Three Finish Under Par to Lead Alabama in the Opening Round of the Puerto Rico Classic

Sunday, February 16

Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico

Alabama

Puerto Rico Classic

Three Finish Under Par to Lead Alabama in the Opening Round of the Puerto Rico Classic

2/16/2020 2:19:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round One Results Round Two Tee Times Live Scoring

Wilson Furr and Thomas Ponder closed day one at 2-under, Canon Claycomb at 1-under to lead the Crimson Tide on day one

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Junior Wilson Furr and freshman Thomas Ponder each carded rounds of 2-under par 70, while freshman Canon Claycomb added a 1-under 71 in his debut, to lead the Alabama men's golf team in the opening day of the Puerto Rico Classic. Thanks in large part to their performance, the Crimson Tide finished the round with a team total of 3-under par 285 and is in a tie for third entering Monday's second round action.

Alabama finished round one in a tie with No. 18 Georgia at 285. Both the Tide and the Bulldogs sit four strokes back of clubhouse leader and No. 2-ranked Oklahoma (281) and No. 3 Georgia Tech (282). Tournament host Purdue and No. 23 Clemson round out the top five tied at 286.

Day One Highlights

Ponder got as low as 5-under par before a bogey on No. 16 and a double bogey on No. 18 resulted in his third round of par or lower during the 2019-20 season
Furr caught fire on the back nine with three birdies over a five-hole stretch from No. 11-15 to finish under par for the team-leading fourth time in 10 holes of tournament play this season
Both Furr and Ponder are in a tie for seventh overall, just two strokes back of the individual lead
Claycomb, who enrolled in classes this spring and is playing in his first collegiate event, showed well with a 1-under par 71 to finish in a tie for 18^th overall
Sophomore Frankie Capan III is in a tie for 43^rd at 2-over 74, while senior Jake DeZoort rounds out the Tide with an 82
Ponder's six birdies on the day led the Tide, while Furr and Claycomb had four apiece

Fun Fact

This year will mark 16^th consecutive year the Crimson Tide has competed in the event

Alabama will tee off Monday's second round with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT). Live scoring throughout the week can be found at Golfstat.com.

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