šŸ’¬ 2017 Men's and Women's Golf SEC Championships (April 21st thru April 23rd [Men conclude 24th])

2017 SEC Men's Golf Championship
April 21-24, 2017 - Sea Island Golf Club, Seaside Course (Par 70)
St. Simons Island, Ga
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Seaside Course

This marks the 17th year for the Southeastern Conference Championship to be contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course. The SEC has conducted its annual championship on St. Simons Island since 2001 (Seaside Course 2001-2007, 2010-2016; Frederica Golf Club 2008-2009). Since 1927, the Sea Island Golf Club has enjoyed a legacy as one of America's premier golf clubs.

The 2017 event will mark the first in which the championship will extend to a fourth day, with Match Play on Sunday, April 23 and Monday, April 24. Three rounds of stroke play will occur the opening two days of the championship. Rated No. 1 in the U.S. among the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" by Golf Digest Index, Sea Island Golf Club offers three exceptional 18-hole championship courses. The Seaside Course, home to the PGA TOUR's McGladrey Classic, is a links course graced by majestic ocean vistas in the tradition of St. Andrews.

The Seaside Course was totally reconfigured by Tom Fazio and reopened in October 1999. The new Seaside Course is the brilliant blending of Colt & Allison's original nine-hole Seaside and Joe Lee's Marshside nine into one seamless, contemporary 18-hole golf course. Tidal creeks, dunes, saltmarshes and St. Simons Sound frame the course which plays fast, firm and fun in the tradition of legendary Scottish links.

The course will play a par-70 at 6,898 yards.

The SEC Men's Golf Championship has been played at Sea Island since 2001, with Georgia winning six of the 16 championships. Alabama has won four times, Florida has won twice, while Auburn, Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee have each won one conference tournament title during that time. Georgia fired a final-round 5-over 285 last season to wind up at 13-over 853 and hold on for a 3-shot win over Texas A&M (856). Florida and Arkansas tied for third at 861, while LSU took fifth at 864.

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2017 SEC Women's Golf Championship
April 21-23, 2017 - Greystone Golf & Country Club, Legacy Course (Par 72)
Hoover, Ala.


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Greystone Golf & Country Club Handbook/Information

About the Legacy Course


As its name implies, The Legacy Course builds on its revered predecessor's strengths, heightening the challenge to players. Carved naturally from a visually dramatic landscape of placid lakes, meandering streams and the undulation of Alabama's Appalachian foothills, The Legacy requires unwavering physical and mental acumen. Designed by world-famous Architect, Rees Jones, each hole is an inviting yet demanding contest, allowing the player to visualize the shot. The Zoysia fairways and Bent Grass Greens found at Legacy provide members with surfaces that are both challenging and rewarding. The par-4 ninth hole will instill a healthy respect in even the most stalwart competitors. The green beckons a full 450 yards from the tournament tee, with the lure of several bunkers and a winding stream distracting one's attention. Surmounting these challenges may be achieved with accurate drives. but arriving at the green presents a final skills test. The slope and contour of the putting surface require absolute finesse. Another worthy challenge is the par-5 eighteenth hole. Reminiscent of the esteemed sixth hole at Congressional Country Club -¬ also a Rees Jones project -- this 540-yard nemesis takes the player through the saddle of a ridge and downhill to an enticing green protected by a lake. The finishing hole provides a real risk-reward test for those who brazenly attempt to reach the green in two shots. Designed to accommodate both member and PGA tournament play, The Legacy is destined to become a heavyweight among championship courses. Like its predecessor, the Legacy also provides a full complement of practice facilities.

LEGACY CLUBHOUSE
The quaint Legacy Clubhouse opened in September 2001 and has been serving the dining needs of our members ever since. The small "cottage style" clubhouse contains The Falls, Legacy Lounge, Men's Grill, and Conference Room.

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Alabama Men’s Golf Heads to Georgia for 2017 SEC Men’s Golf Championship


ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. –
The Alabama men's golf team is set to compete at the 2017 Southeastern Conference championship, held April 21-24, on the par-70, 6,898-yard Seaside Course. This year's four-day tournament features a new format that includes 54 holes of stroke play over the first two days, followed by match play on the final two days.

All 14 SEC schools will compete in stroke play on the first two days, with 36 holes played on Friday and another 18 played on Saturday. The top-eight teams after stroke play will then advance to the match-play portion of the event. The quarterfinals will tee off Sunday morning and semifinals that same afternoon. The championship match will take place Monday.

