Petronio Ace Highlights Final Round Play for #MGolf at Tavistock Collegiate

Tuesday, October 21

Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona Golf & CC)

8:50 a.m.

University of North Florida

Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Photo by: Brentley Romine (Golfweek)

Petronio Ace Highlights Final Round Play for #MGolf at Tavistock Collegiate

10/21/2014 4:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

Final Results (pdf)

ORLANDO, Fla. - North Florida senior golfer Joey Petronio carded a final round hole-in-one Tuesday to help the No. 47-ranked Ospreys claim a fifth-place finish at the highly competitive Tavistock Collegiate Invitational.

Petronio, a native of Orlando, aced the 17th hole at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club to cap off his 3-under par 69 on the final day. He completed the 54-hole event in a tie for 13th at 211 along with fellow senior MJ Maguire, who shot a final round 73 (+1).

As a team, UNF overcame a sluggish front nine that saw the team shoot a combined 5-over par before posting a cumulative 7-under par on the back nine. The Ospreys finished the round with a 5-under par 283 en route to a tournament total of 15-under par 849.

"We got off to a terrible start today," said UNF head coach Scott Schroeder. "I was a bit disappointed in the start but extremely proud of how we turned things around and played the last 10 holes really well. To play that strong alongside the No. 1 ranked team in the country was a big time job by the guys. Hopefully, that will be a confidence boost for the team moving forward. It was pretty cool for Joey (Petronio) to get the hole-in-one while playing a tournament in his hometown for the last time in his collegiate career."

Junior Taylor Hancock carded his best career tournament total shooting a 2-under par 214 highlighted by a final round 3-under 69. It marked his first career under-par tournament total and earned him a tie for 26th place. Redshirt freshman Dillon Woods fired a final round even-par 72, a career best score, to finish play tied for 46th at 219 along with junior teammate Austin Padova, who finished with a 75 on Tuesday.

No. 2 ranked Florida State posted a 13-under par 275 on the final day to rally for the team title with a score of 827, two shots in front of round two leader No. 12 Vanderbilt at 829. No. 7 Texas Tech was third at 838 followed by No. 1 Illinois (841) and UNF in the top five. Vandy's Hunter Stewart edged teammate Carson Jacobs by a single stroke, 203 to 204, in earning the medalist crown.

North Florida has a quick turnaround with the Ospreys returning to competition Oct. 27-28 at the Quail Valley Collegiate in Vero Beach, Fla.

5	North Florida	278	288	283	849
T13	MJ Maguire	70	68	73	211
T13	Joey Petronio	69	73	69	211
T26	Taylor Hancock	69	76	69	214
T46	Austin Padova	70	74	75	219
T46	Dillon Woods	74	73	72	219