Gators Capture Team and Individual Titles at Florida Challenge

Monday, January 30

Tampa, FL

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The Gators finished the Florida Challenge with a 12-stroke lead over the rest of the field

Gators Capture Team and Individual Titles at Florida Challenge

Monday, January 30, 2017 | Women's Golf

By: Lindsey Spatola

TAMPA, Fla. -- The University of Florida women's golf team started off its spring season strong on Monday by capturing the team and individual titles at the Florida Challenge. The No. 8 Gators used a score of seven-under (281) in the final round to finish the tournament at six-over (582), which finished 12 strokes ahead of the field.

Florida's total of 281 ties for the fourth-lowest team round in program history.

Senior Maria Torres and freshmen Marta Perez and Carlotta Ricolfi shared the individual title. Both Torres and Ricolfi cared a 76 in the first round and a 69 in the second round to finish the tournament at one-over (145).

Meanwhile, Perez used a bogey-free final round to record a four-under (68) to also finish at one-over (145). The 68 Perez shot is the best round of her college career.
This individual win marks the first of both Perez and Ricolfi's collegiate careers. In addition, Monday marked Torres' third win of her collegiate career and her first since the 2016 SEC Championship.

Seniors Kelly Grassel and Karolina Vlckova both finished in a tie for 14^th place, carding a seven-over (151).

Competing as an Individual, sophomore Sam Wagner tied for fourth place, shooting two-over (146). It was Wagner's third top-10 finish of the 2016-17 season.

Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators' win at the Florida Challenge:
"Great win today against some in-state rivals. It feels good to start the spring with a win and I'm happy for our team. I thought we showed a lot of poise after a slow start in the morning, and it is great to see resilience from the group. We took a lot from today on what we can get better at for the tough fields we will face in the coming weeks. I'm also proud of Marta, Carlotta and Maria. We got some really great scores from them this afternoon and they really helped the team."

Final Florida Scores:
Team:

Place	Team	1	2	Final
1	Florida	301	281	582	6
2	Florida State	302	292	594	18
3	Miami	301	301	602	26
4	UCF	311	294	605	29
5	FIU	323	308	631	55
6	Stetson	312	320	632	56
7	FGCU	321	315	636	60
8	Seminole State	325	314	639	63
9	USF	323	318	641	65
10	North Florida	320	323	643	67
11	Jacksonville	325	319	644	68

Players:

Place	Name	1	2	Final
T1	Maria Torres	76	69	145	1
T1	Carlotta Ricolfi	76	69	145	1
T1	Marta Perez	77	68	145	1
T14	Kelly Grassel	76	75	151	7
T14	Karolina Vlckova	73	78	151	7

Individuals:

T4	Sam Wagner *	72	74	146	2
T20	Taylor Tomlinson *	77	76	153	9
T34	Sydney Needham *	80	79	159	15
T34	Madison Pacheco *	80	79	159	15

*Denotes competed as an individual

Up Next for the Gators: Florida will next head to Palos Verdes, CA for the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, on Feb. 12-14.

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