Men's Golf Tied for 5th After Opening Round at General Hackler Championship

Sunday, March 14

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

All Day

University of North Florida

General Hackler Championship

Nick Infanti watches his ball flight after swinging the golf club

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Tied for 5th After Opening Round at General Hackler Championship

3/14/2021 4:56:00 PM | Men's Golf

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By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — Senior Nick Infanti carded a career low 66 pacing No. 28-ranked North Florida men's golf to a 4-under performance in Sunday's opening round at the General Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

COURSE REPORT
- The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
- Par 72 | 7,233 yards
- Sunday, Mar. 14 | 18 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
T5 - North Florida | 4-under 284
T1 Nick Infanti | 6-under 66
T16 Nick Gabrelcik | 2-under 70
T47 Cody Carroll | 1-over 73
T72 Davis Lee | 3-over 75
87 Grant Sutliff | 7-over 79

Individual
T16 Robbie Higgins | 2-under 70

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 50 Rankings / thru 3-10-21)
#47 Louisville (275), #8 North Carolina (277), #69 Kent State (278), #32 NC State (279), #28 North Florida (284), #57 Indiana (284), #94 Coastal Carolina (284), East Carolina (286), Virginia Tech (288), #52 East Tennessee (290), UNC Greensboro (290), #35 Ole Miss (290), Miami OH (291), #81 UCF (293), #97 Penn State (298)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Nick Infanti carded a career low 6-under 66 to lead the Ospreys on the opening day | Finished the day tied with two others atop the individual leaderboard
- Marked his 6th career round in the 60s
- Infanti's round featured 7 birdies including 5 on his front nine | Lone blemish was a bogey on the 18th hole
- Freshman Nick Gabrelcik joined Infanti in the Top 20 after shooting a first round 2-under 70
- Freshman Robbie Higgins, playing as an individual, also carded a 2-under 70 highlighted by an eagle 3 on the Par 5 (529 yard) 4th hole
- Ospreys led the field in Par 3 scoring | 3-under (2.85 avg)
- North Florida posted 62 pars in the opening round paced by a field leading 16 from Gabrelcik
- Infanti's seven birdies accounted for half of the squad's 14 red-hole scores on Sunday
- Infanti is currently tied with Josh Gilkinson (Kent State) and John Murphy (Louisville) for first in medalist competition

UP NEXT
Tournament action at the General Hackler Championship continues with second round action Monday. Ospreys start at 8:45 a.m. from Hole 1 playing alongside East Carolina and Virginia Tech.