Gators Get Through First Day of Championship Play

Friday, May 17

Fayetteville, AR

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Gators Get Through First Day of Championship Play

Friday, May 17, 2019 | Women's Golf

By: Lucy Berres

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After starting the day hot, the Florida women's golf team currently sit tied for 18th after day one of NCAA Championships.

Freshman Clara Manzalini started her first collegiate championship experience on a high note, with a birdie on the first hole followed by three straight pars. She also ended on a high note with a birdie on 15 and three straight pars to finish the round. Junior Sierra Brooks leads the Gators in a tie for 13th, shooting just two over par on the first round. Six of her first nine holes were on par or under and she closed out the second nine with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16, along with pars on 13, 14, 17, and 18. All five Gators shot par on 18 to end their first day.

This is arguably the toughest course the Gators have played all year, with no team sitting below par and the leading teams sitting at 10-over. On the individual side, only four players finished the day under par, with the leader shooting four-under and three players finishing one-under in a tie for second.

The second round of Championship play begins first thing Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m. (ET). The Gators tee times will begin at 9:21.

Scores through Round One
Team

T1	Texas, University of	302	+10
T1	Arkansas	302	+10
T3	Stanford	304	+12
T3	Arizona	304	+12
5	Duke	305	+13
6	Southern California	306	+14
7	Wake Forest	309	+17
8	Arizona State	310	+18
9	Washington	311	+19
10	Purdue	312	+20
T11	Auburn	313	+21
T11	Northwestern	313	+21
T13	Virginia	314	+22
T13	Ole Miss	314	+22
15	UCLA	315	+23
16	Vanderbilt	319	+27
17	Illinois	320	+28
T18	Florida State	321	+29
T18	UCF	321	+29
T18	Florida	321	+29
21	Indiana	322	+30
22	San Jose State	324	+32
23	Kent State	325	+33
24	Tennessee	328	+36

Florida Players

T13 Sierra Brooks	+2	75
T53 Clara Manzalini	+6	79
T81 Marta Perez	+8	81
T120 Addison Baggarly	+13	86
T120 Elin Esborn	+13	86

Round Two Tee Times
9:21 – Manzalini
9:32 – Baggarly
9:43 – Perez
9:54 – Brooks
10:05 – Esborn

Follow the Action
Play will continue on Saturday, May 18 at 8:15 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.