Men's Golf Starts Weekend at Valero Texas Collegiate

Saturday, September 21

San Antonio, Tex.

University of North Florida

Valero Texas Collegiate - Day 1

9/21/2024 9:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Results

Schell Leads Ospreys at 2-Over 74 in Opening Round

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - North Florida men's golf began its three-day tournament weekend at the Valero Texas Collegiate hosted by UTSA on Saturday afternoon.

The Ospreys were led by sixth-year graduate Brett Schell in the opening round with a score of 2-over 74. This is the second consecutive tournament that Schell has led the UNF team after the first round after receiving a redshirt during the 2023-24 season.

COURSE REPORT

TPC San Antonio Oaks (San Antonio, Tex.)
Par 72 | 7,034 yards
Saturday, Sept. 21 | 18 holes

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams

Oklahoma (20-under), Ole Miss (15-under), Auburn (12-under), Vanderbilt (9-under), Virginia (9-under), Miss State (7-under), Tennessee (6-under), Clemson (6-under), TCU (4-under), Georgia (2-under), SMU (2-under), LSU (1-under), ETSU (3-over), UTSA (8-over), North Florida (17-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Schell recorded four birdies, including back-to-back to finish the front nine, on his way to a 2-over 74 round.
Jason Duff totaled a team-leading 13 pars over his first 18 holes of the weekend to be sitting at 5-over 77.
Danny Erickson used a great start of 2-under with two birdies through the first three holes to join Duff at 5-over 77.
Justin Ross makes his season debut for the Ospreys with four birdies on the day to be the third player on the team to notch 5-over 77.
He joins Schell and Erickson for the team lead in birdies with four after the first round.
Filippo Serra wraps up the opening round for UNF as the fifth player, while Alejandro Ramos also competed as an individual for his first collegiate appearance since the 2022-23 season.
The Ospreys put together 42 pars and 15 birdies over their first 18 holes as a team in San Antonio.

SCHROEDER'S STATEMENT

"Rather embarrassing effort today. We have to learn from a day like this because the standard is higher than this. Now, we have to try and bounce back some to see if we can show some improvement."
-- Director of Golf Scott Schroeder