Alabama Byrne

Greg Byrne speaks during a news conference after being introduced as Alabama's new athletic director, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Naylor-Stone Media Suite in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP)

 VASHA HUNT

Former UA athletic directorΒ Greg ByrneΒ is running with a different crowd as Alabama’s AD. Last week, he got the chance to play Augusta National Golf Club, where he made the best of the opportunity, shooting an 83, including a 40 on the back nine. Byrne grew up as a golfer/basketball player in Eugene, Oregon, but was often limited to no more than three or four golf days a year in his busy 6Β½ years at Arizona.Β 

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