The tournament, which is in its third year of existence, will feature all 14 SEC teams competing in 54 holes of stroke play—36 holes Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday—with match play coming on Wednesday. The top two team finishers from stroke play will face off in the final pairings of the day, while the other 12 teams will square off in an East vs. West match play format.
The event is set to be held at the par-71, 7,226-yard Birmingham Country Club—West Course. Nestled in the southwest corner of Birmingham, the club is believed to be the only course in existence to be crafted by the trio of Donald Ross, Pete Dye and Robert Trent Jones Sr.
According to Golfweek’s rankings, nine of the 14 participating teams are ranked inside the top-25, with Tennessee being the second-highest ranked team in the field.
Tennessee is coming off a team win at the inaugural Visit Knoxville Collegiate after posting a three-round 25-under total of 815. Leading the way for Tennessee was Evan Woosley-Reed, who posted a 9-under total score to finish in fourth place. Jake Hall also registered a top-five finish after shooting 7-under for the tournament.
In last year’s SEC Fall Preview, Hall guided the Vols into the match play final following his second-place stroke play finish. Tennessee then went on to defeat Vanderbilt in the finals to claim the title.
THE VOLS’ LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
After coming down with an illness during the Visit Knoxville Collegiate, Surratt is back in action for the SEC Fall Preview. The sophomore is currently the ninth ranked amateur in the world. Last season, the Indian Trail, North Carolina, native notched a program-best 27 rounds of par or better and secured seven top-10 finishes.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis started his redshirt senior season with a 4-under 206 and finished tied for eighth place at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. He now has nine career top-10 finishes, as well as a 71.36 career scoring average complimented by a program-record 70 rounds of par or better.
Jake Hall
The Knoxville native is coming off a top-five finish at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate where he shot all three rounds of par or better. He currently has 51 career rounds of par or lower and a career scoring average of 72.08.
Lance Simpson
Simpson registered his fifth career…
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