Florida Women's Golf Earns No. 2 Seed To NCAA East Regional In Athens, Ga.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.

The fourth-ranked University of Florida women’s golf team officially earned a bid Monday to the NCAA East Regional to be played, May 8-10, at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

The Lady Gators, champions of the Southeastern Conference, received a No. 2 seed in the regional. Duke, the Atlantic Coast Conference champion, earned the No. 1 seed in Athens as the nation’s top-ranked team.

A total of 21 teams and three individuals will take part in the event with the top eight teams and the top two individuals who are not part of those eight teams, advancing to the NCAA Championships, May 20-23, in Albuquerque, N.M. A total of 324 participants have been selected for regional competition across the nation at the three regional sites.

UCLA is the top seed in the Central Regional in Austin, Texas, and Southern Cal is the No. 1 seed in the West Regional to be played in Lincoln, Calif. A total of eight SEC teams earned regional bids.

Other teams in the NCAA East Regional include: 3. Georgia, 4. Auburn, 5. Wake Forest, 6. Tennessee, 7. Virginia, 8. New Mexico, 9. Vanderbilt, 10. Louisville, 11. South Carolina, 12. Furman, 13. East Carolina, 14. Georgia State, 15. UCF, 16. Missouri, 17. Indiana, 18. North Carolina-Wilmington, 19. Jacksonville State, 20. Charleston Southern and 21. Jackson State.

Joining Duke and Florida as conference champions and automatic qualifiers in the East field are New Mexico (Mountain West Conference), Furman (Southern Conference), North Carolina-Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association), Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference), Charleston Southern (Big South Conference) and Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference).



Florida is seeking its third national title and first since capturing consecutive championships from 1985-86. The Lady Gators have reached an NCAA regional for the ninth consecutive season and the 15th time in the past 16 years.