UF MGOLF: Florida in Third After 13-Under Round One at Southern Highlands

The Gators sit in third in a field that features nine of the top-35 teams at the Southern Highlands Collegiate.

LAS VEGAS – The Florida men’s golf team finished 13-under on day one of the Southern Highlands Collegiate to sit in third in a field that features nine of the top-35 teams on Sunday.

After a frost delay to start the day, the Gators were hot on the course with a combined 30 birdies and an eagle. The overall score of 275 (-13) is tied for the third-lowest mark this season as no UF golfer shot over par. Florida trails the defending National Champions and No. 5 Pepperdine by two strokes and last year’s National Runner-Up and No. 1 Oklahoma by seven.

Fred Biondi (T2) fired his fourth straight round in the 60s with a 66 (-6) in round one and sank a team-high and tournament-leading nine birdies. The native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, last posted a 66 in round two of the 2022 VyStar Gators Invitational.

Also finishing another round in the 60s, Ricky Castillo (T4) carded a 67 (-5) at Southern Highlands Golf Club. He has shot six (68-76-67-64-68-68-67) of his last seven rounds in the 60s starting back with a 68 (-2) in round one in the spring opener at TPC Sawgrass.

Both John DuBois (E) and Yuxin Lin (-1) converted on birdie opportunities on 18 to end T51 and T35. Making his season debut in the lineup, Quentin Debove used back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13 for a 1-under performance to tie with Lin at 35th.

Competing as an individual, Giovanni Manzoni set the tone as he was the first Gator to finish and went 4-under behind a clean front nine and an eagle on three to be tied for 11th.

The Gators tee off round two tomorrow at 1:40 p.m. ET.

Scores
Florida Individual
Place

Player

Round 1

Fred Biondi<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14517&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=2riB4bY8D9ijCx2cPxE-6pjd_ZdFIhLUpMnlMlvCTV0dhOQ64RpjC7DRaDU9UNlc&s=UPHKAcrXK_04XFM52S2i_pzrslQgzfMW0af7IVULNaw&e= >

66 (-6)

Ricky Castillo<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14518&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=2riB4bY8D9ijCx2cPxE-6pjd_ZdFIhLUpMnlMlvCTV0dhOQ64RpjC7DRaDU9UNlc&s=P94-RgdaemD9iFCqkaBL_GUH6MoOvM_TBcugAF_JI4w&e= >

67 (-5)

T11

Giovanni Manzoni<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14525&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=2riB4bY8D9ijCx2cPxE-6pjd_ZdFIhLUpMnlMlvCTV0dhOQ64RpjC7DRaDU9UNlc&s=AhLA38d3tobqvJgbSG3_q00wJlClDVa9YJWT4J7GJGs&e= >*

68 (-4)

T35