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

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)

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaMGolf, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook. 

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