Code Leads Women's Golf to Sixth Place Finish

Sunday, November 3

Auburn, AL

12:00 AM

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Auburn Derby

Code Leads Women's Golf to Sixth Place Finish

Sunday, November 3, 2002 | Women's Golf

The 13^th-ranked University of Florida women's golf team finished sixth with a score of 889 (303-293-293) at the 2002 Auburn Derby Invitational. The tournament, hosted by the University of Auburn, matched the Lady Gators against the top five teams in the nation and seven of the top-10. No. 10 Tennessee won the tournament, shooting a final round of 285 to finish the tournament with a score of 871 (289-297-285).

Sophomore Whitney Code (Tampa, Fla.) led the Lady Gators during each day of the tournament, finishing tied for fifth place. Code shot a collegiate best score of 216 (73-71-72) and matched her best finish of fifth. Code's previous low tournament score came last season at the NCAA East Regionals when she finished tied for 20^th with a 221.

Senior Jeanne Cho (Bradenton, Fla.) and junior Amanda Dick (Clearwater, Fla.) both tied for 24th place, each shooting a three-round 225. Senior Brittany Straza (Fort Myers, Fla.) shot a one-over-par 73 in the third round to finish the Derby tied for 34^th-place (82-73-73). Sophomore Andrea Vander Lende (Longwood, Fla.) shot a three-round 230 (78-77-75) to finish tied for 44^th. Freshman Camila Gonzalez (Bucaramanga, Columbia) finished in 61^st place with a score of 236 (81-71-84) after competing in the Derby as an individual.

The Auburn Derby Invitational concludes the fall portion of the Lady Gators season. Florida will hit the links February 10-12 as they travel to Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. to the 2003 TRW Regional Challenge, hosted by Ohio State.

Team Scores

1. Tennessee 871

2. Texas 878

3. Arizona 882

T4. Duke 883

T4. Auburn 883

6. Florida 889

7. Southern Calif. 897

8. South Carolina 900

9. Oklahoma State 902

10. Vanderbilt 906

11. Georgia 913