DOTHAN, Ala. - North Florida men's golf rounded out its week with a third-place team finish at the ASUN Championship on Tuesday afternoon.
Robbie Higgins was the top Osprey finishing in fourth overall to receive ASUN All-Tournament honors for the third time in his collegiate career.
UNF continues its streak of finishing as a team in the top four in every ASUN Championship tournament since joining the conference in 2004-05. Higgins was one of four Ospreys inside the top 21 with
Jason Duff and
Davis Lee tied for 17th, while
Chase Carroll sharing 21st overall in the field.
COURSE REPORT
Highland Oaks - RTJ (Dothan, Ala.)
Par 72 | 7,441 Yards
Tuesday, Apr. 23 | 18 holes
SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
3 - North Florida | 5-over 869 (293-291-285)
4.
Robbie Higgins | 5-under 211 (71-70-70)
T17.
Jason Duff | 4-over 220 (76-74-70)
T17.
Davis Lee | 4-over 220 (73-77-70)
T21.
Chase Carroll | 5-over 221 (74-72-75)
T36.
Andrew Riley | 11-over 227 (75-75-77)
TEAM STANDINGS: 12 Teams
Lipscomb (16-under), Central Arkansas (1-over),
North Florida (5-over), Florida Gulf Coast (7-over), Stetson (10-over), Kennesaw State (16-over), North Alabama (20-over), Queens (30-over), Jacksonville (31-over), Eastern Kentucky (45-over), Austin Peay (59-over), Bellarmine (66-over)
ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Higgins finished the three-day week with a combined score of 5-under 211 and was only one shot short joining a three-team playoff for the medalist crown.
- He recorded five birdies in his 2-under 70 day after notching a pair of bogeys over his first three holes.
- The senior recorded the most pars of any player in the tournament with 39 total, while also having the second-best par-four scoring average at 1-under and the third-best par-three scoring average at 3-under.
- Duff rode off his hot start of back-to-back birdies with six in the final round for a 4-over 220 combined score.
- He finished with the second-best par-five scoring average at 6-under, while also having a top-10 mark as the team's leader in birdies with 13 total.
- Lee joined the birdie train for the Ospreys with seven in his final ASUN tournament to join Duff at 4-over 220.
- The fifth-year graduate also held a top-10 par-five scoring average at 5-under.
- Carroll had a solid showing over his last 18 holes with 13 pars and a birdie to be right behind the flock at 5-over 221.
- Duff and Carroll each had a top-10 par-four scoring average at 2-over through the week.
- Andrew Riley finished the week with a top-six par-four scoring average at 1-over to earn an overall score of 11-over 227.
- The Ospreys was one of two teams to complete the week with four players in the top 21 of the leaderboard.
- UNF placed as the best team in pars with 167 total and the best par-four average score at 5-over.
STATEMENT FROM SCHROEDER
UP NEXT
North Florida will await their fate with the regional field set to be announced during the NCAA Men's Golf Selection Show on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 p.m.
