The Gators return to the course on Sunday, Feb. 14.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida women’s golf team heads to Melbourne, Fla. as they kick off their spring schedule at the Moon Golf Invitational, beginning on Sunday, Feb. 14 and lasting through Tuesday, Feb. 16.
How to Follow: Live scoring will be provided on Golfstat.com with round updates posted on Twitter via @GatorsGolf. A daily recap will be provided on FloridaGators.com.
Format: This three-day event will kick off on Sunday as the Gators tee it up at 8:00 a.m. ET off of the 10th hole. Round two is scheduled for Monday with the final round being played Tuesday. Pairings and tee times will be released following the first round of competition.
Course Information: The Moon Golf Invitational is being hosted at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla. – a cattle ranch turned golf course. After officially opening in the summer of 2005, Duran GC was created by Lewis Powell. The club has been rated the top public facility on the space coast and includes the Duran Academy of Golf – a top-50 practice facility in the USA according to the GRAA.
THE FIELD*
No. 2 South Carolina
No. 3 LSU
No. 5 Auburn
No. 8 Florida
No. 9 Oklahoma
No. 16 Alabama
Arkansas
Augusta
Coastal Carolina
FAU
FGCU
Florida State
Illinois
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
UCF
Virginia
*GolfStat ranking as of 11/17/20
Competing Gators:
No. 1 – Jenny Kim
No. 2 – Annabell Fuller
No. 3 – Addie Baggarly
No. 4 – Marina Escobar
No. 5 – Elin Esborn
Tournament History: This is the fourth annual Moon Golf Invitational hosted by the University of Louisville and the first time that Florida will compete in the event. This marks the first time in over a decade that the Gators haven’t opened their spring tournament season in Palos Verdes, Calif. at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
Fall Recap: The Florida women’s golf team returns to competition after an altered fall schedule that featured two SEC tournaments and an appearance in the East Lake Cup, hosted by the Golf Channel.
After uncertainty surrounded the fate of fall collegiate golf competition, the SEC
approved an altered schedule and Florida headed to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete
in the inaugural Blessings Collegiate Invitational, a tournament that featured all 14
SEC men’s and women’s golf programs. Marina Escobar led the way for the Gators,
placing fourth individually behind a 1-over par 217. Maisie Filler recorded a top-25
finish in her collegiate debut.
The Gators then headed to West Point, Miss. to compete in the Ally at Old Waverly. Annabell Fuller led Florida, recording the second top-10 finish of her career. Four of the five golfers in the lineup finished within the top-35 individually.
The fall season concluded in Atlanta, Ga. at the East Lake Cup. Broadcasted by the Golf Channel, Florida competed in one round of stroke play before entering two days of match play to determine the champion. Marina Escobar recorded her second top-5 finish of the fall, finishing tied for third after one round of stroke play.
Welcome Back, Elin: After missing the fall season due to COVID-19 restrictions in Sweden, Elin Esborn rejoins the Gators squad for spring comptition. The redshirt senior is returning from a junior campaign where she appeared in the Gators’ lineup on three occasions and competed as an individual twice. She was the highest finisher for Florida at the Stanford Intercollegiate (T16) and finished within the top-25 on four occasions over the course of the season.
Coming Up: Florida will head home to Gainesville to host their lone home tournament of the year, scheduled to run from Sunday, Feb. 21 through Tuesday, Feb. 23.
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