Men's Golf Keeps Strong Lead Through Two Rounds at ASUN Championship

Monday, April 25

Athens, Ga.

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University of North Florida

ASUN Championship

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Men's Golf Keeps Strong Lead Through Two Rounds at ASUN Championship

4/25/2022 5:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Higgins Remains the Leader, Gabrelcik Enters Top Five

ATHENS, Ga. - No. 39 North Florida men's golf keeps its 10-stroke lead after carding 1-under 283 in the second round of the ASUN Championship on Monday afternoon.

The Ospreys have a double-digit advantage over the second-place team, Lipscomb, heading into the final round on Tuesday. They matched their birdie total of 15 from the first day, including 10 birdies on the back nine.

Nick Gabrelcik notched seven birdies in the second round, including the entire back nine at par of better, to finish the day at 5-under 66. He enters the top three along with Robbie Higgins, who scored 1-under 70 to stay the leader in the clubhouse by one stroke.

Nick Gabrelcik explodes onto the scene in the second round with 7?? birdies to finish at 5??-under on the day!

The Ospreys still maintain a 9??-stroke advantage heading into the final round on Tuesday morning!#SWOOPLife // #BirdiesOfPrey // @nickgabrelcik63 pic.twitter.com/HpSEW6NX8p
— UNF Men's Golf (@OspreyMGolf) April 25, 2022

COURSE REPORT

University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.)
Par 71 | 7,258 yards
Monday, Apr. 25 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD

TEAM STANDINGS: 12 Teams

#39 North Florida (5-under), Lipscomb (5-over), #36 Liberty (6-over), #53 Florida Gulf Coast (7-over), Jacksonville (9-over), Jacksonville State (14-over), North Alabama (18-over), Eastern Kentucky (25-over), Kennesaw State (33-over), Bellarmine (43-over), Central Arkansas (48-over), Stetson (51-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

- Gabrelcik exploded onto the scene after carding 5-under 66 in the second round with seven birdies to jump right back into the top three of the leaderboard.
- He is now within reach of back-to-back top-three individual finishes in the ASUN Championship meet.
- Higgins holds a one-stroke edge as the leader of the field after shooting 1-under 70 to be at 6-under entering the final day of play.
- He sits 5-under on par-four holes, which is the best in the tournament, while also being top-four for average par-three score (even-par) and total pars (27).
- Davis Lee kept things consistent on the second day with another 1-over 72 round to stay within the top 10 at 2-over 144 combined.
- Lee finished his day strong as well with two birdies on the last three holes to close Monday's round.
- Cody Carroll keeps taking advantage of par-threes with the second-best scoring average on his way to being 3-over through two rounds and tied for 13th overall.
- Jason Duff wrapped up the group scoring 5-over 76 on Tuesday to stay within the top 50 placements.
- The Ospreys are still the only squad with two players in the top five, as well as one of two teams with three players in the top 10 of the player's leaderboard.
- UNF remains the leader in most pars with 114 total, while also being in the top three for average par-three (4-over), average par-four (8-over) and total birdies (30).

COACH'S THOUGHTS

Here's what assistant coach Jeff Dennis had to say after the Ospreys' second-round performance!#SWOOPLife // #BirdiesOfPrey pic.twitter.com/YuQtNnMfGk
— UNF Men's Golf (@OspreyMGolf) April 25, 2022

UP NEXT

North Florida will try and clinch their third conference title in four seasons during the final round of the ASUN Championship starting on Tuesday morning.