The Florida women’s golf team finished fifth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge on Tuesday at Palos Verdes, Calif.
Led by sophomore Paula Francisco (-1), the Gators scored +5 through 54 holes. It’s Florida’s sixth top-5 finish of the season. Not a bad outing for Florida, which competed against six top-eight teams.
The Gators shot 9-over-par in their final round to end an eight-round streak of pars or better.
Individual Play
Francisco (-1) was Florida’s best performer of the tournament, ending T6 out of 86 golfers. Francisco secured her third consecutive top-13 finish with nine birdies and 37 pars. Her one-under 212 made Francisco one of only six golfers to finish under-par at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
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Freshman Addison Klonowski shot her team-best fifth top-25 in as many stroke-play events, tying for 21st. She shot a 4-over 217, with her best round coming in round two with a bogey-less -1 performance.
Sophomore Inès Archer (+5) and freshman Siuue Wu (+5) tied for 27th. Wu started round three at -4, with a chance to spot much higher, but had a disappointing 9-over-par performance in her final round. Freshman Elaine Widjaja (+11) finished last in the lineup, tying for 59th.
Sophomore Sophie Stevens (+15), playing as an individual for Florida, tied for 72nd.
Top Five Teams
1 – Southern California (-9)
2 – Oregon (-4)
3 – Texas (+2)
4 – South Carolina (+4)
5 – Florida (+5)
Florida will head to Great Waters Golf Course for the Lake Oconee Invitational on Feb. 21-23. Following its third spring event, Florida will host the Gators Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course on March 7-9.
