Alabama Men’s Golf Opens Spring 2023 Tournament Season at the John Hayt Intercollegiate

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 15 Alabama men's golf team opens the 2023 spring season this weekend at the John Hayt Intercollegiate. The two-day event is hosted by North Florida and will feature 36 holes on Sunday with the final 18 taking place Monday at the par 72, 6,966-yard Sawgrass Country Club course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

This will be the Tide's 13^th appearance in the Hayt and first since 2019. Alabama has won the event twice, bringing home back-to-back team titles in 2007 and 2008.

The Lineup

The Crimson Tide's starting five for the event will consist of Canon Claycomb, Thomas Ponder, Nick Dunlap, Jones Free and Jonathan Griz
Jack Goldasich will be competing in the event as an individual
Alabama will be led by trio of Claycomb (70.50), Ponder (70.17) and Dunlap (70.00) – all of which average under 71.00 strokes per round last fall
Free will compete in his second event of the year, while Griz will be making his third appearance this season in the Tide's lineup
Goldasich will make his second appearance in a tournament this year and his first competing as an individual

Tournament Preview

The 14-team field features four teams in the nation's top 50, headlined by No. 1 Vanderbilt and No. 15 Alabama
In addition to the Tide, other teams in the field includes host North Florida along with UAB, Arkansas, UCF, Coastal Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Furman, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, North Texas and UT-Chattanooga

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