Men's Golf Moves to Top of Leaderboard after Day 1 of The HAYT

Sunday, March 28

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

All Day

University of North Florida

THE HAYT

Nick Gabrelcik swings a golf club and watches flight of the ball

Men's Golf Moves to Top of Leaderboard after Day 1 of The HAYT

3/28/2021 9:50:00 PM | Men's Golf

Scoreboard

By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — Bolstered by the low round of the afternoon session, No. 26-ranked North Florida men's golf moved to the top of the leaderboard Sunday in the opening day of play of The Hayt at Sawgrass Country Club.

COURSE REPORT
- Sawgrass Country Club
- Par 72 | 6,996 yards
- Sunday, Mar. 28 | 36 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
1 - North Florida | 8-under 568 (283-285)
1 Nick Gabrelcik | 7-under 137 (69-68)
T4 Robbie Higgins | 3-under 141 (73-68)
T16 Cody Carroll | 1-over 145 (71-74)
T27 Nick Infanti | 3-over 147 (71-76)
T27 Michael Mattiace | 3-over 147 (72-75)

Individual
T16 Brandon Mancheno | 1-over 145 (68-77)
T35 Grant Sutliff | 5-over 149 (71-78)
T55 Michael Saccente | 8-over 152 (76-76)
T59 Davis Lee | 9-over 153 (74-79)
T72 Drew Angelo | 12-over 156 (77-79)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 3-23-21)
#26 North Florida (568), #14 Clemson (569), #1 Florida State (575), #92 UCF (580), #15 Liberty (580), #36 Louisville (582), #41 UAB (585), #3 Wake Forest (587), #23 South Florida (588), Augusta (596), #35 Charlotte (602), #68 Jacksonville (603), #81 Coastal Carolina (605), USC Upstate (612)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Freshman Nick Gabrelcik, ranked No. 4 in the nation, carded back-to-back rounds in the 60s shooting a 3-under 69 and a 4-under 68 to take the lead in the medalist competition by one shot
- Fellow freshman Robbie Higgins posted a second round 4-under 68 to earn a T4 ranking thru 36 holes of play
- Junior Cody Carroll also ended the day among the Top 20 highlighted by a 1-under 71 in the morning session
- Ospreys shot a 5-under 283 as a team in the morning round followed by a 3-under 285 in the afternoon, as the only team finishing under par in the second round
- Newcomer Brandon Mancheno, playing as an individual, is tied for 16th in his Osprey debut | Opened the day with a 4-under 68
- Gabrelcik had just one bogey in 36 holes and played his final 11 holes in 4-under
- Ospreys led the field in Par 5 scoring at 17-under (4.58 avg)
- UNF tallied 119 pars on the day led by 27 from Nick Gabrelcik
- North Florida totalled 32 birdies | Grant Sutliff and Brandon Mancheno shared the team lead with 9 each

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"The young guys carried us in the second round to the lead. It gives us a chance for a win against two of the best teams in the country. It should be a fun day."
-- Head Coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
The HAYT concludes with a final round of 18 holes on Monday (Mar. 29) with North Florida paired with Clemson and Florida State beginning at 9:30 on Hole 1.