Gators Complete Opening Round at Southern Highlands

Sunday, March 2

Las Vegas, N.V. / Southern Highlands Golf Club

12:50 p.m. (18 holes)

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Southern Highlands Collegiate

Florida Gators men's golf at the Gators Invitational on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Lorenzo Vasquez

Gators Complete Opening Round at Southern Highlands

Sunday, March 2, 2025 | Men's Golf

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Florida is tied for 10th through 18-holes.

By: Matthew Hutchison

LAS VEGAS - The No. 11/10 Florida men's golf team completed the opening round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Sunday.

The Gators posted a team score of 307 (+19) and are tied for 10th with Oklahoma and USC. Auburn leads the tournament through 18-holes at 1-under. Florida is set to tee off round two tomorrow at 12:20 p.m. ET at Southern Highlands Golf Club.

A pair of UF golfers in Luke Poulter and Zack Swanwick shot a 4-over 76, tied for the low rounds in the lineup today and sit T30. The next counting scores were one-shot from another in Ian Gilligan with a 5-over 77 in T41 and Jack Turner at 6-over 78 in T51.

Redshirt-freshman Rylan Shim rounds out the lineup in T74 with a round one of 82 (+10) followed by Matthew Kress (individual) tied for 51st after a score of 78 (+6).