GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After two rounds of play at the Gators Invitational, Justin Matthews (133, -7) sits in a three-way tie for first place on the individual leaderboard. As a team, Charlotte (560, E) is in sixth place in a field of 14 teams.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Dates: Saturday, Feb. 15 – Sunday, Feb. 16

Location: Mark Bostick Golf Course – Gainesville, Fla. 

Host: University of Florida

Course Par/Yardage: 70 / 6,701 yards 

Format: 36 holes on Saturday and 18 on Sunday 

Tee Times: Modified shotgun start; 7:45 a.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday

Scoring: Golfstat

THE FIELD (NCAA Rankings as of Feb. 12)

Charlotte, Eastern Michigan, Florida Gulf Coast, No. 13 Florida, Furman, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Liberty, North Florida, No. 7 Oklahoma State, Penn State, South Florida, UCF and West Virginia.

1st – Florida (545, -15)

2nd – Oklahoma State ((547, -13)

3rd– South Florida (549, -11)

4th – Georgia Southern (551, -9)

5th – Florida Gulf Coast (555, -5)

6th – Charlotte (560, E)

CHARLOTTE LEADERBOARD

T1st – Justin Matthews (133, -7)

T23rd – Seb Cave (140, E)

T33rd – Conor Gough (142, +2)

T54th – Caden Baker (145, +5)

T72nd – Daniel Boone (150, +10)

Matthews highlighted the afternoon for Charlotte. In round one, Matthews started to find his groove on the back nine after bogeys on holes nine and 13. HE shot for birdie on 16 and 18 to carry that momentum into the next 18 holes.

In the second round, Matthews totaled seven birdies with four of them coming on the back nine. After day one, Matthews is tied for the individual lead with Brantley Baker (Georgia Southern) and Ian Gilligan (Florida).

CHARLOTTE LINEUP

Daniel Boone (7:20), Caden Baker (7:30), Conor Gough (7:40), Seb Cave (7:50), and Justin Matthews (8:00) will tee off the final round for Charlotte. Live scoring can be found here.