No. 7 Alabama in 13th After Opening Round of OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational

Friday, September 20

Chicago, Ill.

Alabama

Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational

Alabama golfer Jonathan Griz putts the ball in the Watersound Invitational at Shark's Tooth Golf Course in Panama City Beach, FL on Monday, Feb 19, 2024.

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

No. 7 Alabama in 13th After Opening Round of OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational

9/20/2024 6:41:00 PM | Men's Golf

Live Scoring Round Two Tee Times

Dominic Clemons and Jonathan Griz lead UA carding scores of 2-over par through the first 18 holes

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – The No. 7 Alabama men's golf team is in 13th place after the opening 18 holes at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational. The Crimson Tide opened the three-day, 54-hole event Friday with a team score of 11-over par 291.

The Tide will tee of second round action at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitation, which is being contested at the par 70, 7,353-yard Olympia Fields Country Club, at 9 a.m. CT off hole No. 10 paired alongside Baylor and Michigan.

Round One Highlights

Dominic Clemons and Jonathan Griz carded matching scores of 2-over par 72 to sit tied for the 37^th position overall
Jones Free trails closely behind, sitting one stroke back in a tie for 46^th with an opening round 3-over 73
Jack Mitchell (74) and Nick Gross (75) round out Alabama's starting five in the event

Team Highlights

No. 2 Arizona State (-7) leads the field, with No. 16 North Carolina, No. 9 Florida and No. 17 Georgia Tech all sitting six strokes behind and tied for second
Florida State and Stanford sit tied for the fifth position at even par through the first round
The 15-team field features 12 squads ranked or receiving votes in the GCAA Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll released Sept. 20
Programs in the 2024 tournament field have combined to account for 18 of 30 spots in the 15 NCAA Championship match play finals since the current format began in 2009
14 of 15 teams in the field competed in the 2024 NCAA Regionals