Ospreys Slide to Third at Stacked Field of Collegiate Invitational after Round Two

Tuesday, April 6

Birmingham, Ala.

10:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

The Collegiate Invitational at The Country Club of Birmingham

Nick Infanti finishes golf swing and watches flight of his ball

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Ospreys Slide to Third at Stacked Field of Collegiate Invitational after Round Two

4/6/2021 4:51:00 PM | Men's Golf

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By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — No. 22 ranked North Florida men's golf struggled a bit in Tuesday's second round of the Collegiate Invitational at Country Club of Birmingham with the Ospreys slipping into third-place in the field of nationally-ranked programs.

COURSE REPORT
- Country Club of Birmingham (West Course)
- Par 71 | 7,226 yards
- Tuesday, Apr. 6 | 18 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
3 - North Florida | 8-over 576 (283-293)
T12 Michael Mattiace | 1-over 143 (66-77)
T12 Nick Gabrelcik | 1-over 143 (71-72)
T38 Nick Infanti | 6-over 148 (78-70)
T38 Cody Carroll | 6-over 148 (74-74)
T53 Robbie Higgins | 8-over 150 (72-78)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 3-31-21)
#19 Tennessee (571), #4 Clemson (571), #22 North Florida (576), #21 Arkansas (577), #48 Ole Miss (579), #34 UAB (582), #43 Virginia (582), #9 Auburn (584), #47 Charlotte (584), #10 Vanderbilt (584), #23 LSU (586), #29 Alabama (595), #39 Mississippi State (598), Kentucky (611)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Senior Nick Infanti was the Ospreys top performer in the second round, carding a 1-under 70 to climb 38 spots in the medalist standings | He birdied three of his first four holes on the day en route to his 4th under-par round of the season
- Freshman Nick Gabrelcik, the No. 1 ranked golfer in the nation, made two birdies in his final 6 holes to post a 1-over 72 and remain among the Top 12 individuals
- Ospreys second round score was 10 shots higher than their opening round performance
- North Florida has amassed 116 pars thru 36 holes of play led by Robbie Higgins with 28, the second most in the field
- UNF has collected 23 birdies with Michael Mattiace leading the way with 8

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"Not our best today, as we had a bunch of mistakes that you can't make if you want to win an event like this. Tomorrow will be a good challenge to see how we can bounce back."
- Head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida concludes their regular season slate with Wednesday's final round of the Collegiate Invitational @ Country Club of Birmingham. Ospreys are just five shots behind the co-leaders Tennessee and Clemson and will be paired with the Volunteer and Tigers starting on Hole 1 at 10:10 a.m. in the final round.