Gators won its third straight tournament in the spring opener at the Sea Best Intercollegiate after ralliing down five shots late in the round to win at 7-under by three shots. Four UF golfers placed in the top-13 led by Inès Archer in T4 at 3-under.
Florida and Illinois State battled back and forth for the lead through the final 18-holes at San Jose Country Club. With 16 total holes left to score across the lineup, ISU held a five shot lead over UF before a 1-under push and a stretch of birdies from Inès Archer, Paula Francisco and Siuue Wu pushed the Gators ahead of the Redbirds for a three-shot victory.
The win marks the third overall and consecutive win of the 2024-25 season. It also is back-to-back seasons UF has won three tournaments for the first time since 2015-16 & 2016-17 and the ninth occurrence in program history.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Last year the tournament was altered to match play due to weather and the Gators took 3rd going 2-1 with wins over No. 4 UCLA and No. 20 Pepperdine.
Known prior as the Northrop Grumman Challenge, Therese Hession retired in January 2022 after 30 years as the head coach and director of golf at Ohio State. To honor the longtime coach, the tournament renamed the event in her honor.
Florida has competed in the event ten times. A few seasons prior, the Gators set the mark for second lowest team score, a 274 in 2017. The same year Taylor Tomlinson won medalist honors.
FALL RECAP
Florida closed out the first leg of the season with back-to-back victories, including defending its team title at The Ally. The Gators shot a final round of 6-under to end 15-under for a six shot victory over host Mississippi State. The victory is also the 33rd all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 34th total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12.
Redshirt-freshman Addison Klonowski led UF with a stroke average of 71.0 and finished T18 or better in all three stroke play events. She also had a team-high six rounds and two tournaments under par.
Seven Gators had a T20 finish or better in the fall season with freshman Elaine Widjaja and Klonowski finishing top-25 in all three three stroke play tournaments.
BIG 3, YEAR 2
The true freshmen trio of Inès Archer, Paula Fransico and Sophie Stevens all put together strong seasons to begin their collegiate careers.
All earned SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week honors as Archer earned a spot on the All-SEC Freshman Team. Florida's freshman trio totaled 23 (out of 55) appearances in the lineup, including both postseason events (SEC Championship & NCAA Regionals) where the group combined for 15 rounds played with Archer posting a team-best finish of T20 at SECs. They also totaled seven top-10s and 13 top-25s finishes.
NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE
The Gators welcomed four five new Gators in Jessica Guiser (Hartland, Wisc.), Elaine Widjaja (Semarang, Indonesia), Isa Wu (Hong Kong) and Siuue Wu (Hong Kong) along with assistant coach Ashely Sease.
A SEASON AGO
The 2023-24 season, the Gators highlighted the beginning of the season with three consecutive tournament victories to end the fall season. Florida started the stretch off with a six-shot win at the Glass City Invitational, eight-shot victory in the Tar Heel Invitational and capped off by an 11-shot win in the fall finale, The Ally.
The three wins brought it to 31 tournament wins all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 32nd total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12. Florida last won three events in a season in 2015-16 and is the fifth occurrence under Glaser. It marks the most team titles since the 2019-20 season when the Gators last won by double-digits at the Allstate Sugar Bowl by 13.
As a team, the Gators placed top-7 in all nine regular-season tournaments with three wins, seven top-5 and six top-3 finishes. UF also ended with a 2-1 match play record with ranked victories over No. 20 Pepperdine (4-1) and No. 4 UCLA (3-2) at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.
THE TURN
UF will resume play in two weeks after two tournaments in seven days with a trip to Great Waters Golf Course for the Lake Oconee Invitational Feb. 21-23. Following the third spring event, Florida host the Gators Invitatioal (March 7-9) at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
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