Gabrelcik's Third Medalist Crown Carries Ospreys to Runner-Up Finish at The HAYT

Monday, March 29

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Gabrelcik's Third Medalist Crown Carries Ospreys to Runner-Up Finish at The HAYT

3/29/2021 5:10:00 PM | Men's Golf

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By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — Freshman sensation Nick Gabrelcik continued his strong play capturing the individual medalist title at The Hayt, marking his third of the season. Gabrelcik's performance helped No. 26 North Florida claim the runner-up showing in their home event Monday at Sawgrass Country Club.

COURSE REPORT
- Sawgrass Country Club
- Par 72 | 6,996 yards
- Monday, Mar. 29 | 18 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
2 - North Florida | 8-under 856 (283-285-288)
1 Nick Gabrelcik | 10-under 206 (69-68-69)
T20 Robbie Higgins | 3-over 219 (73-68-78)
T20 Nick Infanti | 3-over 219 (71-76-72)
T20 Michael Mattiace | 3-over 219 (72-75-72)
T27 Cody Carroll | 4-over 220 (71-74-75)

Individual
T32 Brandon Mancheno | 5-over 221 (68-77-76)
T39 Grant Sutliff | 7-over 223 (71-78-74)
T44 Davis Lee | 8-over 224 (74-79-71)
T66 Michael Saccente | 13-over 229 (76-76-77)
71 Drew Angelo | 16-over 232 (77-79-76)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 3-23-21)
#14 Clemson (845), #26 North Florida (856), #1 Florida State (863), #15 Liberty (868), #92 UCF (869), #41 UAB (871), #36 Louisville (873), #3 Wake Forest (875), #23 South Florida (880), Augusta (883), #81 Coastal Carolina (895), #35 Charlotte (898), #68 Jacksonville (898), USC Upstate (922)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Freshman Nick Gabrelcik, ranked No. 4 in the nation, carded his third consecutive round in the 60s firing a final round 3-under 69 to claim the individual medalist title by two shots
- Gabrelcik made birdies on three of his final five holes, including back-to-back birdies on Holes 17 & 18, after posting a triple-bogey on the 13th hole to earn the victory
- Senior Michael Mattiace shot an even-par 72 highlighted by a birdie-eagle finish, helping him earn his top finish of the season (T20)
- Senior Nick Infanti also carded a birdie on 18 for a final round even-par 72 and T20 finish
- Freshman Robbie Higgins also finished T20, giving Ospreys four golfers in the Top 20
- Davis Lee, playing as an individual, posted a 1-under 71 on Monday marking his third under-par round of the season
- Ospreys earned the runner-up finish against a field that included nine teams ranked in the Top 50 | UNF bested four teams ranked in the Top 25
- North Florida ranked 2nd in the field for both Par 4 (+15 / 4.10 avg) and Par 5 (-23 / 4.62 avg) scoring
- Gabrelcik topped the field in Par 3 scoring, playing them in 2-under (2.83 avg)
- UNF finished the event with 168 pars led by 36 each from Gabrelcik and Infanti
- Ospreys tallied 52 birdies with Gabrelcik's 15 pacing the team and sharing the top spot in the field
- Clemson matched a pair of tournament records en route to the team title | Low round (12-under 276) & Low 54 hole total (19-under 845)

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"An unreal win by Nick (Gabrelcik) today. To face that adversity and finish it down the stretch was great. As a team, the day was not our best but to finish second and beat the nation's No. 1 and 3 teams is pretty impressive."
-- Head Coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida concludes its regular season tournament ledger next week, playing in the Shoal Creek Collegiate in Birmingham, Ala., on Apr. 5-7.