Alabama Men’s Golf Opens the 2022-23 Season at the Rod Myers Invitational

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s golf team will open the 2022-23 season this weekend when it competes at the 12^th annual Rod Myers Invitational, which will be played in Durham, North Carolina. Duke University will serve as the host for the two-day, 54-hole tournament.

The tournament will feature 36 holes on Friday and the final 18 will be played Saturday, with all 54 holes being played at the par 72, 7,154-yard Duke University Golf Club.

The Lineup

• The Crimson Tide lineup is highlighted by two returning starters, including All-SEC and All-District honoree Canon Claycomb who led UA in scoring average (70.92), average vs. par (-0.29), rounds of par or better (18) and top-five finishes (2) a year ago

  • Recently, Claycomb was ranked No. 16 in the nation according to PGA Tour University collegiate golfer rankings

• Senior Thomas Ponder is the second-leading returner in terms of scoring average from a year ago (71.67), joining Claycomb to lead the Tide in top-20 finishes with three
• Freshman Nick Dunlap, who came to Alabama as the No. 1-ranked junior golfer in the class of 2022 according to Golfweek, will make his competitive debut for the Tide at the No. 1 position
• Returning veterans Jones Free and Jack Goldasich round out the Tide’s starting five for this weekend

Tournament Preview

• The 54-hole stroke play competition will be contested Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10 on the par 72, 7,154-yard Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C.
• In addition to No. 37 Alabama, other ranked teams include No. 23 North Carolina, No. 25 Liberty, No. 27 Duke, No. 34 Florida Gulf Coast and No. 42 Charlotte
• Alabama is one of two SEC teams in the 14-team field, joining Missouri
• Penn State, East Carolina, Princeton, Loyola (Md.), Virginia Tech, UNC Wilmington and UNC Greensboro round out the tournament field
• The teams will have a shotgun start Friday at 8:15 a.m. CT (9:15 a.m. ET) while Saturday’s final round will feature tee times beginning at 6:35 a.m. CT (7:35 a.m. ET)

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