Men's Golf Finishes 2nd at Quail Valley Behind Knowles' Medalist Title

Tuesday, October 25

Vero Beach, Fla. (Quail Valley GC)

8:45 a.m.

University of North Florida

Quail Valley Collegiate

Men's Golf Finishes 2nd at Quail Valley Behind Knowles' Medalist Title

10/25/2016 2:58:00 PM | Men's Golf

Golfstat Scoring Results

By: North Florida Athletics

Final Results (pdf)

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- With all five players shooting par or better, the No. 37-ranked North Florida men's golf team blistered the course for a 15-under 273 on Tuesday in final round action at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate. Sophomore Philip Knowles led the charge earning his first collegiate medalist honor.

The surge pushed the Ospreys to a runner-up finish at the event, finishing with a 54-hole total of 837 (-27), just two shots behind team champion No. 43 Michigan State. Knowles carded a final round 4-under 68, capping off a stretch of three consecutive rounds in the 60s and collecting him a share of the medalist title with a three-round total of 203 (-13).

Travis Trace was the squad's top performer in the final round as the sophomore notched seven birdies en route to a career best 6-under 66. His strong performance allowed him to also post his best career finish (T-15th) and lowest tournament total (212). Fellow sophomore Andrew Alligood posted his second straight Top 5 showing, after carding a final round 69 to finish tied for 5th at 208.

Rounding out the Osprey lineup on Tuesday, senior Osten Waite matched his career best with a 2-under 70 to finish tied for 43rd (218), while junior Dillon Woods netted an even-par 72 and finished tied for 28th (216).

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The Spartans posted a tournament total of 835, edging the Ospreys by two shots. No. 38 Arkansas finished in third at 845 followed by Jacksonville (848) and No. 22 Liberty (849) in the Top 5. MTSU's Ilari Saulo shared the medalist honors with Knowles, posting a total of 203 (67-65-71).

North Florida next wraps up their fall schedule and concludes a stretch of four consecutive weeks with a tournament when the Ospreys head to Hawaii for the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic on Nov. 4-6.

Notable:
- Final round 273 was the tournament's best of the day // Lowest single round score of the season for UNF (6th lowest in program history)
- Tournament total 837 marks the second lowest in program history (shot 830 in 2013 NCAA Regional)
- The Osprey's threw out a score of even-par in their final round team total as all 5 players carded scores of par of better
- Knowles earned his first collegiate medalist title (31st medalist title in UNF program history) / Also boasted best 54-hole total of 203 (second lowest total in program history)
- Knowles' tournament score of 13-under 203 is lowest score in relation to par in program history
- Trace posted career bests: Single Round (66) | 54-hole total (212) | Tournament Finish (T15th)
- Alligood earned his third consecutive Top 10 finish of the season and finished in Top 5 in back-to-back events
- Waite matched his career low round score with his final round 70

Quotable...
"The guys played really well today. With no rounds under par, that usually makes for good golf. Unfortunately, we made a few bogeys on the tough holes and that caused us to come up just short in the team competition. It was a great win for Philip, as he has been knocking on the door of an individual title for awhile. He did a tremendous job of bouncing back after making a double-bogey on his first hole." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder

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