PONTE VEDRA, FL| # 1 ranked Alabama shot a one under par Tuesday to win the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational by 10 shots best the field of 15 teams. The tournament consisted of 54 holes and lasted 3 days at Sawgrass Country Club.
The win gives Alabama 4 team tournament titles this year and helped solidify its top ranking in the country. Coach Jay Seawell was pleased with his team's performance. “I’m very proud, first, to win,” said Alabama golf coach Jay Seawell who has had a history making season at Alabama, coaching the Crimson Tide it its first No. 1 national ranking in October, a spot it continues to hold in the golf coaches poll. “Anytime you win, you have to play great, especially when you play against a field like we did. And to do it today with the lead, shooting one under par, the low round of the day, that’s awesome. We talked about it last night as a team, that we needed to play great to win because other teams were going to play good. So we did it, played great. That’s what I’m most proud of. We came out with the lead and played great.”
Gator Todd led Alabama, finishing fourth at one over par for the tournament but shooting three under par, 69, in Tuesday’s final round. Todd, a Florence native who is the son of former Tide and NFL quarterback Richard Todd, shot 75-73-69/217, finishing just three strokes back from the tournament’s medalist, UCLA’s Kevin Chappell who finished two under par, 72-73-69/214, to win.
Alabama will have little time to celebrate its latest victory, returning home for two days then leaving again to play in the February 25-27 Puerto Rico Classic.
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