Tide golfers to defend title at The Farm

"The course has very undulated greens very similar to Augusta National," Seawell said. "You have to be on the correct side of the hole. You can get a good shot in there and have no chance to make par because the greens are so fast."

"You got to keep the ball in play and the team that putts the best is probably going to win," Hughes said.

The Tide will be challenged by one of the strongest fields of any tournament they'll play this year. Four other top 10 ranked teams are in the field. Georgia (third), Florida (fourth), Georgia Tech (eighth) and Clemson (ninth) will all be trying to unseat the defending champion Tide team. Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia State, South Carolina and defending SEC champions Tennessee -- all ranked in GolfWorld's Top 25 -- make the field at the Carpet Capital one of the most talented in country.

"I think the field is so strong that anybody at this tournament can win, so we need to go out there and take care of business and play like we can play. The trophies and stuff like that will take care of themselves," Seawell said.

The four lowest scoring players on each team make up the team's score for each or three rounds. Individual strokes are counted and an individual champion will be crowned.

The Tide will need strong performances from all five players if it hopes to match last year's record-setting win.

"That's the key to college golf; you got five guys, and you've got to get everybody playing well at the same time on the same page," Swan said.

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