SEMMES, Ala. - South Alabama men's golf kicks off its spring slate hosting the Hal Williams Collegiate, set to open play on Monday.

The Jaguars enter the spring holding the No. 57 national rank after an impressive fall performance that includes a 70.11 individual stroke average and top-five finishes in all four fall tournaments. The Jaguars shot a program-best 31-under par at the Trinity Forest Invitational that landed them just one stroke away from a tie for a first-place finish.

A talented 14-team field travels to Mobile to compete, among them, No. 12 Illinois.


TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Event (host): Hal Williams Collegiate (South Alabama)
Dates: Feb. 16-17 (Monday, Tuesday)
Format: 36 holes Monday, 18 Tuesday. Stroke play
Start times: 8:00 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start Saturday, 8:30 a.m. shotgun Sunday
Course: Magnolia Grove Golf Club (Par 72, 7,129 yds)


THE FIELD (14)

?South Alabama, No. 12 Illinois, Texas State, Nebraska, Rice, Memphis, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, UAB, Davidson, Southern Illinois, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana Tech, Abilene Christian


THE JAGUAR LINEUP

Hugo Thyr - Lidköping, Sweden - Senior | 11 rounds, 69.63 average, low 18: 67
Josh Hill - County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Junior | 11 rounds, 69.36 average, low 18: 66
Tim Kretschmann - Viernheim, Germany - Sophomore | 11 rounds, 70.27 average, low 18: 68
Samir Davidov - Roanoke, Va. - Senior | 11 rounds, 72.09 average, low 18: 68
Filip Svendsen - Fredrikstad, Norway - Sophomore | 11 rounds, 73.0 average, low 18: 71
*Cole Haygood - Ponce Inlet, Fla. - Senior | 5 rounds, 75.4 average, low 18: 71
*Mason Crowder - Dothan, Ala. - Sophomore | 5 rounds, 75.4 average, low 18: 72
*Competing individually



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