The NCAA moved to match play for the national championship in 2009, but only two other conferences with automatic bids to the national tournament have instituted match play to decide their champions. Conference USA is now in its third season using the format, and the Sun Belt began using it last year.

Alabama, ranked 37th in the nation in Golfweek's team rankings, is one of 11 SEC teams in the top-40. The Tide has finished in the top-five in four consecutive events leading up to the championships. The Crimson Tide will use the same lineup that finished second at the Mason Rudolph Championship and third at the Clemson Invitational.

Sophomore Davis Riley, who is ranked as the 74th-best golfer in the nation by Golfweek, will be at the No. 1 position for the Tide this weekend. Riley has been playing well as of late with three consecutive top-10 finishes entering this weekend's tournament. He is tied for the team lead with a 71.50 stroke average and is third on the squad with a 0.20 average against par. Over his past three tournaments, Riley is a combined 11-under par and has shot a season-low 68 three times.

Junior Lee Hodges, who enters the event ranked No. 59 nationally by the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, is familiar with the match-play format in conference championships. He tied for third at Conference-USA's championships as a freshman at UAB in 2015. Hodges, who will play at the No. 2 spot for the Tide, leads UA with four top-10 finishes and has scored par or better in 16 of his last 18 rounds. The Ardmore, Tenn., native is tied for the team lead in stroke average (71.50), thanks to his team-leading 11 rounds in the 60s – eight of which have come over his last 12 rounds overall.

Junior Johnathan Hardee will play the third spot for the Tide. In five tournaments this season, the Greer, S.C., native has finished in the top-20 four times. Hardee is averaging 71.60 strokes per round and is three-under par for the year. He leads the team in average vs. par (-0.20) and has counted 14 of 15 rounds to the team score. Hardee shot a season-low 69 in each of his past three tournaments.

At the fourth spot for the Tide will be Josh Sedeno, whose season to date was highlighted by a second-place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Sedeno holds the lowest 54-hole total for the Tide this season after shooting a 9-under par 204 at the event. He's been in the lineup for each of Alabama's previous two outings, both top-five finishes.

Junior Steven Setterstrom, who is averaging 73.72 per round, will round out the Alabama's lineup at the fifth position. Setterstrom has the lowest round of any Tide golfer this season after shooting a 67 in the second round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.

Alabama will tee off the opening round Friday morning on Hole No. 1. Live scoring throughout the championship will be available on golfstat.com.

2016-17 MEN'S GOLF STATS
 
Alabama Women’s Golf Opens Postseason Play at the SEC Championship on Friday


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –
The No. 1-ranked Alabama women's golf team will be seeking to defend its 2016 conference title at the 2017 SEC Women's Golf Championship April 21-23 at the par-72, 6,195-yard Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.

The Crimson Tide will send out a lineup of sophomores Cheyenne Knight and Lauren Stephenson, freshman Kristen Gillman, junior Lakareber Abe and senior Mia Landegren when play begins on Friday morning at Greystone.

Crimson Tide Boasts Three of Nation's Top-15 Golfers

Sophomore Cheyenne Knight is the nation's No. 2-ranked golfer in the Golfstat individual statistical rankings released April 18. Knight (70.41) is joined in the top 15 by two of her teammates: sophomore Lauren Stephenson (71.05) is 10th and freshman Kristen Gillman (71.14) is 13th. Knight (third), Gillman (fifth) and Stephenson (14th) are also among the leaders in the Golfweek women's rankings released April 17.

Alabama Tops the National Rankings

The Tide is No. 1 latest Golfstat rankings released April 18. Stanford, UCLA, Florida State and Arizona State round out the top five of the Golfstat Relative Rankings. The Tide's rating of 70.53 tops the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index released April 18. Alabama is followed by Arizona State (70.55), Stanford (70.64), Florida State (70.79) and UCLA (70.82).

Looking Back: Alabama Wins 2016 SEC Championship

The Alabama women's golf team fired a final round 7-under par 281 to capture the 2016 SEC Women's Golf Championship at Greystone Golf & Country Club. The title was the third all-time for the Crimson Tide. Alabama's previous titles came in 2010 and 2013.

The 2016 title also marks the eighth consecutive top-five finish in SEC Championship play for Alabama, dating back to 2009.

"This is a group of girls, at the beginning of the year, we weren't sure what we had," head coach Mic Potter said following last year's win. "Cheyenne (Knight), as a freshman, had a good junior career but hadn't played like she has here. And to be as dominant as she has as a freshman has made a big difference. At the beginning the year, who knew? But the more we play, the better they get. I had faith they could come out here and shoot a low score. But Florida's a good team and they can, too. All you can do is do your best."

