Golf

Florida senior Jackie Lucena aced the 168-yard, par-3 16th hole Tuesday at Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla., en route to the team’s best overall finish this season. The Gators took solo third place out of 17 teams competing in the Moon Golf Invitational hosted by Louisville. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1628094489842548745 Individual Performances …

The Florida Gators men’s golf team earned its fourth straight win at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational Sunday. Gators’ senior Ricky Castillo, who shot -11 through three rounds, won the individual portion of the tournament after defeating Georgia Southern’s Mason Williams in a playoff. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1624883931228041216?s=20&t=bqWVaouFeQOGC5Glm7arzA Throughout the tournament, the …

The Florida Gators women’s golf team starts their spring season with a trip out west. The team travels to Palos Verdes, California, to compete in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge, hosted by Ohio State. Starting noon Sunday, the Gators will tee off for the three-day tournament, which will feature 18 …

After starting the spring season with a team victory at the Sea Best Invitational, Florida will return to the links Saturday in Gainesville. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1621219416292659200 The Gators will host 12 teams — including six Florida schools — in the 46th edition of the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational at Mark Bostick …

This weekend, the Gators men’s golf team will host the Vystar Credit Union Invitational at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida. The Gators are currently No. 8 in the NCAA. The Rundown There are 13 teams slated to compete including Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, …

The No. 9 Florida Gators men’s golf team travels to the legendary TPC Sawgrass course in Jacksonville, Florida, to compete in the Sea Best Invitational on January 30 and 31. The event, hosted by Jacksonville University, will be played on the Dye’s Valley Course, a 6,790-yard par 7o course. Furthermore, …

Gator men’s golf will open their spring season at the Sea Best Invitational tournament on Monday. Florida enters the season ranked ninth. The Lineup With most of the starting lineup being seniors, the Gators have a lot of experience leading into the spring. Standouts from the fall include Fred Biondi, …

Maisie Filler, a Gator women’s golfer, received an official invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) on Jan. 18. This prestigious event will allow the junior from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to debut her skills in Georgia. She will become the fifth Gator to compete in the event alongside …

Fifteen-time major champion golfer Tiger Woods will not compete in this week’s Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas due to the aggravation of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “When you get plantar fasciitis, that’s the worst thing that you can do is walk,” Woods said. …

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Fred Biondi’s golf career started with once-a-week practice and a passion to get better. Now, he enters the 2022-23 season as the best D1 golfer in the nation in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking. Biondi’s …