Men's Golf Struggles in Opening Round at NCAA Championship

Friday, May 27

Scottsdale, Ariz.

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University of North Florida

NCAA Championship

Cody Carroll at NCAA Men's Golf Championship

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5/27/2022 10:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Cody Carroll Gives Best Score at 5-Over

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A rough start turned into a round that never found its footing for No. 33 North Florida men's golf on the opening day of play at the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club.

The Ospreys scored 26-over as a team with only seven birdies to show for in the first round. They were one of seven teams in the tournament to score 20 shots or more over par on Thursday afternoon.

Cody Carroll holds the best score on the day for the Ospreys with his round of 5-over 75. The four-year UNF veteran had one of the strongest finishes of his senior season with eight straight holes of par or better to end his day in the desert.

COURSE REPORT

Grayhawk Golf Course (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Par 70 | 7,289 yards
Friday, May 27 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD

TEAM STANDINGS: 30 Teams

No. 3 Vanderbilt (2-over), No. 27 Oregon (5-over), No. 17 Auburn (5-over), No. 25 Kansas (6-over), No. 26 Arizona (6-over), No. 1 Oklahoma (7-over), No. 5 North Carolina (8-over), No. 2 Oklahoma State (9-over), No. 4 Arizona State (10-over), No. 38 Liberty (10-over), No. 18 Florida State (11-over), No. 7 Texas (11-over), No. 15 Georgia (12-over), No. 14 Arkansas (13-over), No. 6 Pepperdine (14-over), No. 41 BYU (15-over), No. 13 Stanford (15-over), No. 44 Georgia Southern (15-over), No. 23 Ole Miss (17-over), No. 30 East Tennessee State (17-over), No. 8 Texas Tech (17-over), No. 47 Utah (17-over), No. 11 Georgia Tech (18-over), No. 12 Texas A&M (20-over), No. 32 Ohio State (20-over), No. 10 Florida (20-over), No. 31 South Florida (23-over), No. 16 Wake Forest (23-over), No. 49 College of Charleston (25-over), No. 33 North Florida (26-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

- Carroll had a rocky start, but put together a strong back nine score of 1-over to card 5-over 75 during the first round.
- He recorded two birdies on the round and scored at par or better from the 11th hole on during his back nine.
- Nick Gabrelcik joined Carroll with two birdies in the first round to notch 6-over 76 where he had a similar stretch of six straight holes on the front nine at par or better.
- The back-to-back ASUN Golfer of the Year also had a share of the second-best average score on par-five holes at 1-under (4.50).
- Davis Lee went birdie and par on his last two holes of the day to finish his 7-over 77 round on Thursday afternoon.
- Robbie Higgins rolled out five consecutive pars to close out his first round at 8-over 78, as he was the only Osprey to avoid recording double bogey on any hole.
- Brandon Mancheno closes out the opening round for the Ospreys at 9-over 79 with a 2-under (2.50) average score on par-three holes that was tied for second among the field.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"We played about as poorly as we can play. Our inexperience in the desert showed up for sure. Need to try and bounce back for a better day tomorrow."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder