Vols’ Caleb Surratt becomes first freshman to claim SEC title since Justin Thomas

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt becomes the first freshman to claim a SEC title since Justin Thomas.

The Southeastern Conference championship took place April 19-21 at Sea Island Golf Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Tennessee freshman Caleb Surratt won the SEC individual championship after recording a three-round total of 14-under, winning by six strokes.

Surratt becomes the fifth Vol in program history to win an SEC individual championship and Tennessee’s first since David Skinns in 2005. He is the first freshman to win an SEC individual title since Alabama’s Justin Thomas in 2012.

Tennessee’s individual leaderboard:

1. Caleb Surratt, 64-68-64–196 (-14)
T28. Jake Hall, 75-64-72–211 (+1)
T34. Laurent Desmarchais, 72-73-67–212 (+2)
T38. Bryce Lewis, 71-72-70–213 (+3)
T44. Josh Hill, 71-72-71–214 (+4)

SEC team leaderboard:

1. Tennessee, 826 (-14)
2. Texas A&M, 827 (-13)
3. Florida, 831 (-9)
T4. Vanderbilt, 832 (-8)
T4. Alabama, 832 (-8)
6. Ole Miss, 839 (-1)
7. Missouri, 840 (E)
8. Mississippi State, 841 (+1)
9. Georgia, 842 (+2)
10. Arkansas, 843 (+3)
11. Auburn, 845 (+5)
12. LSU, 847 (+7)
13. Kentucky, 854 (+14)
14. South Carolina, 888 (+48)