Fred Biondi was named to the first team and Maisie Filler an honorable mention.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator golfers Fred Biondi and Maisie Filler both earned Golfweek All-American honors, the publication announced.
Biondi earned his second all-american first team nod this year as Filler was tabbed an honorable mention.
The selection of the junior from São Paulo, Brazil, adds to a total of 107 all-time all-american awards in Florida men’s golf program history along with the 11th all-america honor under head J.C. Deacon in his eighth season. He becomes the 26th multiple Gator all-american joining those such as Dudley Hart (4), Billy Horschel (4), Andy North (3), Brian Gay (2) and Sam Horsfield (2).
Filler is the first selection on the UF women’s golf team in four seasons as Sierra Brooks was a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Honorable Mention in 2018. The selection is the 59th in program history and 16th under head coach Emily Glaser.
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Fred Biondi<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14517&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=iP5mcZj0Nru2htH2muJu6oW8u4Waqr_G2v6EoSdOlEuKRYRhh8IbDpObIMndeCiU&s=y0nwk4vTqq17Ia5aO-ZADox5s9LdM44ANqQsYWc7y0Q&e= > | Jr. | São Paulo, Brazil
* Collected season awards:
* PING First-Team All-American, PING All-Region Team, Haskins Award Finalist, All-SEC First Team, Spring Haskins Award Watch List, SEC Co-Golfer and SEC Golfer of the Week and Golfweek Player of the Week
* No. 1 ranked player in Golfstat Cup Standings
* Ranked No. 5 by Golfweek and No. 8 by Golfstat overall
* Recorded two victories this spring
* Had two-runner up finishes along with a T7 and T25
* Finished runner-up at the Palm Beach Regional
* Posted a runner-up finish at the Latin America Amateur Championship
* Selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Team
* Finished T20 at the 2022 National Championships
* Shot a 67 (-3) in round three to help Gators make the top-15 cut
* The outing marked his debut at nationals
* Team leader:
* Stroke average (70.1), under-par 54-hole scores (5), average relation to par for 18-holes (-0.8) and 54-holes (-2.6), top-5 (4), top-10 (5), top-25 (8) finishes and birdies per round (3.6)
* Shot lowest round (63, -7) and tournament (196, -14)
* The 196 at the VyStar Gators Invitational tied the tournament record
* Second on the team in birdies (103) and eagles (4)
* Have posted 15 of 28 rounds under-par this season
* 14 out of 25 in the spring
* 12 rounds in the 60s total and 11 in the spring
* A stretch of eight consecutive under-par rounds
* Only six rounds over par this spring and eight this year
* Went undefeated (2-0-1) in match play at the SEC Championship
* Victories in the semifinals (4&3) and finals (2&1)
Maisie Filler<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14533&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=iP5mcZj0Nru2htH2muJu6oW8u4Waqr_G2v6EoSdOlEuKRYRhh8IbDpObIMndeCiU&s=xostRjElEhQ-g70ocXN2fGdp6DBgKrWpuYW0ZE9mdIg&e= > | So. | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
* Named to the All-SEC Second Team
* Appeared in all 11 tournaments and in the lineup
* Had a team-best 72.3 stroke average and owned the lowest scores for 18 (65), 36 (134) and 54 (203) holes
* Also team-leader in top-10 (4) and top-25 (8) finishes, under-par rounds (14), under-par tournaments (6), rounds in the 60s (8)
* Tied second all-time time in program history for low 54-holes at 203 (-13) at The Ally as she was one stroke away from the record
* In the quarterfinals of match play at the SEC Championship, she secured the match-clinching point to send Florida to the match play finals for the first time in program history
* Had a stretch of three consecutive tournaments under-par
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