Alabama Men’s Golf Returns to Action at the Linger Longer Invitational

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's golf team is back in action this weekend when it competes at the 2023 Linger Longer Invitational hosted by Kennesaw State University. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played Sunday through Tuesday at the par 72, 7,436-yard Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga.

The Lineup

The Crimson Tide's starting five for the event will include Canon Claycomb, Thomas Ponder, Nick Dunlap, Jonathan Griz and JP Cave
Jones Free will also be competing in the event as an individual
The trio of Claycomb, Ponder and Dunlap are the only three UA golfers to compete in the Tide's lineup for every event of the year
Claycomb, who has carded seven rounds of par or lower this spring, leads the team with 15 rounds of par or better
Ponder (71.38) enters field as one of three UA golfers who are averaging under 72.00 strokes per round, joining Dunlap (70.81) and Claycomb (71.10)
Dunlap leads the Tide in average strokes per round (70.81) and average vs par (-0.62) after finishing tied for 15^th at the Cabo Collegiate and earning his sixth top-20 finish of the year
Jonathan Griz and JP Cave round out the Tide's starting five for the event, respectfully

Tournament Preview

The Tide has appeared in the event 11 times, bringing home five team championships with three being back-to-back-to-back in 2011, 2012 and 2013
The 16-team field features seven teams in the nation's top 50 according to Golfweek.com, including No. 1 Vanderbilt, No. 7 Georgia Tech, No. 16 Virginia, No. 18 Alabama, No. 24 Georgia, No. 41 UNC Greensboro and No. 43 Arkansas
Other teams in the field include Augusta, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Clemson, Kennesaw State, Mercer, South Alabama, South Florida and Wofford

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