Alabama Men’s Golf Trio Tabbed to PING All-District Team

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A trio of Alabama men’s golfers were selected to the 2023 PING Southeast All-Region team, which were announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America earlier in the week. It is the sixth consecutive year that the Crimson Tide has had a representative selected for the honor.

Canon Claycomb (2022 and 2023) and Thomas Ponder (2021 and 2023) were each named as all-region performers for the second time in their career, while Nick Dunlap also earned the recognition following a stellar freshman campaign.

Canon Claycomb, PING Southeast All-Region

• Finished the year ranked No. 29 in the nation, according to Golfweek individual player rankings heading
• Named a Second Team All-SEC performer
• Collected 10 top-25 finishes in the Tide’s 12 tournaments played this season, including a 22^nd-place result at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships
• Led the team with 27 rounds (out of 37 total rounds played) of par or lower
• Carded the second-best average strokes per round (70.65), average vs. par (-0.57) and number of rounds in 60s (15)
• Ranks among the single-season program leaders in scoring average (No. 6) and average vs. par (No. 5)
• Started the season off by earning second medalist honors of career at the Rod Myers Invitational

Nick Dunlap, PING Southeast All-Region

• Concluded his freshman season ranked as the No. 16 in the nation, according to Golfweek individual player rankings
• Named a First Team All-SEC performer as we as an all-freshman team honoree
• Finished tied for 11^th overall at the 2023 NCAA Championships after carding a 72-hole total of 280 (74-68-66-72)
• Led Alabama in average strokes per round at 70.35, which ranks as the second lowest per-round single-season average in program history
• Additionally, his -0.95 average vs. par set a program record while his led UA with 17 rounds in the 60s (17)
• Earned first medalist honors of career at the Linger Longer Invitational with a 10-under 206 (70-66-70) and led Alabama to its second team title of the season
• Named SEC Freshman of the Week twice this season (February 22, 2023 and March 22, 2023)
• Had 10 top-20 finishes across 12 tournaments this year

Thomas Ponder, PING Southeast All-Region

• Ended the season ranked No. 73 in the nation, according to Golfweek individual player rankings
• Tied for 58^th at the 2023 NCAA Championships, which including a final round of 4-under 66
• Finished the season third on the team in stroke…