Alabama
Ben Hogan Collegiate
Alabama Finishes in Eighth-Place Tie at the Ben Hogan Collegiate
10/1/2024 5:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Crimson Tide closed the event with a tournament-best score of 5-over par 285
DALLAS – The No. 7 Alabama men's golf team finished tied for eighth place overall Tuesday at the Ben Hogan Collegiate. The Crimson Tide closed the event with its best round across the two-day, 54-hole event, ending with a team score of 863 (290-288-285).
The 15-team field included five of the top eight nationally ranked teams, including the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide, and 11 of the nation's top 25.
HEAD COACH JAY SEAWELL COMMENTS
"This was a great tournament and an incredible venue in Colonial Country Club. We knew that this year's schedule was going to challenge our guys, and we did that with a purpose in order to identify things to work on and improve. I thought we did some things really well this week. I also thought we showed some signs of some immaturity, which this course can cause you to do. All those things are very fixable and it's good to know what we have to work on. One thing they've all learned is the line between success and winning is really thin, especially when you are competing against some of the best teams in the nation. I think we showed some good things this week and that we can go toe-to-toe with the best teams in the nation. I thought we showed grit. We can use those types of things as we move forward in order to build us into the team I think and know we can be."
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Jonathan Griz led the Crimson Tide for the second consecutive tournament, finishing tied for 19th overall with a 3-over par 213 (74-70-69), which included a team-tournament low score of 1-under par 69 on Tuesday
- It marks Griz's second top 20 finish of the year and 12th of his career
- Griz led the field with 44 total pars across the 54 holes played
- Jack Mitchell carded a 7-over par 217 (75-70-72) and tied for 35th, while Nick Gross was a stroke at 8-over 218 (71-75-72) to finish tied for 40th overall
- Mitchell finished the event tied for first in par 5 scoring (4.17, -5)
- Mitchell led the team in birdies (10), followed closely by Gross (8)
- Jones Free tied for 46th overall as he closed the event at 9-over par 219 (70-77-72)
- Dominic Clemons rounded out the Alabama starters as he tied for 55th position overall with a 221 (75-73-73)
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
- No. 8 Oklahoma (-10) won the team championship, defeating No. 11 Texas (-6) by four shots
- Top-ranked Auburn (-4) placed third with No. 16 North Carolina (+1) in fourth
- No. 2 Arizona State (+11), No. 22 Stanford (+22) and No. 4 Vanderbilt (+23) finished ahead of the the Crimson Tide, respectively
- No. 7 Alabama tied with No. 17 Georgia Tech (+23) for eighth
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