Vols Eliminated in Quarterfinals of SEC Championships

Saturday, April 27

St. Simons Island, GA

All Day

University of Tennessee

SEC Championship

April 27, 2019 | Men's Golf

Redshirt sophomore Tyler Johnson wins his match in 19 holes as Tennessee falls to Kentucky

By: Andy Kovar

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The University of Tennessee men's golf team was eliminated from SEC Championships in the quarterfinals of match play.

The Vols fell to Kentucky 4-1 Saturday morning with redshirt sophomore Tyler Johnson grabbing a win in the first match of the day.

Johnson either led or was all square in the match for the final 15 holes. After squaring the match with a par on the fifth hole of match, Johnson continued to build on it as he was three up after 10 holes.

After being all square through 18 holes, Johnson and Kentucky's Matt Liston headed to extra holes. On the first extra hole after Liston bogeyed, Johnson knocked in his putt for par to put Tennessee on the board.

The Vols, who made their first appearance in SEC match play this week, were close to advancing to the semifinals, dropping one match by one hole and another by two holes.

Redshirt sophomore Hunter Wolcott's match went unfinished with two holes to play. Wolcott had just won the 16th hole of the match and was one hole down with two holes to play when the match ended.

Now, Tennessee will await where it will be selected in the NCAA Regionals. The selection show is Wednesday on Golf Channel.

Coach's Take
On advancing to match play at the SEC Championships:
"Advancing to match play is another step in the right direction for the program, but right now that doesn't take away from the disappointment of how we lost this match this morning." – Coach Brennan Webb

On how this week will help the team heading into NCAA Regionals:
"This field is tougher and deeper than any regional field we are going to face. We know that if we play our normal game than we can compete to win when we get to regionals." – Coach Brennan Webb

Match Play Results:

Tennessee Player	Kentucky Player	Results
Tyler Johnson	Matt Liston	W, 1UP (19 holes)
Nolan Ray	Fred Allen Meyer	L, 1DN
Brayden Garrison	Cullan Brown	L, 5&3
Rhys Nevin	Max Mehles	L, 2&1
Hunter Wolcott	Lukas Euler	1DN, unfinished

Up Next:

Tennessee awaits its selection to the NCAA Regionals. The selection show will be broadcasted Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

The six regional sites include Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Washington; Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, California; TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky; University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Georgia; and University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas.