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Florida Women’s Golf Tied for Lead at SEC Championship
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | Women's Golf
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The No. 8 Florida women's golf team was the lone team to post an under-par score on Saturday in Round 2 of the SEC Championship. The Orange and Blue used an impressive back nine to score -2 (286) and move into a tie for first place with Alabama at +2 (578), while third place Texas A&M is 12 shots back (590).
In the individual competition, junior Maria Torres led the Orange and Blue for the second straight day and is in sole possession of first place. Torres used five birdies on the day to match her season-best score of -4 (68) and stretch her lead to six strokes over the 70-player field.
Freshman Sam Wagner added an under-par score of her own to boost the Gators' team score. Wagner carded a -1 (71) and enters the final round on Sunday tied for 14th. Junior Kelly Grassel is tied for sixth after scoring +3 (75) in Round 2 at the par-72, 6,195-yard Greystone Golf and Country Club. Sophomore Taylor Tomlinson shot even to move up the leaderboard and into a tie for 20th.
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators' second round:
"Every girl on this team battled all the way to the very end, and I am so proud of their determination. I am thankful for the opportunity the team has tomorrow. We know it will be a battle, but we are excited for the chance to compete for an SEC title."
On Maria Torres' round:
"Maria was very solid today, very poised. She will go do her thing tomorrow and compete hard for herself and for our team."
Junior Maria Torres:
On the game plan heading into Sunday's final round:
"I really want to stay patient and just play hole-by-hole and even shot-by-shot."
Rd. 2 Florida Scores:
Team:
T1. Alabama +2 (578)
T1. FLORIDA +2 (578)
3. Texas A&M +14 (590)
4. Georgia +16 (592)
5. Arkansas +18 (594)
Players:
1. Maria Torres -7 (69-68-137)
T6. Kelly Grassel +1 (70-75-145)
T14. Sam Wagner +3 (76-71-147)
T20. Taylor Tomlinson +5 (77-72-149)
T41. Karolina Vlckova +10 (77-77-154)
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Follow the Gators: The Gators will look to take home the program's ninth conference title when they tee off the final round at 9:40 a.m. CT, on Saturday, with live scoring available on Golfstat.com.
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In the individual competition, junior Maria Torres led the Orange and Blue for the second straight day and is in sole possession of first place. Torres used five birdies on the day to match her season-best score of -4 (68) and stretch her lead to six strokes over the 70-player field.
Freshman Sam Wagner added an under-par score of her own to boost the Gators' team score. Wagner carded a -1 (71) and enters the final round on Sunday tied for 14th. Junior Kelly Grassel is tied for sixth after scoring +3 (75) in Round 2 at the par-72, 6,195-yard Greystone Golf and Country Club. Sophomore Taylor Tomlinson shot even to move up the leaderboard and into a tie for 20th.
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
On the Gators' second round:
"Every girl on this team battled all the way to the very end, and I am so proud of their determination. I am thankful for the opportunity the team has tomorrow. We know it will be a battle, but we are excited for the chance to compete for an SEC title."
On Maria Torres' round:
"Maria was very solid today, very poised. She will go do her thing tomorrow and compete hard for herself and for our team."
Junior Maria Torres:
On the game plan heading into Sunday's final round:
"I really want to stay patient and just play hole-by-hole and even shot-by-shot."
Rd. 2 Florida Scores:
Team:
T1. Alabama +2 (578)
T1. FLORIDA +2 (578)
3. Texas A&M +14 (590)
4. Georgia +16 (592)
5. Arkansas +18 (594)
Players:
1. Maria Torres -7 (69-68-137)
T6. Kelly Grassel +1 (70-75-145)
T14. Sam Wagner +3 (76-71-147)
T20. Taylor Tomlinson +5 (77-72-149)
T41. Karolina Vlckova +10 (77-77-154)
Full Leaderboard
Follow the Gators: The Gators will look to take home the program's ninth conference title when they tee off the final round at 9:40 a.m. CT, on Saturday, with live scoring available on Golfstat.com.
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