
Gators Head West to Defend Southern Highlands Title
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Men's Golf
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators men's golf team travels west to Las, Vegas Nevada this weekend to defend their title at the Southern Highlands Invitational, hosted by UNLV.
Florida won the tournament by four strokes last year and had four Gators finish in the top 20, with now-senior Gordon Neale leading the pack, as he finished T7 and two under par.
Course Information: The tournament is being played at the Par 72, 7,510 yard Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds over three days. The first 18 holes will be played on Sunday with tee times beginning at 12 p.m. ET.
The Gators' Lineup
John Axelsen
Gordon Neale
Eugene Hong
Manny Girona
Aden Ye/Chris Nido
Also Competing
Aden Ye/Chris Nido
Ye and Nido will have a playoff in Las Vegas to determine who takes the final lineup spot and who plays as an individual.
Tee Times
Tee times will be announced when made available.
Follow the Action
Play will begin on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET. Golfweek, the perennial leader in college golf coverage, will host the tournament with eight hours of exclusive live coverage and player interviews of the action as it unfolds at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas. Coverage will begin with the second round on Monday, March 4 and end with the final round on Tuesday, March 5. Coverage begins both days at 3 p.m. ET. Live scoring can be found via GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.
All teams competing (Golfweek Ranking)
Auburn (17)
California (11)
Florida
Georgia Tech (4)
Illinois
Oklahoma (6)
Pepperdine (13)
Stanford (38)
TCU
Texas (10)
Texas Tech
UCF
UCLA
UNLV - host
USC (3)
Florida won the tournament by four strokes last year and had four Gators finish in the top 20, with now-senior Gordon Neale leading the pack, as he finished T7 and two under par.
Course Information: The tournament is being played at the Par 72, 7,510 yard Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds over three days. The first 18 holes will be played on Sunday with tee times beginning at 12 p.m. ET.
The Gators' Lineup
John Axelsen
Gordon Neale
Eugene Hong
Manny Girona
Aden Ye/Chris Nido
Also Competing
Aden Ye/Chris Nido
Ye and Nido will have a playoff in Las Vegas to determine who takes the final lineup spot and who plays as an individual.
Tee Times
Tee times will be announced when made available.
Follow the Action
Play will begin on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET. Golfweek, the perennial leader in college golf coverage, will host the tournament with eight hours of exclusive live coverage and player interviews of the action as it unfolds at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas. Coverage will begin with the second round on Monday, March 4 and end with the final round on Tuesday, March 5. Coverage begins both days at 3 p.m. ET. Live scoring can be found via GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each day's play.
All teams competing (Golfweek Ranking)
Auburn (17)
California (11)
Florida
Georgia Tech (4)
Illinois
Oklahoma (6)
Pepperdine (13)
Stanford (38)
TCU
Texas (10)
Texas Tech
UCF
UCLA
UNLV - host
USC (3)
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