The Crimson Tide men’s golf team won the Puerto Rico Classic Tuesday, besting No. 5 Georgia Tech for the victory.

The tournament featured many ranked teams, including the then No. 1 Oklahoma State.

Head coach Jay Seawell said he was proud of how the team played.

“This team knows what it takes to win,” Seawell said. “We’re a good team. I’m proud of how we played when the other good teams were playing good.”

The Tide started the final round Tuesday tied for first with Georgia Tech. Alabama shot its lowest round in relation to par since 2007 on the final round. Seawell said Tuesday’s final round was one of the best rounds he’d seen.

“Everyone was making birdies,” Seawell said. “Everyone was hot. We were just able to sustain it longer. They kept throwing punches and birdies at us, but we were able to stay hot.”

Junior Bud Cauley finished second individually, one stroke behind Georgia Tech’s James White. Cauley finished the tournament with a 9-under-par 207.

“It was bittersweet,” Cauley said. “I stroked well, but didn’t score like I like to. I’ll definitely look back on a couple of holes knowing I could have done better.”

Freshman Bobby Wyatt posted his third top-five finish, with a tie for fourth at 7-under 209.

“I’m pretty pleased,” Wyatt said. “I was able to score well early. I couldn’t hit well so I had to go out and make some swing adjustments.”

Wyatt shot 69, with four birdies in Tuesday’s final round but double bogeyed on the 18th hole.

“I’m disappointed with how I finished,” Wyatt said. “I’ve got to do better mentally. I’ve got to stay focused and get mentally tough in big moments. That should come with more experience.”

Junior Hunter Hamrick tied for eighth. Hamrick had Tuesday’s lowest score, 67. The performance helped him move up 14 positions on the leader board. Freshman Trey Mullinax III also shot a career low 3-under-par to finish tied for 11th and junior Cory Whitsett tied for 16th.

Seawell said his team does not have a permanent starting five yet. He said the starting five at the Puerto Rico Classic may or may not be the starting five for the rest of the season and these performances would be remembered later in the season.

Alabama fell to fifth in the polls this week despite the victory. Seawell said votes were cast before the tournament was over but said the team doesn’t worry with rankings.

“We know who we are,” he said.

The Tide travels to South Carolina for its next tournament, participating in the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate on March 7-8. There will be no down time for the week and a half break. Seawell said the team played well in Puerto Rico but had areas to improve upon too.

“We learn to build, not rest on our successes,” Seawell said. “We’re going to keep moving and getting better.”