Trio of Top 10s Power Men's Golf to Runner-Up Finish at Crooked Stick

Tuesday, October 17

Carmel, Ind. (Crooked Stick Golf Club)

9:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

Crooked Stick Invitational

Travis Trace finishes his swing on course

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Trio of Top 10s Power Men's Golf to Runner-Up Finish at Crooked Stick

10/17/2017 5:46:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

The Short Story: Led by the junior trio of Travis Trace, Andrew Alligood and Philip Knowles, the North Florida men's golf team earned runner-up honors Tuesday at the Crooked Stick Invitational. The Ospreys shot a final round 290 to finish with a three-day total of 865, just one shot behind Kentucky for the team title. Trace (T2), Alligood (T8) and Knowles (T10) all finished among the Top 10 individuals.

EVENT: Crooked Stick Invitational
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 17
LOCATION: Crooked Stick Golf Club (Carmel, Ind.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,290 yards
UNF RESULT: 2nd of 12 teams (282-293-290=865)
TOP OSPREY: Travis Trace (71-74-70=215 | T2nd)
Final Results (pdf)

FIRST TEE
- UNF posted its second straight Top 3 finish of the fall following an impressive 54-hole performance in the Crooked Stick Invitational... Ospreys matched the low final round on Tuesday shooting a 2-over 290 en route to a 1-over par total of 865
- Travis Trace paced the squad on the final day, carding a 2-under 70 to finish tied for second at 215 (-1)
- Fellow juniors Andrew Alligood and Philip Knowles both posted final round scores of 73 (+1) to finish tied for 8th (216) and tied for 10th (217), respectively.
- Jack Comstock, another junior, finished tied for 38th at 225 following his round of 74 on Tuesday, while senior Dillon Woods rounded out the UNF lineup with an 80 to finish tied for 48th (229)

TEAM SCOREBOARD
Kentucky (864), NORTH FLORIDA (865), Illinois (871), Purdue (873), South Carolina (876), Michigan State (878), Georgia (885), Indiana (885), Toledo (892), Ball State (893), IUPUI (910), Xavier (927)

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Trace matched a career-best finish with his runner-up tie
- Knowles extended his season opening streak of Top 10 showings to three
- Comstock highlighted his final round by closing with three consecutive birdies
- UNF collected 157 pars over the three rounds led by 34 from Knowles and Alligood and 33 for Trace
- Ospreys ranked second in the field with 47 birdies paced by 11 from Alligood... Comstock and Trace each added 10 red-number holes
- North Florida topped the tournament in Par 4 scoring with an average score of 4.11 (+17)... Trace was the lone player in the field to play the Par 4s under par finishing at -1 (3.97 avg)
- On the par 5s, UNF ranked third in the field at 14-under (4.77 avg)... Knowles was second individually tallying a 7-under mark on the Par 5s (4.42 avg)
- Kentucky's Cooper Musselman shot a 6-under 210 to capture the individual medalist crown

UNF RESULTS

2	North Florida	282	293	290	865 (+1)
T2	Travis Trace	71	74	70	215 (-1)
T8	Andrew Alligood	70	73	73	216 (E)
T10	Philip Knowles	71	73	73	217 (+1)
T38	Jack Comstock	78	73	74	225 (+9)
T48	Dillon Woods	70	79	80	229 (+13)

Coach Schroeder says...
"We got off to a slow start today but played well enough to have a chance to win. Kentucky made a few birdies on the last couple holes to get by us by one shot. It was a good week and it is always nice to have a chance to win. Hopefully, we learn that we lost more because of how we played on the opening day than for what we did today. We have a quick turnaround to get ready for a great event this weekend."

UP NEXT
The Ospreys make a quick return to competition as they will play in the ultra competitive Tavistock Collegiate Invitational at Isleworth Country Club starting on Sunday. The event marks the end of the fall tournament slate for UNF.