Friday, March 23
Greenville, S.C. (Furman University GC)
1:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
Furman Intercollegiate
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Men's Golf Tops Leaderboard at Furman Intercollegiate after Round 1
3/23/2018 9:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVENT: Furman Intercollegiate
DATE: Friday, Mar. 23
LOCATION: Furman University Golf Course (Greenville, S.C.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,031 yards
UNF RESULT:Â 1st of 21 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (1st | 66)
Round 1 Results (pdf)
Live Scoring:Â Golfstat
The Leaderboard: The North Florida men's golf team vaulted to the top of the leaderboard at the Furman Intercollegiate following an opening round 10-under 278 on Friday at the Furman University Golf Course. Junior Philip Knowles paced a trio of Ospreys among the Top 5 individuals with a career low matching round of 66 (-6).
FIRST TEE
- Philip Knowles matched his career best round, shooting a 6-under 66 to claim the top spot in the individual medalist standings after round one
- Sophomore Michael Mattiace fired an opening 3-under 69 to end the day tied for second while junior Andrew Alligood notched a 2-under 70 to finish tied for fourth
- Freshman Michael Saccente is tied for 32nd after a first round 73 and junior Travis Trace rounds out the Osprey lineup in a T95 following a 79
- Playing as an individual, junior Jack Comstock shot a 79 and is tied with Trace for 95th
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# - Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#28 North Florida (278), #10 (D2) USC Aiken (283), Yale (288), Virginia Tech (289), West Virginia (290), Gardner-Webb (294), Francis Marion (295), Furman (295), James Madison (295), USC Upstate (299), Harvard (301), Marshall (302), Winthrop (302), Dartmouth (302), Wichita State (304), Akron (305), Temple (309), High Point (309), Samford (311), Presbyterian (314)
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INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles collected his 13th under-par round of the season and 43rd of his career | Round also marked his 18th career score in the 60s
- Mattiace was just one stroke shy of his career low round
- Alligood, who finished runner-up in the team's last contest, carded his fourth consecutive round under par and 5th in his last 6 rounds of play
- Ospreys opening round was just one shot away from the team's best round of the season
- North Florida finished the day with 52 pars led by 11 each from Mattiace and Saccente
- UNF tallied a tournament field leading 21 birdies paced by Knowles with 7 (most in field)
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QUOTEWORTHY:
"It was a good round today by the guys. Nice to see a bunch of balls kept on the right side of the hole. We have a quick turnaround with a morning tee time so it will be important to get rest and be ready in the cold morning conditions." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Furman Intercollegiate with Saturday's second round action. Ospreys will play alongside USC Aiken and Winthrop beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Hole 10.
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DATE: Friday, Mar. 23
LOCATION: Furman University Golf Course (Greenville, S.C.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,031 yards
UNF RESULT:Â 1st of 21 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (1st | 66)
Round 1 Results (pdf)
Live Scoring:Â Golfstat
The Leaderboard: The North Florida men's golf team vaulted to the top of the leaderboard at the Furman Intercollegiate following an opening round 10-under 278 on Friday at the Furman University Golf Course. Junior Philip Knowles paced a trio of Ospreys among the Top 5 individuals with a career low matching round of 66 (-6).
FIRST TEE
- Philip Knowles matched his career best round, shooting a 6-under 66 to claim the top spot in the individual medalist standings after round one
- Sophomore Michael Mattiace fired an opening 3-under 69 to end the day tied for second while junior Andrew Alligood notched a 2-under 70 to finish tied for fourth
- Freshman Michael Saccente is tied for 32nd after a first round 73 and junior Travis Trace rounds out the Osprey lineup in a T95 following a 79
- Playing as an individual, junior Jack Comstock shot a 79 and is tied with Trace for 95th
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# - Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#28 North Florida (278), #10 (D2) USC Aiken (283), Yale (288), Virginia Tech (289), West Virginia (290), Gardner-Webb (294), Francis Marion (295), Furman (295), James Madison (295), USC Upstate (299), Harvard (301), Marshall (302), Winthrop (302), Dartmouth (302), Wichita State (304), Akron (305), Temple (309), High Point (309), Samford (311), Presbyterian (314)
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INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles collected his 13th under-par round of the season and 43rd of his career | Round also marked his 18th career score in the 60s
- Mattiace was just one stroke shy of his career low round
- Alligood, who finished runner-up in the team's last contest, carded his fourth consecutive round under par and 5th in his last 6 rounds of play
- Ospreys opening round was just one shot away from the team's best round of the season
- North Florida finished the day with 52 pars led by 11 each from Mattiace and Saccente
- UNF tallied a tournament field leading 21 birdies paced by Knowles with 7 (most in field)
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UNF RESULTS
| 1 | North Florida | 278 | --- | --- | 278 (-10) |
| 1 | Philip Knowles | 66 | -- | -- | 66 (-6) |
| T2 | Michael Mattiace | 69 | -- | -- | 69 (-3) |
| T4 | Andrew Alligood | 70 | -- | -- | 70 (-2) |
| T32 | Michael Saccente | 73 | -- | -- | 73 (+1) |
| T95 | Travis Trace | 79 | -- | -- | 79 (+7) |
| T95 | Jack Comstock (IND) | 79 | -- | -- | 79 (+7) |
QUOTEWORTHY:
"It was a good round today by the guys. Nice to see a bunch of balls kept on the right side of the hole. We have a quick turnaround with a morning tee time so it will be important to get rest and be ready in the cold morning conditions." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Furman Intercollegiate with Saturday's second round action. Ospreys will play alongside USC Aiken and Winthrop beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Hole 10.
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