Men’s Golf in 10th After the Opening Round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Friday, October 18

Alpharetta, Ga.

Alabama

Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Dominic Clemson and assistant coach Forrest Schultz discuss a putt at the Folds of Honor Collegiate

Men’s Golf in 10th After the Opening Round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

10/18/2024 6:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Three Crimson Tide golfers among top 30 entering Saturday’s second round action

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The No. 11 Alabama men's golf team finished opening round action at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Friday, ending the day in a 10^th-place tie at 6-over par 294.

Dominic Clemons paced the Crimson Tide, carding an opening round score of even par 72, with Jonathan Griz and Nick Gross just one stroke back of Clemons.

Alabama will tee off the second round on the par 72, 7,092-yard Golf Club of Georgia at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) Saturday morning.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Dominic Clemons finished with three birdies and three bogeys on his way to his fifth round of par or better this season, ending the day in a tie for 21^st overall
Nick Gross and Jonathan Griz are tied for 29^th after each carded a 1-over par 73 in round one
After carding a three-over par on his front nine, Gross collected the team's first eagle of the year on his way to closing with a 2-under par on his back nine
Jack Mitchell is in 55^th at 4-over par 76 with Jones Free in 69^th at 6-over (78)

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

No. 7 Virginia leads the 14-team field at 9-under par, one stroke better than No. 39 UCLA
No. 44 Duke (-5) is in third, followed by No. 46 Charlotte (-4) and No. 10 Vanderbilt (-3)
The Crimson Tide is in a three-way tie for 10^th alongside No. 17 Tennessee and No. 24 Stanford
This marks Alabama's seventh appearance in the event, and the Tide's first since 2022
The 14-team field features eight teams that competed at the 2024 NCAA Championship and seven who are currently ranked in the top 25 in the first set of rankings from Scoreboard powered by Clippd.
In addition to No. 11 Alabama, nine teams are ranked inside top 50 including No. 7 Virginia, No. 9 Georgia Tech, No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Tennessee, No. 18. Pepperdine, No. 24 Stanford, No. 39 UCLA, No. 44 Duke and No. 46 Charlotte