Men's Golf Finishes as Runner-Up at the Sea Best Invitational

Tuesday, January 31

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

TBA

University of North Florida

Sea Best Invitational

Nick Gabrelcik shot off tee box Sea Best Invite

Men's Golf Finishes as Runner-Up at the Sea Best Invitational

1/31/2023 5:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

Top Three at Sea Best For a Third Consecutive Season

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - North Florida men's golf maintained its position from the first two rounds to bring home a runner-up finish at the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday afternoon.

UNF finished ahead of programs such as Liberty, Louisville, FGCU, Lipscomb, FAU, Charleston and more, finishing only behind Florida.

The Ospreys have now placed among the top three teams for a third-straight year at Jacksonville University's annual home meet. Strong days from Nick Gabrelcik and Robbie Higgins put UNF in position to secure the team's fifth top-five team finish in their six meets of the 2022-23 season.

Gabrelcik continues to play well on the First Coast, as the two-time Sea Best winner shared ninth overall among the field for his fifth top-10 finish on the year. Higgins joined the fellow junior tied for ninth as well with his third top-10 placement of the season.

COURSE REPORT

TPC at Sawgrass - Dye's Valley Course (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)
Par 70 | 6,790 Yards
Tuesday, Jan. 31 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 13 Teams

#9 Florida (13-under), #42 North Florida (9-over), #40 Liberty (14-over), #44 Louisville (16-over), Florida Gulf Coast (20-over), #31 Lipscomb (35-over), Florida Atlantic (37-over), UTSA (41-over), Jacksonville (16-over), Campbell (43-over), College of Charleston (45-over), Charleston Southern (50-over), USC Upstate (61-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Gabrelcik scored par on eight of the first nine holes and finished with three birdies on the back nine.
The Trinity, Fla., native finished the final round, as well as the week overall, at even-par.
Higgins had an up-and-down day with four birdies and four bogeys to match Gabrelcik's even-par day.
He also had the second-most birdies through all three rounds with 13 total.
Both juniors remained at the top of the par-three average at 2-under for second among the field.
Cody Carroll was the only Osprey to score an eagle this week to place 18th overall at 4-over 214.
After a tough first hole, he notched three birdies on the front nine and scored his eagle on the 15th hole.
Davis Lee was the fourth UNF golfer to place among the top 30 individuals with 7-over 217 on the week.
Cooper Smith had the second-best par-five average (3-under) and carded two birdies on the day to finish tied for 36th at 9-over 219.
Jason Duff turned in an overall score of 8-over 218 after playing as an unattached individual throughout this event.
The Ospreys finished with top players in the top 10, three players in the top 20, four players in the top 30 and all five players in the top 40.
They were the only team outside of No. 9 Florida, who won the event, that met those criteria.
UNF finished with the best par-five average (3-under), while also having the second-best par-five average (18-over) and the second-most birdies with 45 total.
They were also one of four teams this week to have a player record an eagle.

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER

.@UNFGolf dives into his team's performance this week at the Sea Best Invitational!#BirdiesOfPrey pic.twitter.com/Fb6nT4V3by
— UNF Men's Golf (@OspreyMGolf) January 31, 2023