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Record Day Gives No. 20 Auburn Four Stroke Lead at SEC Championship

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ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga. – The 20th-ranked Auburn men’s golf team carded a school SEC Championship record 5-under 275 in the SEC Championship first round on Friday at the Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. Senior Michael Hebert and Niclas Carlsson paced the Tigers with a school SEC Championship record low 4-under 66 and are tied for second, a shot behind South Carolina’s Caleb Sturgeon.

Auburn leads South Carolina by four strokes, followed by No. 13 Georgia, who is in third at 281. No. 2 Alabama is in fourth at 283 while No. 21 Texas A&M is in fifth at 285. Mississippi State is in sixth at 286, followed by No. 15 LSU (288), Kentucky (291), Missouri (292), Vanderbilt (295), Arkansas and Ole Miss (297), No. 24 Tennessee (299) and No. 9 Florida (301).

“The guys obviously played well,” Auburn head coach Nick Clinard said. “It was really windy today, and we let some shots get out of our hands near the end of the round. They guys played very well. We look forward to the next two days.

“I saw Niclas play quite a bit, and he had a lot control. Niclas and Michael have been working hard leading up to the tournament, and they are doing the right things.”

Hebert started with five-straight pars before carding his first of five birdies on No. 6 to turn at 1-under. The Orlando, Fla, native had three-straight birdies on Nos. 13, 14 and 15 to move to 4-under. Following a birdie on the par-3 17th, Hebert bogeyed No. 18 to finish at 4-under, his second lowest round of the year.

“We played well today,” Hebert said. “It was really windy and the closing holes were tough, but we played really well overall as a team today. Dominic (Bozzelli) finished well, and we expect him and the rest of us to keep that momentum for the rest of this weekend.”

After bogeying the par-4 No. 1, Carlson birdied No. 5 and turned at even-par. He birdied No. 10 before firing back-to-back birdies on Nos. 12 and 13 to move to 3-under. Carlsson closed out the round with a birdie on No. 16 for his lowest round of the season.

“It was a good day,” Carlsson said. “I started out a little slow, but I hit some good iron shots and made a few clutch putts on the back-nine.”

Sophomore Michael Johnson is tied for 12th at even-par. Johnson birdied Nos. 2 and 6 to make the turn at 2-under. Following a birdie on No. 14 to move to 3-under, Johnson bogeyed three of the final four holes.

Senior Dominic Bozzelli, who is tied for 30th at 3-over, was 5-over after 12 holes with a triple bogey on No. 7, but rebounded with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 13 and 14 to finish at 3-over. Redshirt freshman Jake Mondy is tied for 51st at 6-over.

“Tomorrow is going to be interesting as there will be less wind, but some more rain,” Clinard continued. “We have to take the right line off the tee and if we do that and putt well, we will be in good shape come Sunday afternoon.”

Auburn has won the SEC Championship three times, most recently in 2002.

The Tigers will tee off in Saturday’s second round at 8:10 a.m. CDT with South Carolina and Georgia. Live stats for the SEC Championship can be found at www.golfstat.com.

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Nice to see them off to a good start. Got to be at the Hooties twice in the past few years....enjoyed meeting many of the players and coaches too. It's a great and casual atmosphere (except on the course) and one of the few sports where spectators like me could mingle with players, their parents and coaches after the round was over....or walk around the course and chat with parents as we watched their sons play. We have first class young men and coaches too.

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Guys got off to a rough start but fought thru it. In third 9 strokes behind USC

ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 20 Auburn men’s golf team is in third after shooting a 9-over 289 in the second round of the SEC Championship held at the Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course on Saturday.

Auburn is nine strokes behind South Carolina (276--555) and six strokes behind No. 2 Alabama (275--558). No. 21 Texas A&M is in fourth at 566, while No. 13 Georgia rounds out the top-5 at 570. Mississippi State is in sixth at 572, followed by Vanderbilt (282--577), Arkansas (280--577), Missouri (290--592), No. 15 LSU (296--584), No. 9 Florida (289--590), No. 24 Tennessee (293--592), Ole Miss (295--592) and Kentucky (302--593).

“We struggled a little at the start today, but the guys hung in there to the end,” head coach Nick Clinard said. “We are really close to putting a great round together and tomorrow should be a lot of fun.”

