Gators seek NCAA Championships berth at Austin Regional
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 13, 2009The veteran-filled UF men's golf team is ignoring the issue completely.
The veteran-filled UF men's golf team is ignoring the issue completely.
The UF women's golf season came to a disappointing end this weekend and took another turn Monday night when coach Jill Briles-Hinton announced her resignation.
A season that proved to be a learning experience for the young UF women's golf team came to a disappointing end on Saturday with a reminder that there is still a lot of growing to do.
Entering the postseason fresh off its worst performance of the year, the UF men's golf team needed to regain the swagger it once had as a top-five team.
The UF men's golf team has been preparing for the 2009 postseason all year.
After Tyson Alexander beat his dad for the first time, he rushed inside the house and turned the monkey.
Any remaining hope for the Gators to notch their first tournament victory was blown away on Tuesday.
It looks like winning could become a habit for the Gators.
This isn't exactly what the Gators envisioned when they took the course in Atlanta on Sunday to play in their last tournament before the postseason.
In golf, a sport that focuses on the individual, you don't often hear a coach begging for a stronger team effort.
In 2008, the Gators had national-championship aspirations while winning the Southeastern Conference, but after the season, the team, which was full of seniors, was dismantled.
Fast starts haven't been one of the Gators' strengths this season.
This week might prove to be a glimpse into the future for the Gators.
The Southeastern Conference had a strong showing in the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational this weekend, but excuse the Gators if they aren't too happy with their performance in the tournament.
While students are looking forward to the relaxation that comes with the end of the semester, the No. 5 UF men's golfers are looking forward to the end of school for a different reason.
With first and second place out of reach, the Gators men's golf team went into the final round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate with third as its objective.
While the UF women's golf team may be disappointed with this tournament in the short run, in the long run this week might prove to be the one they look at as the one that catapulted them to the next level.
Although the UF women's golf team will be a couple of hours away from Gainesville, it will feel very much at home in this weekend's tournament.
After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.
The Gators are focused.