In come-from-behind fashion, the Alabama men’s golf team swept the medalist honors at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, played at the par-70 7,204 yard Old Overton Golf Club.

“We needed this win,” head coach Jay Seawell said following the round. “We have been stumbling, so I’m really proud. It doesn’t matter how you do it. I don’t think it was pretty. Winning is always winning, so that brings a lot of confidence, and that is the part I’m proud of. The guys have worked hard and hung in there. I’m really proud of how they hung in all day long.”

Alabama found themselves on the top of the team leaderboard at the end of the day on Tuesday after trailing for the previous two rounds. Shooting a team total of 2-over 282, Alabama defeated runner-up Florida by four strokes. Auburn finished third with a 27-over 867, while UNLV took home fourth place with a 28-over-par 868. Rounding out the top five, Clemson carded a 54-hole total of 30-over 870.

In the process, sophomore Justin Thomas wrapped up his fifth career win, tying the school record for career wins with Steve Lowery. Thomas has tied the record in 15 career tournaments played, while Lowery won five career tournaments in 44 attempts.

The win was Alabama’s fifth victory overall at the JPNI, all coming in the last seven years. Thomas’s individual win was the fifth in school history at the JPNI and the last since Hunter Hamrick’s win in 2009.