Behind his second win of the season, Fred Biondi was named to the conference weekly honor for the fourth time in his career.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Florida men’s golfer Fred Biondi earned SEC Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced Thursday.
The honor is the second of the season and the fourth of his career. For the Gators this is the sixth weekly award – Ricky Castillo (Golfer), Ryan Hart (Golfer), Miguel Leal (Freshman) and Yuxin Lin (Golfer).
Biondi won his second event of the year at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite for the fourth of his career. He finished with a score of 201(-15) as the victory earned him an exemption into the PGA Tour’s 2023 3M Open Championship. The 15-under is tied for second all-time by par in program history with Camillo Villegas. Biondi also owns the 4th and 10th lowest scores by par in Florida history.
He is the second Gator to secure an exemption into a PGA event this season joining Lin, who won the Southern Highlands for a spot in the Shriners Open. This is the second straight season Biondi has won two individual titles. The win also is the fifth medalist honor for the Gators this season, the most since the 2010-11 season when there were six.
Biondi started the final round two strokes out of the lead. He shot a bogey-free 67 (-7) in round three as his back-to-back birdies on 8 and 9 tied him for the solo lead. The senior then made four birdies on the back, highlighted by three in a row that gave him sole ownership of the lead.
The Orange and Blue begin postseason play at the SEC Championship on April 19 at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Ga. Last year, Florida finished runner-up and made it to the match play finals for the first time in program history.
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