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INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS INTRODUCTION Location . Tuscaloosa, Ala . Quick Facts & Media Policies . .1 Enrollment . 38,392 Founded . .. April 12, 1831 Rosters & Schedule . 2. Conference . Southeastern University President Dr . Stuart Bell . 3. Nickname . Crimson Tide On Campus . .4-5 Home Course . Ol’ Colony Golf Course INTRODUCTION Top-Ranked University . 6-7 President . Dr . Stuart R . Bell Director of Athletics . .8 Athletics Director . Greg Byrne Executive Associate AD/Chief Financial Officer . Finus Gaston Athletics Executive Staff . .9 Executive Associate Athletics Director/Support Services (Men’s Golf) . Kevin Almond Faculty Athletics Representative . Dr . James King COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jay Seawell . 10-12 Men’s Golf Support Staff . .12 MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Coach Jon Howell . .13 ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS information about the Crimson Tide men’s golf The Alabama Athletics Communications Office is program, select that area from the main menu . MEET THE CRIMSON TIDE located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum Information on the web includes statistics, results, Player Bios . 14-21 in room 170 . biographies and other historical information . - Returning Letterwinners . 14-20 MEDIA SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETICS FTP Jake DeZoort . .14 Members of the media can obtain updated Links to download footage for broadcast television Wilson Furr . .15 statistics and daily tournament results for the use only will be emailed when footage is made Crimson Tide men’s golf team during the season available . Throughout the season, video features Alex Green . .16 via e-mail and at the official athletics website at on the men's golf team will be made available Davis Riley . 17-18 www .RollTide .com . The Athletics Communications on RollTide com. For questions, please contact Josh Sedeno . .19 office will also provide the media with rosters Christopher England by e-mail at cengland@ia ua. and tee times for any event the Tide is scheduled edu . Davis Shore . 20. to host . Credentials are usually not needed to - Newcomers/Redshirts . 21. cover an Alabama-hosted men’s golf event, but INTERVIEWS Prescott Butler . .21 notification of your intent to cover is needed by Head coach Jay Seawell and his team are the Athletics Communications Department . available for interviews and can only be reached Frankie Capan III . 21. through the Alabama Athletics Communications Ben Fuller . .21 SOCIAL MEDIA Department, due to the extensive time the golf You can follow the Alabama men’s golf team coaching staff spends outside on the course . through social media on a variety of platforms . Team practice sessions rotate times and locations YEAR IN REVIEW The men’s golf official Facebook page daily, depending on upcoming events and areas 2017-18 in Review . .22-27 is AlabamaMGolf . Updates on the team can of practice emphasis . Golf interview requests also be found on Twitter and Instagram via should be made at least 24 hours in advance . All @AlabamaMGolf . You can follow all golf interviews must be arranged through Aaron ACADEMICS Alabama Athletics on Facebook at Jordan in the Athletics Communications office at Academic Success . 28-30 AlabamaAthletics and on Twitter and Instagram 205-348-6401 . @UA_Athletics . FACILITIES FACILITIES SEC NETWORK As part of the Crimson Tradition Fund facility Ol’ Colony/NorthRiver/Indian Hills . .31 The SEC now offers access to free licensed upgrades, Alabama’s home golf course — Ol’ The Jerry Pate Center . .32-33 game highlights and other newsworthy event Colony — has some recent renovations that serve video, including select live streams, through the to turn the course into the Tide’s real home with SEC Affiliate Network . This annual program is new green complexes and added length . The RECORDS AND HISTORY available exclusively to the accredited media . Alabama golf program is housed in the Jerry Pate 2013 NCAA Championship . 34. The program covers all teams and all sports Golf Center (2004), the Tide’s private practice for both men’s and women’s teams . Video is facility and clubhouse that includes coaches’ 2014 NCAA Championship . 35. delivered through a customizable digital video offices, a fully furnished locker room and a team Coaching Records . 36. player immediately after televised games/events room . The Pate Center also provides Alabama National Award Winners . 37. conclude . Participating news affiliates also can golfers a myriad of chipping and putting greens, select individual clips to insert directly into online target greens and a full driving range . Ol’ Colony, a All-Americans . .38 stories . Television stations also have access to an course designed by former UA men’s golf standout Amateur Golf Honors . 39-40 FTP account to run content on-air . Jerry Pate, serves as the team’s home course . In The Professional Ranks . 41-42 addition to its “home” course, the Alabama men’s INTERNET golf team benefits from the opportunity of being Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate . .43-44 Information about the University of Alabama’s able to access several courses in the Tuscaloosa SEC History & Championships . 