Florida Gators
SEC Championship
No. 4 Florida tees off SEC Championship Friday
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Women's Golf
After five regular season victories, the Gators are the No. 2 seed as the tournament is set for April 17-21 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Friday, April 17 - Tuesday, April 21
Location: Pelican Golf Club - Belleair, Fla.
Host: SEC
Course Par/Yardage: Par 70 / 6,254 yards
Format: 54-hole stroke play (18-18-18) and Single-Elimination Match Play (3 matches)
Tee Times: 8 a.m. on Friday, TBD the other days
Live Scoring: Clippd - Stroke Play & Clippd - Match Play
Watch: Semifinals (SECN+) and Finals (SECN)
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook & Tournament Central
LINEUP
No. 1 - Paula Francisco
No. 2 - Megan Propeck
No. 3 - Siuue Wu
No. 4 - Elaine Widjaja
No. 5 - Katelyn Huber
Substitute - Addison Klonowski
TEE OFF
The No. 4 Florida women's golf embarks on the postseason, starting at the SEC Championship (April 17-21) at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla. UF enters as the No. 2 overall seed and will be paired with Texas A&M (1-seed) and Texas (3-seed) for the first round which is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Friday.
THE FIELD (NCAA Rankings as of April 15)
Alabama (56), Arkansas (7), Auburn (8), Florida (4), Georgia (55), Kentucky (32), LSU (31), Missouri (36), Mississippi State (16), Oklahoma (26), Ole Miss (20), South Carolina (22), Tennessee (18), Texas (6), Texas A&M (3) and Vanderbilt (14).
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
From 1981 to 1987, Florida women's golf claimed five of seven SEC titles. Also during that reign, the 1983 and 1985 teams each came in second at the conference tournament. The Gators set history and won the first-ever SEC Championship in 1981 in Opelika, Alabama with a team score of 875 as Lynn Connelly won the individual title with a score of 217. UF has also won conference titles in 1991, 1995, 2008 and 2017. The program has had seven individual Southeastern Conference titles.
Florida has won nine conference championships, which rank third all-time only behind Georgia (11) and Auburn (10).
The Gators made a run to the SEC Championship Finals last year, knocking off No. 2-seed LSU (5-0) in the quarterfinals and No. 2 ranked Arkansas (3-2) in the semifinals behind a late rally. Florida made the championship match for the second time in program history (2022) since the format wa added in 2018 and was edged by the veteran No. 1-seed South Carolina Gamecocks 3.5-1.5. The Florida lineup that week featured all five underclassmen and a true freshman substitute as all three teams they faced in match play had two or more upperclassmen in their lineup.
STRONG REGULAR SEASON
For the second straight season, the Orange and Blue finished with a strong resume in the regular season which feature five victories in the last tournaments. Individually, Paula Francisco & Megan Propeck both securing the first collegiate individual victories. The five team titles in consecutive seasons for just the third time in program history (2015-16 & 2016-17, 1984-85 & 1985-86). Outside of UF's wins, they finished runner-up, third, fourth and sixth.
In 26 rounds this year for Florida, 15 have been for par or better and 14 under par.
The two upperclassmen (Francisco & Propeck) paced the Gators, tying for a team-best eight top-25 finishes as Propeck led with six top-10s and Francisco in stroke average at 70.7. A trio of underclassmen logged strong regular seasons as well, led by true freshman and Gainesville native, Katelyn Huber owning five top-10s and seven top-25s while playing in all nine tournaments and in the lineup eight times. Along with Huber's consistent play was the sophomore pair of Siuue Wu (3 top-10s & seven top-25s) and Elaine Widjaja (stroke average fo 71.4 and six top-25s).
At the 54th Gators Invitational, Florida rewrote the record book en route to sweeping the home tournament. The Gators went wire-to-wire and won by 18 strokes while shooting a program-record 820 (-20) 54-hole tournament score and beating the previous record by 15 shots. In the opening round, the Gators reset the tournament low round record by score with a 271 (-9), three shots better than the previous record.
After tying the 54-hole tournament record (202) in the spring opener, Francisco broke the 10-year program record with a final score of 200 (-10) to capture her first collegiate win. In round two, she tied for the second-lowest round in program history with a 65 (-5). The junior closed with a final round of 67 (-3) to win by five shots. The weekend performance boosted new career-bests in round, tournament score and finish as she owned two runner-up finishes.
