Alabama
Hamptons Intercollegiate
Alabama Wins Hamptons Intercollegiate Team Championship, Dunlap Finishes Runner-Up
10/3/2023 4:39:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Crimson Tide finished with a winning team score of 24-under par 840
EAST HAMPTONS, N.Y. – All five Alabama starters finished inside the top-20 to lead the No. 13 Crimson Tide men's golf team to the Hamptons Intercollegiate championship Tuesday afternoon at the Maidstone Golf Club. The Tide claimed the title with a 24-under par 840 (285-272-283), three strokes better than No. 26 Ohio State (-21).
Nick Dunlap led the way for the Tide throughout the tournament, as he carded a career-best 16-under par 200 (69-60-71) to finish as the individual runner-up in the event. Canon Claycomb also closed play inside the top-10 individuals as he tied for seventh overall with a score of 4-under par 212 (70-71-71).
Jay Seawell Comments
"I am really proud of how the entire team performed this week. Winning a college golf tournament is a hard thing to do and takes a lot of work and a lot of practice. What makes this even better is that it was a whole team effort with all five of our guys having played well. I am proud of our seniors (Claycomb and Ponder) for stepping up this week and of course Nick with the 60 (second round) – there are going to be a lot of milkshakes for us on the way home.
"We have now played three tournaments in a row and we've put our guys through the grind. I am proud of how they handled the competition. We have been able to play a different lineup each tournament and that's what this fall is all about. I think we gained a lot of trust this week and that's only going to help us grow as we move forward."
Individual Highlights
- Following a record-breaking second round score of 60, Nick Dunlap finished the event as the individual runner-up recording a 16-under par 200 (69-60-71)
- The finish came exactly one week after he won the stroke play medalist honor at the SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate
- Dunlap has now collected a team-leading eight rounds of par or better on the year, while his average of 67.00 strokes per round leads the nation
- Canon Claycomb carded five birdies across the third round, including three over the last four holes of the day to help clinch the team title
- Claycomb's seventh-place finish was the 19th top-20 and 10th top-10 result of his career
- Making his Crimson Tide debut this week, Austin Coggin collected a pair of sub-par rounds as he finished in 15th overall with an even par 216 (71-73-72)
- Thomas Ponder (75-72-70) and Jonathan Griz (77-69-71) round out the Tide's starting five as both finished tied for 16th with matching 1-over par 217 totals
- Freshman Luke Coyle competed as an individual and finished tied for 47th with a 228 (82-74-72)
Team Highlights
- Alabama led the field in par 4 (+4, 4.03) and par 5 (-27, 4.55) scoring while ranking second in par 3 average (+5, 3.08)
- The Crimson Tide finished with four eagles across the 54 holes played, matching Howard University for the event, as Coggin, Dunlap, Griz and Ponder each achieved the feat
- Alabama also finished with the second-most birdies with a total of 62
- In addition to the Tide and Buckeyes, No. 37 UCLA (3rd, -20), No. T-13 Virginia (4th, -10) and Princeton (5th, -8) round out the top-five teams in the event
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide will head to Loxley, Ala. to compete at the Steelwood Collegiate hosted by the University of South Alabama
- The event, which will mark the final fall tournament of the season, will take place Oct. 28-29
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