re: Alabama Golf Teams (2023-24j

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The No. 9 Alabama men's golf team is set to begin postseason play when it competes at the 2024 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championship this week. The event will take place Wednesday through Sunday, April 24-28, in St. Simons Island, Ga., at the par 70, 7,005-yard Sea Island Golf Club.

Jones Free will lead off championship play for Alabama when he tees off in the first of three rounds of stroke play Wednesday morning on hole No. 10 at 7:20 a.m. CT.

All 14 SEC schools will compete in a 54-hole, stroke-play format, which includes 18 holes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Eight teams will advance to the match-play quarterfinals Saturday morning, while four teams will move on to the match-play semifinals Saturday afternoon. The final two teams will go head-to-head in the match-play finals on Sunday.

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Alabama in Ninth after Opening Day of SEC Men’s Golf Championships

The No. 9 Alabama men's golf team opened played Wednesday at the 2024 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championships, ending the day in a tie for ninth overall with a 3-over par 283

Thomas Ponder paced the Crimson Tide on day one, ending in a tie for 18th overall with a 1-under par 69. All five of the UA golfers in the starting lineup finished within four strokes of one another (all between -1 and +2).

This year's championship is taking place in St. Simons Island, Ga., at the par 70, 7,005-yard Sea Island Golf Club. The second round of stroke play is set to tee off Thursday with the final round coming on Friday.

Eight teams will advance to the match-play quarterfinals Saturday morning, while four teams will move on to the match-play semifinals Saturday afternoon. The final two teams will go head-to-head in the match-play finals on Sunday.

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With a collective 15 birdies across the back nine, the No. 9 Alabama men's golf team carded an 8-under par 272 in Thursday's second round at the 2024 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championships. As a result, the Crimson Tide vaulted into seventh place overall after 36 holes with a team total of 5-under par 555 (283-272).

The top eight teams after 54 holes played will advance to the championship's match play portion, which will tee off Saturday morning.

Thomas Ponder led the Tide with seven of the team's 15 birdies on the day, his lone error coming via a triple bogey on No. 14 to result in a 4-under par 66. Ponder is in a tie for third overall to lead Alabama with a two-day total of 5-under par 135 (69-66). JP Cave (-3) and Canon Claycomb (-1) also finished their day under par, with Jones Free (E) and Jonathan Griz (+1) closely behind.

The final round of stroke play is set to tee off Friday morning at 8:50 a.m. CT. This year's championship is taking place in St. Simons Island, Ga., at the par 70, 7,005-yard Sea Island Golf Club.

Eight teams will advance to the match-play quarterfinals Saturday morning, while four teams will move on to the match-play semifinals Saturday afternoon. The final two teams will go head-to-head in the match-play finals on Sunday.

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