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\u00a0Loading …<\/p>\nFlorida women\u2019s golfer Suuie Wu is swinging into high-gear to close out her sophomore season with a trip to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, where she\u2019s set to compete in the 2026 U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old from Hong Kong will make her professional debut after closing out an 11th-place team finish and a T14 individual result at the NCAA National Championships in Carlsbad, California.<\/p>\n
Teeing off Thursday at 11:13 a.m.,\u00a0 Wu earned her spot in the U.S. Women\u2019s Open through a three-way playoff in April, outlasting Texas All-American Farah O\u2019Keefe and professional golfer Polly Mack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After winning several titles at the amateur level and holding two years of collegiate experience\u00a0 under her belt, Wu will make her professional debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen playing in college, we\u2019re a team, and now I\u2019m just playing for myself,\u201d said Wu. \u201cI\u2019m really excited, but really nervous too.\u201d Despite the nerves, Wu\u2019s mental coach tells her, \u201cat the end of the day, it\u2019s just golf,\u201d a mantra she plans to stand by during the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Greatest Gators Moments Bracket<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the greatest moment in Gators history? You decide.<\/p>\n
Closes Thu. June 5 \u2022 1:59 PM<\/p>\n
Matchup 1<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
2006 Football National Championship<\/p>\n
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6<\/p>\n
Tim Tebow Heisman (2007)<\/p>\n
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Matchup 2<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
2017 College World Series Title<\/p>\n
vs.<\/p>\n
7<\/p>\n
Steve Spurrier Heisman (1966)<\/p>\n
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As an amateur and collegiate player, Wu is no stranger to showing up and showing out. She was the runner-up at the Gators Invitational this past season on DATE and boasts the title of three-time American Junior Golf Association champion. Wu has logged several SEC awards and was named an WGCA All-America honorable mention on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A member of the Hong Kong National Golf Team, Siuue moved to Florida to continue showcasing her talents on the course<\/a>, along with her twin sister Isa Wu.<\/p>\n Wu\u2019s development as a golfer has shown strides since coming to Gainesville and attributes her progress to head coach Emily Glaser.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cShe [Glaser] is a great coach and taught me so much, not just on the course but off the course as well,\u201d Wu said. \u201cI think the biggest lesson she taught me is really just staying patient and believing in myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n This year\u2019s U.S. Women\u2019s Open features a 156-player field, including international No. 1 Nelly Korda. Wu is accompanied by 26 other amateur golfers, including current Florida teammate Paula Francisca.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now facing off against the world\u2019s best, Wu hopes to use her time in California as a learning experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to see them [the top LPGA competitors], see how they play the course and really just learn off of them,\u201d said Wu. \u201cBecause it\u2019s my first pro event I\u2019m not gonna think too much about the result. I\u2019m just going to go out there and have fun and enjoy it as much as I can \u2013 no expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n Category: Feature Sports News<\/a>, Gators Women’s Golf<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida women\u2019s golfer Suuie Wu is swinging into high-gear to close out her sophomore season with a trip…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-295365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}