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Gators Open Play at Moon Golf Invitational Sunday

Gators Open Play at Moon Golf Invitational Sunday


TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Dates:
Sunday, Feb. 19 – Tuesday, Feb. 21
Location: Suntree Country Club – Melbourne, Fla.
Host: University of Louisville  
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 – 6,400 yards
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (18 each day)
Tee Times: TBA
Live Scoring: Golf Stat
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LINEUP

No. 1 – Annabell Fuller

No. 2 – Marina Escobar

No. 3 – Jackie Lucena

No. 4 – Maisie Filler

No. 5 – Karoline Tuttle

Ind. – Taylor Roberts 

THE FIELD 

Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Augusta, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Louisville (host), LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Northwestern, UCF, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech. 

TEE OFF

The Florida women’s golf team plays in the ‘Sunshine State’ for the first time all season with the Moon Golf Invitational serving as the first outing.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The Gators are set to make its fourth appearance in the tournament with a sixth-place finish last season led by Maisie Filler who placed T10 and 2-under overall. 

ANOTHER MILESTONE

Maisie Filler added another achievement to her career as she was officially invited to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). She becomes the fifth Gator to recessive the honor as Florida has had a participant every year of the event. 

A SEASON AGO

Last season, the Gators started the fall off with four top-3 finishes, including a runner-up to finish to end the season that featured Maisie Filler writing her name int he record book. Filler posted all three rounds in the 60’s – 69, 66 and 68. After setting her career low in round two, she tied second all-time in program history for low individual tournament at 203 (-13). The last Gator to record the mark was Camila Hedberg in 2012 at the Cougar Classic. Filler was one stroke away from the program record (202) set by current pro Sam Wagner in 2016.

The Gators started spring on a strong note with a program record 29-under to win the team title at the FAU Paradise Invitational. Florida rode the momentum into defending its home course at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational for the 25th time and seventh straight.  

Into postseason play, Florida finished runner-up at the SEC Championship in Birmingham. The Gators entered the match play portion of the conference tournament seeking its first-ever victory after back-to-back years (2018-19) of 3-2 setbacks in the quarterfinals as the format was added in 2018. The No. 5 seeded Gators knocked off the reigning conference champion…

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