The Florida men’s golf team heads back to Gainesville with a fifth-place finish in Baton Rouge.
BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Florida men’s golf team finished in fifth place at the conclusion of the LSU Invitational.
Three Gators tied for 15th place – Yuxin Lin, Tyler Wilkes and individual player John DuBois – behind scores of 5-over 221. Freshman Tyler Wilkes recorded the best finish of his career, besting his T18 finish at the Gators Invitational just two weeks prior.
Ricky Castillo carded a 7-over par 223 to tie for 24th, the eleventh top-25 finish of his career.
Fred Biondi and Joe Pagdin closed out the Gators lineup.
Head Coach JC Deacon’s Take
On today’s round…
“Obviously, a tough day for the Gators, but it’s the perfect time of year for this to happen. I feel fortunate to have been humbled in February instead of April/May. This team is built to win championships and we will use today to our advantage.”
On the overall play at LSU…
“We’ve played at a very high level this spring… been in contention to win with three holes to go in every tournament we’ve competed in so far in 2021. We closed out the first two (tournaments) and just didn’t get it done today. We were playing against the best teams in the country on a very difficult course. The margins are extremely slim.”
On where to go from here…
“I know exactly what we need to do. I’m excited for the opportunity to bounce back from a tough day.”
Results
Team Leaderboard
Pos.
Team
Score
1
Illinois
876 (+12)
2
Vanderbilt
878 (+14)
3
South Carolina
881 (+17)
4
Arkansas State
887 (+23)
5
Florida
889 (+25)
6
Auburn
891 (+27)
7
Tennessee
892 (+28)
8
Ole Miss
893 (+29)
9
Mississippi State
894 (+30)
10
Georgia
899 (+35)
11
Kentucky
900 (+36)
12
Missouri
903 (+39)
13
LSU
904 (+40)
14
Louisiana Tech
931 (+67)
15
Alabama
DNF
Individual Leaderboard
Pos.
Name
Score
T15
Yuxin Lin
221 (+5)
T15
Tyler Wilkes
221 (+5)
T15
John DuBois
221 (+5)
T24
Ricky Castillo
223 (+7)
T49
Fred Biondi
227 (+11)
80
Joe Pagdin
236 (+20)
Up Next
The Gators will take a brief hiatus before returning to play when they arrive in Auburn, Ala. to compete in the Tiger Invitational, scheduled to begin on Monday, March 15 and continue through Wednesday, March 17.
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