No. 17 Alabama Falls to No. 1 Vanderbilt in Quarterfinals of SEC Men’s Golf Championship Match Play

Saturday, April 22

St. Simons Island, Ga.

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Nick Dunlap drives on a par 3 at the SEC Men's Golf Championships

No. 17 Alabama Falls to No. 1 Vanderbilt in Quarterfinals of SEC Men’s Golf Championship Match Play

4/22/2023 3:09:00 PM | Men's Golf

Match Play Quarterfinal Results

Four of the five matches between the two teams were decided on the 18th hole of the day

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – In a head-to-head matchup which the outcome in four of the five pairings were decided on the final hole of the day, the No. 17 Alabama men's golf team fell to No. 1-ranked Vanderbilt, 4-1-0 in the quarterfinals of match play at the 2023 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championships Saturday morning.

Match Play Quarterfinals

Freshman Nick Dunlap collected the Crimson Tide's lone point of the day when he defeated Cole Sherwood, 1up
The two were tied heading into the final hole, which Dunlap captured to secure the win
Vandy's Matthew Riedel defeated Alabama's JP Cave in similar fashion, 1up, as the two were tied heading into the final hole of the day
Also dropping their matches by the same 1up score was Thomas Ponder, who fell to Reid Davenport, and Canon Claycomb, who dropped his match with Gordon Sargeant
Jonathan Griz also fell in his match with William Moll, 5&4

Up Next

The Crimson Tide will next compete at NCAA Regionals, which will be held at various sites over the weekend of May 15-17
The NCAA Regionals will be revealed live on the Golf Channel Wednesday, May 2, at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT)

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