Men's Golf Sits in Seventh at Windon Memorial Classic

Monday, September 25

Northfield, Ill.

University of North Florida

Windon Memorial Classic - Day 1

9/25/2023 8:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Results

Robbie Higgins Goes 9-Under 133 Through Two Rounds

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - North Florida men's golf worked its way up the leaderboard through both rounds to start the Windon Memorial Classic hosted by Northwestern at 16-under as a team for seventh overall on Monday afternoon.

Robbie Higgins took over for the Ospreys through two rounds with back-to-back scores in the 60s to place just one spot from the top score at 9-under 133 tied for third. The two-time First Team All-ASUN selection has put himself in prime position to repeat as the individual medalist crown winner at Northwestern's home tournament during Tuesday's final round.

COURSE REPORT

Sunset Ridge Country Club (Northfield, Ill.)
Par 71 | 6,754 Yards
Monday, Sept. 25 | 36 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams

Purdue (31-under), ETSU (24-under), Northwestern (22-under), Indiana (22-under), AR-Little Rock (21-under), South Florida (20-under), North Florida (16-under), Kent State (15-under), Minnesota (12-under), Marquette (11-under), UC Davis (9-under), Notre Dame (8-under), Wisconsin (4-under), Michigan State (2-over), Memphis (4-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Higgins combined for 12 birdies on the day, including eight during the second round, and only had three holes that were scored at worse than par.
The senior finished with a top-three mark in total birdies (12), a top-six par-four average score (4-under) and a top-six par-five average score (5-under).
Gabrelcik picked up the pace in the second round at 6-under 65 to be tied for 36th through a pair of rounds.
He had six total birdies in the later round, while scoring 12 pars on all other holes.
Lee leads the entire tournament in pars with 28 total, as he matched Gabrelcik with a share of 36th overall.
He started his second round of well with three birdies on the first four holes and only two holes worse than par.
Both Gabrelcik and Lee had an average score of 1-under on par-three holes, which is top five among all players.
Riley carded his first score in the 60s with the Ospreys in the opening round to combine for 1-over 143 and sharing a spot just outside the top 50.
He joins Lee a top-five mark in pars with 26 total through the first two rounds of play.
Carroll rounded out the group through their first 36-hole day of the season to finish tied for 71st at 3-over 145.
He was also the lone Osprey to record an eagle, as well as only one of 14 players to have one on Monday.
The Ospreys had four different players record a round in the 60s, including Higgins' back-to-back rounds.
UNF found its strength in par-five average score at 16-under par, which ranks third in the field.
They also were third in pars with 120 total, while being one of nine teams to record an eagle.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"Nice playing by Robbie [Higgins] today, but not our best today as a team. It's always a bit of a struggle up north, which is why we come [this way]. We have to learn and get better."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder