Men's Golf Climbs Leaderboard on Final Day of Carpet Capital Collegiate

Sunday, September 11

Rocky Face, Ga. (The Farm)

8:12 a.m.

University of North Florida

Carpet Capital Collegiate

Philip Knowles watches his ball flight after hitting a shot from the fairway

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Climbs Leaderboard on Final Day of Carpet Capital Collegiate

9/11/2016 9:38:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

Final Results (pdf)

ROCKY FACE, Ga. -- Paced by a runner-up medalist performance by sophomore Philip Knowles, the North Florida men's golf team climbed three spots on the final leaderboard of the Carpet Capital Collegiate hosted by Georgia Tech at The Farm.

Knowles closed Sunday with a career low 5-under 67, finishing with a personal best 54-hole total of 206 (-10). The second-place finish matched his career best showing accomplished in last season's The Hayt. Knowles posted three consecutive rounds under par including scores of 68-67 on the final two days.

Fellow sophomore Andrew Alligood joined Knowles in the Top 20, earning a tie for 19th at 215 following his final round 2-under 70.

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As a team, UNF carded the squad's first round under par on the final day boasting a 3-under 285 to finish with a tournament total of 885. Virginia claimed the team championship with a three-round score of 833, six shots ahead of Auburn (839). Clemson (848), LSU (852) along with Georgia Tech (856) and Florida (856) rounded out the list of Top 5 teams. The Yellowjackets' Luke Schniederjans, playing in the event as an individual, earned the medalist title at 205, edging a trio of golfers.

Tournament Notes:
*Knowles' career low round 67 on Sunday included four birdies and an eagle... He finished the event with 16 birdies/1 eagle
*As a team, UNF played the Par 5 12th hole in 8-under on the final day posting 3 eagles (Alligood, Knowles, Dillon Woods) and 2 birdies (Travis Trace, Osten Waite)
*UNF climbed from 14th place into 11th with their strong final round showing
*Next Tournament - UNF will play in the Tarheel Invitational on Oct. 8-9 at the UNC Finley Golf Course

Coach Schroeder says...
"Philip had a great finish against a really good field and gave himself a chance to win. The other guys bounced back and played better today. We still had too many mistakes. I was proud of the effort and glad that we posted a solid round that showed what we are capable of doing. We need to get home to work on some things to be ready for our next tournament."

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