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Marife Torres
- Hometown:
- Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Cupeyville School
- Sport (Event):
- Golf
- Country:
- Puerto Rico
- Years at UF:
- 2013-16
Bio
Maria Torres
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (Cupeyville School)
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2017 WGCA First Team All-American
2017 GolfWeek First Team All-American
2017 SEC First Team
2016 WGCA Honorable Mention All-American
2016 SEC Golfer of the Year
2016 Baton Rouge All-Region Team
2016 SEC First Team
2016 SEC Golfer of the Week
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEC All-Freshman Team
2014 SEC Freshman of the Week
2016-17 BESTS
Low Round: 66 (2x; 2017 Briars Creek Invite - First, 2017 Gator Invite - Third)
Low Tournament: 205 (Gator Invitational)
Best Finish: 1 (3x: 2017 Florida Challenge, 2017 Gator Invite, 2017 Briar's Creek)
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round: 66 (2x; 2017 Briars Creek Invite - First, 2017 Gator Invite - Third)
Low Tournament: 205 (2017 Gator Invitational)
Best Finish: 1 (5x: 2017 Florida Challenge, 2017 Gator Invite, 2017 Briar's Creek, 2016 Alamo Invitational; 2016 SEC Championship)
SENIOR SEASON (2016-17)
- Led the team with three medalist finishes
- Awarded Golfweek and WGCA First Team All-American honors
- First player since 2007 to be named a First Team honoree
- Team’s Top Individual Finisher at the NCAA Championship
- Surpassed junior season with a season stroke average of 71.71, setting the school record for lowest single-season stroke average
- Won the Gator Invite and won Briar’s Creek
- Member of the 2017 SEC First Team
JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)
- Became the first female Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Year in UF history since 1990
- Named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association
- Member of the 2016 SEC First Team
- Was named SEC Golfer of the Week for the first time after a T5 finish at the SunTrust Gator invitational
- Her season stroke average of 72.03 set the school record for lowest single-season stroke average
- Was the first Gator to win the SEC Championship tournament title since 2003
- Her -9 (207) at the SEC Championship was a collegiate-best, and ranks second in school history
- Claimed two individual tournament titles, 10 top-25 finishes, and five top-10 finishes
- Named to the 2016 Baton Rouge All-Region Team after a T7 finish
- Member of the 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15)
- After missing the season-opener, competed in the Gators’ lineup in every tournament including the two postseason competitions
- Competed in 29 rounds for a stroke average of 75.03, third-best on the team
- Recorded three even or under par rounds throughout the season, including a season-low of 71 in Rounds 1 and 2 of the Landfall Tradition
- Led the Gators at the Landfall Tradition, with an even par 54-hole score of 216 – a season-best mark
- Best finish came at the 2015 Florida Challenge, where Torres tied for fifth
- Combined for a total of five top-25 finishes and two top-10 finishes
- Was the second-best Gator finisher at the Bryan National Collegiate with a 228 total, helping the Gators to the tournament title
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14)
- Named to the 2014 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Was named SEC Freshman of the Week following her team-leading performance at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
- Finished just one-over par in two of her first three collegiate tournaments, the Cougar Classic (217) and the Alamo Invitational (217)
- Combined for a total of five top-25 and two top-10 finishes in her freshman season – both second-best on the team
- Ended her first collegiate year with a 74.1 stroke average in 33 rounds, second on the team
- Fired a personal-best 69 in the final round of the Allstate Sugar Bowl
- Collected her first under-par tournament score at the Allstate Sugar Bowl and shot a stellar 210 (-6) to place T-3 individually – both personal bests
- Led the Gators at her first SEC Championship with a final score of 219 (+3) and placed in the top-5 individually
AMATEUR COMPETITION
