Friday, November 2
Lahaina, Hawaii
2:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
Ka'anapali Classic
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Strong Finishing Push Moves Men's Golf into Top 10 at Ka'anapali Classic
11/2/2018 9:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVENT: Ka'anapali Classic
DATE: Friday, Nov. 2
LOCATION: Ka'anapali Golf Club / Royal Ka'anapali Course (Lahaine, Hawaii)
COURSE INFO: Par 71 / 6,700 yards
UNF RESULT: 9th of 20 teams
TOP OSPREY: Michael Mattiace (T20 | 68)
Day One Results
Live Scoring Link: Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: Led by Michael Mattiace, the only junior on the trip, the North Florida men's golf team rallied with a strong closing nine holes to move into the Top 10 after opening round play at the Ka'anapali Classic in Hawaii. Mattiace led a trio of golfers with under-par scores on Friday.
FIRST TEE
- Michael Mattiace carded a 3-under 68 to match his career collegiate low round and rank in a tie for 20th after one day of competition
- Seniors Philip Knowles and Andrew Alligood joined Mattiace under-par, firing matching rounds of 2-under 69 to sit T34
- Seniors Jordan Batchelor (72) and Travis Trace (80) rounded out the Osprey lineup in T71 and T115, respectively
- Senior Jack Comstock posted a 74 (T94) playing as an individual in the event
- As a team, North Florida finished with a 6-under 278 to rank 9th in the field of 20
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#9 Clemson (262), #26 California (26), #16 Georgia (268), Boise State (271), #39 West Virginia (271), #34 South Carolina (271), UCLA (272), #11 Oklahoma (275), #27 North Florida (278), Wyoming (280), UConn (281), Gonzaga (282), Sacramento State (283), Washington (285), Houston (286), George Washington (286), Hawaii (289), #32 Kansas (290), Air Force (290), Souther Illinois (291)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace matched a career best and notched his third consecutive under-par round of the season
- Knowles tallied his 10th round under-par of the season and sets the UNF program record with his 57th career round under par
- Alligood recorded his first round under par of the season
- Comstock made his senior season debut
- North Florida collected 49 pars in the opening round paced by 13 from Alligood
- Mattiace led the Ospreys, netting 7 of the team's 22 birdies on day one | Alligood posted the squad's lone eagle of the round
- Ospreys started the day on the back 9 but tallied a 9-under team total on the front 9 of the course
- UCLA's Patrick Murphy and Clemson's Zack Gordon share the medalist lead after rounds of 8-under 63
QUOTABLE:
"We played very poorly at the start of the day but bounced back some late. Unfortunately, the hole was too big to play a good round. We need to come out and play smarter an more efficient golf tomorrow." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Ka'anapali Classic with Saturday's second round teeing off with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. HT (2:30 p.m. ET). Ospreys will be paired with Wyoming, Connecticut and Gonzaga starting on Holes 7-9.
DATE: Friday, Nov. 2
LOCATION: Ka'anapali Golf Club / Royal Ka'anapali Course (Lahaine, Hawaii)
COURSE INFO: Par 71 / 6,700 yards
UNF RESULT: 9th of 20 teams
TOP OSPREY: Michael Mattiace (T20 | 68)
Day One Results
Live Scoring Link: Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: Led by Michael Mattiace, the only junior on the trip, the North Florida men's golf team rallied with a strong closing nine holes to move into the Top 10 after opening round play at the Ka'anapali Classic in Hawaii. Mattiace led a trio of golfers with under-par scores on Friday.
FIRST TEE
- Michael Mattiace carded a 3-under 68 to match his career collegiate low round and rank in a tie for 20th after one day of competition
- Seniors Philip Knowles and Andrew Alligood joined Mattiace under-par, firing matching rounds of 2-under 69 to sit T34
- Seniors Jordan Batchelor (72) and Travis Trace (80) rounded out the Osprey lineup in T71 and T115, respectively
- Senior Jack Comstock posted a 74 (T94) playing as an individual in the event
- As a team, North Florida finished with a 6-under 278 to rank 9th in the field of 20
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#9 Clemson (262), #26 California (26), #16 Georgia (268), Boise State (271), #39 West Virginia (271), #34 South Carolina (271), UCLA (272), #11 Oklahoma (275), #27 North Florida (278), Wyoming (280), UConn (281), Gonzaga (282), Sacramento State (283), Washington (285), Houston (286), George Washington (286), Hawaii (289), #32 Kansas (290), Air Force (290), Souther Illinois (291)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace matched a career best and notched his third consecutive under-par round of the season
- Knowles tallied his 10th round under-par of the season and sets the UNF program record with his 57th career round under par
- Alligood recorded his first round under par of the season
- Comstock made his senior season debut
- North Florida collected 49 pars in the opening round paced by 13 from Alligood
- Mattiace led the Ospreys, netting 7 of the team's 22 birdies on day one | Alligood posted the squad's lone eagle of the round
- Ospreys started the day on the back 9 but tallied a 9-under team total on the front 9 of the course
- UCLA's Patrick Murphy and Clemson's Zack Gordon share the medalist lead after rounds of 8-under 63
UNF RESULTS
| 9 | North Florida | 278 | --- | --- | 278 (-6) |
| T20 | Michael Mattiace | 68 | -- | -- | 68 (-3) |
| T34 | Philip Knowles | 69 | -- | -- | 69 (-2) |
| T34 | Andrew Alligood | 69 | -- | -- | 69 (-2) |
| T71 | Jordan Batchelor | 72 | -- | -- | 72 (+1) |
| T94 | Jack Comstock (IND) | 74 | -- | -- | 74 (+3) |
| T115 | Travis Trace | 80 | -- | -- | 80 (+9) |
QUOTABLE:
"We played very poorly at the start of the day but bounced back some late. Unfortunately, the hole was too big to play a good round. We need to come out and play smarter an more efficient golf tomorrow." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Ka'anapali Classic with Saturday's second round teeing off with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. HT (2:30 p.m. ET). Ospreys will be paired with Wyoming, Connecticut and Gonzaga starting on Holes 7-9.
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