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Florida Fourth, Tomlinson Second After Opening Round of the Women’s Golf SEC Championship
Friday, April 17, 2015 | Women's Golf
The 21st-ranked Gators' women's golf team battled the rain and opened postseason competition at the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday. Florida scored +11 (299) as a team, to tie LSU and South Carolina for fourth place. A trio of SEC competitors are knotted at the top of the leaderboard, with Texas A&M, Tennessee and Vanderbilt leading the field with a +5 (293) score.
Freshman Taylor Tomlinson opened her first postseason campaign with a bang by recording the Gators' only sub-par round of the day, a two-under par score, and is in a tie for second place. Anna Young joins Tomlinson in the top-25 after Round 1, the senior carded a +3 (75) and is in a tie for 23rd.
The SEC Championship will continue tomorrow with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. (CT) for the second round at the par-72 Greystone Golf and Country Club 6,308-yard Legacy course.
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
Thoughts on the Gators' play on Friday:
“The girls battled today. The conditions were terrible, it rained all day and towards the end it was hard to find a dry spot anywhere. Tomorrow will be a fun day as the weather is supposed to improve and the greens should still be receptive. We will get rested tonight and get in a good frame of mind to go and play tough tomorrow.”
On Taylor Tomlinson leading the team through day one:
“I'm happy for Taylor to play like she did. She's a hard worker and that's exactly what she did today. She was focused an it paid off.”
The Orange and Blue Crew:
| SEC Championship – Florida Players After Round 1 | ||
| Place | Player | Score |
| T2. | Taylor Tomlinson (5) | -2 (70) |
| T23. | Anna Young (4) | +3 (75) |
| T30. | Karolina Vlckova (1) | +4 (76) |
| T40. | Maria Torres (3) | +6 (78) |
| T46. | Camilla Hedberg (2) | +7 (79) |
Tournament Field Results:
| SEC Championship – Team Scores After Round 1 | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| T1. | Texas A&M (16) | +5 (293) |
| T1. | Tennessee (13) | +5 (293) |
| T1. | Vanderbilt (18) | +5 (293) |
| T4. | FLORIDA (21) | +11 (299) |
| T4. | LSU (6) | +11 (299) |
| T4. | South Carolina (5) | +11 (299) |
| T7. | Arkansas (8) | +12 (300) |
| T7. | Alabama (26) | +12 (300) |
| 9. | Georgia | +18 (306) |
| T10. | Auburn (29) | +19 (307) |
| T10. | Kentucky | +19 (307) |
| T10. | Missouri | +19 (307) |
| 13. | Mississippi State (9) | +20 (308) |
| 14. | Ole Miss | +22 (310) |
| SEC Championship – Individual Top 10 After Round 1 | ||
| Place | Player (School) | Score |
| 1. | Jenny Hahn (Vanderbilt) | -5 (67) |
| T2. | Justine Dreher (South Carolina) | -2 (70) |
| T2. | Caroline Nistrup (LSU) | -2 (70) |
| T2. | Bianca Fabrizio (Texas A&M) | -2 (70) |
| T2. | Taylor Tomlinson (FLORIDA) | -2 (70) |
| T6. | Lucia Polo (Tennessee) | -1 (71) |
| T6. | Gaby Lopez (Arkansas) | -1 (71) |
| T6. | Michelle Butler (Missouri) | -1 (71) |
| T9. | Madelene Sagstrom (LSU) | E (72) |
| T9. | Kendall Martindale (Vanderbilt) | E (72) |
Follow the Gators: Play will continue Saturday with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. (CT), with live scoring available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on GatorZone.com following the day's play. For complete coverage of the Gators' women's golf program, visit GatorZone.com, follow @GatorZoneGolf on Twitter, @GatorWomensGolf on Instagram and 'like' the University of Florida Women's Golf page on Facebook.
