Men's Golf Finishes 6th at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Tuesday, October 24

Windermere, Fla. (Isleworth CC)

8:50 a.m.

University of North Florida

Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

Michael Saccente follows through off the tee

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Finishes 6th at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

10/24/2017 5:14:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

EVENT: Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 24
LOCATION: Isleworth Country Club (Windermere, Fla.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,544 yards
UNF RESULT: 6th of 17 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (72-70-70=212 | T6)
Final Results (pdf)
Golfstat Leaderboard

The Short Story: Against a tournament field that featured 11 teams ranked in the Top 50, the North Florida men's golf team finished sixth following a final round 1-over 289 at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. Philip Knowles and Michael Saccente both posted 2-under 70s on the final day to lead the Ospreys.

FIRST TEE
- Junior Philip Knowles was the squad's top finisher, earning a T6 with a 54-hole total of 4-under 212
- Fellow junior Andrew Alligood shot a final round 75 en route to finishing T27 at 219
- Freshman Michael Saccente used his career best round 70 on Tuesday to tie with junior teammate Travis Trace for 31st with a 220 total... Trace finished with a final round 74
- The Osprey lineup rounded out with junior Jack Comstock tied for 58th (225) after a 74 on Tuesday
- UNF finished with a three-day total of 870 (+6)

TEAM SCOREBOARD
#21 California (858), #28 Illinois (859), #10 Florida (859), #9 Vanderbilt (861), #6 Auburn (864), #27 North Florida (870), #13 Texas Tech (871), #12 LSU (871), #20 North Carolina (876), Arizona (879), Purdue (881), #26 Arizona State (882), #45 UCF (883), North Texas (885), Augusta (891), West Virginia (893), UAB (897)

INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles under-par score marked his team-leading 7th of the season and 37th of his career... He also claimed his fourth consecutive Top 10 individual finish of the year
- Saccente's 70 marked his career low and first collegiate under-par round
- UNF tallied 173 pars with Comstock accounting for a team-best 38
- The Ospreys collected 43 birdies led by 11 from Knowles
- North Florida led the field for Par 4 scoring, playing them in 4-over (4.03 avg)
- Knowles ranked second among individuals in Par 3 scoring at 2-under (2.83 avg)
- Dylan Meyer of Illinois earned the individual medalist title with a 11-under 205 total

UNF RESULTS

6	North Florida	290	291	289	870 (+6)
T6	Philip Knowles	72	70	70	212 (-4)
T27	Andrew Alligood	72	72	75	219 (+3)
T31	Travis Trace	72	74	74	220 (+4)
T31	Michael Saccente	75	75	70	220 (+4)
T58	Jack Comstock	74	75	76	225 (+9)

TOP THOUGHTS...
"We had a nice week to finish up the fall. Philip had a great fall semester and was really consistent. We know we can compete with the best if we just clean up a few things. We have time to work on those all winter." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida has completed its fall tournament schedule and will take several months off for a winter break. The Ospreys return to the links Jan. 29 at the Pablo Creek Collegiate Cup, a match play event against crosstown rival Jacksonville.