Dates: Sunday, Feb. 25 – Tuesday, Feb. 27
Location: Las Vegas, N.V. – Southern Highlands Golf Club
Host: University of Nevada – Las Vegas
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,510 yards
Format: 18 holes each day
Tee Times: 12 P.m. on Sunday and TBD on Monday and Tuesday
Scoring: Golf Genius
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TEE OFF
The No. 16 Florida men’s golf team heads out west to compete in the Southern Highlands Collegiate starting on Sunday, Feb. 25.
LINE UP
No. 1 – Ian Gilligan
No. 2 – Tyler Wilkes
No. 3 – Parker Bell
No. 4 – Matthew Kress
No. 5 – Luke Poulter
Individual – John DuBois
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Gators are set to make their 21st appearance all-time in the tournament as they won in their debut in the fall of 1992. Florida claimed the title again in 2018 and won by four strokes to finish 5-under. Last year, Yuxin Lin won his first collegiate tournament at the event with a 54-hole score of 203 (-13).
For the fourth time, the individual champion will receive an exemption into the Shriners Children’s Open, which will take place Oct. 12-15, 2023, at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas
COMPETING TEAMS (Top-25)
No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Auburn, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 16 Florida, No. 17 New Mexico, No. 20 Illinois, No. 22 Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Pepperdine, San Diego State, TCU and Texas A&M.
LAST TIME OUT
Florida showed its depth in depth for its fifth consecutive victory at the Gators Invitational last weekend. The Gators had two teams competing and finished 1-2 back-to-back years with Florida A winning with a 54-hole score of 814 (-26) and Florida B just three shots back. Last year it was a 14-shot difference between Florida’s teams. By rule the B Team does not count as a team finish therefore North Florida finishes in second, 13 shots behind.
The Gators has now won their home tournament 30 times in its 47 years history. The 26-under performance is the fourth lowest by par in Gators Invitational history and tied 10th all-time in program history, which was last shot for Florida’s national championship title in 2001.
Nine golfers finished in the top-21 led by Ian Gilligan’s third place outing. He has started the spring season with a runner-up and third-place finish.
WEEKLY HARDWARE
The duo fo Ian Gilligan and Jack Turner earned their first career SEC honors with being named the golfer and freshman of the week, respectively.
Turner’s first-year honor marks the third of the…
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