SKOKIE, Ill. - Robbie Higgins finished off an incredible week of play to secure his first-career medalist crown title at the Windon Memorial Classic on Tuesday afternoon.

After finishing as the runner-up at two events last season, including the ASUN Championship, Higgins finally broke through at Northwestern with personal-best 18-hole and 54-hole scores. He also recorded the sixth top-10 finish of his career, as well as his 13th top-25 finish.

Higgins becomes UNF's 23rd unique individual title winner, while also bringing home the Ospreys' 37th all-time medalist crown. He also becomes the first tournament winner for the program since Nick Gabrelcik won the ASUN Championship this past season.

The Ospreys as a team took a share of fourth in the event at 8-over after having three players among the top 35 individuals. UNF finished ahead of programs such as Memphis, Indiana, Wisconsin and South Florida.

COURSE REPORT

Evanston Golf Club (Skokie, Ill.)
Par 70 | 6,885 yards
Tuesday, Sept. 27 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

5 - North Florida | 1-over 848 (282-279-287)
1. Robbie Higgins | 6-under 204 (67-65-72)
T24. Cody Carroll | 4-over 214 (72-72-70)
T33. Nick Gabrelcik | 6-over 216 (72-72-72)
T43. Davis Lee | 8-over 218 (75-70-73)
T52. Lance Yates | 11-over 221 (71-72-78)

T13. Cooper Smith (Ind.) | 2-over 212 (71-71-70)

TEAM STANDINGS: 14 Teams

Northwestern (2-under), Kent State (7-over), Arkansas at Little Rock (7-over), Marquette (8-over), North Florida (8-over), Memphis (11-over), Indiana (13-over), Wisconsin (14-over), Oral Roberts (24-over), Augusta (33-over), South Florida (34-over), Loyola (Md.) (40-over), Cal Poly (45-over), UC Davis (47-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

• Higgins recorded 2-over 72 during the final round on Tuesday to take home the individual title by one stroke.
• He finished the week with the lead in average score on par-four holes at 3-under, as well as most birdies with 13 total.
• Cody Carroll carded the best score in the final round at even-par 70 to notch his 15th top-25 placement of his career.
• Two birdies were added on by Carroll in the third round to finish his week with nine total, which ranks 10th overall in the field.
• Gabrelcik had the second-most birdies behind Higgins with 12 total on his way to sharing 33rd at 6-over 216 combined.
• He also had the best average score on par-five holes (6-under) among the field, which showed on Tuesday after scoring birdie on both par-five holes.
• Davis Lee turned in a score of 3-over 73 to finish the event just outside the top 40, while Lance Yates wrapped up the day for the Osprey squad at 11-over combined.
• Cooper Smith, who participated in his first event this season, was the top unattached individual at Northwestern this week at 2-over 212 overall to place inside the top 15 spots.
• UNF finished the tournament with the most birdies among all 14 schools this week with 48 total after Higgins and Gabrelcik combined for 25 of the 48 total.

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER

"Congrats to Robbie [Higgins] on his first collegiate win. It was a nice one to get. Our team finish was okay, but we just made too many mistakes to really compete to win. The guys need to clean that up if we want to be really good."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT

North Florida will take three weeks to regroup before returning to action for their first in-state tournament of the season at the Quail Valley Collegiate hosted by Michigan State Sunday, Oct. 16 to Monday, Oct. 17.