Tuesday, February 5
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
9:30 a.m.
University of North Florida
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Men's Golf Collects Runner-Up Finish at Sea Best Invitational
2/5/2019 4:42:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVENT: Sea Best Invitational
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 5
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 (T7 | 69-69-71=209)
Final Results
Live Scoring Link: Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: Led by a pair of golfers in the Top 10, No. 23 ranked North Florida fired a final round 282 to earn a runner-up finish at the spring season opening Sea Best Invitational played at TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Michael Mattiace shot a final round 71 to finish T7 at 1-under 209
- Senior Andrew Alligood was the squad's low scorer on Tuesday, carding a 1-under 69 for a 10th-place finish (210)
- Senior Philip Knowles earned a T13 (212) after his final round 71 while fellow senior Travis Trace was T31 (217) following his 73 on the last day
- Freshman Cody Carroll posted a 71 to round out the Osprey lineup with a T35 (218)
- Playing as an individual, senior Jordan Batchelor was T46 (220), capping his tournament with a second round of 73
- As a team, UNF tallied a 54-hole total of 843, just three shots off of tournament champion Florida State's total
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#39 Florida State (840), #23 North Florida (843), #46 Florida (848), #35 Liberty (851), #26 NC State (854), #30 North Carolina (858), #13 Arkansas (861), #42 Campbell (861), East Carolina (868), #24 UNLV (870), USC Upstate (871), Jacksonville (873), McNeese State (879), Lipscomb (888)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace earned just the second Top 10 finish of his career in the event
- Knowles extended his current streak of Top 15 finishes to seven including every event this season
- Alligood collected his 31st round in the 60s, matching the UNF program record with Sean Dale
- Carroll's 54-hole total was the lowest of his collegiate career
- Ospreys led the field in Par 5 scoring at -9 (4.70 avg) and ranked second in Par 3 scoring at +3 (3.05 avg)
- UNF topped the tournament with 188 pars getting 40 each by Mattiace, Carroll and Batchelor
- North Florida collected a total of 35 birdies paced by 9 from Alligood
- Ospreys have three runner-up finishes in six events this season along with a win at Quail Valley in October
- FSU's John Pak carded a final round low 66 to earn the medalist honor at 206
QUOTABLE:
"It was a solid event to start the spring season. We just didn't make enough birdies today to deserve the win. We got our third second-place finish of the year and I know this will motivate us to work harder to get the win the next time out." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida will have 10 days off from competition before making their annual appearance in the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 16-17 in Gainesville, Fla.
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 5
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 (T7 | 69-69-71=209)
Final Results
Live Scoring Link: Golfstat
LEADERBOARD: Led by a pair of golfers in the Top 10, No. 23 ranked North Florida fired a final round 282 to earn a runner-up finish at the spring season opening Sea Best Invitational played at TPC Sawgrass/Dye's Valley Course.
FIRST TEE
- Junior Michael Mattiace shot a final round 71 to finish T7 at 1-under 209
- Senior Andrew Alligood was the squad's low scorer on Tuesday, carding a 1-under 69 for a 10th-place finish (210)
- Senior Philip Knowles earned a T13 (212) after his final round 71 while fellow senior Travis Trace was T31 (217) following his 73 on the last day
- Freshman Cody Carroll posted a 71 to round out the Osprey lineup with a T35 (218)
- Playing as an individual, senior Jordan Batchelor was T46 (220), capping his tournament with a second round of 73
- As a team, UNF tallied a 54-hole total of 843, just three shots off of tournament champion Florida State's total
TEAM SCOREBOARD (# = Golfstat Top 50 rankings)
#39 Florida State (840), #23 North Florida (843), #46 Florida (848), #35 Liberty (851), #26 NC State (854), #30 North Carolina (858), #13 Arkansas (861), #42 Campbell (861), East Carolina (868), #24 UNLV (870), USC Upstate (871), Jacksonville (873), McNeese State (879), Lipscomb (888)
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- Mattiace earned just the second Top 10 finish of his career in the event
- Knowles extended his current streak of Top 15 finishes to seven including every event this season
- Alligood collected his 31st round in the 60s, matching the UNF program record with Sean Dale
- Carroll's 54-hole total was the lowest of his collegiate career
- Ospreys led the field in Par 5 scoring at -9 (4.70 avg) and ranked second in Par 3 scoring at +3 (3.05 avg)
- UNF topped the tournament with 188 pars getting 40 each by Mattiace, Carroll and Batchelor
- North Florida collected a total of 35 birdies paced by 9 from Alligood
- Ospreys have three runner-up finishes in six events this season along with a win at Quail Valley in October
- FSU's John Pak carded a final round low 66 to earn the medalist honor at 206
UNF RESULTS
| 2 | North Florida | 282 | 279 | 282 | 843 (+3) |
| T7 | Michael Mattiace | 69 | 69 | 71 | 209 (-1) |
| 10 | Andrew Alligood | 69 | 72 | 69 | 210 (E) |
| T13 | Philip Knowles | 73 | 68 | 71 | 212 (+2) |
| T31 | Travis Trace | 71 | 73 | 73 | 217 (+7) |
| T35 | Cody Carroll | 77 | 70 | 71 | 218 (+8) |
| T46 | Jordan Batchelor (IND) | 73 | 74 | 73 | 220 (+10) |
QUOTABLE:
"It was a solid event to start the spring season. We just didn't make enough birdies today to deserve the win. We got our third second-place finish of the year and I know this will motivate us to work harder to get the win the next time out." -- Head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
North Florida will have 10 days off from competition before making their annual appearance in the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 16-17 in Gainesville, Fla.
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