Florida's victory is the is the 28th all-time in the 54th playing of the Gators Invitational, which started in 1973 as Francisco is the 12th UF golfer to claim medalist honors at the home tournament. The Gator sweep is the 11th occurrence all-time and in back-to-back seasons for first time since 2007-08 and just the fourth time overall. Additionally, the Gators have won 10 of the last 11 Gators Invitationals dating back to 2016.
LAST TIME OUT
Florida closed the regular season with their fifth tournament Clemson Invitational to mark five team titles in consecutive seasons for just the third time in program history (2015-16 & 2016-17, 1984-85 & 1985-86).
Florida entered the final round with a three-stroke lead and held off No. 8 Arkansas by single-shot to win the tournament at 17-under overall for its fourth lowest tournament score by par this season (-28, -26 & -20). The victory is the second all-time at the Clemson Invitational (2016) as UF closed the regular season with back-to-back wins and five in the last seven outings.
The tournament title was the 41st all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 42nd total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12. It is the third straight season with three-plus single-season wins and back-to-back with five-plus victories. This is the fourth season under Glaser of five-plus tournament titles in a season as the Gators have accomplished the mark eight times in program history. Since the 2023-24 season, the Gators have won 13 tournaments and posted 27 top-5 and 20 to-3 outings across 31 tournaments.
Paula Francisco had the top finish for the Orange and Blue in solo third after she won her first collegiate event in her previous outing at the Gators Invitational. She shot her sixth consecutive round under par and team-best 13th of the season with a bogey-free 69 (-3) to finish 9-under across 54-holes with 15 birdies. Outside of a T42 in the season opener, the junior has finished T12-T12-2-T15-T20-1-3.
Earning some momentum heading into the Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA), Megan Propeck placed solo fourth at 5-under. She shot an important final round of 69 (-3) as all three rounds this weekend were par or better (70-72-69). Propeck now has a team-leading six top-10s and tied team-high eight top-25s with Francisco.
The third Gator to finish her final 18-holes in the red was Siuue Wu with a 70 (-2) en route to an 11th place finish at 2-under. One shot behind her was Elaine Widjaja in T12 at 1-under.
PROPECK AT AUGUSTA
Megan Propeck earned the prestigious honor of playing in this year's Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Propeck made her first appearance in the annual event that was created in part by UF alum and current Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley, who announced the commencement of the ANWA in 2018 with the inaugural event beginning in 2019..
Creating the only event played by women on the prestigious course and home of The Masters. The event features the top-72 amateurs and was established to inspire greater interest and participation in the women's game by creating a new, exciting and rewarding pathway for these players to fulfill their dreams.
FALL RECAP
Florida closed the fall with back-to-back wins at the OU Intercollegiate and The Ally while finishing 3rd and runner-up in the other two fall outings. Florida's win in the fall finale at The Ally was its third straight at the event and marked the 11th win and 21st top-3 outing since the 2022-23 season. The tournament title was also the 38th all-time under head coach Emily Glaser; 39th total as she was an assistant coach for a season in 2011-12. It is the third straight season with multiple wins and nine overall under Glaser in 14 seasons.
Individually, transfer Megan Propeck won her first collegiate event at the OU Intercollegiate by four shots and final round of 67 (-3). She leads the team in stroke average (71.4), top-10s (3), top-25s (4), and under par tournaments (3).
THE SILENT ASSASSIN
Playing in first collegiate season, Addison Klonowski was key factor in the Gators' success last season.
Klonowski had the top finish (T24, -2) by a Gator freshman at the National Championship in 20 years. The redshirt-freshman joined the Gators in the spring of last season and redshirted before becoming a mainstay in the lineup in her first season of collegiate golf en route to earning SEC All-Freshman Team honors. Klonowski also secured both match-clinching points in the SEC Championship Quarterfinals (3&2 vs. LSU) and Semifinals (1Up vs. Arkansas). She was in the lineup for all 12 tournaments, including the No. 1 spot on three occasions and led the lineup in top-25 finishes (10) and under par rounds (13).
Off the course, she earned Academic All-American honors.
NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE
The Gators welcomed a pair of new golfers this season in All-American Graduate transfer Megan Propeck (Leawood, Kan.) from Virginia and Gainesville native Katelyn Huber (P.K. Yonge HS), who both are in the lineup this week.