- 2016 World Amateur Team Championship
- Tied for ninth at the 2015 Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, with a score of 289 (76-72-69-72)
- Represented Puerto Rico at the 2015 PanAmerican Games, finishing T-16
- Was named an honorable mention in the 2013 Rolex Junior All-American AJGA
- Competed for Puerto Rico in the 2014 World Amateur Team Championships, led her country to a T25th place finish, carding a 291 (+3)
- Represented Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Amateur Team Championships, helping her country to a 20th place finish (+7) and carding the lowest score among the players from Puerto Rico
- Took first place individually at the 2012 TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook shooting 72-70-70
- Won the 2012 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship (75-73-66-74) by edging USA’s Nicole Morales by the single stroke she gained at the 72nd hole
- Named to the 2012 AJGA All-American Second Team
- Finished among the top 20 juniors in the world at the Duke of York Young Champions Tournament in Ayrshire, Scotland in September 2012
CAREER RESULTS
JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/13-15 | Cougar Classic (Charleston, S.C.) | T15 | 71-74-74-210 (-6) |
| 9/21-22 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Knoxville, Tenn.) | T13 | 71-72-74-217 (+4) |
| 10/5-6 | Windy City Collegiate (Evanston, IL.) | T51 | 77-72-74-223 (+7) |
| 10/25-27 | Alamo Invitational (San Antonio, Tex.) | 1 | 71-70-69-210 (-6) |
| 2/1 | Florida Challenge (Lecanto, Fla.) | 7 | 72-71-143 (-1) |
| 2/7-9 | Northrop Grumman (Palos Verdes, Calif.) | T13 | 75-71-71-217 (+4) |
| 2/21-23 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) | T11 | 69-71-75-215 (-1) |
| 3/5-6 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T5 | 74-68-73-215 (+5) |
| 3/21-22 | Briar’s Creek Invitational (Johns Island, S.C.) | T13 | 74-70-73-217 (+1) |
| 4/15-17 | SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) | 1 | 69-68-70-207 (-9) |
| 5/5-7 | NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.) | T7 | 71-75-69-215 (-1) |
| 5/20-22 | NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.) | T76 | 73-75-75-223 (+7) |
| Rounds: 35 Strokes: 2521 Average: 72.03 | |||
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 10/10-12 | Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | T35 | 74-75-76-225 (+9) |
| 10/24-26 | The Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.) | T11 | 71-74-71-216 (E) |
| 1/26 | Florida Challenge (Lecanto, Fla.) | T5 | 75-73–148 (+4) |
| 2/8-10 | Northrop Grumman (Palos Verdes, Calif.) | T38 | 73-76-77-226 (+13) |
| 2/22-24 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) | T7 | 74-74-73-221 (+5) |
| 3/6-8 | SunTrust Gator Invite (Gainesville, Fla.) | T26 | 78-76-74-228 (+18) |
| 3/23-24 | Briar’s Creek Invitational (Johns Island, S.C.) | T21 | 76-73-72-221 (+5) |
| 4-3-5 | Bryan National (Greensboro, N.C.) | T21 | 78-76-74-228 (+12) |
| 4/17-19 | SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) | T50 | 78-79-74-231 (+15) |
| 5/7-9 | NCAA Regional (Raleigh, N.C.) | T59 | 78-78-75-231 (+15) |
| Rounds: 29 Strokes: 2,175 Average: 75.0 | |||
FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/8-10 | Cougar Classic (Charleston, S.C.) | T13 | 70-71-76-217 (+1) |
| 10/11-13 | Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | T32 | 74-72-75-221 (+5) |
| 10/27-29 | The Alamo Invitational (San Antonio, Texas) | T24 | 73-73-71-217 (+1) |
| 1/27 | Florida Challenge (Lecanto, Fla.) | T17 | 74-76-150 (+6) |
| 2/9-11 | Northrop Grumman (Palos Verdes, Calif.) | T38 | 72-77-77-226 (+13) |
| 2/24-25 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) | T3 | 71-70-69-210 (-6) |
| 3/14-16 | SunTrust Gator Invite (Gainesville, Fla.) | T43 | 73-79-74-226 (+16) |
| 3/28-30 | Bryan National (Greensboro, N.C.) | T42 | 73-75-84-232 (+16) |
| 4/18-20 | SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) | T5 | 72-73-74-219 (+3) |
| 5/8-10 | NCAA Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.) | T38 | 74-73-81-228 (+12) |
| 5/20-23 | NCAA Championship (Tulsa, Okla.) | T94 | 79-74-75-73-301 (+21) |
| Rounds: 33 Strokes: 2,447 Average: 74.15 | |||
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