Friday, September 8
Loudon, Tenn.
University of North Florida
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Visit Knoxville Collegiate - Day 1
Starting the Season at Visit Knoxville Collegiate
9/7/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
Three Late Summer Additions Introduced to Roster
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's golf starts its 2023-24 season at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate hosted by Tennessee from Sept. 8-10 in Loudon, Tenn.
The Ospreys return its core three players from last season with Nick Gabrelcik, Robbie Higgins and Davis Lee all entering their senior seasons. The squad also introduces transfers Andrew Riley and Brett Schell, as well as true freshman Chase Carroll, as late summer additions to the 2023-24 Osprey roster.
Tennessee National (Loudon, Tenn.)
Par 70 | 7,280 Yards
54 holes (Three rounds of 18 holes)
- Won PBA's first national championship as an individual at the NCAA National Tournament at (-12).
- Won the NCAA South / Southeast Regional where he opened with a school-record round of 62.
- Broke the single-season scoring average record with a 70.2.
- Was named a PING GCAA First Team All-American and to the All-Region team.
- Also won first ever GCAA Arnold Palmer award in 2023.
- Had seven top-10 finishes in his 11 events throughout the season.
- Competed in nine events in his freshman year.
- Finished fifth in the Matlock Invitational and finished T52 in the NCAA South Region Tournament.
- Was the first PBA golfer in history to compete in Regionals and the PBA golfer to earn All-SSC honors.
- Had an average score of 72 over 27 rounds and had a low round of 67.
Why UNF?
"I wanted to be a part of a very successful Division I team competing to win a national championship. I also wanted to surround myself with two amazing coaches and a team that bonds like a family."
- Played four seasons of collegiate golf at Ole Miss from 2019-23.
- Earned SEC Player of the Week on Mar. 22, 2023 for his top finish at the All-American Intercollegiate Tournament at 9-under 207 with 13 birdies.
- Was the runner-up at the 2023 Cabo Collegiate and fourth in the 2022 Puerto Rico Classic.
- Also defeated Auburn's John Marshall Butler at SEC Match Play in 2021.
- Averaged 72.88 per round over his career, including 72.23 during the 2023 season.
- His best scores at Ole Miss were 64 for 18 holes in 2022-23 and 201 for 54 holes in 2021-22.
- Finished career as a Rebel with a medalist crown, three top-five finishes, four top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes.
Why UNF?
"I chose UNF to become a part of a nationally competitive team while feeling a part of a tightly knit community. UNF has produced many high-level golfers and continues to do so year after year."
- Joins Stefan Ink and Danny Erickson as true freshmen on this year's squad.
- Competes with the American Junior Golf Association with two top-20 finishes in his last four meets.
- Scored 211 (67-72-72) at the Mizuno / Keith Mitchell Junior Championship on July 9, 2023, for fifth overall.
- Also won the Greater Jacksonville Junior Championship from Jul. 12-13, 2021, as well as the Jax Beach Junior Open in 2020.
- His older brother, Cody, played for North Florida men's golf from 2018-23.
North Florida continues its fall season returning to play in the Windon Memorial Classic hosted by Northwestern from Sept. 25-26 in Skokie, Ill.
The Ospreys return its core three players from last season with Nick Gabrelcik, Robbie Higgins and Davis Lee all entering their senior seasons. The squad also introduces transfers Andrew Riley and Brett Schell, as well as true freshman Chase Carroll, as late summer additions to the 2023-24 Osprey roster.
COURSE REPORT
Tennessee National (Loudon, Tenn.)Par 70 | 7,280 Yards
54 holes (Three rounds of 18 holes)
ON THE TEE
THE FIELD: 14 Teams
- Charlotte
- Cincinnati
- Clemson
- Connecticut
- ETSU
- Miss State
- Nebraska
- North Florida
- Ole Miss
- South Florida
- Tennessee
- Toledo
- Virginia Tech
- Wisconsin
NEWCOMER NOTES
Andrew Riley
- Started 11 events for Palm Beach Atlantic during his sophomore season.- Won PBA's first national championship as an individual at the NCAA National Tournament at (-12).
- Won the NCAA South / Southeast Regional where he opened with a school-record round of 62.
- Broke the single-season scoring average record with a 70.2.
- Was named a PING GCAA First Team All-American and to the All-Region team.
