Men's Golf Remains 6th After Second Round at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Monday, October 23

Windermere, Fla. (Isleworth CC)

8:50 a.m.

University of North Florida

Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Remains 6th After Second Round at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

10/23/2017 6:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

EVENT: Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
DATE: Monday, Oct. 23
LOCATION: Isleworth Country Club (Windermere, Fla.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,544 yards
UNF RESULT: 6th of 17 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (72-70=142 | T7)
Round 2 Results (pdf)

The Short Story: The North Florida men's golf team continued their solid play in the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, posting a 3-over 291 on Monday to remain in sixth place of the highly competitive field. Junior Philip Knowles led the way for UNF in the second round, carding a second round 2-under 70.

FIRST TEE
- Philip Knowles was the lone Osprey under-par in Monday's second round, shooting a 2-under 70 to move into a T7th at 142
- Fellow junior Andrew Alligood joined Knowles in the Top 20, ending his day T20 (144) following his second straight even-par 72
- Travis Trace, another junior, finished with a 74 to rank T29 at 146
- Junior Jack Comstock is T47 (149) and redshirt freshman Michael Saccente is T52 (150) as both players posted scores of 75 to round out the Osprey lineup
- UNF heads into Tuesday's final round with a 36-hole tally of 581, just two shots out of the Top 5

TEAM SCOREBOARD
#28 Illinois (565), #10 Florida (567), #21 California (574), #9 Vanderbilt (578), #6 Auburn (579), #27 North Florida (581), #13 Texas Tech (582), #12 LSU (582), Purdue (583), #45 UCF (591), #20 North Carolina (592), #26 Arizona State (592), Arizona (593), Augusta (595), UAB (595), West Virginia (596), North Texas (600)

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles under-par score marked his team-leading sixth of the season and 36th of his career... He finished his round bogey-free with a birdie on each side
- Knowles heads into the final round seeking his fourth consecutive Top 10 individual finish of the year
- Alligood finished his round with 10 consecutive pars
- UNF has notched 112 pars with Knowles, Alligood and Comstock each accounting for 24
- The Ospreys have collected 30 birdies led by 8 from Trace
- North Florida ranked 2nd in the field for Par 4 scoring, playing them in 1-over (4.01 avg)
- Knowles shares the lead in the field for Par 3 scoring at 2-under (2.75 avg)
- Dylan Meyer of Illinois owns a six shot advantage in the medalist competition with a two-round total of 133

UNF RESULTS

6	North Florida	290	291	---	581 (+5)
T7	Philip Knowles	72	70	--	142 (-2)
T20	Andrew Alligood	72	72	--	144 (E)
T29	Travis Trace	72	74	--	146 (+2)
T47	Jack Comstock	74	75	--	149 (+5)
T52	Michael Saccente	75	75	--	150 (+6)

UP NEXT
The Ospreys wrap up play at the TCI and their fall tournament season with final round action Tuesday. UNF will be paired with Vandy and Auburn beginning on Hole 1 at 8:50 a.m.