Alabama Wins Hamptons Intercollegiate Team Championship, Dunlap Finishes Runner-Up

EAST HAMPTONS, N.Y. – All five Alabama starters finished inside the top-20 to lead the No. 13 Crimson Tide men’s golf team to secure the Hamptons Intercollegiate team championship with a 24-under par 840 (285-272-283).

Nick Dunlap led the way for the Tide throughout the tournament, as he carded a career-best 16-under par 200 (69-60-71) to finish as the individual runner-up in the event. Canon Claycomb also finished inside the top-10 individuals as he tied for seventh overall with a score of 4-under par 212 (70-71-71).

Jay Seawell

“I am really proud of how the entire team performed this week. Winning a college golf tournament is a hard thing to do and takes a lot of work and a lot of practice. What makes this even better is that it was a whole team effort with all five of our guys having played well. I am proud of our seniors (Claycomb and Ponder) for stepping up this week and of course Nick with the 60 (second round) – there are going to be a lot of milkshakes for us on the way home.

“We have now played three tournaments in a row and we’ve put our guys through the grind. I am proud of how they handled the competition. We have been able to play a different lineup each tournament this fall and that’s what this season is really all about. I think we gained a lot of trust this week and that’s only going to help us grow.”

Individual Highlights

• Following a record-breaking second round, Nick Dunlap finished the event as the individual runner-up recording a 16-under par 200 (69-60-71)
• The finish came exactly one week after he won the stroke play medalist honor at the SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate
• Dunlap has now collected a team-leading eight rounds of par or better on the year, while his average of 67.00 strokes per round leads the nation
• Canon Claycomb carded five birdies across the third round, including three over the last four holes of the day to help clinch the team title
• Claycomb collected the 19^th top-20 finish and 10^th top-10 result of his career
• Making his Crimson Tide debut, Auston Coggin carded an eagle on the par five, 562-yard hole No. 2 to help him finish in 15^th overall with an even par 216 (71-73-72) across the two day event
• Thomas Ponder (75-72-70) and Jonathan Griz (77-69-71) round out the Tide’s…