CARLSBAD, Calif. - North Florida men's golf concluded yet another historic season in the third round of the NCAA Championship with a final score of 57-over to wrap up team play with a 29th overall finish on Sunday afternoon.
Senior
Nick Gabrelcik secured his spot as one of the top-nine individuals not on an advancing team to advance to an additional day of stroke play on Monday to crown the 72-hole individual champion, finishing tied for 18th overall out of a 150-man field, with an even-par round for the second day in a row.
The final round of stroke play will be available to watch on the Golf Channel and Peacock with coverage starting at 3:00 p.m. PT.
COURSE REPORT
Omni La Costa North Course (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Par 72 | 7,538 Yards
Sunday, May 26 | 18 holes
SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
29th - North Florida | 57-over 921 (307-297-317)
T18.
Nick Gabrelcik | 2-over 218 (74-72-72)
T126.
Robbie Higgins | 18-over 234 (77-74-83)
T130.
Jason Duff | 19-over 235 (79-74-82)
T138.
Davis Lee | 22-over 238 (77-79-82)
140th.
Andrew Riley | 23-over 239 (81-77-81)
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS: 30 Teams
Illinois (2-under), Virginia (4-over), Vanderbilt (9-over), Florida State (10-over), Ohio State (13-over), North Carolina (15-over), Auburn (15-over), Florida (20-over), Arizona (21-over), Georgia Tech (21-over), Texas (23-over), Baylor (24-over), Oklahoma (25-over), Tennessee (27-over), ETSU (27-over), Wake Forest (29-over), Texas Tech (31-over), LSU (39-over), California (40-over), Texas A&M (41-over), Stanford (41-over), Clemson (42-over), Oklahoma State (43-over), Notre Dame (43-over), Utah (45-over), SMU (46-over), New Mexico (48-over), West Virginia (49-over),
North Florida (57-over), Purdue (60-over)
ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Gabrelcik rounded out team play tied for 18th overall, tallying a 2-over 218 combined score.
- The senior finished in the top-ten for most birdies with a total of 11 after his four in the final round.
- He also ranked second overall in par-five average score (5-under) among all players in the field.
- Robbie Higgins concluded his collegiate career with eight pars and two birdies to finish tied at 126th overall and 18-over 234 combined.
- The fellow senior led the team with 34 total pars.
- Jason Duff kicked the day off with a birdie while recording eight pars to finish tied for 130th at 19-over 235 combined.
- Davis Lee picked up a pair of birdies, while going 10-over 82 on the day to match Duff and finish tied for 138th overall.
- Andrew Riley led the team with nine pars on the day, while tallying a birdie to finish with a combined score of 23-over 239 and 140th overall.
- The Ospreys finished with a top-15 par-three average mark (19-over) and the 20th-best par-five average score (2-over).
- UNF totaled 120 pars and 16 birdies through three rounds of team play in California.
STATEMENT FROM SCHROEDER
"Not our best day today. Still a solid season for us, making the finals is a sign of success for the program."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder
UP NEXT
Nick Gabrelcik advances to the final round of stroke play on Monday, May 27, pairing with Palmer Jackson of Notre Dame and Karl Vilips of Stanford with a start time of 12:46 p.m. PT on hole 10.
