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Florida In Third After Day One Of Lady Gator Invitational
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | Women's Golf
The University of Florida women's golf team kicked off the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational on Monday with a third place finish heading into the final round. Amidst rough playing conditions, the squad carded a 36-hole score of 606 (304-302, +46).
“The conditions were tough,” said head coach Jill Briles-Hinton. “We started out with an irritating rain and then the wind poured in. I felt that the girls were a little tight today, which is due in part to the youthfulness of our team. But after a rocky start, the squad fought back hard.”
Andrea Watts (Bradenton, Fla.) currently leads the Lady Gators after carding a day-one score of 148 (+8) and is tied for fifth in her first appearance at the Lady Gator Invitational. The freshman carded identical scores of 74 (+4) in her first two rounds.
Sophomore Jessica Yadloczky (Casselberry, Fla.) closely trailed Watts, finishing the first round of competition with a 150 (+10), good for a tie for ninth. Yadloczky carded a 75 (+5) and also entered the turn at two-over, in both of her rounds. The 2008 All-SEC selection carded one birdie in each round.
Just one stroke behind Yadloczky was Evan Jensen (Belleair, Fla.). Jensen is currenly tied for 13th after carding a 36-hole score of 151. The freshman carded a 79 (+7) in her first round, but improved her score by five strokes in her second with a 72. In her second round, she carded a double bogey on the 10th hole, but rallied back to collect three pars in her final eight holes.
Redshirt sophomore Nicole Schachner (Libertyville, Ill.) carded a four-over 76 in her first 18 holes, but added five strokes to her score with an 81 (+9) in her second. She is currently tied for 40th with a 157 (+17).
Also making her first appearance at the Lady Gator was freshman Marika Lendl (Bradenton, Fla.), who is currently in a tie for 74th after carding a two-round score of 167 (+27). Lauren Uzelatz (Lakeland, Fla.) is competing as an individual in the event, and is tied for 22nd after scoring a 154 (+14).
“We left a lot out there and we are looking forward to the challenge of getting back tomorrow and attempting to pull of the win,” Briles-Hinton continued.
Duke and Alabama are currently tied for first, just three strokes below Florida, with a 36-hole team score of 603 (+43). Campbell's Sarah Bejgrowicz carded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole during her second round of play.
The third and final round of the Lady Gator Invitational tees off at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Admission to the event is free. Live scoring is available at www.GatorZone.com and www.GolfStat.com.
Team Scores After Round 1
| Place | School | Score |
| T1. | Duke | 298-305—603 (+43) |
| T1. | Alabama | 302-301—603 (+43) |
| 3. | Florida | 304-302—606 (+46) |
| 4. | Auburn | 306-305—611 (+51) |
| 5. | Georgia State | 307-305—612 (+52) |
| 6. | Northwestern | 304-311—615 (+55) |
| 7. | Florida State | 320-299—619 (+59) |
| 8. | Washington | 309-312—621 (+61) |
| T9. | Furman | 307-316—623 (+63) |
| T9. | South Florida | 307-316—623 (+63) |
| 11. | FIU | 313-311—624 (+64) |
| 12. | Coastal Carolina | 309-319—628 (+68) |
| 13. | Campbell | 306-324—630 (+70) |
| 14. | BYU | 313-322—635 (+75) |
| 15. | Georgetown | 314-332—646 (+86) |
| 16. | FAU | 324-326—650 (+90) |
Individual Top 10 Through Round 1
| Place | Player (School) | Score |
| T1. | Kathleen Ekey (Alabama) | 73-71—144 (+4) |
| T1. | Whitney Wenglasz (FSU) | 74-70—144 (+4) |
| 3. | Amanda Blumenhurst (Duke) | 70-75—145 (+5) |
| 4. | Molly Aronsson (Washington) | 74-72—146 (+6) |
| T5. | Paula Hurtado (FIU) | 73-75—148 (+8) |
| T5. | Andrea Watts (Florida) | 74-74—148 (+8) |
| T5. | Alison Whitaker (Duke) | 74-74—148 (+8) |
| 8. | Anna Scott (Georgia State) | 73-76—149 (+9) |
| T9. | Camilla Lennarth (Alabama) | 78-72—150 (+10) |
| T9. | Charlotte Lorentzen (Georgia State) | 76-74—150 (+10) |
| T9. | Jessica Yadloczky (Florida) | 75-75—150 (+10) |
Florida Results After Round 1
| Place | Player | Score |
| T5. | Andrea Watts | 74-74—148 (+8) |
| T9. | Jessica Yadloczky | 75-75—150 (+10) |
| T12. | Evan Jensen | 79-72—151 (+11) |
| T40. | Nicole Schachner | 76-81—157 (+17) |
| T74. | Marika Lendl | 81-86—167 (+27) |
| T22. | Lauren Uzelatz* | 73-81—154 (+14) |
* competing as an individual
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