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2025 GATOR INVITATIONAL
Date	Friday-Saturday, March 7-8, 2025
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Venue	Mark Bostick GC \| Gainesville, Fla.
Course Information	Par: 70 \| Yardage: 6,002
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team is set to compete in their second tournament this week as the Eagles will take part in the Gator Invitational, Friday-Saturday, March 7-8, in Gainesville, Fla. After taking second place at the River Landing Classic in Wallace, N.C., that concluded Tuesday, March 4, the Eagles will take on a field featuring 13 other teams on the par-70, 6,00-yard Mark Bostick Golf Course on the University of Florida campus.

ON THE COURSE FOR EASTERN
Here are the Eagles that will compete in the Gator Invitational:
» Savannah de Bock (So.) • 71.3 avg. • Led nation with 12 rounds under par in the fall season
» Angelica Holman (Jr.) • 78.0 avg. • Finished T-10th at River Landing; improved 54-hole score by 21 strokes
» Mariana Vega (Fr.) • 75.0 avg. • Earned her first career top 10 (8th) at River Landing
» Erina Tan (Fr.) • 75.6 avg. • Lowered her 54-hole score by 14 strokes, finished T-6th at River Landing
» Riley Kim (So.) • 76.4 avg. • Finished a career-best 4th at the River Landing Classic

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Started in 1973, the Gator Invitational will be played for the 53rd time this season with 14 teams in the field. Along with the Eagles and host Gators, the field includes Charlotte, Chattanooga, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Jacksonville, Mercer, Michigan, Ole Miss, South Alabama, South Florida, UCF, and Virginia.

IN THE RANKINGS · GATOR INVITATIONAL
Four of the 14 teams in the field are ranked in the latest national top 50 according to Scoreboard/Clippd, including No. 11 Virginia, No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 29 Florida, and No. 31 UCF. Four other teams are ranked between 51-100, including No. 58 Michigan, No. 81 Mercer, No. 90 Charlotte, and No. 97 South Alabama.

IN THE RANKINGS · GATOR INVITATIONAL
Two individuals in the field are currently ranked among the national top 50. Those players are No. 25 Caitlyn Macnab of Ole Miss and No. 30 Amanda Sambach of Virginia.

CHIP INS
» Eastern is coming off a second-place finish at the River Landing Classic (Wallace, N.C.), March 3-4, with four Eagles finishing in the top 10. Those players include Riley Kim (fourth), Erina Tan (tied for sixth), Mariana Vega (eighth), and Angelica Holman (tied for 10th).
» The team shot 881 at River Landing, the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history and only the third time an EMU team has shot 883 or better.
» Caterina Don, the Eagles' assistant coach, received an invitation to play in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur, April 2-5, at Augusta National, the home of The Master's. Don will compete in the event for the second time with Josh Brewer serving as her caddy in the event.
» Savannah de Bock finished 12-of-15 rounds played in the fall under par, which was most of any player in the nation among all collegiate divisions. Two players tied for second at 10.
» Savannah de Bock captured medalist honors at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 23-25, as she carded a 12-under, 204 to win by three strokes. It marked her first collegiate victory and the first for Eastern in two years.
» Savannah de Bock was named the MAC Women's Co-Golfer of the Week following her victory in which she also recorded school records for low round (65) and low tournament score (204).
» As a team, the Eagles carded a 3-under 285 in the final round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 25, which stands as the lowest team single-round score in program history.
» Savannah de Bock has been named to the 2024 ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. One of 25 players selected nationally, de Bock is on the short list for the award that is considered the Heisman of women's collegiate golf.
» The current roster is comprised of seven players, six of whom are new to the program this year. Riley Kim is the lone returning player and is joined by two transfers and three freshmen.
» The coaching staff is also new in 2024 as Josh Brewer takes over in Ypsilanti following 12 years at Georgia. Brewer has added two assistants to his staff, including Caterina Don, who was one of his top players at Georgia, and Anna Watson, a four-year member of the Eastern program, both of whom graduated in 2024.

NOTING THE RIVER LANDING CLASSIC • INDIVIDUAL
» Riley Kim's fourth-place finish marked the first time she has placed in the top five in an event at EMU. Her 218 strokes, which tied for the 17th-best score in EMU history, marked the first time in her career she has finished with a score under 220 and is a four-stroke improvement over her previous best of 222 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23, 2024).
» Erin Tan shot 220 and lowered her best collegiate 54-hole score by 14 strokes after shooting 234 at the Daniel Island Invitational last week (Feb. 24-25). Her sixth-place tie marked her first collegiate top 10 finish and improved on her previous best of T-15th at the Match in the Desert, Jan. 27.
» Mariana Vega finished eighth overall to mark her first collegiate top 10 finish as she shot 221. The 221 marks her third-lowest collegiate score after shooting back-to-back 219 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23) and Hurricane Invitational (Oct. 28-29).
» Angelica Holman tied for 10th place for her first top 10 finish as an NCAA Division I player and the seventh time in her collegiate career. The 223 she shot improved her 54-hole low score with EMU by 21 strokes after shooting 244 at the Daniel Island Invite (Feb. 24-25). The 223 also stands as her fourth-lowest collegiate 54-hole score.

NOTING THE RIVER LANDING CLASSIC • TEAM
» The Eagles' 881 strokes ranked as the third-lowest 54-hole team score in program history, trailing only the 879 recorded this year at Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23, 2024) and the previous school-record 880 at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 21-22, 2015).
» The team's round two score of 292 tied for the 12th-best in program history while the round one 294 ranked tied for 31st.
» The 881 strokes recorded marked only the third time in program history the Eagles have shot 883 or less in a 54-hole event and only the 11th time the team has finished with 894 or lower. EMU has carded three tournaments of 894 or less three times this year, including identical 893 scores at the GolfWeek Red Sky Classic (Sept. 23-25) and the Hurricane Invitational (Oct. 28-29).
» The tie for second place in the team standings marked the best finish of the year for the Eagles and their best since taking third place at the Jan Weaver Invitational, April 3-4, 2023 (914, +50).

ON THE HORIZON
With their three-tournament tour of the southeast complete, the Eagles will next compete at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, March 17-18, on the UT Golf Course in Austin, Texas. The two-day event will be hosted by the University of Texas.

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Players Mentioned

Savannah de Bock

Angelica Holman

Riley Kim

Erina Tan

Mariana Vega

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