AUGUSTA, Ga. – The second weekend in March typically indicators the beginning of spring which brings daylight financial savings time.  On Saturday night time, it’s time for a lot of the nation to set their clocks forward; to spring ahead and luxuriate in just a few extra hours of daylight within the day for the following six months. 

That’s what Seminole Head Coach Amy Bond and her group are set to do that weekend on the Valspar Augusta Invitational on the Forest Hills Golf Membership – spring ahead. 

”Valspar has an amazing area and Forest Hills is a difficult golf course,” mentioned Bond.  “I’m trying ahead to a superb take a look at of golf towards some nice groups.”

No. 12 Florida State faces one in every of its largest challenges of the season towards one of many deepest fields on its spring schedule.  The sphere consists of six groups within the nation’s prime 25 – the Seminoles, No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 16 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Ole Miss, No. 21 Florida, No. 24 Duke — because the Seminoles put together for not solely their house event (March 17-19 on the Seminole Legacy Golf Membership) however their run to the postseason which begins in simply over one month on the ACC Championships (April 13-16). 

With consecutive third place finishes within the final two years on the Valspar, Florida State’s lineup of senior Amelia Williamson, juniors Charlotte Heath and Alice Hodge, sophomore Kaylah Williams and freshman Lottie Woad, will look to spring ahead within the group standings this season.  Freshman Katherine Prepare dinner will play within the occasion as a person. 

Williamson, who completed in a tie for 14^th within the particular person standings on the Valspar in 2021, will play within the occasion for the third time in her profession. 

“I’m tremendous excited to play the Valspar,” mentioned Williamson.  “This will probably be my third time enjoying this course.  I’m tremendous assured and really feel like I may be aggressive in the way in which I play. I’ve been engaged on just a few swing adjustments and I’ve began to see them switch into my recreation.  I’m excited to see what occurs.”

Heath, who will even play within the Valspar for the third time in her profession, tied the varsity file rating for a single spherical with a 65 within the first spherical of the 2021 occasion.  She completed in a tie for 11^th place within the particular person standings along with her 4 beneath par rating of 212.   

For Williamson, Heath and Woad, this journey to play within the Valspar will probably be their first of two journeys to Augusta within the subsequent couple of weeks because the trio will play within the prestigious Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Beginner at Augusta Nationwide (March 29-April 1). 

Woad, who has earned six top-eight particular person finishes within the first six occasions of her profession, has one other alternative to proceed the unimaginable begin to her freshman season as a Seminole.  She is a complete of minus 32 strokes beneath par with one particular person championship in her first season at Florida State. 

“I’m trying ahead to competing towards one other top quality area, and testing my recreation on an amazing course,” mentioned Woad. 

For Bond and her group, enjoying nicely on the Valspar will probably be a springboard for the rest of the common season.

“I want to see some extra consistency and extra importantly some confidence for all three rounds from everybody,” mentioned Bond.  “They’ve labored onerous, and now it’s time to belief the method.”