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Junior All-American Lottie Woad finished in a tie for first place in the individual standings, and the No. 11 ranked Florida State Women’s Golf Team won the team title of the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall on championship Sunday. The Seminoles defeated Duke by one stroke and North Carolina by three strokes to win the event for the first time and claim their first championship[p of the fall 2024 season.

Woad claimed her fourth career individual championship as she finished in a tie for the individual championship with Lauren Olivares Leon of NC State. The world’s top ranked amateur player carded a 73 in the final round to finish with a 6 under par total of 210. She carded a score of 65 in the first round to tie the school record for a single round score and closed with scores 72 in the second round and 73 in the third round.

Woad has now won individual championships at the fall 2022 Ivy League Intercollegiate, the spring 2023 Florida State Match Up, the fall 2023 ANNIKA Intercollegiate, and now the Fall 2024 Landfall Tradition.

Woad has been the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur player for 13 consecutive weeks – since July 31, 2024.

“Today was the toughest of the three days of the tournament because of the cold, rain and wind,” said FSU coach Amy Bond. “It was a good battle back and forth (with Duke) and it was a matter of which team could make one more par.

“We knew today was going to be a challenge and we talked about being patient after our round yesterday. We gained some experience playing in the wind last week at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup and we show we learned from that experience. I’m very, very proud of all five girls.”

Woad was her usual consistent self as she finished her fourth individual title with a 73 in the final round of the championship. She totaled one birdie and 16 holes scored at par, and was never more than one stroke over par during the final round. Woad carded 12 birdies during the event – tied for the fourth-highest total of the 96 golfers in the field.

Freshman Sophia Fullbrook finished in a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings with a three round total of 2 over par 218. She carded two third round birdies to earn her third career top 25 finish.

Senior Kayla Williams earned her sixth career top 25 finish as she carded a 76 in the final round to close with a three round total of 3 over par 219. She carded scores of 72-71-76 and has now earned consecutive top 25 finishes for the first time in her career. Williams finished in a tie for eighth place in the individual standings at last week’s Jackson T. Stephens Cup.

Freshman Christina Surcey finished in a tie for 27th place in the individual standings as she closed with a 76 for a 4 over par total of 220. She opened the event with a 70 and totaled a 144 for the first 36 holes of the championship. Surcey carded three birdies on her final seven holes to help the Seminoles claim the team championship on the final day of the event.

Freshman Alexandra Gazzoli played the best round of the day for the Seminoles as she carded a 1 under par score of 71. She finished with a three round total of 6 over par 222. Gazzoli closed the event at 3 under par on her final 15 holes with three birdies, no bogeys, and 15 consecutive holes played at par or better.

The championship capped a splendid fall season as the Seminoles earned four top four team finishes – first at the Landfall Tradition, second at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, third at the Schooner Fall Classic, and tied for fourth at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.

Florida State opens it spring season at the IJGA Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) and play host to the Florida State Match Up at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club (March 21-23) in Tallahassee.

22nd Annual Landfall Tradition/Oct. 25-27, 2024
Country Club of Landfall/Wilmington, N.C./Par 72

1/17.-Florida State, 862
T1.-Lottie Woad, 210
T22.- Sophia Fullbrook, 218
T25.- Kaylah Williams, 219
T27.-Christina Surcey, 220
T37.-Alexandra Gazzoli, T37

22nd Annual Landfall Tradition/Oct. 25-27, 2024
Country Club of Landfall/Wilmington, N.C./Par 72

1.-Florida State, 862
2.-Duke, 863
T3.-North Carolina, 865
T3.-Ole Miss, 866
5.-UCF, 868
6.-NC State, 872
7.-Clemson, 873
8.-Michigan State, 874
9.-Virginia Tech, 884
10.-Maryland, 890
11.-Alabama, 892
12.-UNC Wilmington, 893
T13.-Illinois, 894
T13.-Notre Dame, 894
15.-Furman, 901
15.-Penn State, 925
17.-South Florida, 934

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The No. 12 Florida State men’s golf team will compete at the East Lake Cup from Oct. 28-30 to close out the 2024 portion of the season.

