Ricky Castillo will continue to tomorrow’s fourth and final round as one of the nine individuals on non-advancing teams.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The University of Florida men’s golf season has come to a close after a 13-over par third round failed to bring the Gators above the first championship cut line.
Sophomore Ricky Castillo stole the show for Florida, finishing the third round at only 1-over par overall. His scorecard thrust him into the top of the individual field and although the Gators will not be moving on, Castillo will represent his teammates when he heads back out on the course tomorrow looking for an individual title as one of the nine players advancing from a non-qualifying team.
Although recording his worst score of the tournament in the third round, Castillo had by far his best shooting day, finding the fairways and greens on the majority of holes. His 2-over par card was again the lowest of the day for the Gators.
Florida was in contention for the top-15 cut for most of the round, fluctuating above and below 15th place only slightly until the treacherous last four holes of the back nine derailed any hope of a comeback.
Castillo will tee it up in tomorrow’s final round with coverage airing on Golf Channel from 5 to 9 p.m. ET. Pairings and tee times will be determined following a 2 for 1 playoff for the final advancing individual and a team playoff.
Head Coach JC Deacon’s Take
On the round…
“Certainly a tough way to end the year. We got close there at the end and just couldn’t finish it off. I would have loved to have a chance tomorrow. Tears my heart out to miss that cut.”
On what’s next…
“It’s a disappointing end as I hold this program up to the highest standards. We did not reach those standards and that ultimately falls on me. Golf is a tough game to be your best at every single week, but we definitely need to be more consistent. We have everyone returning next year and I’m already thinking of ways we can grow this summer.”
On Ricky Castillo…
“I’m excited for Ricky and the opportunity he has tomorrow. He’s playing as well as anyone and is due for a hot putting round. We will go give it our all and represent the Florida Gators as best we can!”
Team Leaderboard
Position
Team
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
Oklahoma State
280
274
274
828 (-12)
2
Oklahoma
280
279
282
841 (+1)
3
Arizona State
284
278
280
842 (+2)
4
Illinois
287
279
278
844 (+4)
5
Florida State
281
294
274
849 (+9)
T6
Vanderbilt
293
280
280
853 (+13)
T6
Wake Forest
287
284
282
853 (+13)
T6
North Carolina
288
278
287
853 (+13)
9
Pepperdine
279
286
289
854 (+14)
10
Clemson
287
284
285
856 (+16)
11
Sam Houston
278
292
288
858 (+18)
12
Louisville
289
288
287
864 (+24)
T13
Arkansas
287
293
288
868 (+28)
T13
Texas Tech
276
304
288
868 (+28)
T15
Georgia Tech
289
288
295
872 (+32)
T15
TCU
292
293
287
872 (+32)
T17
Tennessee
292
293
288
873 (+33)
T17
SMU
287
294
292
873 (+33)
T17
Georgia
292
289
292
873 (+33)
20
NC State
301
289
286
876 (+36)
21
Liberty
295
300
284
879 (+39)
22
Florida
288
299
293
880 (+40)
23
Oregon State
286
296
300
882 (+42)
24
UAB
295
297
293
885 (+45)
T25
Texas
294
290
302
886 (+46)
T25
San Diego State
286
301
299
886 (+46)
27
San Diego
292
303
292
887 (+47)
28
East Tennessee St.
300
291
302
893 (+53)
29
San Francisco
301
299
296
896 (+56)
30
Little Rock
294
304
307
905 (+65)
Player Leaderboard
Position
Name
R1
R2
R3
Total
T16
Ricky Castillo
68
71
72
211 (+1)
T90
Yuxin Lin
72
71
78
221 (+11)
T115
Joe Pagdin
73
79
73
225 (+15)
T123
Gio Manzoni
75
78
73
226 (+16)
T151
Tyler Wilkes
79
82
–
161 (+21)
–
John DuBois
–
–
75
75 (+5)
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