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Spring Season Starts Strong for Men's Golf at Sea Best Invitational
2/4/2019 8:25:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVENT: Sea Best Invitational
DATE: Monday, Feb. 4
LOCATION: TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course (Ponte Vedra, Fla.)
COURSE INFO: Par 70 / 6,873 yards
UNF RESULT: 2nd of 14 teams
TOP OSPREY: Michael Mattiace (T3 | 69-69=138)
Day One Results
Live Scoring Link:Â Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: No. 23 ranked North Florida used an under-par afternoon round to move into second place against a field that features nine Top 50 ranked squads on day one at the Sea Best Invitational. A trio of Ospreys rank among the Top 15 individuals led by Michael Mattiace in a tie for third.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Michael Mattiace carded back-to-back under par rounds of 69, finishing the opening day T3 at 2-under 138
- Seniors Philip Knowles (73-68) and Andrew Alligood (69-72) are both tied for 14th with matching totals of 1-over 141
- Senior Travis Trace posted rounds of 71-73 to end the day T31 (144) while freshman Cody Carroll rounded out the Osprey lineup in a T42 (147) after scores of 77-70
- Senior Jordan Batchelor, playing as a individual in the field, shot rounds of 73-74 to rank T42 (147)
- As a team, UNF opened the day with a 282 before rallying with a 1-under 279 in round two for a 36-hole total of 561 (+1)
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#46 Florida (559), #23 North Florida (561), #26 NC State (564), #35 Liberty (568), #39 Florida State (569), #30 North Carolina (570), #42 Campbell (574), East Carolina (574), #13 Arkansas (579), McNeese State (579), Jacksonville (580), #24 UNLV (589), USC Upstate (590), Lipscomb (593)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace's pair of under-par scores marked his third straight of the season and sixth in his last seven rounds of play
- Knowles tallied his 13th round under-par in 17 rounds this season and upped his program record total to 60 for his career
- Alligood collected his 30th round in the 60s, just one shy of matching the UNF program record of 31 by Sean Dale
- Ospreys share the lead in the field playing the Par 3s in 1-over (3.03 avg)
- UNF finished the day with a tournament high 122 pars paced by 29 for Batchelor
- North Florida finished day one with 26 birdies led by 6 from Mattiace
- JU's Eduardo Carrete tops the medalist standings at 7-under 133
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QUOTABLE:
"The guys played very well at times today but as they know we made a few too many mistakes to say it was a real good day. The good news is we get to compete to win in tomorrow's final round, which will be a fun way to start the spring season." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
The Sea Best Invitational concludes with a final round at TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course on Tuesday with a starting tee time at 9:30 a.m. on Hole 1. The Ospreys will be paired in the closing round with Florida and NC State.
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DATE: Monday, Feb. 4
LOCATION: TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course (Ponte Vedra, Fla.)
COURSE INFO: Par 70 / 6,873 yards
UNF RESULT: 2nd of 14 teams
TOP OSPREY: Michael Mattiace (T3 | 69-69=138)
Day One Results
Live Scoring Link:Â Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: No. 23 ranked North Florida used an under-par afternoon round to move into second place against a field that features nine Top 50 ranked squads on day one at the Sea Best Invitational. A trio of Ospreys rank among the Top 15 individuals led by Michael Mattiace in a tie for third.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Michael Mattiace carded back-to-back under par rounds of 69, finishing the opening day T3 at 2-under 138
- Seniors Philip Knowles (73-68) and Andrew Alligood (69-72) are both tied for 14th with matching totals of 1-over 141
- Senior Travis Trace posted rounds of 71-73 to end the day T31 (144) while freshman Cody Carroll rounded out the Osprey lineup in a T42 (147) after scores of 77-70
- Senior Jordan Batchelor, playing as a individual in the field, shot rounds of 73-74 to rank T42 (147)
- As a team, UNF opened the day with a 282 before rallying with a 1-under 279 in round two for a 36-hole total of 561 (+1)
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#46 Florida (559), #23 North Florida (561), #26 NC State (564), #35 Liberty (568), #39 Florida State (569), #30 North Carolina (570), #42 Campbell (574), East Carolina (574), #13 Arkansas (579), McNeese State (579), Jacksonville (580), #24 UNLV (589), USC Upstate (590), Lipscomb (593)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace's pair of under-par scores marked his third straight of the season and sixth in his last seven rounds of play
- Knowles tallied his 13th round under-par in 17 rounds this season and upped his program record total to 60 for his career
- Alligood collected his 30th round in the 60s, just one shy of matching the UNF program record of 31 by Sean Dale
- Ospreys share the lead in the field playing the Par 3s in 1-over (3.03 avg)
- UNF finished the day with a tournament high 122 pars paced by 29 for Batchelor
- North Florida finished day one with 26 birdies led by 6 from Mattiace
- JU's Eduardo Carrete tops the medalist standings at 7-under 133
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UNF RESULTS
| Â 2 | Â North Florida | Â 282 | Â 279 | Â --- | Â 561 (+1) |
| Â T3 | Â Michael Mattiace | Â 69 | Â 69 | Â -- | Â 138 (-2) |
| Â T14 | Â Philip Knowles | Â 73 | Â 68 | Â -- | Â 141 (+1) |
| Â T14 | Â Andrew Alligood | Â 69 | Â 72 | Â -- | Â 141 (+1) |
| Â T31 | Â Travis Trace | Â 71 | Â 73 | Â -- | Â 144 (+4) |
| Â T42 | Â Cody Carroll | Â 77 | Â 70 | Â -- | Â 147 (+7) |
|  T42 |  Jordan Batchelor (IND) |  73 |  74 |  -- |  147 (+7) |
QUOTABLE:
"The guys played very well at times today but as they know we made a few too many mistakes to say it was a real good day. The good news is we get to compete to win in tomorrow's final round, which will be a fun way to start the spring season." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
The Sea Best Invitational concludes with a final round at TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course on Tuesday with a starting tee time at 9:30 a.m. on Hole 1. The Ospreys will be paired in the closing round with Florida and NC State.
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