Wednesday, April 24
St. Simons Island, GA
All Day
Florida Gators
vs
SEC Championship
Gators Travel to St. Simons Island for SEC Championships
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Men's Golf
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators men's golf team begins post-season play tomorrow in St. Simons Island, Georgia for the SEC Championships.
Florida fell to Alabama 1-1-3 in the semifinals of the 2018 SEC Championships after finishing T2 in the stroke play portion and defeating Ole Miss 3-2 in the quarterfinals. Then-sophomore Andy Zhang went on to win the individual title.
The Gators are coming off one of their best rounds of the season at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate last week in Ohio. The team was one of only two that shot a tournament-best 277 in the final round Saturday. Florida had their best finish of the season, getting to 3rd on the leaderboard, just eight strokes off the winner and host, Ohio State.
Course Information: The 2019 SEC Championships will take place at the par 70, 7,005 yard Seaside Course at the Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island. This marks the 19th year for the Southeastern Conference Championship to be contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course. Since 1927, the Sea Island Golf Club has enjoyed a legacy as one of America's premier golf clubs.
Format: The Championships will be played over the course of five days. The first three days, Wednesday-Friday, will be three rounds of stroke play where the top eight teams at the conclusion will advance to match play on Saturday and Sunday. All eight teams will play the quarterfinals matches on Saturday and the four winning teams will advance to the semifinals and championship matches on Sunday.
Coach's Take
"We've worked really hard this year to be ready for this tournament. The SEC Championship is such an exciting event. I'm encouraged with the form our guys are starting to show. We are playing the best golf we've played all year and the timing couldn't be any better. It's time to shine!" – Head Coach JC Deacon
The Gators' Lineup
Gordon Neale
Neale leads the team in total birdies and eagles shot, with 87 birdies and 6 eagles in 24 rounds of play. He is the only player to appear in every tournament for the Gators this year with a 72.42 stroke average and a best finish of T2 at the Sea Best Invitational in February.
Chris Nido
Nido has played in 21 rounds for the Gators this year with a 72.86 stroke average and a best finish of T19 at The Goodwin in March. He has played in all but one tournament for Florida, with 17 of his 21 rounds counted toward team scores.
John Axelsen
Axelsen leads the Gators with all 21 of his rounds played being counted toward team scores and a 71.52 stroke average. His best finish was T3 at Trinity Forest in September. He has three top five finishes and four top 10 finishes on the season.
Blake Dyer
Dyer recently entered the lineup for the Gators this spring in March at the Goodwin and also at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate last week (stats do not reflect RK results). He has a 73.5 stroke average in nine rounds played.
Aden Ye
Ye has appeared in four Gator lineups and played 21 rounds as a Florida freshman. He has a 73.76 stroke average and a T10 best finish, along with three top 25 finishes this year.
*Stats do not include Robert Kepler Intercollegiate results
Tee Times (Hole 10)
Ye – 9:00
Dyer – 9:10
Axelsen – 9:20
Nido – 9:30
Neale – 9:40
Follow the Action
Play will begin on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 a.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. You can also follow the Gators on Twitter, @GatorsGolf, for updates throughout each day for the duration of the tournament.
Championship Field
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
Florida fell to Alabama 1-1-3 in the semifinals of the 2018 SEC Championships after finishing T2 in the stroke play portion and defeating Ole Miss 3-2 in the quarterfinals. Then-sophomore Andy Zhang went on to win the individual title.
The Gators are coming off one of their best rounds of the season at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate last week in Ohio. The team was one of only two that shot a tournament-best 277 in the final round Saturday. Florida had their best finish of the season, getting to 3rd on the leaderboard, just eight strokes off the winner and host, Ohio State.
Course Information: The 2019 SEC Championships will take place at the par 70, 7,005 yard Seaside Course at the Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island. This marks the 19th year for the Southeastern Conference Championship to be contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course. Since 1927, the Sea Island Golf Club has enjoyed a legacy as one of America's premier golf clubs.
Format: The Championships will be played over the course of five days. The first three days, Wednesday-Friday, will be three rounds of stroke play where the top eight teams at the conclusion will advance to match play on Saturday and Sunday. All eight teams will play the quarterfinals matches on Saturday and the four winning teams will advance to the semifinals and championship matches on Sunday.
Coach's Take
"We've worked really hard this year to be ready for this tournament. The SEC Championship is such an exciting event. I'm encouraged with the form our guys are starting to show. We are playing the best golf we've played all year and the timing couldn't be any better. It's time to shine!" – Head Coach JC Deacon
The Gators' Lineup
Gordon Neale
Neale leads the team in total birdies and eagles shot, with 87 birdies and 6 eagles in 24 rounds of play. He is the only player to appear in every tournament for the Gators this year with a 72.42 stroke average and a best finish of T2 at the Sea Best Invitational in February.
Chris Nido
Nido has played in 21 rounds for the Gators this year with a 72.86 stroke average and a best finish of T19 at The Goodwin in March. He has played in all but one tournament for Florida, with 17 of his 21 rounds counted toward team scores.
John Axelsen
Axelsen leads the Gators with all 21 of his rounds played being counted toward team scores and a 71.52 stroke average. His best finish was T3 at Trinity Forest in September. He has three top five finishes and four top 10 finishes on the season.
Blake Dyer
Dyer recently entered the lineup for the Gators this spring in March at the Goodwin and also at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate last week (stats do not reflect RK results). He has a 73.5 stroke average in nine rounds played.
Aden Ye
Ye has appeared in four Gator lineups and played 21 rounds as a Florida freshman. He has a 73.76 stroke average and a T10 best finish, along with three top 25 finishes this year.
*Stats do not include Robert Kepler Intercollegiate results
Tee Times (Hole 10)
Ye – 9:00
Dyer – 9:10
Axelsen – 9:20
Nido – 9:30
Neale – 9:40
Follow the Action
Play will begin on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 a.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. You can also follow the Gators on Twitter, @GatorsGolf, for updates throughout each day for the duration of the tournament.
Championship Field
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
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