It’s been just over a week since the team competed in its last tournament, but the Alabama men’s golf team will travel to Las Vegas for its third tournament, the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters on Monday.
“I think [the back-to-back tournaments] helped them because it gives them a chance to play and practice this time of year,” Alabama Coach Jay Seawell said. “Any time you get a chance to play golf is good. These guys are way too young to be worried about rest.”
Alabama competed in both the Puerto Rico Classic and the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational in February.
“Our top three players Robby Shelton, Tom Lovelady and [Dru] Love played some really good golf,” he said. “Dru won in Puerto Rico and all three finished in the top 15, top 20 in both tournaments. Those guys did a really good job. We just knew the spring was going to be about someone stepping up and being that fore score for us. That’s probably what we need to learn and we haven’t found that yet.”
Shelton, Lovelady and Love have been consistent front-runners all season. Each also has previous experience from last year’s NCAA championship team.
Sophomores William Sellers and Robby Prater finish out the lineup. Sellers and Prater also competed in the first two tournaments.
Both Sellers and Prater have limited experience when it comes to competing in tournaments, but Seawell said he was optimistic about them.
“This is going to be a very difficult week but we’ll see if we have the right mindsets,” Seawell said. “I just look forward to seeing how they [the guys] respond to the things they’ve learned and the competition they’re going to be against because it’s going to be the best in the country.”
