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The weather forecast for the next five days in Guadalajara is for sparkling sun and temperatures in the mid 80’s. There’s not a drop of rain (or snow) predicted for western Mexico for at least the next 10 days and the playing conditions for the 12-team field at the spring season opening Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club are expected to be perfect.
It’s an awesome way for the No. 12 ranked Florida State Women’s Golf team to begin their season after the weather they endured last week. For most of the third week of the spring semester at Florida State, the school and the course at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club were closed as a historic winter storm dumped snow and sleet on the Gulf Coast region including Tallahassee.
While the snowfall didn’t approach Tallahassee’s all-time record of 2.8 inches in 1958, it certainly challenged the Seminoles’ preparations for the Collegiate Invitational.
With the snow behind them, the Seminoles are focused to begin their six-match regular season as competition in the event starts Friday with four teams ranked among the nation’s top 25 and seven more ranked among the top 75 teams nationally.
As the defending champion in the event, Florida State hopes to pick right back up where they started their successful spring 2024 season, on top of the leaderboard and bringing a trophy home for the Seminoles’ ever-growing trophy case.
Florida State led last year’s event wire to wire to gain the 20th team championship under head coach Amy Bond. The Seminoles defeated Tennessee by one stroke to earn the victory.
“We are looking forward to defending our championship,” said Bond as the team arrived in Mexico. “This is a very challenging golf course and a very challenging field of 12 teams. The wind that can blow across the landscape makes it a challenging course to play.”
Florida State begins play in the fourth annual Collegiate Invitational looking to become the first two-time champion in the event’s history.
The Seminoles will challenge the course at the Guadalajara Country Club with one of the most experienced lineups in the championship.
Florida State is anchored by the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur player in Lottie Woad and the world’s No. 4 ranked player in Mirabel Ting. The Seminoles’ experienced lineup also includes senior Kaylah Williams (25 career events), junior Katherine Cook (10 career events), and freshman Sophia Fullbrook (four career events).
The Seminoles should be comfortable on the course as four members of their lineup – Woad (tied for second), Ting (seventh), and Williams (tied for 19th) all earned top-20 finishes in 2024. Woad owns two top-five individual finishes in the event as she finished in a tie for fourth in leading the Seminoles to a second place team finish in 2023.
Woad begins play in the event as the No. 1 ranked amateur player in the world – a ranking she has held for each of the last 30 weeks – since July 31, 2024. Ting is ranked as the No. 4 player in the WAGR – a ranking she has held since December 18, 2024 – a streak of five consecutive weeks. Ting has been ranked within the world’s top 10 amateur players since September 25, 2024 when she became the world’s No. 8 ranked player.
The 12-team field begins play on Friday (January 31) with the team and individual champions determined after 54 holes of play on Saturday (February 1). The first and second rounds are scheduled to begin on Friday, with the second round set to conclude on Saturday. The third round will be played on Saturday following the conclusion of the second round.
The Seminoles will compete against No. 11 ranked Virginia, No. 23 TCU, No. 25 Houston, No. 43 SMU, No. 45 NC State, Washington, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, and Colorado State for the championship.
Houston is coached by former Seminole Lydia Gumm (2014-17, two-time All-ACC selection).
Results and live stats for the Collegiate Invitational can be found on the Clipp’d scoreboard.
Following its play in the Collegiate Invitational the Seminoles play at the Moon Invitational (Feb. 16-18) at the Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla.
Florida State plays host to the jewel of its schedule (March 21-23) as it plays host the Florida State Match at the Seminole Legacy for its only home match of the 2024-25 fall and spring seasons.
The weather forecast for the next five days in Guadalajara is for sparkling sun and temperatures in the mid 80’s. There’s not a drop of rain (or snow) predicted for western Mexico for at least the next 10 days and the playing conditions for the 12-team field at the spring season opening Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club are expected to be perfect.
It’s an awesome way for the No. 12 ranked Florida State Women’s Golf team to begin their season after the weather they endured last week. For most of the third week of the spring semester at Florida State, the school and the course at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club were closed as a historic winter storm dumped snow and sleet on the Gulf Coast region including Tallahassee.
While the snowfall didn’t approach Tallahassee’s all-time record of 2.8 inches in 1958, it certainly challenged the Seminoles’ preparations for the Collegiate Invitational.
With the snow behind them, the Seminoles are focused to begin their six-match regular season as competition in the event starts Friday with four teams ranked among the nation’s top 25 and seven more ranked among the top 75 teams nationally.
As the defending champion in the event, Florida State hopes to pick right back up where they started their successful spring 2024 season, on top of the leaderboard and bringing a trophy home for the Seminoles’ ever-growing trophy case.
Florida State led last year’s event wire to wire to gain the 20th team championship under head coach Amy Bond. The Seminoles defeated Tennessee by one stroke to earn the victory.
“We are looking forward to defending our championship,” said Bond as the team arrived in Mexico. “This is a very challenging golf course and a very challenging field of 12 teams. The wind that can blow across the landscape makes it a challenging course to play.”
Florida State begins play in the fourth annual Collegiate Invitational looking to become the first two-time champion in the event’s history.
The Seminoles will challenge the course at the Guadalajara Country Club with one of the most experienced lineups in the championship.
Florida State is anchored by the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur player in Lottie Woad and the world’s No. 4 ranked player in Mirabel Ting. The Seminoles’ experienced lineup also includes senior Kaylah Williams (25 career events), junior Katherine Cook (10 career events), and freshman Sophia Fullbrook (four career events).
The Seminoles should be comfortable on the course as four members of their lineup – Woad (tied for second), Ting (seventh), and Williams (tied for 19th) all earned top-20 finishes in 2024. Woad owns two top-five individual finishes in the event as she finished in a tie for fourth in leading the Seminoles to a second place team finish in 2023.
Woad begins play in the event as the No. 1 ranked amateur player in the world – a ranking she has held for each of the last 30 weeks – since July 31, 2024. Ting is ranked as the No. 4 player in the WAGR – a ranking she has held since December 18, 2024 – a streak of five consecutive weeks. Ting has been ranked within the world’s top 10 amateur players since September 25, 2024 when she became the world’s No. 8 ranked player.
The 12-team field begins play on Friday (January 31) with the team and individual champions determined after 54 holes of play on Saturday (February 1). The first and second rounds are scheduled to begin on Friday, with the second round set to conclude on Saturday. The third round will be played on Saturday following the conclusion of the second round.
The Seminoles will compete against No. 11 ranked Virginia, No. 23 TCU, No. 25 Houston, No. 43 SMU, No. 45 NC State, Washington, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, and Colorado State for the championship.
Houston is coached by former Seminole Lydia Gumm (2014-17, two-time All-ACC selection).
Results and live stats for the Collegiate Invitational can be found on the Clipp’d scoreboard.
Following its play in the Collegiate Invitational the Seminoles play at the Moon Invitational (Feb. 16-18) at the Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla.
Florida State plays host to the jewel of its schedule (March 21-23) as it plays host the Florida State Match at the Seminole Legacy for its only home match of the 2024-25 fall and spring seasons.
