Friday, April 21
Birmingham, AL
Florida Gators
vs
SEC Championship
Three Gators sit inside the top-15 after the first round
Gators Card Solid First Round at SEC Championships
Friday, April 21, 2017 | Women's Golf
Birmingham, Ala. – Maria Torres paced the Florida women's golf team in the first round of the SEC Women's Golf Championship on Friday. The senior used a bogey-free back nine to finish the day in a tie for seventh place at two-under (70).
Overall as a team, UF ended the day in third place at four-under (284).
Karolina Vlckova and Kelly Grassel both sit inside the top-15 as they are tied for 12th (one-under, 71). Taylor Tomlinson is tied for 19th after carding an even-par (72).
Texas A&M is leading the tournament at six-under (282), and South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh, Vanderbilt's Alexandra Farnsworth and Arkansas' Alana Uriell are tied at the top of the leaderboard at four-under (68).
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators' first round…
"Overall, I thought it was a great day. We talked this morning about controlling the things that we could control, like our attitudes and emotions. I thought they did a great job with that today. Even when we had a little adversity, we bounced back quickly. They fought hard all the way to the end."
On the seniors play today:
"Great start for the seniors, that's what you want to see out of your senior leadership. They did a great job learning from their past experiences at the SEC Championship. You can tell they played like veterans today, not just from their scores, but with how they composed themselves."
Florida Scores Through One Round:
Team:
Players:
Tee Times:
Rd. 2 – Saturday 9 a.m. (ET)
Rd. 3 Sunday 9 a.m. (ET)
Follow the Gators:
The second round will begin on Saturday morning with the Gators teeing off at 11:08 a.m. (ET). Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following the day's play.
Twitter: @GatorsGolf
Instagram: @GatorsWGolf
Facebook: University of Florida Women's Golf
Overall as a team, UF ended the day in third place at four-under (284).
Karolina Vlckova and Kelly Grassel both sit inside the top-15 as they are tied for 12th (one-under, 71). Taylor Tomlinson is tied for 19th after carding an even-par (72).
Texas A&M is leading the tournament at six-under (282), and South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh, Vanderbilt's Alexandra Farnsworth and Arkansas' Alana Uriell are tied at the top of the leaderboard at four-under (68).
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators' first round…
"Overall, I thought it was a great day. We talked this morning about controlling the things that we could control, like our attitudes and emotions. I thought they did a great job with that today. Even when we had a little adversity, we bounced back quickly. They fought hard all the way to the end."
On the seniors play today:
"Great start for the seniors, that's what you want to see out of your senior leadership. They did a great job learning from their past experiences at the SEC Championship. You can tell they played like veterans today, not just from their scores, but with how they composed themselves."
Florida Scores Through One Round:
Team:
| 1 | Texas A&M | -6 (282) |
| 2 | Arkansas | -5 (283) |
| 3 | Florida | -4 (284) |
| 4 | South Carolina | -2 (286) |
| T5 | Georgia | -1 (287) |
| T5 | Vanderbilt | -1 (287) |
| T5 | Tennessee | -1 (287) |
| 8 | Kentucky | 3 (291) |
| 9 | LSU | 6 (294) |
| T10 | Alabama | 7 (295) |
| T10 | Mississippi State | 7 (295) |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 8 (296) |
| 13 | Auburn | 12 (300) |
| 14 | Missouri | 14 (302) |
Players:
| T7 | Maria Torres | -2 (70) |
| T12 | Kelly Grassel | -1 (71) |
| T12 | Karolina Vlckova | -1 (71) |
| T19 | Taylor Tomlinson | E (72) |
| T60 | Marta Perez | 5 (77) |
Tee Times:
Rd. 2 – Saturday 9 a.m. (ET)
| Player | Hole | Time (Eastern) |
| Marta Perez | 1 | 11:08 a.m. |
| Taylor Tomlinson | 1 | 11:16 a.m. |
| Kelly Grassel | 1 | 11:24 a.m. |
| Karolina Vlckova | 1 | 11:32 a.m. |
| Maria Torres | 1 | 11:40 a.m. |
Rd. 3 Sunday 9 a.m. (ET)
Follow the Gators:
The second round will begin on Saturday morning with the Gators teeing off at 11:08 a.m. (ET). Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following the day's play.
Twitter: @GatorsGolf
Instagram: @GatorsWGolf
Facebook: University of Florida Women's Golf
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