Gators sit Eighth after Round One of Trinity Forest

Sunday, September 23

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Gators sit Eighth after Round One of Trinity Forest

Sunday, September 23, 2018 | Men's Golf

By: Lucy Berres

DALLAS – After an 18-hole first round of the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Gators men's golf team sits in eighth out of 13 teams at the event.

Eight birdies helped sophomore John Axelsen rise to the top of the leaderboard in his first event with the Gators this season after being a member of the winning Denmark team at the World Amateur Team Championships at the beginning of the month.

Senior Gordon Neale sits at even par after the first round of the event he placed second in just a year ago. Freshmen Aden Ye and Eugene Hong are competing in their second consecutive event as Gators, with Ye sitting at +2 and Hong at +4 after round one of the Trinity Forest Invitational. Sophomore Chris Nido sits just a stroke behind Ye after the first day.

Competing as an individual, sophomore Manny Girona finished the day T21, carding a one-under-par 70.

Scores through Round One
Teams
T1 Baylor                                           273 (-11)
T1 SMU                                              273 (-11)
3 North Texas                                  275 (-9)
4 College of Charleston                 276 (-8)
5 Little Rock                                     278 (-6)
6 Oral Roberts                                  279 (-5)
7 New Mexico                                  281 (-3)
8 Florida                                            282 (-2)
T9 UTSA                                             284 E
T9 Rice                                               284 E
11 Sam Houston                              286 (+2)
12 Abilene Christian                       288 (+4)
13 Ball State                                     290 (+6)

Florida Players
T1 John Axelsen                               64 (-7)
T32 Gordon Neale                          71 E
T49 Aden Ye                                     73 (+2)
T61 Chris Nido                                 74 (+3)
T68 Eugene Hong                            75 (+4)

Also competing
T21 Manny Girona                          70 (-1)

Follow the Action
Play will continue on Monday, September 24th at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.