Alabama Advances at NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Enters Fourth Round Action in 13th Place Overall

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The No. 15-ranked Alabama men’s golf team finished among the top-15 teams after 54-holes of action and will advance to the fourth round of play at the 2023 NCAA Championships. The Crimson Tide ended the day at 9-over par 289 which was good enough to place in 13^th overall with a three-day tournament total of 21-over par 861 (290-280-289).

The 15 remaining teams will be trimmed to eight following Monday’s final 18 holes of action. The top eight teams after 72 holes of stroke play will then advance to match play, which begins Tuesday morning.

It’s official! The Tide has secured its spot in Monday’s fourth and final round of #NCAAGolf Championship stroke play#RollTide pic.twitter.com/xfETYMOJUv

— Alabama Men’s Golf (@AlabamaMGolf) May 29, 2023

Alabama was led in round three by Nick Dunlap’s 4-under par 66, his second consecutive round in the 60s. Dunlap will enter the fourth and final round of stroke play in a tie for eighth overall at 2-under par 208 (74-68-66).

This marks the Tide’s 12^th top-15 national finish in program history, and the ninth time it has occurred under head coach Jay Seawell.

Gallery: (5-28-2023) 05-28-23 MGO at NCAA Championships Day 3

Individual Highlights

• Nick Dunlap stole the show for the Crimson Tide in round three, finishing with six birdies and two bogeys for end with a 4-under par 66
• It was Dunlap’s second consecutive round in the 60s at the NCAA Championship, and his team-leading 17^th time this year he has carded a sub-70 round
• Dunlap is seven strokes back of individual leader Ross Steelman (-7) of Georgia Tech
• Canon Claycomb is in a tie for 46^th overall with a 215 (72-70-73), followed by Jonathan Griz who is two shots back at 7-over par 217 (72-70-75)
• JP Cave is in a tie for 98^th position after carding a three-day score of 221 (72-74-75), while Thomas Ponder is in 118^th overall with a 224 (75-74-75)

NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Round Three Highlights

• Head coach Jay Seawell will be looking to advance to match play for the fifth time since the current championship format began in 2012
• Alabama is one of six SEC teams who are still competing and among the 15 teams left in the field
• No. 3 Illinois (-6) continues to hold the clubhouse lead, owning a three-shot lead over No. 8 Pepperdine (-3), who had the round of the championship so far with a team score of 11-under par 269 Sunday
• No. 9 Florida…