Modeled after the NCAA Golf Championships, the format for the East Lake Cup consists of an opening round of stroke play on Monday to crown an individual champion and determine seeding for the following two days of match play, that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Seminoles will compete against No. 2 Auburn, No. 11 Georgia Tech, and RV Ohio State with the team of Patrick McCann, Carson Brewer, Jack Bigham, Tyler Weaver and Luke Clanton.

McCann will make his first start of the season on Monday, teeing off for the Noles at 11:42 a.m. Coverage will start at 3 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

Week 42 Rankings

Clanton remained at the top of World Amateur Golf Rankings in Week 42. Bigham stayed at No. 51, while Gray Albright moved up three spots to 60th. Weaver moved up one spot to 94th.

Albright stayed in 17th place in the PGA Tour U Rankings.

Last Time Out

The Seminoles finished fifth at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup in fifth place at 31-over par at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Weaver turned the top finish, placing third at 1-over par. Weaver secured a season-best 67 in the first round.

Clanton tied for 14th, scoring 6-over ahead of Bigham at 10-over.

FSU sports information:

Azariah Rusher recorded a semifinals appearance at the 2024 Bedford Cup on Sunday morning.

Florida State sent four players to the Bedford Cup with Rusher, Jan Sebesta, Justin Lyons, and Elias Sumann representing the Seminoles in Gainesville.

Rusher began the tournament as a seeded player and qualified for a first round bye. He navigated through a tight second round match that saw him win a 6-3 first set before dropping the following frame by the same margin. Rusher outlasted Stetson senior Lucas Olivier in the final frame 7-5 and booked his spot in the quarterfinals.

Rusher played his way and defeated Miami’s Mehdi Sadaoui in straight sets to meet the No. 1 seed and No. 58 player in the nation, Antonio Prat. After dropping the first set 6-4, Rusher dominated the second set with a 6-2 frame to set up the third and final set to advance to the finals. Prat was able to work through and defeated Rusher and went on to win the singles orange draw.

All four Seminoles earned victories in the singles tournament. Lyons outclassed Florida Gulf Coast senior Guglielmo Stefanacci in the first round, dropping just three games in the entire match. Sebesta defeated Miami sophomore Leonardo Dal Boni in straight-sets while Sumann overcame a set deficit to defeat Florida sophomore Mattia Akcan in three grueling sets.

In the doubles tournament, the freshmen pairing of Sebesta and Sumann defeated Florida’s duo of Akcan and Francesco Cordove by four games to reach the second round where they ran into Stetson’s seeded pair and fell in the match tiebreaker. Rusher and Lyons dropped in the Round of 32.

Florida State will return home to host the ITA South Sectional Championship from November 7-10. The matches will be played at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center, draws and schedules will be announced as the tournament approaches.

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Orange Draw - Round of 32
Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) 6-0, 6-3
Jan Sebesta (FSU) def. Leonardo Dal Boni (MIAMI) 7-5, 6-4

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Blue Draw - Round of 32
Elias Sumann (FSU) def. Mattia Akcan (FLA) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Orange Draw - Round of 16
Mark Havlicek (FAU) def. Justin Lyons (FSU) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Lucas Olivier (STET) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Eder Blanco Fernandez (STET) def. Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-4, 6-2

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Blue Draw - Round of 16
Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) def. Elias Sumann (FSU) 6-0, 6-2

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Orange Draw - Quarterfinals
Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Mehdi Sadaoui (MIAMI) 6-4, 6-4

Bedford Cup - Men’s Singles Orange Draw - Semifinals
#58 Antonio Prat (MIAMI) def. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

Bedford Cup - Men’s Doubles Main Draw - Round of 32
Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith/Ben Hudson (USF) def. Azariah Rusher/Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-4
Jan Sebesta/Elias Sumann (FSU) def. Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova (FLA) 6-2

Bedford Cup - Men’s Doubles Main Draw - Round of 16
Marc Saura/Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran (STET) def. Jan Sebesta/Elias Sumann (FSU) 7-6 (3)

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