Alabama in Ninth After 36 Holes of the John Hayt Invitational

Sunday, February 5

Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Alabama

John Hayt Intercollegiate

Alabama Golfer Canon Claycomb swings at the The Jerry Pate SEC Match Play at Old Overton in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022.

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Alabama in Ninth After 36 Holes of the John Hayt Invitational

2/5/2023 6:29:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Scoring Round Three Tee Times

Canon Claycomb leads the Crimson Tide in 14th place overall at 1-under par 143

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – The No. 17 Alabama men's golf team is in ninth place after two rounds of the John Hayt Invitational Monday on the par 72, 6,966-yard Sawgrass Country Club course. The Crimson Tide opened with a 6-over par 294 in round one and followed that with a 5-over 293 to end the day at 11-over par 587.

Second-ranked Vanderbilt (-19) holds and eight-stroke lead on the 14-team field that features four teams ranked in Golfstat's top 45. Tournament hosts No. 42 North Florida (-11) is second, followed by Louisiana Tech (+1), UCF (+4) and Florida Gulf Coast (+5) to round out the top five.

Team and Individual Highlights

Canon Claycomb leads the Crimson Tide in a tie for 14^th overall at 1-under par 143 (72-71)
Claycomb did most of his damage on par 5s, finishing the day a combined 6-under par to average 4.25 strokes per par 5 hole, which is tied for tops among all individuals
Thomas Ponder finished at 3-over par 147 (74-73) and is in a tie for 31^st, one shot better than Nick Dunlap's 148 (73-75) to place him in a tie for 37^th overall
Jonathan Griz (77-74/151) and Jones Free (75-77/152) rounds out the UA golfers in 61^st and 64^th position, respectfully
Jack Goldasich, who is competing as an individual, finished the day in 67^th overall with a 153 (74-79)
Alabama leads the field with 115 total pars but is second-to-last in total birdies with 24
Dunlap led the way with 28 pars in his 36 holes played which tied for the most among all individuals

Round One Highlights

As a team, Alabama finished at 6-over par 294 to finish the round in a tie for fifth overall
Despite opening with a combined total of 11-over par, the five Crimson Tide golfers shot even par on the back nine
Thomas Ponder had a triple bogey on the first hole and four bogeys in a five hole stretch on the back nine, however, he led the way with five birdies including three consecutive to end the day at 2-over par
The Tide finished with only six birdies on the front nine but combined for 12 after making the turn

Round Two Highlights

Canon Claycomb began the second round with three birdies across his opening eight holes on his way to a 1-under 71
Thomas Ponder also began hot with a pair of birdies over his first five holes but finished with three bogeys to end the day at 1-over par
Jones Free recorded the Tide's only eagle on the day, doing so on the 536-yard par 5 eighth hole

Round Three Information

The third and final round will be played Monday and can be followed live throughout on Golfstat.com
Alabama will tee off the final round at 8:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. CT and will be paired alongside Arkansas and Coastal Carolina

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