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Hedberg Leads Gators to Fourth Place Finish at 2012 SEC Women's Golf Championship
Sunday, April 22, 2012 | Women's Golf
In its best finish in the SEC Women's Golf Championship since claiming first in 2008, UF finished in fourth place with a tournament total of 925 (307-305-313, +61) at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark. The No. 15 Gators were powered by freshman Camilla Hedberg (Sitges, Spain) who carded a 54-hole total of 228 (76-74-78, +12) and finished in a tie for sixth individually.
“The course layout is tough to begin with, but the high winds made this course play extremely difficult today. The greens also dried out, contributing to the difficulties. It was a battle of who could limit their mistakes today,” head coach Jan Dowling explained. “Our goal this morning was to post a solid number and sit and wait. Our start didn't allow us to get the momentum we needed. Our putting, particularly on the front, caused the most problems for us.
“With all that said, our attitudes were tremendous throughout the entire tournament, which is a huge tribute to our finish. I am very proud of the team for staying tough and finishing fourth in a great conference. Our future is bright for the postseason, because this finish was a true team effort.”
Hedberg recorded her fourth top-10 finish of the season and placed the best of any UF golfer at the SEC Championship since 2009 when Jessica Yadloczky also tied for sixth.
“Camilla has to be excited for her top-10 finish in her first SEC Championship. She has continued to be a great contributor to our team and I am very happy for her,” said Dowling.
Junior Mia Piccio (Bacolod City, Philippines), who tied for the third-most pars over the weekend with 34, finished tied for 17th with a tournament total of 232 (79-74-79, +16). Piccio now has five top-15 finishes this season.
Senior Evan Jensen (Belleair, Fla.) finished in a tie for 26th after posting a 19-over 235 and junior Isabelle Lendl (Goshen, Conn.), who was second in par 3 scoring throughout the tournament, finished tied for 32nd with a 22-over 238.
To round out UF's lineup, senior Andrea Watts (Bradenton, Fla.) finished tied for 44th with a 29-over 245.
Fifth-ranked Auburn won the team title shooting a 52-over 916, edging out tournament host Arkansas by one stroke in the final holes. Patricia Sanz, of Auburn, captured medalist honors with a three-over 219. Sanz held at least a share of the lead following every round of the tournament.
UF will have nearly three weeks off to prepare for NCAA Regionals. NCAA Regionals are played at three separate sites – State College, Penn., Columbus, Ohio and Erie, Colo. – and are scheduled to be played Thursday, May 10 through Saturday, May 12. It has not been announced at which sites teams will be participating.
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| Team Leaderboard | ||||||
| PLACE | SCHOOL | TO PAR | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | SCORE |
| 1 | Auburn | +52 | 306 | 297 | 313 | 916 |
| 2 | Arkansas | +53 | 309 | 295 | 313 | 917 |
| 3 | Alabama | +58 | 297 | 312 | 313 | 922 |
| 4 | FLORIDA | +61 | 307 | 305 | 313 | 925 |
| 5 | Georgia | +69 | 308 | 306 | 319 | 933 |
| 6 | South Carolina | +72 | 315 | 308 | 314 | 937 |
| 7 | LSU | +73 | 310 | 309 | 318 | 937 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | +76 | 318 | 307 | 315 | 940 |
| 9 | Kentucky | +82 | 317 | 307 | 322 | 946 |
| 10 | Mississippi | +86 | 309 | 315 | 326 | 950 |
| 11 | Tennessee | +87 | 320 | 309 | 322 | 951 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | +110 | 315 | 326 | 333 | 974 |
| Individual Top-10 | |||||||
| PLACE | PLAYER | SCHOOL | TO PAR | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | SCORE |
| 1 | Patricia Sanz | Auburn | +3 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 219 |
| 2 | Marina Alex | Vanderbilt | +4 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 220 |
| 3 | Emily Tubert | Arkansas | +5 | 78 | 70 | 73 | 221 |
| 4 | Madelene Sagstrom | LSU | +7 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 223 |
| 5 | Marta Silva Zamora | Georgia | +10 | 69 | 82 | 75 | 226 |
| T6 | CAMILLA HEDBERG | FLORIDA | +12 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 228 |
| T6 | Emma Lavy | Arkansas | +12 | 73 | 72 | 83 | 228 |
| T8 | Jennifer Kirby | Alabama | +13 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 229 |
| T8 | Rocio Sanchez Lobato | Georgia | +13 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 229 |
| T8 | Lauren Stratton | Vanderbilt | +13 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 229 |
| T8 | Victoria Trapani | Auburn | +13 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 229 |
| Florida Results | ||||||
| PLACE | PLAYER | TO PAR | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | SCORE |
| T6 | Camilla Hedberg | +12 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 228 |
| T17 | Mia Piccio | +16 | 79 | 74 | 79 | 232 |
| T26 | Evan Jensen | +19 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 235 |
| T32 | Isabelle Lendl | +22 | 75 | 86 | 77 | 238 |
| T44 | Andrea Watts | +29 | 79 | 78 | 88 | 245 |
