The No. 1 ranked Alabama men’s golf team finished third at the 2012 Carpet Capital Collegiate on Sunday at the par-72, 7,012-yard Farm Golf Club, with a 54-hole total of 1-over-par 865.

The Crimson Tide shot rounds of 284 (-4), 289 (+1) and 292 (+4) during its first tournament of the season. Texas captured the tournament title at 13-under-par 851 while Georgia was second at 8-under-par 856. LSU and Clemson rounded out the top five in a tie for fourth at 7-over 871.

“We were not sharp this weekend, but the guys fought hard,” head coach Jay Seawell said. “We have a lot of work to do. I was proud because we could have shot a lot higher each day, but they found a way to keep it together and get inside the top three.”

Junior Bobby Wyatt paced the Tide attack with a 7-under-par total of 209. Wyatt native shot 2-under-par 70 in Sunday’s final round to post a tie for fourth place. The junior recorded four birdies and two bogeys in round three, finishing five strokes behind medalist Brandon Stone of Texas (-12, 204).

Sophomore and reigning Collegiate Player of the Year Justin Thomas shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to finish 10th at 3-under 213. It was the 10th career top-10 finish for both Wyatt and Thomas.

Redshirt freshman Tom Lovelady shot 76 in the final round to tie for 26th place at 5-over-par 221. Cory Whitsett shot 3-over 75 and tied for 31st with a 6-over-222 total. Senior Scott Strohmeyer’s final-round 79 was not counted toward the team total. He finished tied for 71st place.

The Crimson Tide’s next stop is the PING “Golfweek” Preview on the Crabapple Course at the Capital City Club in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 23-25.