Florida also welcomed the 2024 Florida State Amateur Champion & Junior Player of the Year in Sophia Dyer (Shorecrest Preparatory) this spring. She is a legacy Gator, brother Blake (2016-20) and dad Kevin (1984-88) were members of the men's golf program
NO MORE BABY GATORS
After rolling out a lineup of all underclassmen, the Gators are an experience team as the group finished won five tournaments, qualified for the NCAA National Championship for the first time in 2019 and finished runner-up at the SEC Championship. All five from the National Championship lineup return, headlined by Paula Francisco, who was tabbed a preseason All-American by Golf Channel.
The young Gators also collected some preseason recognition by being ranked No. 10 via Golf Channel and No. 12 via Golfweek and WGCA Coach's Poll.
A SEASON AGO
Last season a young Gators squad laid the ground work behind five tournament victories, a runner-up finish at the SEC Championship, T3 at NCAA Regionals and advancing to the NCAA National Championships for the first time since 2019, and finished 17th. Additionally, Florida was the only team in the field of 30 teams at NCAAs, to play an all underclassmen lineup each round and travel a fully freshman-sophomore group.
Individually, freshman Jessica Guiser won the Gators Invitational becoming the second UF freshman to earn medalist honors at the 53rd Gators Invitational while head coach Emily Glaser was tabbed to the WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List.
Closing out the successful season on a strong note and momentum into next season, redshirt-freshman Addison Klonowski finished T24 with a final round of 2-under for the best finish by a UF freshman golfer at the NCAA National Championships since Tiffany Chuddy (T16) in 2005.
The Gators qualified for the National Championships for the first time since 2019 behind sophomore Paula Francisco's runner-up finish with a 54-hole score of 4-under 209 at the Charlottesville Regional, as she was just one shot behind medalist honors. Francisco led through the first two rounds and opened her second start in regionals with a career-low 4-under 67, her second of the postseason after the same mark in round one of the SEC Championship. She was tied for a tournament-best this week with 12 birdies and one eagle. The finish is the best by a Gator at an NCAA Regional since 2017 when Kelly Grassel won medalist honors in Columbus.
Florida had a final team round of 293 (+9) for a three-round score of 864 (+12) to finish tied for 3rd with host Virginia and earn a trip to the final tournament of the season behind an all underclassmen lineup of three sophomores and two freshmen while overcoming some heart breakers at regionals over the last four years, including missing by a shot in back-to-back seasons (2021 & 2022) and leading at the turn last year.
At the SEC Championship, led by a lineup of all underclassmen (three sophomores & two freshmen). The Gators reached the match play finals for the second time in program history since the format was added in 2018 after defeating the No. 2 seed LSU Tigers 5-0 and the No. 6 seed and No. 2 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks 3-2. UF was edged in the finals 3.5-1.5 to the No. 1 seed and veteran (two seniors & graduate student) South Carolina Gamecocks.
All five in the lineup had key moments in the conference tournament as Addison Klonowski highlighted her first appearance with two match-clinching point victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals while firing a final stroke play round of 3-under 67 to help UF advance to match play. Paula Francisco placed T11 in stroke play and went 2-0-1 in match play with two big putts on the 18th, one to clinch a point in the semifinals and another to keep Florida's SEC title hopes alive in the finals.
Florida defended home turf and swept the 53rd Gators Invitational, winning the event for the 27th time in program history in the tournament's 53rd occurrence, dating back to 1973. The Gators won the tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons. Six UF golfers finished in top-23 led by Guiser's first collegiate victory at 4-under 206. The last time Florida swept both the team and individual titles at the home tournament was in 2021. The win by Guiser marks the second Florida freshman to win the Gators Invitational in program history joining RikoHigashio (1996), becoming the 11th UF golfer to earn medalist honors at the home tournament and just fourth underclassmen: Annabell Fuller (2021) and Sandral Gal (2006).
In the fall portion of the season, 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 TURN
Following the conference championship, the Gators will learn their regional assignment on April 29 at 4 p.m. on Golf Channel. NCAA Regionals are slated for May 11-13 at six predetermined locations as the top-5 teams and low individual (not on an advancing team) advance to the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. from May 22-27.
- Ann Arbor, Michigan | University of Michigan Golf Course (University of Michigan, host).
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC Finley Golf Course (University of North Carolina, host).
- Simpsonville, Kentucky | University of Louisville Golf Club (University of Louisville, host).
- Stanford, California | Stanford Golf Course (Stanford University, host).
- Tallahassee, Florida | Seminole Legacy Gold Club (Florida State University, host).
- Waco, Texas | Ridgewood Country Club (Baylor University, host).
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