- Also won first ever GCAA Arnold Palmer award in 2023.
- Had seven top-10 finishes in his 11 events throughout the season.
- Competed in nine events in his freshman year.
- Finished fifth in the Matlock Invitational and finished T52 in the NCAA South Region Tournament.
- Was the first PBA golfer in history to compete in Regionals and the PBA golfer to earn All-SSC honors.
- Had an average score of 72 over 27 rounds and had a low round of 67.
Why UNF?
"I wanted to be a part of a very successful Division I team competing to win a national championship. I also wanted to surround myself with two amazing coaches and a team that bonds like a family."
Brett Schell
- Played four seasons of collegiate golf at Ole Miss from 2019-23.- Earned SEC Player of the Week on Mar. 22, 2023 for his top finish at the All-American Intercollegiate Tournament at 9-under 207 with 13 birdies.
- Was the runner-up at the 2023 Cabo Collegiate and fourth in the 2022 Puerto Rico Classic.
- Also defeated Auburn's John Marshall Butler at SEC Match Play in 2021.
- Averaged 72.88 per round over his career, including 72.23 during the 2023 season.
- His best scores at Ole Miss were 64 for 18 holes in 2022-23 and 201 for 54 holes in 2021-22.
- Finished career as a Rebel with a medalist crown, three top-five finishes, four top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes.
Why UNF?
"I chose UNF to become a part of a nationally competitive team while feeling a part of a tightly knit community. UNF has produced many high-level golfers and continues to do so year after year."
Chase Carroll
- Joins Stefan Ink and Danny Erickson as true freshmen on this year's squad.- Competes with the American Junior Golf Association with two top-20 finishes in his last four meets.
- Scored 211 (67-72-72) at the Mizuno / Keith Mitchell Junior Championship on July 9, 2023, for fifth overall.
- Also won the Greater Jacksonville Junior Championship from Jul. 12-13, 2021, as well as the Jax Beach Junior Open in 2020.
- His older brother, Cody, played for North Florida men's golf from 2018-23.
TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK
- The Ospreys will be playing in the Visit Knoxville Collegiate for the first time in program history, as it's the inaugural meet for Tennessee.
- They return to the state of Tennessee for the first time since placing fifth at the Mason Rudolph Championship from Apr. 10-12, 2023.
- UNF has opened the past two fall seasons at the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke, placing in the top five as a team both times.
- First of five fall tournaments, as well as only one of two three-day meets of the fall season.
- Will open the season competing on a par-70 course against 14 teams.
- The field includes eight Power Five teams, including Tennessee, Ole Miss, Clemson and Miss State.
- UNF will have a lineup of a graduate, two seniors, a junior and a freshman.
- One round of 18 holes total will be played on each day from Friday through Sunday.
- North Florida will be grouped with Wisconsin and Cincinnati for the first round on Friday, Sept. 8, with the first start time at 9:45 a.m., off the first hole.
- They will be grouped against in the second round on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 9:50 a.m., and will conclude play on Sunday, Sept. 10.
FROM THE 19TH HOLE
- Gabrelcik is fresh off helping Team USA completing the comeback against Team Great Britain & Ireland in the 149th Walker Cup in Scotland. He also has been named to the Haskins Award Preseason Watch List and opened as No. 4 in the PGA University individual rankings.
- Higgins is coming off his second consecutive season as a First Team All-ASUN selection and an ASUN All-Tournament honoree. He looks to improve his game after leading the team in rounds under par with 22 total, as well as six top-10 finishes with a medalist crown at Northwestern.
- Lee enters his fifth season as a graduate student for the Ospreys as one of two players to play in all 13 tournaments last season. He will help lead UNF to another successful season with sights set on an ASUN title and returning to the NCAA Championships.
- Riley makes the lineup as a recent transfer from Palm Beach Atlantic after taking home the medalist crown at the D-II National Championship meet in 2023. He also started 11 events for PBA his sophomore season, while breaking the single season scoring average record of 70.2.
- Carroll comes in at the last spot on the five-man lineup for UNF as one of three true freshman signees over the offseason. He has had recent success over the summer on junior tours, as his most recent was a fifth overall finish at Mizuno / Keith Mitchell Junior Championship.
UP NEXT
North Florida continues its fall season returning to play in the Windon Memorial Classic hosted by Northwestern from Sept. 25-26 in Skokie, Ill.
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