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Alabama’s Claycomb, Ponder Tee Off 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals Monday

Alabama’s Claycomb, Ponder Tee Off 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals Monday


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama golfers Canon Claycomb and Thomas Ponder will tee off the 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals Monday morning. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played on the Traditions Club golf course in Bryan, Texas.

The Crimson Tide duo, who earned the No. 1 and No. 2 individual seeds in the regional, will be the final groups to tee off Monday morning with Ponder going off No. 1 at 9:53 a.m. CT and Claycomb following at 10:04 a.m.

The top individual not on an advancing team will qualify to compete at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships which will be played May 27-June 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

  • Ranked 71st in the nation, according to Golfweek.com’s individual rankings
  • Was in the starting lineup for all nine of the Crimson Tide events on the season
  • Leads the team in scoring average (70.92) and average vs. par (-0.21), as well as rounds of par or better (15) and rounds in the 60s (9)
  • Captured his first collegiate medalist honors at the spring season-opening Watersound Invitational with a 54-hole total of 14-under par 202
  • Opened the spring season with six consecutive rounds in the 60s – the longest stretch of his career and most since Justin Thomas had five straight in Spring of 2012

  • Ranked 106th in the nation, according to Golfweek.com’s individual rankings
  • Leads Alabama with five top-20 finishes and two top-10 results across the eight stroke-play events on the year, including a season-best fifth-place result at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup
  • Ranks second for UA in stroke average (71.38), average vs. par (+0.25), rounds in the 60s (8) and rounds of par or better (11)
  • Tied for the team lead in rounds counted at 91.7 percent (22 of his 24 total rounds counted toward the team total)
  • The Tide’s top finisher in four of the team’s eight stroke-play events to lead Alabama

About the Bryan Regional

  • Live scoring throughout the 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals can be found on Golfstat.com
  • A total of 13 teams and 10 individuals will compete at the Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas
  • The top individual not associated with an advancing team will qualify for a spot at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, which will be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in…

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