[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12951]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MEN'S GOLF TEAM

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2012

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the University of Alabama's 
men's golf team which placed runner up to the National Champion Team 
from the University of Texas, on June 3, 2011. The Crimson Tide's 
record of accomplishment this season is the best in the history of the 
University's golf program.
   Although the Tide was behind all day, they fought hard to come back. 
Senior Hunter Hamrick, from Montgomery, was able to put points on the 
board for the Crimson Tide with a 6 and 5 win. Sophomore Bobby Wyatt, 
from Mobile, played a dramatic hole with a birdie chip on 18 winning 
his match 1 up. Sophomore Cory Whitsett tied the final match with a 
birdie on 17. And, on 18, Texas player Dylan Frittelli needed to sink a 
20-foot-putt to beat the Crimson Tide in the final match.
   With such an outstanding performance, the Alabama golf team 
completed their most successful season in the school's history by 
placing runner-up at the NCAA Championship. The team also won its third 
SEC Championship, the school's second regional title, as well as 
finished first in the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship over 
Texas by 10 shots.
   The 2012 men's golf team members are Hunter Hamrick, Lee Knox, Tom 
Lovelady, Trey Mullinax III, Scott Strohmeyer, Justin Thomas, Cory 
Whitsett, and Bobby Wyatt.
   The coaching staff consists of Head Coach Jay Seawell, Assistant 
Coach Scott Limbaugh, and Team Chaplain Stephan Bunn.
   On behalf of the people of Alabama and my colleagues in the Alabama 
Delegation, I wish to extend personal congratulations to Coach Jay 
Seawell, the coaching staff, and the men of the University of Alabama 
Men's Golf Team for their tremendous accomplishment.

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