University of Tennessee Athletics
Wednesday, April 21
St. Simon's Island, GA | Seaside Golf Course
ALL DAY
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SEC Championship
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Men’s Golf Central: SEC Championship
April 20, 2021 | Men's Golf
The 21st-ranked Tennessee men's golf team is set to begin postseason play this week, heading down to Sea Island, Georgia, to compete in the SEC Championship.
The event, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, features both stroke and match play. The top eight teams following Friday's third round of stroke play advance to match play, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday and the championship on Sunday.
Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis suspending the season in mid-March last year, the SEC Championship was not held last spring. This spring's championships mark the 19th year for the SEC Championship to be contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course.
Tennessee has captured three SEC Championships in program history, most recently in 2007.
During its last appearance at the SEC Championships in 2019, Tennessee finished tied for fifth–its best finish at the conference championships in eight years. The Vols were eliminated in the quarterfinals of match play by Kentucky. The 2019 fifth-place finish stands as Tennessee's only appearance in the SEC Championships under the direction of head coach Brennan Webb.
VOLS' LINEUP
Hunter Wolcott
Tennessee's highest finisher during its last appearance at the SEC Championships, Wolcott shot 5-under and tied for fourth place overall in the 70-man field. The Burns, Tennessee, native closed out his regular season with four straight top-20 finishes, bringing his season total to six. Wolcott led the team in season-long stroke average, totaling a 71.33 mark.
Spencer Cross
Tennessee's highest finisher in three of its five spring tournaments, Cross finished the regular second on the team with four top-25 finishes. Cross completed the spring with a 72.20 stroke average and is tied for the team lead in counting rounds.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis finished strong in Tennessee's final regular season tournament of the spring, capturing his first collegiate individual title at The Collegiate Invitational at the Country Club of Birmingham and joining Wolcott and Tyler Johnson as current Vols with collegiate individual titles to their credit.
Lewis finished the spring season with a team-leading 71.87 stroke average and for the season as a whole, led the team in round par or better and counted rounds.
Rhys Nevin
Nevin was tied for Tennessee's second-highest finisher at the 2019 SEC Championships, shooting 3-over and tying for 21st place. Nevin completed the 2020-21 regular season with four top-25 finishes.
Brayden Garrison
Garrison is coming off of his highest finish of the season at Tennessee's regular season finale in Birmingham, tying for 15th place overall. Garrison finished the regular season with a 72.00 stroke average—third on the team. Along with Nevin, Garrison also tied for 21st place at the 2019 SEC Championships.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 13 Georgia, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 18 Auburn, No. 21 Tennessee, No. 22 Florida, No. 23 Arkansas, No. 28 LSU, No. 31 Alabama, No. 35 South Carolina, No. 36 Ole Miss, No. 37 Mississippi State, No. 61 Missouri, No. 69 Kentucky
COURSE INFORMATION
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) – Par 70 – 7,005 yards
With the exception of 2020's cancellation, the SEC has conducted its annual championship on St. Simon's Island every year since 2001. The Seaside Course is also home to the PGA Tour's RSM Classic.
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Wednesday, April 21
Player 5 – 7:50 a.m. ET
Player 4 – 8 a.m. ET
Player 3 – 8:10 a.m. ET
Player 2 – 8:20 a.m. ET
Player 1 – 8:30 a.m. ET
The event, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, features both stroke and match play. The top eight teams following Friday's third round of stroke play advance to match play, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday and the championship on Sunday.
Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis suspending the season in mid-March last year, the SEC Championship was not held last spring. This spring's championships mark the 19th year for the SEC Championship to be contested on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course.
Tennessee has captured three SEC Championships in program history, most recently in 2007.
During its last appearance at the SEC Championships in 2019, Tennessee finished tied for fifth–its best finish at the conference championships in eight years. The Vols were eliminated in the quarterfinals of match play by Kentucky. The 2019 fifth-place finish stands as Tennessee's only appearance in the SEC Championships under the direction of head coach Brennan Webb.
VOLS' LINEUP
Hunter Wolcott
Tennessee's highest finisher during its last appearance at the SEC Championships, Wolcott shot 5-under and tied for fourth place overall in the 70-man field. The Burns, Tennessee, native closed out his regular season with four straight top-20 finishes, bringing his season total to six. Wolcott led the team in season-long stroke average, totaling a 71.33 mark.
Spencer Cross
Tennessee's highest finisher in three of its five spring tournaments, Cross finished the regular second on the team with four top-25 finishes. Cross completed the spring with a 72.20 stroke average and is tied for the team lead in counting rounds.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis finished strong in Tennessee's final regular season tournament of the spring, capturing his first collegiate individual title at The Collegiate Invitational at the Country Club of Birmingham and joining Wolcott and Tyler Johnson as current Vols with collegiate individual titles to their credit.
Lewis finished the spring season with a team-leading 71.87 stroke average and for the season as a whole, led the team in round par or better and counted rounds.
Rhys Nevin
Nevin was tied for Tennessee's second-highest finisher at the 2019 SEC Championships, shooting 3-over and tying for 21st place. Nevin completed the 2020-21 regular season with four top-25 finishes.
Brayden Garrison
Garrison is coming off of his highest finish of the season at Tennessee's regular season finale in Birmingham, tying for 15th place overall. Garrison finished the regular season with a 72.00 stroke average—third on the team. Along with Nevin, Garrison also tied for 21st place at the 2019 SEC Championships.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 13 Georgia, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 18 Auburn, No. 21 Tennessee, No. 22 Florida, No. 23 Arkansas, No. 28 LSU, No. 31 Alabama, No. 35 South Carolina, No. 36 Ole Miss, No. 37 Mississippi State, No. 61 Missouri, No. 69 Kentucky
COURSE INFORMATION
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) – Par 70 – 7,005 yards
With the exception of 2020's cancellation, the SEC has conducted its annual championship on St. Simon's Island every year since 2001. The Seaside Course is also home to the PGA Tour's RSM Classic.
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Wednesday, April 21
Player 5 – 7:50 a.m. ET
Player 4 – 8 a.m. ET
Player 3 – 8:10 a.m. ET
Player 2 – 8:20 a.m. ET
Player 1 – 8:30 a.m. ET
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