45-47 athletics can be found on the online at the Crimson area for practice, including NorthRiver Yacht Club NCAA Championships History . 48-50 Tide official athletics site: www RollTide. com. For and Indian Hills Country Club . Records . 51-56 Year-by-Year Results . 57-65 CREDITS All-Time Letterwinners . 66-68 The 2018-19 University of Alabama men’s golf media guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Communications Office . The publication was written and designed by Aaron Jordan . Editing by Aaron Jordan, Jay Seawell and Zach Rhodes . Cover design by Crimson Tide Productions . Photography by UA Photography, the USGA and Tim Cowie . Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Crimson Tide Productions and the staff of the SEC Office . Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama . “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama . ROLLTIDE.COM 1 INTRODUCTION TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record . 143-28-8 ( .821) INTRODUCTION 2017-18 Best Finish 1st (4x) - Carpet Capital Collegiate, Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, Linger Longer Invitational 2018 SEC Championships . T4th in Stroke Play +8, 848 (283-280-285); SEC Championship Match Play: Quarterfinals: def . Vanderbilt (3-2); Semifinals: def . Florida (3-1-1) Championship: lost to Auburn (2-3) 2018 NCAA Regionals . 4th, -15, 849 (282-280-287) 2018 NCAA Championships . T6th in Stroke Play +16, 1,168 (294-279-301-294); NCAA Championship Match Play: Quarterfinals: def . Texas Tech (3-2); Semifinals: def . Duke (5-0) Championship: lost to Oklahoma State (0-5) 2017-18 Low Team Score . 821, -19 – 2017 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (271-273-277) 2017-18 Low Team Round . 271, -9 – 2017 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (first round) Low Individual 18 Holes . 63 (-7), Wilson Furr – 2018 Southeastern Conference Championships (second round) 54 Holes . 200 (-10), Davis Riley – 2017 Olympia Fields/Illini Invitational (66-67-67) LettermenReturning/Lost: . 6/4 Newcomers . 3* (*includes Ben Fuller who redshirted the 2017-18 season) 2017-18 GOLF HONORS PING All-America . Lee Hodges, Davis Riley (both made third team) PING All-Region . Lee Hodges, Davis Riley First-Team All-SEC . Lee Hodges, Davis Riley SEC Community Service Team . Alex Green 2018-19 ALABAMA MEN’S GOLF ROSTER Name Class Exp. Ht. Career Avg. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Prescott Butler Fr . HS 6-0 n/a Old Westbury, N .Y . (The Pine School) Frankie Capan III Fr . HS 6-0 n/a North Oaks, Minn . (Northwest Christian HS) Jake DeZoort So . 1L 6-0 n/a Tuscaloosa, Ala . (Home Schooled) Ben Fuller So . 1L 6-0 n/a Birmingham, Ala . (Mountain Brook) Wilson Furr So . 1L 6-0 73 .79 Jackson, Miss . (Jackson Academy) Alex Green Jr . 2L 5-11 76 .00 Fairhope, Ala . (Fairhope) Davis Riley Sr . 3L 6-1 71 .52 Hattiesburg, Miss . (Presbyterian Christian) Josh Sedeno Jr . 2L 6-0 73 .80 Roseville, Calif . (Del Oro) Davis Shore So . 1L 6-3 73 .30 Knoxville, Tenn . (Christian Academy) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: . Jay Seawell Alma Mater: . South Carolina, 1988 Year at Alabama/Overall: . 17th/27th Assistant: . Jon Howell Alma Mater: . Mississippi State, 2010 Year at Alabama: . 5th LETTERMEN LOST: 4 Player Exp. Hometown Career Stroke Avg. Jonathan Hardee - Greer, S .C . 72 .85 Tyler Hitchner - Tuscaloosa, Ala . 74 .08 Lee Hodges - Ardmore, Tenn . 71 .96 Steven Setterstorm - Mobile, Ala . 74 .64 2018-19 ALABAMA MEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE FALL EVENT COURSE LOCATION Sept . 7-9 Carpet Capital Collegiate The Farm Golf Club Dalton, Ga . Sept . 14-16 Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Ill . Oct . 8-9 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Golf Course Vestavia Hills, Ala . Oct . 19-21 U .S . Collegiate Championships Golf Club of Georgia Alpharetta, Ga . Oct . 29-31 East Lake Cup East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, Ga . SPRING EVENT COURSE LOCATION Feb . 17-19 Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar Country Club Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico March 3-5 Querencia Cabo Collegiate Querencia Golf Course Cabo San Lucas, Mexico March 15-17 Linger Longer Invitational Reynolds Landing Golf Club Greensboro, Ga . March 31-Apr . 1 John Hayt Intercollegiate Sawgrass Country Club Jacksonville, Fla . April 15-16 Shoal Creek Invitational Shoal Creek Country Club Birmingham, Ala . April 24-28 SEC Championship Sea Island Golf Club St . Simons Island, Ga . May 13-15 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD May 24-29 NCAA Championships Blesssings Golf Club Fayetteville, Ark . 2 ALABAMA MEN’S GOLF On Your Campus... Alabama president dr. Stuart R. bell Dr . Stuart R . Bell became the 29th president of The University of Alabama in July 2015, bringing with him 30 years of experience in higher education . He had previously served at the Capstone for 16 years as a faculty member and then department head of mechanical engineering .