Men's Golf Opens Fall Season in 3rd after Day One at Rod Myers Invitational

Saturday, September 11

Durham, N.C.

9 a.m.

University of North Florida

Rod Myers Invitational

Grant Sutliff swings the golf club and watches the shot sail away

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Men's Golf Opens Fall Season in 3rd after Day One at Rod Myers Invitational

9/11/2021 7:52:00 PM | Men's Golf

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FIRST TEE — Led by a trio of golfers in the Top 25, North Florida men's golf opened its fall tournament schedule Saturday at the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke. The Ospreys ended day one in third place at 8-under through 36 holes of play.

COURSE REPORT
- Duke University Golf Club (Durham, N.C.)
- Par 72 | 7,154 yards
- Saturday, Sept. 11 | 36 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
3 - North Florida | 8-under 568 (287-281)
T4 Grant Sutliff | 6-under 138 (69-69)
T16 Nick Gabrelcik | 3-under 141 (70-71)
T23 Robbie Higgins | Even par 144 (76-68)
T31 Jason Duff | 2-over 146 (72-74)
T49 Davis Lee | 5-over 149 (76-73)

TEAM STANDINGS: 14 Teams (Golfstat Top 50 Rankings / Final 2020-21)
#8 North Carolina (551), #20 NC State (559), #21 North Florida (568), Duke (569), Virginia Tech (569), UNC Greensboro (573), #42 Charlotte (573), Penn State (585), Nebraska (588), East Carolina (591), UNC Wilmington (592), Loyola MD (597), Princeton (604), Elon (606)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Senior Grant Sutliff was the Ospreys top performer on the opening day posting back-to-back rounds of 3-under 69 to rank T4th
- Sophomore Nick Gabrelcik also carded two consecutive rounds under par with a 2-under 70 and a 1-under 71 | Currently ranked T16th
- Sophomore Robbie Higgins trimmed eight shots off his opening round en route to firing the team's low round of the day with a 4-under 68 in the afternoon session | Currently listed T23rd
- Freshman Jason Duff, making his collegiate debut, opened with an even-par 72 in round one
- North Florida collected 123 pars over the first 36 holes (ranked 2nd in field) and were led by 28 from Gabrelick
- The Ospreys produced 30 birdies paced by 10 from Sutliff
- As a team, both UNF rounds finished under par for the day

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"It wasn't a great day, but it also wasn't a bad day. Nice to see all of Grant's (Sutliff) hard work pay off with a solid start. We just need to make more putts tomorrow."
- Head Coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida concludes play at the Rob Myers Invitational with a final round of play on Sunday | Ospreys will be paired with North Carolina and NC State starting at 9:17 a.m. on Hole 1