Gators Card Seventh Top Five Finish, Manzalini Takes Third

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Gators Card Seventh Top Five Finish, Manzalini Takes Third

Monday, March 25, 2019 | Women's Golf

By: Lucy Berres

AUBURN, Ala. – The Florida women's golf team wrapped play at the Evans Derby Experience with a fifth place finish. Freshman Clara Manzalini led the team with her third place finish.

The Gators started cold and got to as low as seventh on the board but birdies from all five line up players throughout the back nine helped them hold onto their fifth spot. Freshman Clara Manzalini stayed in contention for all 54 holes, never straying from the top five individually. She finished her final round at one-over for a four-way tie for third place.

Sophomore Elin Esborn had a tremendous final round, shooting up the leaderboard 13 spots to finish inside the top 15 at T12. Seven birdies on the day helped her card a one-under score of 71, her best of the tournament. Junior Sierra Brooks also ended on a high note, moving up 17 spots on the board to finish in the top 25 at T25.

Coach's Take
"We played well this week. Our second round was a little bit of a fluke, we let it get away from us on day two which hurt our chances to win. But we showed a lot of toughness this week and we've had a tremendous amount of growth as a team in the last few weeks. Something that I think will serve us well in the coming weeks." – Head Coach Emily Glaser

On Manzalini's Performance
"Clara was a bright spot for us this week for sure. She played very well and was poised beyond her freshman status. Really happy for her to have a solid tournament." – Coach Glaser

Final Scores
Teams

1	Florida State	293	292	285	870	+6
T2	Duke	293	289	292	874	+10
T2	Texas, University of	290	289	295	874	+10
T2	Arkansas	285	299	290	874	+10
5	Florida	288	304	288	880	+16
6	Kent State	292	298	295	885	+21
7	Auburn	290	303	296	889	+25
T8	South Carolina	296	302	295	893	+29
T8	Baylor	296	298	299	893	+29
T10	Mississippi St. U.	294	304	303	901	+37
T10	Ole Miss	305	296	300	901	+37
12	Clemson	305	296	304	905	+41
13	Alabama	301	313	293	907	+43
14	Louisville	302	306	304	912	+48

Florida Players
T3 Clara Manzalini           215         -1
T12 Elin Esborn                 219         +3
T25 Sierra Brooks             221         +5
T60 Addie Baggarly          231         +15
87 Marta Perez                 151         +7

Also Competing
T74 Jenny Kim                   235         +19

Next Up
The Gators return to action in a few weeks in Athens, Georgia for the Liz Murphy Collegiate, hosted by Georgia, April 11-13.