UF MGOLF: Biondi Named PING First Team All-American

Fred Biondi collected his first All-American honor as it was the 10th under head coach J.C. Deacon.

NORMAN, Okla. – 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=5938PNTtdWwhaGYUB-K4OMAYSHabMzNgMuEnccuSz0jjiIcWUgM9KW9QH3gNiRTw&s=1p0VryA8KNls_yvfWBUul1pltusEm3XPNXkwPppCA4M&e= > capped off his breakout season with being named to the Division I Ping First Team All-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

The award is the first of his career and the 106th all-time All-American selection in program history along with the 10th honoree under head J.C. Deacon<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1360&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=5938PNTtdWwhaGYUB-K4OMAYSHabMzNgMuEnccuSz0jjiIcWUgM9KW9QH3gNiRTw&s=T05nHqqW8nOT9VhwGa114osKYcFkCZntmuX_tXh6Cro&e= > in his eighth season.

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=5938PNTtdWwhaGYUB-K4OMAYSHabMzNgMuEnccuSz0jjiIcWUgM9KW9QH3gNiRTw&s=1p0VryA8KNls_yvfWBUul1pltusEm3XPNXkwPppCA4M&e= > | R-Jr. | São Paulo, Brazil

* Collected season awards:
* 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. 10 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)