No. 17 Alabama Falls to No. 1 Vanderbilt in Quarterfinals of SEC Men’s Golf Championship Match Play

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – In a head-to-head matchup which the outcome in four of the five pairings were decided on the final hole of the day, the No. 17 Alabama men’s golf team fell to No. 1-ranked Vanderbilt, 4-1-0 in the quarterfinals of match play at the 2023 Southeastern Conference Men’s Golf Championships Saturday morning.

Match Play Quarterfinals

• Freshman Nick Dunlap collected the Crimson Tide’s lone point of the day when he defeated Cole Sherwood, 1up
• The two were tied heading into the final hole, which Dunlap captured to secure the win
• Vandy’s Matthew Riedel defeated Alabama’s JP Cave in similar fashion, 1up, as the two were tied heading into the final hole of the day
• Also dropping their matches by the same 1up score was Thomas Ponder, who fell to Reid Davenport, and Canon Claycomb, who dropped his match with Gordon Sargeant
• Jonathan Griz also fell in his match with William Moll, 5&4

Up Next

• The Crimson Tide will next compete at NCAA Regionals, which will be held at various sites over the weekend of May 15-17
• The NCAA Regionals will be revealed live on the Golf Channel Wednesday, May 2, at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT)

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