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Carpet Capital Collegiate
Alabama Men’s Golf Finishes in Fifth at Carpet Capital Collegiate
9/8/2019 4:06:00 PM | Men's Golf
Three Crimson Tide golfers finish among the top 20 in season-opening tournament
DALTON, Ga. – Three Alabama golfers finished among the top-20 to lead the No. 21-ranked Crimson Tide men's golf team at the 2019 Carpet Capital Collegiate. As a team, the Tide finished the three-day, 54-hole season-opening event tied for fifth overall with a score of 883 (296-289-298).
Tournament host and third-ranked Georgia Tech captured the team title, finishing with a team score of 3-under par 861 – 20 strokes better than North Florida, Charlotte and East Tennessee State who tied for second at 881. Alabama and No. 22 South Carolina rounded out the top-five teams in the 15-team field.
THREE FINISH AMONG TOP-20 INDIVIDUALS
- Sophomore Frankie Capan III, junior Wilson Furr and freshman Thomas Ponder led the way with all three finishing among the top-20 in the field.
- Capan led the Tide as he closed the event tied for 12th overall with a three-day total of 2-over par 218 (76-69-73). It marks the fifth top-20 finish of his career and the fourth time he's closed an event among the top-15 individuals.
- Furr finished a stroke back of Capan as he tied for 15th overall with a 3-over par 219 (72-71-76). It was his 10th career top-20 finish
- Ponder, playing in his first collegiate tournament, had a solid performance as he tied for 18th overall with a 4-over 220 (73-72-75) on the par 72, 7,180-yard Farm Club Golf Course.
OTHER PERFORMERS
- Freshmen Simms Abney (81-77-74/232) and Tyler Lipscomb (75-79-81/235) round out the Alabama starting five in 59th and 66th, respectively.
- Junior Davis Shore, who competed as an individual, closed play tied for 48th overall with a 229 (80-74-75). It was the first tournament action he has seen since suffering an injury that sidelined him since last February.
FUN FACT
- Capan's 12th-place finish marked the first time in his Alabama career that he finished a tournament as the team's top finisher.
COACH THOUGHTS
- Assistant coach Jon Howell, who served as the team's head coach this weekend in place of Jay Seawell who was dealing with a family matter: "First off, we played this event with heavy hearts thinking of coach Seawell and his family. They suffered a loss and our thoughts and prayers are with them. As for the tournament, we knew going in that we were starting three freshmen and there was going to be a learning curve. On this golf course especially, you're going to go through some adversity. I thought for the most part our team did a decent job this weekend, but we left a lot of shot out there on the course. We didn't drive the ball as well as we are capable and we finished last in the field on par 3 holes. Those are some things that we have to correct; and we will. There are a lot of positives that we can take from this as well. I thought Thomas Ponder played well and was pleased with what I saw from Frankie and Wilson as well. We are looking forward to getting back to work this next week and are excited to host the Bush Cup on Sept. 17."
NEXT EVENT
- Alabama will return to action when it hosts Army in the Fifth Annual Bush Cup on Sept. 17. The one-day match-play event will be held at Shoal Creek Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
- The two teams will play 18 holes in the morning and match play will begin immediately after. The two teams will compete in 10 singles matches in all.
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