Men's Golf Wins Team Title at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite

Monday, October 17

Vero Beach, Fla.

All Day

University of North Florida

Quail Valley Collegiate

UNF men's golf team posing with team title plaques

Men's Golf Wins Team Title at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite

10/17/2022 3:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

Gabrelcik Finishes Tied for Second Overall

VERO BEACH, Fla. - North Florida men's golf takes home its first team championship of the season with a score of 39-under 825 at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational hosted by Michigan State on Monday afternoon.

Their team score now enters the top three for best 54-hole score in program history, as it fell just one stroke shy of their score of 824 from the NCAA New Haven Regional last season. This is also the first time that the Ospreys have won a fall event since the Graeme McDowell Invitational hosted by UAB on Sept. 24, 2019.

UNF fended off a late push from Michigan State and Liberty in the final round to secure the three-stroke win back in the Sunshine State. They placed over five top-50 ranked teams, including No. 29 Notre Dame and No. 32 Cincinnati.

Nick Gabrelcik returned to form this week after carding 16-under 200 to grab a share of second overall among a 84-player field. His 54-hole tournament score set a new program record, which beat his own score of 201 from the Gator Invitational his freshman season.

COURSE REPORT

Quail Valley Golf Club (Vero Beach, Fla.)
Par 72 | 7,350 yards
Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 16 Teams

No. 42 North Florida (39-under), No. 56 Michigan State (36-under), No. 58 Liberty (36-under), No. 32 Cincinnati (34-under), No. 48 Northwestern (33-under), No. 45 Missouri (32-under), No. 87 Toledo (29-under), No. 29 Notre Dame (29-under), No. 83 South Florida (24-under), No. 49 Indiana (23-under), No. 70 Memphis (20-under), No. 91 Rutgers (19-under), Penn State (19-under), Maryland (11-under), No. 59 Wisconsin (11-under), Northern Illinois (4-under)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Gabrelcik finished the final round with six birdies for his third straight round in the 60s at 6-under 68.
The junior now holds the sole lead of the most career top five finishes at UNF with 14 total.
He matched his personal-best 18-hole score in the opening round to go with his 54-hole program record score.
Robbie Higgins had the best Osprey score in the final round with six birdies and no hole worse than par to finish fourth overall.
Higgins also set a new personal-best for 54-hole score at 14-under 202, which narrowed out his score of 204 from earlier this year at the Windon Memorial Classic.
The performances from Gabrelcik and Higgins set the top program marks for best individual tournament score to par at 16-under and 14-under respectively.
They also both recorded rounds in the 60s on a par-72 course for all three rounds played at the Quail Valley Collegiate.
Davis Lee put together three birdies to score at even-par on the day, which made him the third UNF golfer to place inside the top 10 individuals at the Quail Valley Collegiate.
Lee matched his career-best 18-hole score in the second round at 6-under 66, which was set at the same tournament three years ago.
Cody Carroll had a rough start to the final round, but played well over the last 13 holes with two birdies and 11 pars to shoot 2-over 218 overall.
Cooper Smith had his best round of the week at 1-under 71 with four birdies to wrap up the group with a combined score of 3-over 219.
The Ospreys finished as the only squad in the 16-team field to have two players place in the top four and three players inside the top 10 individuals.

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER

"It was nice to get the team win. Three guys did a great job carrying us to this one. We beat a bunch of good teams and hope this will springboard us to chasing more."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT

North Florida stays in the state of Florida for their first three-day tournament of the fall season at the Isleworth Collegiate hosted by UCF starting on Sunday, Oct. 23, in Windermere, Fla.