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LSU Invitational
No. 17 Alabama Men’s Golf Set to Compete at the LSU Invitational
2/25/2021 11:52:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Crimson Tide is one of 12 teams in the 15-team field that enters the three-day event ranked among the nation’s top 35
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 17-ranked Alabama men's golf team is set to compete at the LSU Invitational, which will be held on Feb. 26-28. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played at the par 72, 7,227-yard course University Club Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La.
In its first tournament of the spring season, the Crimson Tide placed sixth out of 21 teams at the Gator Invitational. UA closed that tournament with a team score of 17-under par 823 (276-277-270), including a final round score of 10-under par, which the second-best score by any team in the tournament's final 18 holes.
About the LSU Invitational
- The three-day, 54-hole stroke play tournament will feature 15 total teams with 12 teams coming from the Southeastern Conference
- Alabama will tee off on Hole No. 1 Friday morning beginning at 9:20 a.m. CT and will be paired alongside Tennessee and Arkansas State
- No. 17 Alabama is one of seven teams competing that currently rank among the top Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll, which was released on Feb. 12
- In addition to the Tide, other ranked teams include No. 2 Vanderbilt, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 6 Georgia, No. 13 Auburn, No. 19 Florida, No. 20 South Carolina, No. 26 LSU, No. 27 Arkansas State, No. 29 Illinois, No. 32 Ole Miss and No. 35 Mississippi State
- Kentucky, Louisiana Tech and Missouri round out the 15-team field
- Live scoring throughout the event can be found at Golfstat.com
The Alabama Lineup
- Alabama's starting five include Wilson Furr, Thomas Ponder, Davis Shore, Canon Claycomb and JP Cave, which is the same lineup used at last week's Gators Invitational
- Jack Goldasich will compete as an individual in his first appearance of the season for the Crimson Tide
- Both Thomas Ponder (No. 58) and Wilson Furr (No. 72) lead the way and are ranked among the nation's top 75 according to the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings
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