Men's Golf Earns Third-Place Finish in Regular Season Finale

Wednesday, April 7

Birmingham, Ala.

All Day

University of North Florida

The Collegiate Invitational at The Country Club of Birmingham

Mike Mattiace watches his putt roll on the green

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Earns Third-Place Finish in Regular Season Finale

4/7/2021 4:28:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Senior Michael Mattiace posts career best finish to lead the way for Ospreys

By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — No. 22 ranked North Florida men's golf got a career best finish from senior Michael Mattiace to post a third-place team showing Wednesday at the Collegiate Invitational at the Country Club of Birmingham. Ospreys had three players among the Top 25 in their regular season finale.

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

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
3 - North Florida | 11-over 863 (283-293-287)
4 Michael Mattiace | 1-under 212 (66-77-69)
T6 Nick Gabrelcik | 1-over 214 (71-72-71)
T25 Cody Carroll | 6-over 219 (74-74-71)
T60 Robbie Higgins | 13-over 226 (72-78-76)
T68 Nick Infanti | 14-over 227 (78-70-79)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 3-31-21)
#4 Clemson (854), #19 Tennessee (860), #22 North Florida (863), #10 Vanderbilt (869), #9 Auburn (871), #48 Ole Miss (872), #23 LSU (874), #21 Arkansas (875), #47 Charlotte (876), #43 Virginia (877), #34 UAB (881), #29 Alabama (884), #39 Mississippi State (886), Kentucky (899)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Senior Michael Mattiace earned the first Top 5 finish of his career, finishing 4th with a 1-under total of 212 | Mattiace closed with a 2-under 69, his best final round of the season | His opening round 66 was his lowest of the year
- The final round marked the 18th round in the 60s of his career (7th most all-time at UNF)
- Freshman Nick Gabrelcik, the No. 1 ranked golfer in the nation, posted an even-par 71 on Wednesday and earned the 6th Top 10 showing of his career
- Junior Cody Carroll also carded an even-par 71 in the final round to finish in the Top 25
- Ospreys finished third in a field that featured 13 teams ranked in the nation's Top 50 | UNF only finished behind No. 4 Clemson and #19 Tennesseee
- North Florida tallied a total of 160 pars for the tournament led by 39 from Robbie Higgins
- UNF finished the event with 41 birdies paced by Mattiace's 14 (which ranked T2 in the field)
- Ospreys topped the field in Par 5 scoring finishing at 6-under (4.87 avg)

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"We got ourselves into a nice spot on the back nine and just didn't play very well when we had a chance to win. After the last two events we have shown we can play with some really good teams. Now it is time to get ready for the postseason."
- Head Coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida heads to the ASUN Championship on Apr. 18-20 at the UGA Golf Course in Athens, Ga.