The Nebraska men’s golf team travels south to compete at The Gator in Gainesville, Fla., Feb. 16-17.
The 16-team event, which is hosted by the University of Florida on the 6,701-yard, par-70 layout of the Mark Bostick Golf Course, begins Friday after the tournament was pushed up one day because of potential weather later in the weekend.
The teams will take to the course with a 6:50 a.m. shotgun start on Friday, Feb. 16 for two rounds, before closing with a final round on Saturday.
Top teams in the field include No. 23 Florida, No. 26 North Florida and No. 36 South Florida, along with UCF, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Penn State, West Virginia, Liberty, Augusta and Navy.
Nebraska is coming off a 10th-place finish at the 14-team Battle at Briar’s Creek in South Carolina to open the spring (Feb. 5-6).
Junior transfer Hamish Murray heads the Husker lineup after a top-20 performance at Briar’s Creek. Senior Evan Meyers will play out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup after matching Murray in a tie for 19th in South Carolina.
Junior Harry Crockett, freshman Quinn Yost and senior Gentry Scheve round out the Husker contingent in Florida.
Live updates and scoring for The Gator can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, and Golfstat.com. Complete tournament coverage will be available on Huskers.com.
The Gator
Friday, Feb. 16 – Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Gainesville, Florida (Host: Florida)
Mark Bostick Golf Course (Par 70, 6,701 Yards)
Schedule
Friday, Feb. 16 (Rounds 1 & 2) – 6:50 a.m. (shotgun)
Saturday, Feb. 17 (Round 3) – 7 a.m. (shotgun)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Participating Teams (16)
Augusta, Florida, Florida (B), Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Furman, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Liberty, Navy, Nebraska, North Florida, Penn State, South Florida, UCF, West Virginia
1. Hamish Murray, Jr., Sydney, Australia
2. Evan Myers, Sr., Northbrook, Ill.
3. Harry Crockett, Jr., Oxted, England
4. Quinn Yost, Fr., Farmington, N.M.
5. Gentry Scheve, Sr., Emporia, Kan.
Hamish Murray provided Nebraska with its most consistent presence during the fall campaign, posting four consecutive top-35 individual finishes to help the Huskers. The junior from Sydney, Australia, opened with three consecutive top-20 finishes, including a season-best tie for ninth in his Husker debut at the Bearcat Invitational (Sept. 18-19). He closed with a three-round score of 211…
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