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Alabama Golf: Tide in 3rd Place After Opening Round Of Mason Rudolph Tournament

By Ronald Evans

Mar 2, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; A ball hit by Rickie Fowler lays next to the on the 12th hole during the first round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; A ball hit by Rickie Fowler lays next to the on the 12th hole during the first round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Alabama Golf Men’s Team in Third Place after opening round of the Mason Rudolph Tournament in Nashville. The Tide are only two shots behind Florida and one back of tournament host Vanderbilt.

This is an important weekend for Alabama golf with the Men’s and Women’s teams competing in major tournament events.

The Alabama Women’s golf team had its opening round canceled until Saturday due to inclement weather in Brown’s Summit, N.C. The women’s tournament will play 36 holes on Saturday and finish with 18 holes on Sunday. The Alabama women are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation behind Stanford and Southern Cal.

In Nashville, the men shot a 6 under par score on the tough Vanderbilt Legends course. Seven of the 14 teams competing, broke par in the opening round.

Following Alabama in the tournament field are Duke at four under par; Middle Tennessee State and Iowa at two under; and Missouri at one under par.

Liberty, Troy, Southern Illinois, Miami of Ohio, East Tennesse State, Belmont and Ball State make out the remainder of the Mason Rudolph tournament field.

Alabama men’s golf is currently unranked nationally but is playing its best golf of the season. The Crimson Tide finished in third place at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Tournament in Arizona and finished in fifth place in the Linger Longer Invitational in Georgia.

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The top-ranked teams in the Mason Rudolph Tournament are No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida, No. 21 Duke and No. 26 Missouri.

The Alabama men’s golf team is led by junior Lee Hodges with a season stroke average of 71.61, junior Jonathan Hardee with a season stroke average of 71.67 and sophomore Davis Riley with a season stroke average of 71.92.

The top round posted on Friday was three under par 68, turned in by redshirt freshman Josh Sedeno. Hodges shot a two under 69; Hardee shot a one under 70 and Riley shot an even par 71.

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The 54 hole Mason Rudolph event concludes on Sunday. After this weekend, the men’s and women’s golf teams each have one more tournament this season. The SEC Championships begin April 21 for both teams. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and share your thoughts about Alabama golf.

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