Facing Several Top Teams at Williams Cup

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's golf will take the course against some of the best teams in the nation competing at the Williams Cup hosted by North Carolina from Oct. 9-10 in Wilmington, N.C.

The Ospreys start the fall season with back-to-back finishes among the top five teams. Robbie Higgins has been the key player through both tournaments with his most recent performance being a seventh overall placement that earned him ASUN Men's Golfer of the Week.

COURSE REPORT

Eagle Point Golf Club (Wilmington, N.C.)
Par 72 | 7,364 Yards
54 holes (Three rounds of 18 holes)

ON THE TEE

Nick Gabrelcik (67.83)
Robbie Higgins (69.33)
Andrew Riley (71.83)
Jason Duff (N/A)
Davis Lee (71.67)

THE FIELD: 10 Teams

North Florida
Arizona State
Auburn
Elon
Florida
Louisville
Missouri
North Carolina
NC State
UNC-Wilmington

TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK

The Ospreys will compete in the Williams Cup for the first time in program history.
Also playing in the state of North Carolina for the first time since last season's fall debut at the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke.
Third consecutive tournament to start the season outside the state of Florida.
Will be the second time playing over two days this season and the first event of the year on a par-72 course.
Both Higgins and Nick Gabrelcik enter the tournament with two top-25 finishes and a top-10 finish each.
Gabrelcik also leads the team with two tournaments under par and four rounds under par.
A condensed field at UNC will include Power Five squads such as Arizona State, Auburn, Florida, Louisville, Missouri and NC State.
UNF joins UNC-Wilmington and Elon as the only non-Power Five schools at the event.
A slight change was made in the lineup, as the Ospreys will play a graduate, two seniors, a redshirt junior and a junior.
Former ASUN Freshman of the Year Jason Duff will make his season debut, while Andrew Riley and Davis Lee will join Higgins and Gabrelcik in their third consecutive starts.
Two rounds of 36 holes total will be played on the first day, followed by one round of 18 holes on the final day of play.

FROM THE 19TH HOLE

Gabrelcik has been nothing short of impressive through a pair of events and a 67.83 scoring average with his best round being a school record 8-under 62. He leads UNF yet again as the No. 1 player in the lineup facing off against familiar top opponents at UNC.
Higgins was the top scorer in the Ospreys' latest tournament at Northwestern in seventh overall to win the conference's weekly award. He joins Gabrelcik with a scoring average under 70 at 69.33 with three rounds under par.
Riley moves up to third in the UNF lineup after solid back-to-back events to begin his debut as an Osprey. The D-II national champion from the 2022-23 season is due to hit his stride after posting his best score of the year in the final round of the Windon Memorial Classic at 2-under 69.
Duff will make his season debut after only playing in five events last season with a 73.93 scoring average per round. He has put together two top-25 placements so far in his career and has his sights set on a third early this week.
Lee rounds out the Osprey lineup as an experienced fifth-year graduate with the third-best scoring average at 71.67. He looks to continue that stability for the squad heading into the Williams Cup on Monday.

UP NEXT

North Florida will bounce back with another early week tournament at the Quail Valley Collegiate hosted by Michigan State from Oct. 15-16 in Vero Beach, Fla.

COURSE REPORT

ON THE TEE

THE FIELD: 10 Teams

TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK

FROM THE 19TH HOLE

UP NEXT

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jason Duff

Nick Gabrelcik

Robbie Higgins

Davis Lee

Andrew Riley

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