Men's Golf Tied For Fourth Through Two Rounds at Williams Cup

Monday, October 9

Wilmington, N.C.

University of North Florida

Williams Cup - Day 1

Men's Golf Tied For Fourth Through Two Rounds at Williams Cup

10/9/2023 7:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Results

Gabrelcik Shares Eighth Overall, Higgins in Top 20

WILMINGTON, N.C. - North Florida men's golf had solid showings from its senior leaders, as Nick Gabrelcik and Robbie Higgins both sit top 20 through a pair of rounds at the Williams Cup hosted by North Carolina on Monday afternoon.

Gabrelcik had a clean start to the day with six birdies in the first round, while ending the day with two birdies on the last three holes to finish at 1-under 143 combined. His fellow All-ASUN selection, Higgins, carded three birdies during each round to be tied in 19th overall.

COURSE REPORT

Eagle Point Golf Club (Wilmington, N.C.)
Par 72 | 7,364 Yards
Monday, Oct. 9 | 36 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 10 Teams

North Carolina (16-under), Auburn (1-under), Arizona State (9-over), North Florida (16-over), Missouri (161-over), NC State (16-over), Louisville (19-over), Florida (20-over), UNC-Wilmington (35-over), Elon (42-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Gabrelcik has his sights set on his second top-10 finish in the third event of the fall season after his strong start at North Carolina.
The Trinity, Fla., native had the second-best par-three average (1-under) and the third-most total birdies (10) through 36 holes.
Higgins, as well as Gabrelcik, will be searching for a third consecutive top-25 finish to start their senior seasons.
He also had a three-under scoring average on Monday, which ranks top four among the field.
Jason Duff had a stellar opening round at 1-under 71 with five birdies in his season debut too help share 26th overall.
Duff tied Higgins for the most pars by an Osprey at UNC with 20 total with one round remaining.
Andrew Riley rebounded after a rough start with four birdies in round two to be in the top 40, while Davis Lee squeezed into the top 50 on Monday.
The Ospreys are one of four teams with three players in the top 26 of the player's leaderboard.
UNF was fifth overall in scoring averages for par-three (9-over), par-four (21-over) and par-five (1-under) holes.
They were also second in birdies with 32 total, while also notching 92 total pars.