The last time Florida was under par through the first three rounds of the National Championship was 2001 when the Gators won both the individual (Nick Gilliam) and team titles.
UF earned a spot in the final round of stroke play for the seventh time in program history for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time under head coach J.C. Deacon since the match play era that began 2009. Entering his 11th season, he was named one of five finalists for the National Coach of the Year.
Tomorrow Florida tees off at 2:26 p.m. ET and is paired with Oklahoma State (+5) and Texas (+5), who are both tied for fifth-place. The Gators are one of four teams under par along with Auburn (-10), Arizona State (-6) and Oklahoma (-6). Coverage of the final round can be watched live on Golf Channel beginning at 6 p.m. ET as the network will cover all three rounds of match play action.
In the final match play spot sits Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Texas Tech at +12 as there are also six teams are within five or less strokes as tomorrow, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will be in a playoff tomorrow morning for the final 15th advancing spot at +17.
The Gators had a round three of 4-over 292, their highest score this week and first over-par round since the opening round of the Calusa Cup on April 6. Following tomorrow’s final round of stroke play, the top-8 teams will advance to match play as the NCAA Individual Champion is also determined after 72-holes. Florida looks to reach match play for the second time in three seasons and enter tomorrow 13 strokes ahead of eighth-place as they made the top-15 cut today by 18 shots.
After two bogeys in his first three holes, Kress finished 5-under behind eight birdies and a 4-under mark on the final nine holes. In his 11th career stroke play round at the National Championship, he notched his fourth under par today. He closed in the final six holes with three straight birdies on holes 4-6, including a 20-foot plus birdie on the par5 sixth (671 yards). The Saratoga, Calif. native moved up 31 spots into T14 and is 1-under overall as his 3-under round was tied for the second-lowest of the day.
Sophomore Jack Turner had the…
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