No. 15 Women?s Golf Moves Up in Third Round, Finishes Second at Lady Buckeye

Sunday, April 23

Columbus, OH

12:00 AM

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Lady Buckeye

No. 15 Women?s Golf Moves Up in Third Round, Finishes Second at Lady Buckeye

Sunday, April 23, 2006 | Women's Golf

The No. 15 University of Florida women's golf team finished in second place at the Lady Buckeye in Columbus, Ohio held at the par 72, 6,177-yard Scarlet Golf Course. Sophomore Sandra Gal (Leichlingen, Germany) recorded the lowest three-round score of her Lady Gator career en route to a third-place finish in the individual standings.

Gal fired an even 72 in the third round to follow up her under-par rounds of 71 and 70 during day one of the tourney and finish at three-under. Her three-round total of 213 (72-71-70=213) set a new career-low. Head coach Jill Briles-Hinton was pleased with Gal's performance and confident the sophomore can continue to be a low-shooter for the Lady Gator squad.

“Sandra came into this tournament with the goal of sticking to a routine,” said Briles-Hinton. “She did a nice job of meeting that goal. She did not deviate from her routine, and as a result played well. She needs to build on this tournament and continue to stick with her routine, and if she does that I think she can continue having success in the post-season.”

Redshirt freshman Ornella Jouven (La Ciotat, France) and sophomore Eleanor Tucker (Wilson, N.C.) each finished in a tie for 13^th. Jouven shot a 75 in the final round (72-74-75=221), while Tucker posted a one-under 71. Each finished with a three-round total of 221, a new career-low for Tucker (72-78-71=221)

Freshman Mallory Blackwelder (Versailles, Ky.) claimed a tie for 29^th after notching a 74 in the final round to finish with a three-round total of 225 (74-77-74=225). Sophomore captain Tiffany Chudy (Miramar) rounded out the Lady Gator quintet in a tie for 35^th after firing a round-three score of 78 (75-74-78=227).

In the team competition the Florida women combined to card a 876, with a 292 in the final round to overtake Purdue and capture second place. Southeastern Conference foe Auburn took top honors at the tourney, finishing at minus-15 as a team over the three rounds. Purdue took third place, while Kent State and Ohio State finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.

“It was great to come out and overtake Purdue,” said Briles-Hinton. “They had us by a stroke after the second round we shot two better than them today and got the job done. Today was a big confidence-booster for the team; it showed the girls we can play. Now we have to get home, take care of some finals next week and get ready for Regionals. We need to continue to play at this level at Regionals and I'm hopeful the team will peak at the right time in the season.”

Final Lady Gator Results

Place	Name	Rd. One	Rd. Two	Rd. Three	Total	Rel. To Par
3	Sandra Gal	71	70	72	213	-3
T13	Ornella Jouven	72	74	75	221	+5
T13	Eleanor Tucker	72	78	71	221	+5
T29	Mallory Blackwelder	74	77	74	225	+9
T35	Tiffany Chudy	75	74	78	227	+11

Final Team Results

Place	Team	Rd. One	Rd. Two	Rd. Three	Total	Rel. To Par
1	Auburn	288	280	281	849	-15
2	Florida	289	295	292	876	+12
3	Purdue	287	296	294	877	+13
4	Kent State	287	302	298	887	+23
5	Ohio St.	297	301	290	888	+24
6	Michigan St.	290	297	304	891	+27
7	LSU	293	300	301	894	+30
8	Penn St.	295	301	306	902	+38
9	Northwestern	300	305	300	905	+41
10	Georgia St.	304	303	300	907	+43
11	Illinois	305	309	298	912	+48
12	Wisconsin	306	299	313	918	+54
13	Indiana	306	307	308	921	+57
14	Ohio St.	308	309	312	929	+65
15	Minnesota	321	315	312	948	+84