ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 17 Alabama men’s golf team concluded the stroke play portion of the 2023 Southeastern Conference Men’s Golf Championships Friday afternoon, finishing tied for fourth overall with a 54-hole total of 832 (270-278-284).
With the fourth-place result, the Crimson Tide is among the top eight teams to advance to the match play portion of this year’s championship. Alabama will square off against No.1-ranked Vanderbilt in Saturday morning’s quarterfinal with the winner advancing to the semifinals that afternoon.
Canon Claycomb led the charge in stroke play with a fourth-place finish at 6-under 204 (67-66-71), one of three Crimson Tide golfers who finished among the top-20 individuals at the event. Nick Dunlap (69-72-69) and Jonathan Griz (70-70-70) tied for 19th with identical tournament totals of even par 210.
The Crimson Tide will now move onto the match play quarterfinals Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. CT, paired alongside Vanderbilt on holes Nos. 11-15.
Round Three Highlights
- Canon Claycomb his fourth top-10 finish of the year and has now totaled 12 rounds in the 60s and a team-best 22 rounds (out of 30 played this season) of par or better
- Nick Dunlap continues to shine during his rookie season by collecting his team-leading eighth top-20 result across his 10 tournaments played this year
- Jonathan Griz earned his second consecutive top-20 finish with the result from SECs, and has combined to shoot 10-under par during the stretch with six consecutive rounds of par or better
- Claycomb carded a score of 1-over 71 for round three, finishing tied for fourth and marking his second top-five finish of the year and fourth career top-five result
- Dunlap finished the round tied for 19th with a 1-under 69, earning his team-leading 14th round in the 60s
- Thomas Ponder finished the day in a tie for the 28th position at 1-over 211 (64-70-77), while JP Cave finished tied for 62nd with a 14-over 224 (77-73-74)
Team Highlights
- Tennessee (-14) will be the No. 1 seed in SEC Match Play, with Texas A&M (-13) earning the No. 2 seed
- Florida (-9), Vanderbilt (-8) and Alabama (-8) round out the top five teams
- Ole Miss (-1),…
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