The Tide finished the round with three players under par for the day and the weekend. Freshman Cheyenne Knight led the Tide with a 3-under par 69 final round and finished third in the individual race with a three-day total of 212 (72-71-69). Senior Emma Talley finished fourth overall, one stroke behind Knight at 213 (70-73-70). Sophomore Lakareber Abe finished in a tie for fifth, two shots behind Talley at 215 (70-74-71).

Senior Janie Jackson finished in a tie for 13th with a 4-over par 220 (75-74-71). Sophomore Nicole Morales finished in a tie for 27th with an 8-over par 224 (74-76-74).

Alabama Head Coach Mic Potter

The 2016 SEC Coach of the Year, Alabama head coach Mic Potter has built the Alabama women's golf program into a perennial SEC and NCAA championship contender. Under Potter's leadership, the Tide women have reached the NCAA Championships in all 11 of his seasons at the Capstone and captured an NCAA title (2012), two NCAA Regional titles (2011, 2013) and three Southeastern Conference championships (2010, 2012, 2016). The Tide have finished in the top 15 in the last eight NCAA Championships, including a run of five consecutive top 10 finishes from 2010-2014. In 2015, Potter helped guide Emma Talley to the individual NCAA championship to cap off the 2014-15 season. Potter's work at Alabama has earned him six SEC Coach of the Year awards.

ALABAMA WOMEN'S GOLF NOTES & STATS
 
Tied for 5th at 2-under as of 10:21. Solid start for our boys. Dang, everyone got started early. They must have another round today or something. Florida is killing it so far at 8-under. We're in striking range. Go low fellas.
 
Alejandro Tosti is having a hell of a round today—made the turn at 31 and then birdied the 10th. The rest of the team, combined, are at +3

Solid point. Our boys are keeping it close right now, only two shots back. If we can stay within striking distance we'll contend. Our issue is just falling back way early and never having the fight to get back into it.
 
While there's still two rounds left for the ladies, being 13 strokes back after RD1 isn't a good place to find yourself.

Here's the leaderboard for today. (For you old coots, click the pic to enlarge.)

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After two rounds of stroke play (third coming tomorrow before Match Play starts on Sunday) the men aren't as far back as the women. The way the game of golf is, eight strokes could be made up VERY quickly.

Today's standings (and again, old coots click if you must.)

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Aggies lead after Day 1 of women's golf championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The 20th-ranked Texas A&M women's golf team carded a 6-under 282 Friday and stands first after one round of the SEC Women's Golf Championship at Greystone's Legacy Course.

Maddie Szeryk and Bianca Fabrizio led the way for the Aggies with a 3-under 69 and a 2-under 70, respectively, to finish day one in a tie for fourth and seventh.

No. 13 Arkansas is second on the team leaderboard with a 283, followed by No. 8 Florida (284), No. 11 South Carolina (286), No. 6 Georgia (287), Tennessee (287), Vanderbilt (287), Kentucky (291), LSU (294), No. 1 Alabama (295) and Mississippi State (295). Ole Miss fired a 296 and is in 12th ahead of Auburn (300) and Missouri (302).

South Carolina recorded 18 birdies on the day, while Arkansas had 17. Tennessee finished with two eagles.

Individually, South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh, Vanderbilt's Alexandra Farnsworth and Arkansas' Alana Uriell are tied for first at 4-under 68, one shot ahead of Szeryk, Georgia's Harang Lee and Tennessee's Anna Newell. Five players are just two shots back.

The second round of the three-day, 54-hole SEC Championship will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. CT. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.

Friday Results

Greystone Golf & Country Club - Legacy Course

Par 72 6202 Yards

Team Leaderboard

1. Texas A&M -- 282 (-6)

2. Arkansas --283 (-5)

3. Florida -- 284 (-4)

4. South Carolina -- 286 (-2)

T5. Georgia - 287 (-1)

T5. Tennessee -- 287 (-1)

T5. Vanderbilt -- 287 (-1)

8. Kentucky -- 291 (+3)

9. LSU -- 294 (+6)

T10. Alabama -- 295 (+7)

T10. Mississippi State -- 295 (+7)

12. Ole Miss -- 296 (+8)

13. Auburn -- 300 (+12)

14. Missouri -- 302 (+14)

Aggies lead after Day 1 of women's golf championship
 
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