Sunday, April 8
Kannapolis, N.C. (Club at Irish Creek)
8:30 a.m.
University of North Florida
at
Cabarrus County Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Golf
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Final Round Charge Pushes Men's Golf to Runner-Up Finish at Irish Creek
4/8/2018 4:57:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVENT: Cabarrus County Irish Creek Intercollegiate
DATE: Sunday, Apr. 8
LOCATION: The Club at Irish Creek (Kannapolis, N.C.)
COURSE INFO: Par 71 / 7,099 yards
UNF RESULT:Â 2nd of 15 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (T14 | 144)
Final Results (pdf)
Live Scoring Link:Â Golfstat
The Leaderboard: The No. 29 North Florida men's golf team carded the best final round score on Sunday to surge to a runner-up finish at the Cabarrus County Irish Creek Intercollegiate. The Ospreys saw a trio juniors post Top 10 finishes led by Philip Knowles in a tie for fourth.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Philip Knowles earned his 7th Top 10 finish of the year after firing a final round 68 (3-under) to end the event T4 at 214
- Junior teammates Andrew Alligood and Travis Trace finished T8 (216) following Sunday rounds of 69 and 70, respectively
- Sophomore Michael Mattiace closed his tournament with a 75 to finish T20 (219)
- Junior Jack Comstock rounded out the UNF lineup in a tie for 45th (225) after a final round 74
- Playing as an individual, senior Dillon Woods closed with a 79 to finish T30 (221)
- The Ospreys ended with a 54-hole total of 861 highlighted by a final round 3-under 281, the best round of the day by seven shots
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# - Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#15 Clemson (859), #29 North Florida (861), #4 Georgia Tech (867), #35 Kansas (874), UNC Greensboro (875), West Virginia (878), Indiana (884), James Madison (885), Middle Tennessee (887), Charlotte (901), VCU (903), Akron (905), Davidson (908), Dartmouth (912), Dayton (918)Â
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles collected his 13th career Top 10 finish along with tallying his 16th under-par round of season (46th of career) and 19th round in the 60s of his career
- Alligood posted his 3rd consecutive Top 10 showing capped by his 40th career round under par and 25th round in the 60s
- Trace earned his second Top 10 of the year with his 8th under par score
- Mattiace boasted his third straight Top 25 finish
- Ospreys topped the field for Par 3 scoring with a 3.18 avg (+11)
- UNF finished an event-leading 186 pars paced by Knowles with 43, which also led the field
- North Florida tallied 32 birdies with Trace leading the way with 9
- Clemson's Turk Pettit captured the individual medalist crown with a three-round total of 209
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QUOTEWORTHY:
"It was a great way to finish up the regular season. We pulled in really close to winning, but came up just short. We were able to beat the number four team in the country which is always a good thing. Our three best led us and that is what we need to have a chance to be great." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida will take a couple weeks off before playing in the ASUN Championship on Apr. 22-24 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga.
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DATE: Sunday, Apr. 8
LOCATION: The Club at Irish Creek (Kannapolis, N.C.)
COURSE INFO: Par 71 / 7,099 yards
UNF RESULT:Â 2nd of 15 teams
TOP OSPREY: Philip Knowles (T14 | 144)
Final Results (pdf)
Live Scoring Link:Â Golfstat
The Leaderboard: The No. 29 North Florida men's golf team carded the best final round score on Sunday to surge to a runner-up finish at the Cabarrus County Irish Creek Intercollegiate. The Ospreys saw a trio juniors post Top 10 finishes led by Philip Knowles in a tie for fourth.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Philip Knowles earned his 7th Top 10 finish of the year after firing a final round 68 (3-under) to end the event T4 at 214
- Junior teammates Andrew Alligood and Travis Trace finished T8 (216) following Sunday rounds of 69 and 70, respectively
- Sophomore Michael Mattiace closed his tournament with a 75 to finish T20 (219)
- Junior Jack Comstock rounded out the UNF lineup in a tie for 45th (225) after a final round 74
- Playing as an individual, senior Dillon Woods closed with a 79 to finish T30 (221)
- The Ospreys ended with a 54-hole total of 861 highlighted by a final round 3-under 281, the best round of the day by seven shots
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# - Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#15 Clemson (859), #29 North Florida (861), #4 Georgia Tech (867), #35 Kansas (874), UNC Greensboro (875), West Virginia (878), Indiana (884), James Madison (885), Middle Tennessee (887), Charlotte (901), VCU (903), Akron (905), Davidson (908), Dartmouth (912), Dayton (918)Â
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Knowles collected his 13th career Top 10 finish along with tallying his 16th under-par round of season (46th of career) and 19th round in the 60s of his career
- Alligood posted his 3rd consecutive Top 10 showing capped by his 40th career round under par and 25th round in the 60s
- Trace earned his second Top 10 of the year with his 8th under par score
- Mattiace boasted his third straight Top 25 finish
- Ospreys topped the field for Par 3 scoring with a 3.18 avg (+11)
- UNF finished an event-leading 186 pars paced by Knowles with 43, which also led the field
- North Florida tallied 32 birdies with Trace leading the way with 9
- Clemson's Turk Pettit captured the individual medalist crown with a three-round total of 209
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UNF RESULTS
| 4 | North Florida | 291 | 289 | 281 | 861 (+9) |
| T4 | Philip Knowles | 73 | 73 | 68 | 214 (+1) |
| T8 | Travis Trace | 75 | 71 | 70 | 216 (+3) |
| T8 | Andrew Alligood | 74 | 73 | 69 | 216 (+3) |
| T20 | Michael Mattiace | 69 | 75 | 75 | 219 (+6) |
| T30 | Dillon Woods (IND) | 72 | 70 | 79 | 221 (+8) |
| T45 | Jack Comstock | 79 | 72 | 74 | 225 (+12) |
QUOTEWORTHY:
"It was a great way to finish up the regular season. We pulled in really close to winning, but came up just short. We were able to beat the number four team in the country which is always a good thing. Our three best led us and that is what we need to have a chance to be great." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida will take a couple weeks off before playing in the ASUN Championship on Apr. 22-24 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga.
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