Senior Michael Hebert is tied for fifth at 1-under for the tournament. Hebert doubled bogeyed No. 2 and bogeyed Nos. 3 and 5 to make the turn at 4-over, but birdied the 585-yard par-5 15 to finish at 3-over. The Orlando, Fla, native is seven strokes behind South Carolina’s Caleb Spurgeon.

Junior Niclas Carlsson is tied for eighth at even par, following a 4-over 74. Carlsson bogeyed No. 4 before a double bogey on No. 5 to finish the front-nine at 3-over. Carlsson bogeyed No. 10, before carding pars on the final eight holes.

Senior Dominic Bozzelli and sophomore Michael Johnson are tied for 19th at 3-over. Bozzelli bogeyed the first hole, but birdied No. 7 to make the turn at even. On the back-nine, Bozzelli bogeyed No. 14, but birdied the par-3 17 to finish at even.

Johnson carded back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 4 and 5, but closed out the front-nine with a birdie on No. 9. Following a bogey on No. 10, the Birmingham, Ala, native birdied No. 13, but bogeyed Nos. 14 and 16 to finish at 3-over.

Redshirt freshman Jake Mondy is tied for 47th at 9-over after shooting a 3-over 73. After making the turn at even par, Mondy bogeyed No. 10 before a birdie on No. 11. Following a bogey on No. 12, Mondy closed the round with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 18.

Auburn will tee off Sunday’s final round at 8:10 a.m. CDT with South Carolina and Alabama. Live stats can be found online at www.golfstat.com.

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Way I figured we woud end. Just glad to kept 3rd

ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 19 Auburn men’s golf team finished third at the 2013 SEC Championship after shooting a 296 on Sunday at the Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course.

The Tigers closed to within two shots of the lead with 6-9 holes to play.

No. 2 Alabama won the tournament with an 8-over 848 and defeated South Carolina by two strokes. No. 21 Texas A&M finished fourth with an 864 while No. 25 Mississippi State rounds at the top-5 at 866. No. 14 Arkansas finished sixth at 868, followed by Vanderbilt (298--875), Missouri (293--875), No. 13 Georgia (306--876), No. 9 Florida (290--880), No. 15 LSU (297--881), Ole Miss (297--889), Kentucky (297--890) and No. 23 Tennessee (303--895).

Arkansas’ Sebastian Cappelen won the individual title with an 8-under 202.

“The guys played great for 12 holes, and we just didn't close at the end,” head coach Nick Clinard said. “The wind was blowing 25-plus MPH, which made scoring extremely difficult. I am proud of the way Michael Hebert played all week and finished strong today.”

Senior Michael Hebert notched his third top-5 finish of the season, tying for fifth at 211. After a bogey on No. 6, Hebert bogeyed No. 8, before birdie on No. 9 to make the turn at 1-over. Hebert moved to even par following a birdie on No. 12. The Orlando, Fla, native bogeyed Nos. 14 and 16 to finish the round at 2-over.

Junior Niclas Carlsson tied for 15th after shooting a 216. After carding a birdie on No. 5, Carlsson double bogeyed No. 6, but then birdied No. 8 to finish the front-nine at even par. On the back-nine, Carlsson shot a 6-over 41.

Senior Dominic Bozzelli recorded his team-high sixth top-20 finish of the season, tying for 20th at 218. Following a bogey on No. 1 and a birdie on No. 2, Bozzelli moved to 1-under with a birdie on the par-5 7. After a bogey on No. 9 to move to even par, Bozzelli bogeyed Nos. 10 and 12, before a birdie on No. 13. The Pittsford, N.Y., native bogeyed Nos. 14 and 16 before closing the round with a double bogey to finish at 5-over for the round.

Redshirt freshman Jake Mondy tied for 36th at 222 after shooting a 73 in the final round. Mondy bogeyed No. 6 to make the turn at 1-over, but carded back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14. Sophomore Michael Johnson tied for 43rd at 223, shooting an 80 in the final round.

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You did call it. Third isn't bad at all. I would assume we will get a shot at the NC?

Regionals come first if they play like they did at the SEC we will make the NC

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You did call it. Third isn't bad at all. I would assume we will get a shot at the NC?

Regionals come first if they play like they did at the SEC we will make the NC

Thanks for the info!!! (keep us updated please)

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