Wolcott finishes in top 15 at Shoal Creek Invitational

Tuesday, April 16

Birmingham, AL

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University of Tennessee

Shoal Creek Collegiate

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Brayden Garrison of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Spencer Cross of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Rhys Nevin of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Tennessee Golf Bag during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Tyler Johnson of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Hunter Wolcott of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 16, 2019 - Hunter Wolcott, Head Coach Brennan Webb, and Assistant Coach Bo Andrews of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek golf club in Birmingham, AL. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

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Wolcott finishes in top 15 at Shoal Creek Invitational

April 16, 2019 | Men's Golf

The finish marks sixth time this season the redshirt sophomore has placed inside of the top 25

By: Andy Kovar

SHOAL CREEK, Ala. – In the final tournament of the regular season, redshirt sophomore Hunter Wolcott led No. 22 University of Tennessee men's golf team at the Shoal Creek Invitational.

Wolcott capped off his fourth top-25 finish of the spring Tuesday, finishing tied for 14th on the individual leaderboard. After starting the event with an opening round 71 (-1) on Monday, the Burns, Tenn. native bookended the week with his second round of par or better, carding a final round 72 (E).

The redshirt sophomore enters the postseason with three consecutive top-25 finishes and is tied for the team lead in that category with six total this season.

His score has counted in all but the first round of the season at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, making it 26 consecutive rounds Wolcott's round has counted for the Vols.

The No. 88 ranked player in the country according the latest Golfstat rankings also leads the team in rounds of par or better with 16 and scoring average at 72.26.

Wolcott capped the final four holes of the tournament with three birdies including jarring a fairway pitch shot from just over 100 yards out on the final hole.

Junior Rhys Nevin moved up 13 spots on the individual leaderboard on the final day, finishing tied for 31st. Nevin carded a final round 72 (E), shooting 1-under-par over the final nine holes which included birdies on the par-5 3rd and par-4 7th.

Overall, Tennessee finished 11th on the leaderboard in Birmingham, Ala. The Vols next opportunity on the course comes at the Southeastern Conference Championships next week in St. Simons Island, Ga.

Coach's Take
On the finish to the regular season at Shoal Creek:
"This was a disappointing way to finish the year, but it doesn't take away from what has been a tremendous regular season. We will go home and work on some things we learned this week and be ready to make it just as memorable postseason when the SEC Championships start next week." – Coach Brennan Webb

Final Scores:
Team

1	Alabama	-13 (851)
2	LSU	+6 (870)
3	North Florida	+12 (876)
4	Kentucky	+15 (879)
5	UAB	+17 (881)
6	Auburn	+24 (888)
T7	Charlotte	+27 (891)
T7	Lamar	+27 (891)
9	Jacksonville	+28 (892)
10	Jacksonville State	+30 (894)
11	Tennessee	+32 (896)
12	Bowling Green State	+39 (903)
13	Georgia State	+41 (905)
14	Troy	+47 (911)
15	Samford	+63 (927)

Tennessee Team

Hunter Wolcott	T14	218 (+2)
Rhys Nevin	T31	222 (+6)
Tyler Johnson	T44	225 (+9)
Spencer Cross	T69	232 (+16)
Brayden Garrison	T69	232 (+16)

Up Next:
After concluding the regular season with three team titles, Tennessee heads to the SEC Championships in search of the fourth tournament title in program history.

The Vols will head to St. Simons Island, Ga. with the first round of the event coming on Wednesday (April 24). After three rounds of stroke play, the top eight teams will advance to match play to determine the team champion.