Three Gators won all three of their matches in Ian Gilligan, Sophie Stevens and Jack Turner this week.
DUBLIN, OHIO – The Florida Gators golf teams won the Barbara Nicklaus Cup on Tuesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The Gators wrapped up the final round against Charlotte where the men won 5-1 and the women tied 3-3 to total 19.5 points for UF and claim the tournament title.
Three Gators won all three of their matches in Ian Gilligan, Sophie Stevens and Jack Turner this week. Stevens secured a 4&3 victory in round three and held the lead throughout the whole match. She was 3up-plus for 10 holes and only lost two holes in the 15 played.
Gilligan and Turner secured the final points for the Gators second victory of the tournament. After dropping the first hole, Gilligan gained control of the match and took four of the last five holes for a 2Up win. Turner made the turn tied and didn’t drop a hole in the final seven chances behind three victories for a 3&2 win and move his all-time match play record to 5-0.
Parker Bell and Siuue Wu also went undefeated with records of 2-0-1. Bell added a 3&2 victory and Wu a 5&3 win that featured her reaching 7up in the match.
Both programs wrap up the fall season with the men at the Williams Cup (Oct. 20-22) at Eagle Point GC (Wilmington, N.C.) and women defending their title at The Ally (Oct. 21-23) at Old Waverly GC (West Point, Miss.).
Final Standings
1. Florida – 19.5
2. Clemson – 19
3. Charlotte – 18
4. Ohio State – 15.5
Final Florida Individual Standings
* Ian Gilligan: 3-0-0
* Sophie Stevens: 3-0-0
* Jack Turner: 3-0-0
* Parker Bell: 2-0-1
* Siuue Wu: 2-0-1
* Matthew Kress: 2-1-0
* Paula Francisco: 1-2-0
* Jessica Guiser: 1-2-0
* Zack Swanwick: 1-2-0
* Inès Archer: 0-2-1
* Addison Klonowski: 0-3-0
* Parker Sands: 0-3-0
Round 3 Men: Florida 5, Charlotte 1
Matthew Kress 4&3 over Daniel Boone
Eli Schmidly 2&1 over Parker Sands
Zack Swanwick 5&4 over Caden Baker
Parker Bell 3&2 over Justin Matthews
Ian Gilligan 2UP over Seb Cave
Jack Turner 3&2 over Conor Gough
Round 3 Women: Florida 3, Charlotte 3
Caroline Johnson 3&2 over Jessica Guiser
Siuue Wu 5&3 over Tien-In Uang
Sophie Stevens 4&3 over Mia Gray
Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang 7&5 over Inès Archer
Paula Francisco 7&5 over Ilani Short
Jette Schulze 3&2 over Addison Klonowski
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