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)

15 – North Florida | 17-over 305
T57. Brett Schell | 2-over 74
T81. Jason Duff | 5-over 77
T81. Danny Erickson | 5-over 77
T81. Justin Ross | 5-over 77
89. Filippo Serra | 7-over 79
90. Alejandro Ramos (Ind.) | 10-over 82

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.

COBB’S COMMENTS
“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

UP NEXT

North Florida looks to find their groove in the second round of the Valero Texas Collegiate on Sunday, Sept. 22.