Alabama
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Alabama Men’s Golf Finishes in 12th at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
11/10/2020 6:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
Wilson Furr and Thomas Ponder lead the Crimson Tide with top-20 finishes
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. – Alabama finished in 12th overall at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a team total of 11-over par 851 (276-287-288). The final event of the fall season came to a dramatic conclusion as there was a three-way tie for the team title with Auburn taking home the trophy following a playoff hole – the tournament's first playoff in the 35-year history of the JPNI.
Joining Auburn was Vanderbilt and Georgia who all ended the three day, 54-hole event with a 19-under par 821. As a result of the three-way tie, all five golfers from each team went back and played the 18th hole, with the Tigers combing to shoot even par to claim the win.
ROUND THREE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Tide was led by Wilson Furr (67-72-70) and Thomas Ponder (67-72-70) who both finished tied for 19th overall with identical scores of 1-under par 209
- It was the third consecutive tournament this fall in which Furr shot par or better, finishing the Blessings Collegiate at even par and the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate at 2-under
- Ponder earned his second top-20 finish of the fall season and the fifth of his career
- Tyler Lipscomb tied for 40th overall after carding a 3-over 213 (68-71-74), which included a career-best opening round 68
- Davis Shore (74-73-74/221) and Canon Claycomb (76-72-74/222) rounded out the Alabama lineup tied for 58th and 63rd, respectively
TEAM TOTALS
- The Tigers, Bulldogs and Commodores all finished eight strokes better than Tennessee, which placed fourth overall at 829
- Ole Miss rounded out the top five with an 834
- Jackson Stuber of Ole Miss and Ford Clegg of Mississippi State earned co-medalist honors with matching scores of 11-under par 198
- The three day, 54-hole event featured all 14 Southeastern Conference teams and was held on the par-70, 7,204-yard Old Overton Club
HEAD COACH JAY SEAWELL THOUGHTS
- "First, I am thankful to Mr. (Jerry) Pate and Old Overton to give us all a chance to play golf and compete during this crazy time. We are very appreciative for all they have done to put on this terrific event. I wish we would have played better as a team. It's unfortunate when it's your home event and you don't play well. We are a little discouraged. Hopefully this result will motivate us. We need to become more consistent and I've got to do a better job of having our guys better prepared. It's the offseason now and we have a lot of things to work on. We certainly look forward to getting back after it when they get back to school."
FUN FACT
- Lipscomb played the par 5 holes with an average of 4.33 (-4) to finish second overall among all individuals in the field
NEXT EVENT
- The event was the final tournament of the fall for the Crimson Tide. Alabama will return to action next spring when it competes at the Seminole Invitational on Feb. 19-21 in Tallassee, Fla.
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