Florida falls out of team competition, Ricky Castillo hangs around in Arizona
By Joseph Henry | May 30, 2021The Gators’ season came to a close for everyone except Ricky Castillo, who will tee it up for one more round in Arizona.
The Gators’ season came to a close for everyone except Ricky Castillo, who will tee it up for one more round in Arizona.
Florida needs a strong Sunday to advance to Monday’s final round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship after high scores derail their second round.
Ricky Castillo kept Florida afloat in the first round of the NCAA Championship and shot a 2-under-par Friday.
Florida faces a stacked field and needs superb play across the board to be competitive.
Florida men’s golf posted the second-lowest score of Wednesday’s final round to climb all the way back into fifth place, just enough to advance to the national championship.
Florida men’s golf took steps in the wrong direction Tuesday with a 6-over 290. The Gators must make up six strokes and climb the leaderboard to keep their season alive.
Ricky Castillo put together an exceptional 18 holes, but the Gators still have ground to make up following round one.
The Gators’ season was filled with struggles and a triumph but ultimately fell short of their championship bid aspirations.
Conference honors were announced Friday, and three Gators made the cut including new SEC freshman of the year, Joe Pagdin.
Despite a valiant final effort from freshman Maisie Filler, the Gators came up one stroke short of advancing to the NCAA National Championship.
The Gators can see the NCAA Championship on the horizon with one round of play remaining.
The Gators find themselves right on the cusp of the top-six cutoff at the NCAA Regionals. Two days remain for Florida to earn a spot in the championship tournament.
Ricky Castillo goes 4-0 in Juno Beach and contributes to Team USA retaining the Walker Cup.
The Florida women’s golf team begins play in the NCAA Regionals Monday morning.
Three members of the UF women’s golf team were recognized by the SEC Friday.
Florida will travel to Washington to compete in the NCAA Regionals from May 17 to 19.
The Gators are four strokes out of the match play tournament entering Friday.
Freshman Joe Pagdin is tied for fifth individually entering the second round after a 2-under-par showing Wednesday.
After a long season full of wins, losses and COVID-19 cancellations, the Florida Gators finally travel to St. Simons Island, Georgia, to compete in the 2021 SEC Championship.
Florida’s mediocre first two rounds has them staring up at the leaders entering the final round of competition.