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The No. 6 ranked Florida State women’s golf team is in first place in the team standings, and All-Americans Lottie Woad and Mirabel Ting are tied for second in the individual standings of the weather-disrupted Briars Creek Invitational at the Golf Club at Briars Creek. The Seminoles hold a nine shot advantage over Kent State and lead NC State by 11 strokes as they play to win a fourth consecutive tournament championship.
Florida State is looking to extend its current school-record winning streak of three consecutive team championships to four consecutive at the Briars Creek Invitational. The Seminoles have won the team championships at the Landfall Tradition, Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, and the Moon Invitational in their most three recent tournaments.
The event was originally scheduled to begin on Monday. The start of the first round was moved to Sunday morning with the hope the competing teams could play as many holes as possible before weather disrupted play. The teams completed a full round before rain stopped play prior to the beginning of the second round began. With extreme weather expected on Monday, the second round has been canceled, the final round has been scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Florida State’s Woad (minus five), Ting (minus five), and freshman Sophia Fullbrook (minus one) are all in the top 12 of the individual standings as they all finished round one with under par scores. Alexandra Gazzoli, who is playing as an individual, is in a tie for 17th place and she finished her first round with an even par score of 72.
“I’m really proud of the girls because they all handled adversity well,” said head coach Amy Bond. “That’s something we have really been working on. We weren’t able to have a practice round; each of the teams were given time to drive the course and visually look at each hole before our first round of play began.
“The biggest thing for each of the girls on our team was that they took their time, paid attention to their yardage books, and processed the information they were provided with on each hole. It’s hard to play a course you haven’t played before but they all played smart golf and took the time to execute their shots. Those are the things I am most proud of from today’s round.”
Florida State finished the first round with a tournament-leading 19 birdies and one eagle (scored by Ting), and is 11 under par as a team.
Woad, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, carded a five-under par score of 67 – a score that included five birdies and 13 holes scored at par. She birdied three holes on the front nine and two on the back nine.
Ting, the No. 3 ranked amateur in the world, also carded a five-under par score of 67. Her score included an eagle and four birdies. Ting birdied four of her final nine holes of the day to pull within one stroke of the lead.
The individual lead is held by Isabella Goyette of Kent State who carded a 6-under par score of 66. She leads the field of 99 golfers after the first round of play.
Fullbrook, who birdied her final three holes of the first round is in a tie for 12th with a 1-under par score of 71. She tied for the team lead with five birdies in the first round.
Each Seminole in the field carded multiple birdies in the first round with Gazzoli earning four, and Kaylah Williams and Layla Pedrique earning two each.
Briars Creek Invitational/March 9, 11, 2025
Golf Club at Briars Creek/John’s Island, S.C/Par 72
1/17.-Florida State, 280
T2.-Lottie Woad, 67
T2.- Mirabel Ting, 67
T12.-Sophia Fullbrook, 71
T38.-Kaylah Williams, 75
T73.-Layla Pedrique, 79
T12.-Alexandra Gazzoli, 72 *
*denotes playing as an individual
Briars Creek Invitational/March 9, 11, 2025
Golf Club at Briars Creek/John’s Island, S.C/Par 72
1.-Florida State, 280
2.-Kent State, 289
T3.-NC State, 291
T3.-Purdue, 291
T5.-Maryland, 293
T5.-SMU, 293
T5.-East Carolina, 293
T5.-Charleston, 293
9.-Miami, 295
T10.-Iowa 297
T10.-Campbell, 297
12.-Old Dominion, 303
13.-Tulsa, 306
14.-Minnesota, 308
15.-Penn State 301
16.-Furman, 312
17.-Rutgers, 315
The No. 6 ranked Florida State women’s golf team is in first place in the team standings, and All-Americans Lottie Woad and Mirabel Ting are tied for second in the individual standings of the weather-disrupted Briars Creek Invitational at the Golf Club at Briars Creek. The Seminoles hold a nine shot advantage over Kent State and lead NC State by 11 strokes as they play to win a fourth consecutive tournament championship.
Florida State is looking to extend its current school-record winning streak of three consecutive team championships to four consecutive at the Briars Creek Invitational. The Seminoles have won the team championships at the Landfall Tradition, Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, and the Moon Invitational in their most three recent tournaments.
The event was originally scheduled to begin on Monday. The start of the first round was moved to Sunday morning with the hope the competing teams could play as many holes as possible before weather disrupted play. The teams completed a full round before rain stopped play prior to the beginning of the second round began. With extreme weather expected on Monday, the second round has been canceled, the final round has been scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Florida State’s Woad (minus five), Ting (minus five), and freshman Sophia Fullbrook (minus one) are all in the top 12 of the individual standings as they all finished round one with under par scores. Alexandra Gazzoli, who is playing as an individual, is in a tie for 17th place and she finished her first round with an even par score of 72.
“I’m really proud of the girls because they all handled adversity well,” said head coach Amy Bond. “That’s something we have really been working on. We weren’t able to have a practice round; each of the teams were given time to drive the course and visually look at each hole before our first round of play began.
“The biggest thing for each of the girls on our team was that they took their time, paid attention to their yardage books, and processed the information they were provided with on each hole. It’s hard to play a course you haven’t played before but they all played smart golf and took the time to execute their shots. Those are the things I am most proud of from today’s round.”
Florida State finished the first round with a tournament-leading 19 birdies and one eagle (scored by Ting), and is 11 under par as a team.
Woad, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, carded a five-under par score of 67 – a score that included five birdies and 13 holes scored at par. She birdied three holes on the front nine and two on the back nine.
Ting, the No. 3 ranked amateur in the world, also carded a five-under par score of 67. Her score included an eagle and four birdies. Ting birdied four of her final nine holes of the day to pull within one stroke of the lead.
The individual lead is held by Isabella Goyette of Kent State who carded a 6-under par score of 66. She leads the field of 99 golfers after the first round of play.
Fullbrook, who birdied her final three holes of the first round is in a tie for 12th with a 1-under par score of 71. She tied for the team lead with five birdies in the first round.
Each Seminole in the field carded multiple birdies in the first round with Gazzoli earning four, and Kaylah Williams and Layla Pedrique earning two each.
Briars Creek Invitational/March 9, 11, 2025
Golf Club at Briars Creek/John’s Island, S.C/Par 72
1/17.-Florida State, 280
T2.-Lottie Woad, 67
T2.- Mirabel Ting, 67
T12.-Sophia Fullbrook, 71
T38.-Kaylah Williams, 75
T73.-Layla Pedrique, 79
T12.-Alexandra Gazzoli, 72 *
*denotes playing as an individual
Briars Creek Invitational/March 9, 11, 2025
Golf Club at Briars Creek/John’s Island, S.C/Par 72
1.-Florida State, 280
2.-Kent State, 289
T3.-NC State, 291
T3.-Purdue, 291
T5.-Maryland, 293
T5.-SMU, 293
T5.-East Carolina, 293
T5.-Charleston, 293
9.-Miami, 295
T10.-Iowa 297
T10.-Campbell, 297
12.-Old Dominion, 303
13.-Tulsa, 306
14.-Minnesota, 308
15.-Penn State 301
16.-Furman, 312
17.-Rutgers, 315
