Florida women's golf team had a final round score of 295 (+7) that landed them in a tie for 10th — the school's 18th top 10 at nationals — at the conclusion of the NCAA Championships at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas. The Gators had to earn it as there was a logjam between Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, California and Tennessee that came down to the final hole.
Junior Andrea Watts fired a 71 (-1) in the fourth round – her fourth even or under par round in her last six rounds of the season – and was Florida's top finisher with a 72-hole total of 293 (+5).
“Honestly, I have not once looked at the individual leaderboard,” Watts said. “It's truly not what I'm here for. I'm here to put up as low of a score as I can for the team. It was a bonus for playing well and solid this week.”
“For Andrea to finish in the top 15 for us, she played phenomenal for us all week,” head coach Jan Dowling chimed in. “She hit the ball great and got it under par today so very, very proud of her.”
Sophomore Mia Piccio posted a 76 (+4) in each of her last two rounds en route to a cumulative score of 294 (+6) that left her in a tie for 19th.
