Friday, May 24
Fayetteville, Ark.
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University of North Florida
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NCAA Championship
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Men's Golf Tees Off Friday at NCAA Championship
5/23/2019 10:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TEE TIME: No. 18-ranked North Florida men's golf opens play in their second consecutive NCAA Championship, Friday at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.Â
EVENT: NCAA Championship
DATE: Friday-Wednesday, May 24-29
LOCATION: Blessings Golf Club (Fayetteville, Ark.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,550 yards
LIVE SCORING: Golfstat
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:Â Three-day, 54-hole event (18 holes each day with fixed tee times off Hole 1 & 10) | Top 15 teams advance to 4th round and then Top 8 advance to match playÂ
TOURNAMENT FIELD (30 teams) # = Golfstat Top 50 RankingsÂ
#1 Oklahoma State, #2 Arizona State, #3 Wake Forest, #4 Vanderbilt, #5 Texas, #6 Oklahoma, #7 Georgia Tech, #8 Duke, #9 Southern California, #10 Stanford, #11 Auburn, #12 California, #13 Clemson, #14 Georgia, #15 South Carolina, #16 LSU, #17 Texas A&M, #18 North Florida, #20 Pepperdine, #21 Louisville, #22 Liberty, #23 Baylor, #24 Illinois, #25 North Carolina, #28 TCU, #29 BYU, #33 UNLV, #42 Ohio State, Georgia Southern, SMUÂ
UNF LINEUP
1. Philip Knowles (71.03 avg)
2. Travis Trace (72.62 avg)
3. Andrew Alligood (72.97 avg)
4. Jordan Batchelor (72.74 avg)
5. Michael Mattiace (72.87 avg)
Alternate: Cody Carroll (73.67 avg)
NOTEWORTHY
- UNF is making its 6th all-time NCAA Championship appearance at the Division I level and 2nd consecutive trip
- Ospreys finished 28th at last year's NCAA Championship | UNF's best NCAA Championship finish was a T12 in 2012
- North Florida claimed an NCAA DII National Championship in 1993 and also posted a pair of DII runner-up national finishes in 1994 & 1997
- This season, Ospreys played against 20 of the 29 other teams in the field posting a 23-16-1 record in head-to-head action
- UNF qualified for NCAA Championship following a fifth-place finish at NCAA Louisville Regional. Ospreys posted three tournament titles including the ASUN Championship while also tallying a trio of runner-up showings
- The NCAA Championship is decided by match-play | NCAA Championship begins with 54 holes of stroke play with Top 15 teams and 9 individuals not on those teams advancing to a fourth round to decide individual medalist champion | Top eight teams advance to match play to crown a team champion
- North Florida will be paired with Pepperdine and Louisville on the first two days of competition | Friday: Hole 1 at 7:12 AM (CT) & Saturday: Hole 10 at 12:10 PM (CT)
COACH SCOTT SCHROEDER:
"It is always great to be back at Finals. The guys should have learned a bunch last year and be better prepared. This course is a great test and one that will challenge every part of your game."
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EVENT: NCAA Championship
DATE: Friday-Wednesday, May 24-29
LOCATION: Blessings Golf Club (Fayetteville, Ark.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,550 yards
LIVE SCORING: Golfstat
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:Â Three-day, 54-hole event (18 holes each day with fixed tee times off Hole 1 & 10) | Top 15 teams advance to 4th round and then Top 8 advance to match playÂ
TOURNAMENT FIELD (30 teams) # = Golfstat Top 50 RankingsÂ
#1 Oklahoma State, #2 Arizona State, #3 Wake Forest, #4 Vanderbilt, #5 Texas, #6 Oklahoma, #7 Georgia Tech, #8 Duke, #9 Southern California, #10 Stanford, #11 Auburn, #12 California, #13 Clemson, #14 Georgia, #15 South Carolina, #16 LSU, #17 Texas A&M, #18 North Florida, #20 Pepperdine, #21 Louisville, #22 Liberty, #23 Baylor, #24 Illinois, #25 North Carolina, #28 TCU, #29 BYU, #33 UNLV, #42 Ohio State, Georgia Southern, SMUÂ
UNF LINEUP
1. Philip Knowles (71.03 avg)
2. Travis Trace (72.62 avg)
3. Andrew Alligood (72.97 avg)
4. Jordan Batchelor (72.74 avg)
5. Michael Mattiace (72.87 avg)
Alternate: Cody Carroll (73.67 avg)
NOTEWORTHY
- UNF is making its 6th all-time NCAA Championship appearance at the Division I level and 2nd consecutive trip
- Ospreys finished 28th at last year's NCAA Championship | UNF's best NCAA Championship finish was a T12 in 2012
- North Florida claimed an NCAA DII National Championship in 1993 and also posted a pair of DII runner-up national finishes in 1994 & 1997
- This season, Ospreys played against 20 of the 29 other teams in the field posting a 23-16-1 record in head-to-head action
- UNF qualified for NCAA Championship following a fifth-place finish at NCAA Louisville Regional. Ospreys posted three tournament titles including the ASUN Championship while also tallying a trio of runner-up showings
- The NCAA Championship is decided by match-play | NCAA Championship begins with 54 holes of stroke play with Top 15 teams and 9 individuals not on those teams advancing to a fourth round to decide individual medalist champion | Top eight teams advance to match play to crown a team champion
- North Florida will be paired with Pepperdine and Louisville on the first two days of competition | Friday: Hole 1 at 7:12 AM (CT) & Saturday: Hole 10 at 12:10 PM (CT)
COACH SCOTT SCHROEDER:
"It is always great to be back at Finals. The guys should have learned a bunch last year and be better prepared. This course is a great test and one that will challenge every part of your game."
Â
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