GOLFWEEK STAFF
Alabama swept the team and individual titles at the SEC Championship for the first time in program history.
U.S. Amateur runner-up Michael Thompson – one week removed from his appearance in the Masters – shot a final-round 65 at Frederica Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga., to finish at 8-under 208 and win the individual title by four shots over teammate Joseph Sykora (71) and South Carolina’s George Bryan IV (69).
The Tide shot 13-under 275 in the final round to finish at 11-under 853 and win by eight shots over South Carolina.
“There’s nothing I can describe in words how pumped up we are,” Thompson said. “We were high-fiving on 18 green, just going nuts. It was crazy.”
The victory was Thompson’s first at the University of Alabama. He is No. 2 in the
Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings.
“This one feels awesome,” he said. “I couldn’t have asked for anything better.
“I was making putts. I went out today and birdied the first two holes and made like a 50-foot putt on No. 2 for birdie. And after that I just said to myself, ‘Okay. Here we go, let’s get it going,’ because it was a putt I should not have made. I just kind of rode the momentum after that.”
The win was Alabama’s sixth in 10 stroke-play events this season, extending their school record. This is the second SEC team title in program history, and first in 29 years. Thompson is the second Alabama golfer to win the individual title after Bobby Hill in 1952.
Final scores with relation to par from the SEC Championship, played April 18-20 at the par-72, 7,331-yard Frederica Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga.:
| TEAMS |
|
|
|
| 1. Alabama |
285-293-275--853 |
|
-11 |
| 2. South Carolina |
294-289-278--861 |
|
-3 |
| 3. Georgia |
290-291-281--862 |
|
-2 |
| 4. Florida |
290-292-290--872 |
+ |
8 |
| 5. Mississippi St. |
293-292-293--878 |
+ |
14 |
| 6. Tennessee |
296-287-298--881 |
+ |
17 |
| 7. Mississippi |
298-290-296--884 |
+ |
20 |
| 8. Auburn |
301-301-286--888 |
+ |
24 |
| 8. LSU |
292-297-299--888 |
+ |
24 |
| 10. Vanderbilt |
300-292-298--890 |
+ |
26 |
| 11. Kentucky |
298-300-295--893 |
+ |
29 |
| 12. Arkansas |
308-292-297--897 |
+ |
33 |
| • • • |
|
|
|
| INDIVIDUALS |
|
|
|
| 1. Michael Thompson, Alabama |
70-73-65--208 |
|
-8 |
| 2. George Bryan IV, S. Carolina |
72-71-69--212 |
|
-4 |
| 2. Joseph Sykora, Alabama |
68-73-71--212 |
|
-4 |
| 4. Brian Harman, Georgia |
71-74-69--214 |
|
-2 |
| 4. Russell Henley, Georgia |
73-70-71--214 |
|
-2 |
| 6. David Holmes, Tennessee |
72-70-73--215 |
|
-1 |
| 7. Billy Horschel, Florida |
71-74-71--216 |
|
E |
| 7. Adam Mitchell, Georgia |
72-74-70--216 |
|
E |
| 7. Josh Oller, Miss. St. |
73-71-72--216 |
|
E |
| 7. Mark Silvers, S. Carolina |
75-73-68--216 |
|
E |
| 7. Jesse Speirs, Mississippi |
70-73-73--216 |
|
E |
| 12. Jarrod Barsamian, LSU |
72-70-75--217 |
+ |
1 |
| 12. Tyler Brown, Florida |
74-71-72--217 |
+ |
1 |
| 12. Warren Thomas, S. Carolina |
72-74-71--217 |
+ |
1 |
| 15. Mark Anderson, S. Carolina |
77-71-70--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Kyle Ellis, Mississippi |
73-72-73--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Mark Harrell, Alabama |
75-77-66--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Matt Hughes, Alabama |
72-73-73--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Andrew Landry, Arkansas |
73-71-74--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Carlos Sainz, Miss. St. |
75-72-71--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 15. Manuel Villegas, Florida |
72-75-71--218 |
+ |
2 |
| 22. Jay Moseley, Auburn |
75-73-71--219 |
+ |
3 |
| 22. Robin Wingardh, Tennessee |
74-70-75--219 |
+ |
3 |
| 24. Tyler Matthews, Vanderbilt |
72-72-76--220 |
+ |
4 |
| 25. Tyson Alexander, Florida |
73-72-76--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. Cale Barr, Kentucky |
72-73-76--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. Matt Fast, Miss. St. |
74-74-73--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. Hudson Johnson, Vanderbilt |
75-72-74--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. John Peterson, LSU |
71-75-75--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. Hudson Swafford, Georgia |
74-76-71--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 25. Andy Winings, Kentucky |
73-76-72--221 |
+ |
5 |
| 32. David Lingmerth, Arkansas |
78-75-69--222 |
+ |
6 |
| 32. Glenn Northcutt, Auburn |
76-76-70--222 |
+ |
6 |
| 34. Harris English, Georgia |
77-73-73--223 |
+ |
7 |
| 34. Noah Goldman, Miss. St. |
71-75-77--223 |
+ |
7 |
| 34. Jon Randolph, Mississippi |
79-71-73--223 |
+ |
7 |
| 37. Charles Ford, Tennessee |
76-72-76--224 |
+ |
8 |
| 37. Andrew Loupe, LSU |
76-73-75--224 |
+ |
8 |
| 37. Matthew Swan, Alabama |
76-74-74--224 |
+ |
8 |
| 40. Brian Belden, Kentucky |
78-76-72--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 40. Brad Doster, Kentucky |
75-75-76--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 40. Chris Paisley, Tennessee |
77-75-74--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 40. Philip Pettitt, Tennessee |
74-75-77--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 40. Gordon Strother, Auburn |
73-79-74--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 40. Billy Whalen, Vanderbilt |
75-74-77--226 |
+ |
10 |
| 46. Jamie Bowen, Auburn |
78-78-71--227 |
+ |
11 |
| 46. Patton Kizzire, Auburn |
77-74-76--227 |
+ |
11 |
| 48. Jon Curran, Vanderbilt |
79-77-72--228 |
+ |
12 |
| 48. Johnny Delprete, Mississippi |
77-74-77--228 |
+ |
12 |
| 48. Bryant Lach, LSU |
75-79-74--228 |
+ |
12 |
| 48. Brett Lange, Vanderbilt |
78-74-76--228 |
+ |
12 |
| 48. Patrick Rada, S. Carolina |
75-75-78--228 |
+ |
12 |
| 53. Samuel Chavez, Arkansas |
78-73-79--230 |
+ |
14 |
| 54. Will Osborne, Arkansas |
79-74-78--231 |
+ |
15 |
| 54. Toby Ragland, Florida |
80-75-76--231 |
+ |
15 |
| 56. Josh Bevell, Miss. St. |
76-77-79--232 |
+ |
16 |
| 56. Alex Volpenhein, Kentucky |
80-77-75--232 |
+ |
16 |
| 58. Jason Turner, Arkansas |
83-74-76--233 |
+ |
17 |
| 59. David Marino, Mississippi |
78-78-78--234 |
+ |
18 |
| 59. Clayton Rotz, LSU |
74-79-81--234 |
+ |
18 |
Posted: 4/20/2008
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