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Live Updates: Alabama Men's Golf in NCAA Championships (Stroke Play)

The Crimson Tide is one of 30 teams with a change to win the title at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Christopher Walsh

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It's the end of the the road for the men's golf season as the 2023 Division I Men's Golf Championship is under way at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Through two rounds, Alabama was at +12, but tied for ninth. 

Playing for the Crimson Tide, in reverse order, are JP Cave, Jonathan Griz, Thomas Ponder, Nick Dunlap and Canon Claycomb.

Jones Free is serving as the team’s alternate

Scottsdale is projecting between 93-101 degrees with sunny and clear skies through Wednesday.

The 2023 NCAA Championship

Who: Alabama men's golf is one of 30 teams that advanced by placing in the top five of six regionals. The Crimson Tide won the Norman Regional in Oklahoma. 

When: May 26-31

Where: Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona (Par 70, 7,289 yards)

Format: Three days of stroke play Friday-Sunday (54 total holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. After the final day of 18 holes of stroke play on Monday the top eight teams will advance to match play. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals on Tuesday, May 30, with the finals Wednesday.

TV: The Golf Channel will broadcast the following: 

  • 4 p.m. CT on Monday: Final round/individual stroke play
  • 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday: Quarterfinals team matches; semifinal team matches
  • 4 p.m. on Wednesday: National championship team match

Team Leaderboard: HERE

The Field

Alabama earned the 14th seed in a 30-team field, which includes nine teams from the Southeastern Conference.

  1. Vanderbilt
  2. North Carolina
  3. Illinois
  4. Arizona State
  5. Texas Tech
  6. Stanford
  7. Florida State
  8. Pepperdine
  9. Florida
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Georgia Tech
  12. Auburn
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Alabama
  15. Virginia
  16. Texas
  17. Mississippi State
  18. Oregon
  19. Colorado State
  20. Ohio State
  21. Georgia
  22. Arkansas
  23. Baylor
  24. Duke
  25. East Tennessee State
  26. BYU
  27. San Francisco
  28. Chattanooga
  29. New Mexico
  30. Colorado

SEE ALSO: The Monday Meeting that Helped Turn the Tide on Alabama Golf's Season

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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