Dates: Saturday, Sept. 7 – Sunday, Sept. 8
Location: Seattle, Wash. – Sahalee Country Club
Host: University of Washington
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,007 yards
Format: 36 holes Saturday & 18 holes Sunday
Tee Times: 10:20 a.m. on Saturday and TBA Sunday
Scoring: Golfstat
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TEE OFF
The 2024-25 Gators golf campaign starts at the Sahalee Players Championship at the Sahalee Country Club from Sept. 7-8 in Seattle, Wash.
LINE UP
No. 1 – Ian Gilligan
No. 2 – Jack Turner
No. 3 – Matthew Kress
No. 4 – Parker Bell
No. 5 – Rylan Shim
Individual – Zack Swanwick
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Florida is set to make its tournament debut at the Sahalee Players Championship.
COMPETING TEAMS (Golf Channel Top-25)
No. 15 Arizona, No. 7 Arizona State, No. 14 Duke, No. 8 Florida, Northwestern, No. 16 North Carolina, No. 17 Oklahoma State, Oregon, No. 21 Pepperdine, TCU, No. 13 Texas A&M, host Washington and UNLV.
A SEASON AGO
Following Florida’s SEC and National Championship Titles, the Gators featured a new look lineup while three First-Team All-Americans – Fred Biondi (NCAA Individual Champion), Ricky Castillo and Yuxin Lin – all departed. Returning from the title teams was John DuBois and Matthew Kress.
After a shaky last fall, the Gators responded with five wins in the spring to total six on the season. Florida recorded consecutive seasons with six wins for the first time since 1973-74 and 1974-75. UF ended the spring portion of the season with five tournament wins and a 4th place finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, that featured Ian Gilligan winning medalist honors and earning an exemption into the PGA Tour’s 2024 Shriners Open in October.
The Orange and Blue have now claimed 27 team titles under head coach J.C. Deacon in 10 seasons. It marked the seventh season under Deacon UF has won multiple tournaments in a year and fourth of three-plus. Six tournament wins in a season is tied for the most under Deacon, which came last season and included an SEC and National Championship.
The new look Gators left their mark in the postseason. At the SEC Championship, UF was led by true freshman Jack Turner, who posted a team-best T2 finish in his first conference tournament start. The performance ties the second-best finish by a Gator true freshman at the SEC Championship with Camilo Villegas, who placed T2 in 2001. Vanderbilt and Florida meet for the third straight season in match play SEC…
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