LOUDON, Tenn. - North Florida men's golf continued its season-opening tournament with the second round of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate hosted by Tennessee on Saturday afternoon.
The Ospreys were led by graduate transfer
Laurens Schulze-Doering once again, as well as junior
Chase Carroll, with five combined birdies to each card 3-over 73.
Filippo Serra had the best score of the day from the UNF squad with an even-par 70 second round score as an unattached individual in the tournament.
COURSE REPORT
Tennessee National Golf Club (Loudon, Tenn.)
Par 70 | 7,201 yards
Saturday, Sept. 6 | 18 holes
SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
16 - North Florida | 31-over 591 (293-298)
T55.
Laurens Schulze-Doering | 4-over 144 (71-73)
T70.
Chase Carroll | 8-over 148 (75-73)
T75.
Danny Erickson | 9-over 149 (75-74)
T81.
Luke Balaskiewicz | 10-over 150 (72-78)
T89.
Jean-Philippe Parr | 17-over 157 (77-80)
T55.
Filippo Serra (Ind.) | 4-over 144 (74-70)
TEAM STANDINGS: 16 Teams
Tennessee (20-under), Georgia Tech (14-under), Charlotte (9-under), Ole Miss (9-under), LSU (8-under), Iowa (2-over), Kentucky (2-over), Chattanooga (5-over), ETSU (7-over), Virginia Tech (8-over), Loyola Marymount (11-over), Charleston (14-over), Toledo (17-over), Augusta (17-over), NC State (21-over),
North Florida (31-over)
SCHROEDER'S STATEMENT
"It rained early and we didn't handle it well. We also made too many mistakes that lacked discipline to hit the ball in the right spots. We'll see if we can play better tomorrow before we head home to get back to work."
-- Director of Golf
Scott Schroeder
ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Schulze-Doering remains the top Osprey after a pair of rounds just outside the top 50 on the leaderboard.
- Carroll ended his round with two birdies in the last four holes of the day to be 8-over 148 going into the final round.
- Danny Erickson shot 2-under over his final nine holes to turn in 4-over 74 in round two.
- Luke Balaskiewicz continued his collegiate debut, while Jean-Philippe Parr had a great showing on the back nine with seven pars and a birdie to round out the Osprey team score.
- Serra recorded par over the first eight holes and shares the top spot in the tourney for par-five scoring average at 4-under (4.00).
- Both Serra and Erickson made three birdies over the first five holes of the back nine.
UP NEXT
North Florida finishes out the tournament weekend in the final round of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate on Sunday, Sept. 7, in Loudon, Tenn.
