A North Florida squad full of new faces wins McDowell Invite
9/24/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Graeme McDowell Invitational, Greystone Country Club
Just months after the North Florida roster experienced considerable turnover, the Ospreys have won a team title.
Plenty of new faces make up the North Florida roster this season, considering that five seniors departed from a team that advanced to the NCAA Championship last spring. The new-look Ospreys proved themselves on Tuesday, however, by edging home team Alabama-Birmingham at the Graeme McDowell Invitational.
North Florida and UAB tied in Tuesday’s final round at Gresytone G&CC in Birmingham, Ala., with 2-under 286 totals. North Florida had a slim one-shot lead to start the day, however, and it turned out to be the difference.
Interestingly, North Florida didn’t land a single golfer inside the top 10 in Birmingham. All four counters, however, were inside the top 17 and all five starters were in the top 22.
"Today was a great team win,” North Florida head coach Scott Schroeder said. “We had no player in the top 10, so winning the tournament is a great example of guys playing well at different times. We now get to take a break before finishing off the fall at the end of October."
Sophomore Cody Carroll was even in the final round to finish with a 2-under 214 total and lead the team with a T-11 finish.
That also left him seven shots behind Western Kentucky’s Linus Lo, who won the individual title with a 9-under total made up of three consecutive rounds of 69.
Behind UAB in second, Arkansas State was a close third at 10 under, and South Carolina was 1 over in solo fourth.
North Florida and UAB tied in Tuesday’s final round at Gresytone G&CC in Birmingham, Ala., with 2-under 286 totals. North Florida had a slim one-shot lead to start the day, however, and it turned out to be the difference.
"Today was a great team win,” North Florida head coach Scott Schroeder said. “We had no player in the top 10, so winning the tournament is a great example of guys playing well at different times. We now get to take a break before finishing off the fall at the end of October."
Sophomore Cody Carroll was even in the final round to finish with a 2-under 214 total and lead the team with a T-11 finish.
That also left him seven shots behind Western Kentucky’s Linus Lo, who won the individual title with a 9-under total made up of three consecutive rounds of 69.
Behind UAB in second, Arkansas State was a close third at 10 under, and South Carolina was 1 over in solo fourth.
Results: Graeme McDowell Invitational
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heathrow, FL | 400 | 69-69-69=207 | |
| T2 | , Slovakia | 300 | 71-71-68=210 | |
| T2 | Lexington, SC | 300 | 73-68-69=210 | |
| T2 | Tallahassee, FL | 300 | 72-69-69=210 | |
| T2 | , Germany | 300 | 71-70-69=210 |
About the Graeme McDowell Invitational
Men's college tournament played hosted by the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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