Koivun cruises to medalist crown, Tigers clinch No. 1 seed versus Tide in SEC Championship quarterfinals

SEA ISLAND, Ga. – With a dazzling 12-under finish Friday, Auburn men's golf freshman Jackson Koivun captured SEC Individual Medalist by six strokes to give the Tigers the No. 1 overall seed heading into the SEC Championship Quarterfinals at Seaside Golf Club. Auburn will face No. 8 seed Alabama in the Saturday's opening match. Brendan Valdes will lead off against JP Cave at 7:30 a.m. CT. Following in 10-minute intervals will be Carson Bacha versus Jonathan Griz, Josiah Gilbert versus Jones Free, Koivun against Canon Claycomb and in the anchor spot, J.M. Butler takes on Thomas Ponder. "We got off...