Men's Golf Starts National Championship Appearance

Ospreys Start Opening Round at 19-Over, Gabrelcik Tied For 41st Overall

5/24/2024 11:00:00 PM

CARLSBAD, Calif. - In a national field that hosts 30 teams and 154 players, North Florida men's golf started its opening round of the NCAA Championship with a combined team score of 19-over to sit tied for 27th overall on Friday afternoon.

The Ospreys teed off the early start window with Nick Gabrelcik leading the way for a 2-over 74 that included a pair of birdies on the first and last holes of the back nine. He sits with a share of 41st overall on the player's leaderboard through 18 holes out on the West Coast.

COURSE REPORT

Omni La Costa North Course (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Par 72 | 7,538 Yards
Friday, May 24 | 18 holes

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 30 Teams

Virginia (2-over), Arizona (2-over), North Carolina (3-over), Georgia Tech (4-over), Illinois (5-over), Auburn (5-over), Ohio State (6-over), Florida (7-over), Texas (8-over), ETSU (8-over), Notre Dame (8-over), Vanderbilt (9-over), Stanford (9-over), Baylor (9-over), Wake Forest (10-over), Texas A&M (10-over), Florida State (11-over), New Mexico (11-over), LSU (13-over), Oklahoma (13-over), SMU (15-over), Oklahoma State (15-over), California (16-over), Tennessee (17-over), Clemson (18-over), Utah (18-over), North Florida (19-over), West Virginia (19-over), Texas Tech (21-over), Purdue (22-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Gabrelcik started off with seven straight pars and ended his round with a birdie to be tied for 41st at 2-over 74.
The senior currently leads the team in par-five scoring average at 2-under, which is top 12 among the stacked field.
Robbie Higgins sneaks into the top 100 after his birdie to start the back nine helped him to a 5-over 77 score.
Davis Lee rebounded from a rough start on the first hole to join Higgins among the top 100 players with an identical 5-over 77 mark.
The senior joins Gabrelcik as the only two Ospreys to record two or more birdies on the day.
Jason Duff used a solid first nine holes and a top-15 average mark on par-three holes at even-par to card 7-over 79.
Duff, Gabrelcik and Higgins each notched a team-leading 12 pars during their Friday performance.
Andrew Riley joined Duff with the even-par par-three average score to round out the group at 9-over 81.
The Ospreys were among the top-10 teams in par-three scoring average at 5-over in the first round.
UNF strung together 54 pars and six birdies total through 18 holes as a team.

STATEMENT FROM SCHROEDER

"It was a rough round for us. There was too many little mistake and just not enough birdies on the par three and four holes. We need to bounce back with a good one tomorrow."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT

North Florida will continue its weekend into the second round of the NCAA Championship paired with LSU and SMU off the 10th hole for a start time of 1:17 p.m., PT.

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