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Men's Golf Shoots Under Par in Opening Round of NCAA Stanford Regional
5/15/2017 8:42:00 PM | Men's Golf
Event: NCAA Stanford Regional
Date: Monday, May 15, 2017
Location: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.)
Course Info: Par 70 / 6,727 yards
UNF finish:Â 4th of 13 (279)Â
Top Osprey:Â Philip Knowles & Dillon Woods (T10th / 69)
Round 1 Results pdf
The short story: The North Florida men's golf team ended the day in fourth place after firing a 1-under par 279 in Monday's opening round action of the NCAA Stanford (Calif.) Regional at the Stanford Golf Course. The Osprey lineup featured three players ranked in the Top 20 led by Philip Knowles and Dillon Woods tied for 10th after rounds of 1-under 69.
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FIRST TEE
- The duo of sophomore Philip Knowles and junior Dillon Woods both boasted under-par scores on the opening 18 as the pair shot rounds of 1-under 69.
- Fellow sophomore Travis Trace finished with an even par 70 to rank tied for 17th
- Sophomore Andrew Alligood carded a 1-over 71 on Monday to finish day tied for 27th
- Freshman Michael Mattiace rounded out the Osprey lineup in a tie for 67th after shooting a 77 in his NCAA Tournament debut
TEAM SCOREBOARDÂ (# National Top 50 Ranking)
#4 Stanford (271), #9 Baylor (277), #45 BYU (278), #41 North Florida (279), #15 Oklahoma (280), #27 Pepperdine (281), Houston (281), #21 Georgia Tech (287), #33 North Carolina (288), Ohio State (288), UC Santa Barbara (296), Sacramento State (300), South Dakota State (301) Â
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles' opening round marked his 19th round under par of the season, establishing a new UNF single season program record... Knowles also climbed into the UNF career Top 10 for rounds in the 60s with with 12th in two seasons
- Woods was 1 of 9 players to record an eagle on day 1 after recording a 3 on the Par 5, 539-yard 7th Hole
- North Florida ranked second in the field in par 5 scoring at 7-under (4.53 avg)
- UNF finished the day with 50Â pars led by 13 from Alligood
- Trace (5) and Knowles (5) combined to collect 10 of the Ospreys 16 birdies on the day
- Oklahoma's Brad Dalke and Maverick McNealy of Stanford are tied atop the medalist standings after posting rounds of 5-under 65
UNF RESULTS
SAY WHAT...
"We had some ups and downs today, but hung in for a solid day. The course is getting harder with the wind blowing. It is important for us to get in some more practice and rest and be ready to compete again tomorrow." -- Head Coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida returns to the course for second round action of the NCAA Stanford Regional on Tuesday. The Ospreys will tee off from Hole 1 beginning at 8:50 a.m. PT (11:50 a.m. ET). UNF will be paired for the round with Oklahoma and Pepperdine.
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Date: Monday, May 15, 2017
Location: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif.)
Course Info: Par 70 / 6,727 yards
UNF finish:Â 4th of 13 (279)Â
Top Osprey:Â Philip Knowles & Dillon Woods (T10th / 69)
Round 1 Results pdf
The short story: The North Florida men's golf team ended the day in fourth place after firing a 1-under par 279 in Monday's opening round action of the NCAA Stanford (Calif.) Regional at the Stanford Golf Course. The Osprey lineup featured three players ranked in the Top 20 led by Philip Knowles and Dillon Woods tied for 10th after rounds of 1-under 69.
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FIRST TEE
- The duo of sophomore Philip Knowles and junior Dillon Woods both boasted under-par scores on the opening 18 as the pair shot rounds of 1-under 69.
- Fellow sophomore Travis Trace finished with an even par 70 to rank tied for 17th
- Sophomore Andrew Alligood carded a 1-over 71 on Monday to finish day tied for 27th
- Freshman Michael Mattiace rounded out the Osprey lineup in a tie for 67th after shooting a 77 in his NCAA Tournament debut
TEAM SCOREBOARDÂ (# National Top 50 Ranking)
#4 Stanford (271), #9 Baylor (277), #45 BYU (278), #41 North Florida (279), #15 Oklahoma (280), #27 Pepperdine (281), Houston (281), #21 Georgia Tech (287), #33 North Carolina (288), Ohio State (288), UC Santa Barbara (296), Sacramento State (300), South Dakota State (301) Â
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles' opening round marked his 19th round under par of the season, establishing a new UNF single season program record... Knowles also climbed into the UNF career Top 10 for rounds in the 60s with with 12th in two seasons
- Woods was 1 of 9 players to record an eagle on day 1 after recording a 3 on the Par 5, 539-yard 7th Hole
- North Florida ranked second in the field in par 5 scoring at 7-under (4.53 avg)
- UNF finished the day with 50Â pars led by 13 from Alligood
- Trace (5) and Knowles (5) combined to collect 10 of the Ospreys 16 birdies on the day
- Oklahoma's Brad Dalke and Maverick McNealy of Stanford are tied atop the medalist standings after posting rounds of 5-under 65
UNF RESULTS
| 4 | North Florida | 279 | --- | --- | 279 (-1) |
| T10 | Philip Knowles | 69 | -- | -- | 69 (-1) |
| T10 | Dillon Woods | 69 | -- | -- | 69 (-1) |
| T17 | Travis Trace | 70 | -- | -- | 70 (E) |
| T27 | Andrew Alligood | 71 | -- | -- | 71 (+1) |
| T67 | Michael Mattiace | 77 | -- | -- | 77 (+7) |
SAY WHAT...
"We had some ups and downs today, but hung in for a solid day. The course is getting harder with the wind blowing. It is important for us to get in some more practice and rest and be ready to compete again tomorrow." -- Head Coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida returns to the course for second round action of the NCAA Stanford Regional on Tuesday. The Ospreys will tee off from Hole 1 beginning at 8:50 a.m. PT (11:50 a.m. ET). UNF will be paired for the round with Oklahoma and Pepperdine.
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