Saturday, February 15
Gainesville, Fla.
Liberty University
at
Gator Invitational
Flames in 7th Place after Day 1 of Gator Invitational
2/15/2025 10:29:00 PM | Men's Golf
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A late second-round surge allowed the Flames to climb up the leaderboard and has Liberty in seventh place after day one of the 2025 Gator Invitational.
Three of Liberty's five starters birdied the par-5, No. 4 hole (578 yards), the Flames' 30th hole of the day. This jumpstarted a back nine that saw the team record eight of their 29 total birdies during the first day of the Florida-hosted tournament.
Following 36 holes around the Mark Bostick Golf Course (par 70, 6,701 yards), Liberty (284-280) shares seventh place with Furman (280-284). Both teams stand at 4-over par 563 and trail the event-leading Gators by 19 strokes.
No. 13 Florida leads the 14-team field with a 15-under par 545 (271-274). The Gators are two shots clear of No. 7 Oklahoma State, who sits in second place with a 13-under par 547 (277-270).
No. 27 USF (11-under par 549/274-275) is in third place, followed by Georgia Southern (9-under par 551/279-272) and FGCU (5-under par 555/274-281).
Liberty's Josh Ryan fired a pair of even par rounds of 70 and will enter tomorrow's final round tied for 23rd place with an even par 140 (70-70). The junior recorded 26 pars during his 36 holes of action on Saturday.
Michael Lugiano shaved three shots off his first-round score to climb up the leaderboard to a share of 39th place at a 3-under par 143 (73-70). The freshman recorded Liberty's lone eagle of the day, carding a three on the par-5, No. 12 hole (525 yards) during the second round.
Pascal Gunther's ability to overcome a tough start to the day, helped the Flames climb up the leaderboard with a strong afternoon round. After opening the event with a 10-over par 80 during the morning flight, the sophomore rebounded with a 3-under par 67 during the afternoon that saw him card six birdies.
With the threat of inclement weather coming on Sunday, tee times have been moved up for the final round. The 14-team field will return to Florida's home course on Sunday at 7:20 a.m.
Liberty will once again tee off from the No. 10 hole (par 4, 418 yards) and will be paired with golfers from Furman and Jacksonville on Sunday.
Round Recap – Liberty's Starting Five:
Three of Liberty's five starters birdied the par-5, No. 4 hole (578 yards), the Flames' 30th hole of the day. This jumpstarted a back nine that saw the team record eight of their 29 total birdies during the first day of the Florida-hosted tournament.
Following 36 holes around the Mark Bostick Golf Course (par 70, 6,701 yards), Liberty (284-280) shares seventh place with Furman (280-284). Both teams stand at 4-over par 563 and trail the event-leading Gators by 19 strokes.
No. 13 Florida leads the 14-team field with a 15-under par 545 (271-274). The Gators are two shots clear of No. 7 Oklahoma State, who sits in second place with a 13-under par 547 (277-270).
No. 27 USF (11-under par 549/274-275) is in third place, followed by Georgia Southern (9-under par 551/279-272) and FGCU (5-under par 555/274-281).
Liberty's Josh Ryan fired a pair of even par rounds of 70 and will enter tomorrow's final round tied for 23rd place with an even par 140 (70-70). The junior recorded 26 pars during his 36 holes of action on Saturday.
Michael Lugiano shaved three shots off his first-round score to climb up the leaderboard to a share of 39th place at a 3-under par 143 (73-70). The freshman recorded Liberty's lone eagle of the day, carding a three on the par-5, No. 12 hole (525 yards) during the second round.
Pascal Gunther's ability to overcome a tough start to the day, helped the Flames climb up the leaderboard with a strong afternoon round. After opening the event with a 10-over par 80 during the morning flight, the sophomore rebounded with a 3-under par 67 during the afternoon that saw him card six birdies.
With the threat of inclement weather coming on Sunday, tee times have been moved up for the final round. The 14-team field will return to Florida's home course on Sunday at 7:20 a.m.
Liberty will once again tee off from the No. 10 hole (par 4, 418 yards) and will be paired with golfers from Furman and Jacksonville on Sunday.
Round Recap – Liberty's Starting Five:
- Josh Ryan – T23 even par 140 (70-70)
- Michael Lugiano – T39 3-over par 143 (73-70)
- Ike Joy – T44 4-over par 144 (71-73)
- Evan Barbin – T57 6-over par 146 (70-76)
- Pascal Gunther – T61 7-over par 147 (80-67)
- Mark Bostick Golf Course (Gainesville, Fla.)
- Par 70, 6,701 yards
- Live stats will be available at Golfstat.com
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- Round 3 Tee Time: Sunday at 7:20 a.m. EST (shotgun start)
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