Alabama
Southern Highlands Masters
Fourth-Ranked Alabama Men’s Golf Returns to Action Monday at Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters
3/4/2018 12:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
Tide set to tee off three-day, 72-hole event on Monday morning
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 4 Alabama men's golf team will play its second tournament of the spring campaign when it competes at the 2018 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, hosted at the par-72 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club.
The Crimson Tide enters the event coming off a fifth-place finish at the spring season-opening Puerto Rico Classic, which was held on Feb. 18-20. Senior Lee Hodges claimed his third career tournament victory – and second at Alabama – earning the medalist honor with a 7-under par 206. During the fall season, Alabama claimed three first place finishes and a second-place result during to end 2017 ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to Golfstat.com.
The 15-team Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters features nine teams ranked among in the top 30 in the nation and 13 ranked among the top 55, according to the latest Golfstat.com statistical rankings.
In addition to the 4th-ranked Crimson Tide, participating teams include No. 5 Florida, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 14 Illinois, No. 19 USC, No. 21 UCLA, No. 28 Pepperdine and No. 30 BYU. Additionally, No. 35 UNLV, No. 36 TCU, No. 43 Northwestern and No. 53 UCF, while SMU and Washington round out the field.
Head coach Jay Seawell's lineup for the weekend is anchored two players among the top 20 individuals in the nation in junior Davis Riley (No. 2) and Hodges (No. 18). Playing in the third slot is senior Jonathan Hardee, followed by freshmen Davis Shore and Wilson Furr. Senior Steven Setterstrom will also compete as an individual.
The 54-hole stroke play tournament will be played over three days (March 5-7). Alabama will tee off the opening round at 9 a.m. PT off Hole No. 1.
Live scoring for this year's tournament can be found at www.Golfstat.com.
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