Monday, February 8
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Karolina Vlckova
Gators Five Strokes Off Lead at Women’s Golf Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
Monday, February 8, 2016 | Women's Golf
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – The Gator women's golf team improved to third place in the team standings after Round 2 of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, in Palos Verdes, Calif. The No. 12 Gators carded a second-round team score of +7 (291) to bring their 36-hole total to +10 (578), just five strokes shy of the 16-team field co-leaders No. 11 Alabama and No. 15 Washington at +5 (573).
Day two of the 54-hole event saw juniors Karolina Vlckova and Maria Torres show off their consistency and move up the leaderboard. Vlckova birdied hole 18 to card +1 (72) for the second straight round, and move into a tie for seventh. With a pair of birdies on the back nine, Torres finished the second round with the Gators' lowest score of the day, an even-par 71. Torres enters Tuesday's final round tied with freshman Sam Wagner for 15th at the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club.
Lakareber Abe from Alabama is alone atop the individual leaderboard at -3 (139).
Assistant Coach Janice Olivencia:
On the Gators' play Monday:
"I'm proud of this team today and how they fought all the way to the end. We let a couple slip by at the beginning, but we stayed focused and were determined to finish strong. We are excited about tomorrow since we're still in it. Our plan is to be ready for the challenge and play the way we know how to play."
Rd. 2 Florida Scores:
Team:
T1. Alabama +5 (573)
T1. Washington +5 (573)
3. FLORIDA +10 (578)
4. Duke +15 (583)
5. USC +16 (584)
Players:
T7. Karolina Vlckova +2 (144)
T15. Maria Torres +4 (146)
T15. Sam Wagner +4 (146)
T26. Taylor Tomlinson +6 (148)
T26. Kelly Grassel +6 (148)
T65. Ursa Orehek* +18 (160)
*Playing as an individual
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Follow the Gators: The third and final round will begin Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT, with live scoring available on Golfstat.com.
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Day two of the 54-hole event saw juniors Karolina Vlckova and Maria Torres show off their consistency and move up the leaderboard. Vlckova birdied hole 18 to card +1 (72) for the second straight round, and move into a tie for seventh. With a pair of birdies on the back nine, Torres finished the second round with the Gators' lowest score of the day, an even-par 71. Torres enters Tuesday's final round tied with freshman Sam Wagner for 15th at the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club.
Lakareber Abe from Alabama is alone atop the individual leaderboard at -3 (139).
Assistant Coach Janice Olivencia:
On the Gators' play Monday:
"I'm proud of this team today and how they fought all the way to the end. We let a couple slip by at the beginning, but we stayed focused and were determined to finish strong. We are excited about tomorrow since we're still in it. Our plan is to be ready for the challenge and play the way we know how to play."
Rd. 2 Florida Scores:
Team:
T1. Alabama +5 (573)
T1. Washington +5 (573)
3. FLORIDA +10 (578)
4. Duke +15 (583)
5. USC +16 (584)
Players:
T7. Karolina Vlckova +2 (144)
T15. Maria Torres +4 (146)
T15. Sam Wagner +4 (146)
T26. Taylor Tomlinson +6 (148)
T26. Kelly Grassel +6 (148)
T65. Ursa Orehek* +18 (160)
*Playing as an individual
Full Leaderboard
Follow the Gators: The third and final round will begin Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT, with live scoring available on Golfstat.com.
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