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Men's Golf Within Reach at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
4/11/2022 9:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
Suspended Play in Second Round, Will Resume On Tuesday Morning
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - North Florida men's golf had its second round halted by darkness, as it stands fourth at 10-under among a field of four top-50 teams at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial on Monday evening.
Their first-round performance was one of the best rounds collectively by the team this season with all five Osprey golfers carding at par or better. They also combined for 19 birdies in the first round and limited their mistakes to only 11 combined holes scored worse than par.
Nick Gabrelcik and Robbie Higgins share the top spot on the Osprey team at 6-under through the first day before play was suspended. They both are tied for fourth on the player's leaderboard with no other team in the field currently having two players in the top five spots.
4 - North Florida | 10-under (277-)
T4. Nick Gabrelcik | 6-under (68-)
T4. Robbie Higgins | 6-under (69-)
T26. Cody Carroll | Even-par (70-)
T39. Davis Lee | 2-over (70-)
T44. Jason Duff | 3-over (71-)
#62 Virginia (12-under), #26 Charlotte (11-under), #20 Tennessee (11-under), #39 North Florida (10-under), #60 Kentucky (7-under), #36 Liberty (6-under), Virginia (B) (2-under), East Carolina (1-over), #69 Virginia Tech (1-over), #90 St. Mary's (CA) (3-over), Coastal Carolina (5-over), Maryland (7-over), Texas State (10-over), Loyola (MD) (16-over)
- Gabrelcik combined for 10 total birdies through the first 33 holes to sit tied for fourth at 6-under.
- He is also tied for third in average par-three score (1-under, 2.89) and in total birdies with 10.
- Higgins joins Gabrelcik tied for fourth and was only one of 10 players to eagle a hole on Monday on his way to a 6-under day through 35 holes.
- He is also tied for sixth in birdies with nine total and seventh in average par-three score (1-under, 2.90).
- Cody Carroll is currently tied for the second-most pars with 28 total, as he finished a solid pair of rounds tied for 26th at even-par.
- Davis Lee was the fourth Osprey to shoot under par in the first round to sit tied for 39th at 2-over combined.
- Jason Duff has the best average par-five score in the field (5-under, 4.29) to wrap up the UNF group at 3-over to be within the top 50 on the leaderboard.
- Gabrelcik and Higgins also join Duff at 5-under for the best average par-five score.
- The Ospreys are the only team in the tournament with two players in the top four (Gabrelcik & Higgins).
- UNF stands in first for average par-five scores (17-under, 4.55) by three strokes, as well as fourth in average par-three scores (5-over, 3.10) and tied for third in birdies with 35 total.
North Florida will finish up their final round of regular season play at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial on Tuesday afternoon.
Their first-round performance was one of the best rounds collectively by the team this season with all five Osprey golfers carding at par or better. They also combined for 19 birdies in the first round and limited their mistakes to only 11 combined holes scored worse than par.
Nick Gabrelcik and Robbie Higgins share the top spot on the Osprey team at 6-under through the first day before play was suspended. They both are tied for fourth on the player's leaderboard with no other team in the field currently having two players in the top five spots.
COURSE REPORT
- Birdwood Golf Course (Charlottesville, Va.)
- Par 72 | 7,058 yards
- Monday, Apr. 11 | 33-35 holes
- RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link
SCORECARD
4 - North Florida | 10-under (277-)T4. Nick Gabrelcik | 6-under (68-)
T4. Robbie Higgins | 6-under (69-)
T26. Cody Carroll | Even-par (70-)
T39. Davis Lee | 2-over (70-)
T44. Jason Duff | 3-over (71-)
TEAM STANDINGS: 14 Teams
#62 Virginia (12-under), #26 Charlotte (11-under), #20 Tennessee (11-under), #39 North Florida (10-under), #60 Kentucky (7-under), #36 Liberty (6-under), Virginia (B) (2-under), East Carolina (1-over), #69 Virginia Tech (1-over), #90 St. Mary's (CA) (3-over), Coastal Carolina (5-over), Maryland (7-over), Texas State (10-over), Loyola (MD) (16-over)
ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Gabrelcik combined for 10 total birdies through the first 33 holes to sit tied for fourth at 6-under.- He is also tied for third in average par-three score (1-under, 2.89) and in total birdies with 10.
- Higgins joins Gabrelcik tied for fourth and was only one of 10 players to eagle a hole on Monday on his way to a 6-under day through 35 holes.
- He is also tied for sixth in birdies with nine total and seventh in average par-three score (1-under, 2.90).
- Cody Carroll is currently tied for the second-most pars with 28 total, as he finished a solid pair of rounds tied for 26th at even-par.
- Davis Lee was the fourth Osprey to shoot under par in the first round to sit tied for 39th at 2-over combined.
- Jason Duff has the best average par-five score in the field (5-under, 4.29) to wrap up the UNF group at 3-over to be within the top 50 on the leaderboard.
- Gabrelcik and Higgins also join Duff at 5-under for the best average par-five score.
- The Ospreys are the only team in the tournament with two players in the top four (Gabrelcik & Higgins).
- UNF stands in first for average par-five scores (17-under, 4.55) by three strokes, as well as fourth in average par-three scores (5-over, 3.10) and tied for third in birdies with 35 total.
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