Men's Golf Opens Spring at Eighth After Day One of Sea Best Invitational

Monday, January 31

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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University of North Florida

Sea Best Invitational

Men's Golf Opens Spring at Eighth After Day One of Sea Best Invitational

1/31/2022 8:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Gabrelcik Sits Atop Leaderboard Tied for First

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Nick Gabrelcik leads the Ospreys on the opening day of the Sea Best Invitational, as he sits tied for first at 2-under 138 (69-69) and will look to win back-to-back Sea Best Invitational titles on Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass. The Ospreys currently sit tied for eighth at 19-over after the first two rounds, along with Charlotte and Jacksonville.

COURSE REPORT

TPC at Sawgrass - Dye's Valley (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)
Par 70 | 6,790 yards
Monday, Jan. 31 | 36 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
T8 - North Florida | 19-over 579
T1. Nick Gabrelcik | 2-under 138 (69-69)
T34. Jason Duff | 6-over 146 (74-72)
T41. Cody Carroll | 7-over 147 (76-71)
T48. Davis Lee | 8-over 148 (77-71)
80. Robbie Higgins | 15-over 155 (77-78)

T48. Brandon Mancheno (Ind.) | 8-over 148 (73-75)
T53. Cooper Smith (Ind.) | 9-over 149 (76-73)
T76. Grant Sutliff (Ind.) | 13-over 153 (77-76)

TEAM STANDINGS: 13 Teams (Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / Thru 11-30-21)
College of Charleston (7-over), Campbell (8-over), #25 Liberty (9-over), #42 Florida (10-over), UAB (12-over), #9 Texas A&M (15-over), #33 Louisville (16-over), #49 North Florida (19-over), #45 Charlotte (19-over), Jacksonville (19-over), FGCU (22-over), Lipscomb (28-over), USC Upstate (45-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Nick Gabrelcik carded back-to-back scores of 1-under 69 to record his 25th and 26th career rounds under par after the first day of the Sea Best Invitational.
- Gabrelcik also is tied for the most birdies in the invite after two days, as well as in the top two for average scores on par-4 and par-5 holes.
- Jason Duff put together a pair of great rounds with scores of 74 and 72 to finish the first day of competition at 6-over 146 and sit tied for 34th.
- Cody Carroll finished the first round at 6-over 76, but made improvements to score 1-over 71 in the second round for a combined score of 7-over 147.
- Davis Lee followed behind Carroll at 8-over 148 (77-71) and Robbie Higgins rounded out the group at 15-over 155 (77-76).
- Brandon Mancheno (+8), Cooper Smith (+9), and Grant Sutliff (+13) participated as individual players as well on Monday.
- The Ospreys were one of two teams to have four players record scores of 2-over 72 or better during the second round of play.

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"Little bit of a long day for the guys today. Happy to get the semester started. Play in the morning was pretty poor to be brutally honest. We bounced back a little bit this afternoon, with a few guys that finished strong, but that's not really what we're looking for. Nick [Gabrelcik] had a great day and carried us, so hopefully that'll be something that gives him an opportunity to compete to win tomorrow. It's a long semester, but today was not what we we're looking for, so we got a lot of work to do to bounce back tomorrow and hopefully have a better finish." -- head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT
North Florida will play the final round of the Sea Best Invitational on Tuesday starting at 8 a.m.