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The Collegiate Invitational @ CC of Birmingham
Alabama Finishes in 12th at The Collegiate Invitational
4/7/2021 6:06:00 PM | Men's Golf
Wilson Furr cards final round 67 to lead the Crimson Tide in Wednesday’s final round
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama men's golfer Wilson Furr carded a score of 4-under par 67 Wednesday to lead the Crimson Tide in the final round of The Collegiate Invitational at the Country Club of Birmingham. As a team, No. 29 Alabama finished in 12th overall with a three-day, 54-hole total of 884 (296-299-289).
Playing on the par 71, 7,226-yard Country Club of Birmingham West Course, the Crimson Tide was one of eight squads in the 14-team field that is ranked among the Golfstat.com top 30 entering the event.
Fourth-ranked Clemson claimed the tournament title with a 2-over par 854, finishing six strokes better than No. 19 Tennessee (860). North Florida (863), ranked No. 22, finished third while No. 10 Vanderbilt (869) and No. 9 Auburn (871) rounded out the top five, respectively.
The event was originally scheduled to be held at Shoal Creek Country Club, however, was forced to reschedule due to the damage that was done to the Shoal Creek course after the state of Alabama got hit hard with heavy storms a couple of weeks ago.
Head Coach Jay Seawell's Post Tournament Comments
"First of all, Birmingham Country Club has been an incredible host. For them to step up in place of Shoal Creek just shows you how special of a place it is. What a treat for our team – really all of the teams – to play as this course which is one of the top places in the United States. Our guys had a chance to play somewhere which exposes some areas we need to work on before we head to the SEC Championships. I'm proud of our guys today. Our big three guys all played well. We have to go to work. We have to find a fourth scorer and maybe a little mojo that goes along with that. If we can do that, we are capable of doing some special things in the postseason."
Highlights
- Furr's final round 67 matched the best round of the day and the second-best round of any individual throughout the 54-hole event
- It was his team-leading ninth round in the 60s this season and 23rd throughout this career
- Furr earned his 16th career top-20 finish as he closed the event tied for 15th overall with a 3-over par 216 (74-75-67)
- Both Canon Claycomb and Thomas Ponder joined Furr among the top-25 individuals
- Claycomb tied for 23rd overall with 5-over par 218 (74-72-72), which included back-to-back rounds of 1-over par 72 Birmingham Country Club West Course
- Ponder shot even par 71 Wednesday to finish the event tied for 25th overall at 6-over par 219 (74-74-71)
Other Alabama Golfers
- JP Cave finished 77th with a 54-hole total of 232 (74-78-80)
- Jack Goldasich rounds out the starting lineup with a 245 (84-82-79) to close play in 80th
- Tyler Lipscomb, who competed as an individual, tied for 43rd overall with a 223 (73-76-74)
Fun Fact
- The event marked the first time the Crimson Tide has ever played a collegiate tournament at Birmingham Country Club
Next Up
- The Crimson Tide compete at the 2021 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championship on April 21-25 at Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga.
- The event opens with 36 holes of match play, 18 holes on each of the first two days, followed by match play in each of the next three days
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