Table of Contents 2009-2010 Season Outlook
. utlook...................................................................................... 5-6 O .Roster.............................................................................................5 Quick Facts....................................................................................6 .Schedules.....................................................................................20 .Fall 2009 Statistics......................................................................38
The 2009-10 Clemson Tigers
Tiger Bios
. lex Boyd......................................................................................8 A .Brewer Bradshaw.......................................................................16 .Jacob Burger..................................................................................9 .McCuen Elmore.........................................................................10 .Luke Hopkins....................................................................... 11-12 .Ben Martin............................................................................ 13-15 Corbin Mills.................................................................................18 .Mike Muscatell............................................................................17 Will Ovenden..............................................................................18 Crawford Reeves........................................................................19 .Mike Soowal................................................................................17
Coaching Staff
J.ordan Byrd..................................................................................30 .Larry Penley.......................................................................... 22-26 .Statistics Under Penley...................................................... 27-29
2008-09 Review
Statistics.......................................................................................31 Boxscores....................................................................................32 Team Results........................................................................ 33-34 Season Review............................................................................35 Final Notes........................................................................... 36-37 .Against All Competition...........................................................38 Tiger Golf Gathering ...............................................................55
Clemson University
. lemson University............................................................ 40-41 C .Campus Life.......................................................................... 42-43 .Vickery Hall.......................................................................... 44-45 Athletic Facilities................................................................. 46-47 Clemson Traditions....................................................................48 NCAA Compliance...................................................................49
Facilities
Walker Course.................................................................... 50-51 Robinson Practice Facility........................................................52 Penley Golf Building...................................................................53 Local Courses.............................................................................54
Former Tiger Greats
L. ucas Glover, U.S. Open Champion................................ 58-59 .Charles Warren................................................................... 60-61 Jonathan Byrd..............................................................................62 D.J. Trahan.....................................................................................63 .Kevin Johnson.............................................................................64 .Greatest Tigers.................................................................... 70-71
Tigers on Tour
Tigers on Tour in 2009..............................................................65 .Tigers on Tour, Career Stats............................................. 66-67 Tigers in the Majors........................................................... 68-69
History & Records
Golf Heritage............................................................................ 2-4 National Championship Season....................................... 56-57 International Influence..............................................................72 Individual Records............................................................... 74-75 Season Records..........................................................................76 Career Records..........................................................................77 Team Championships......................................................... 78-79 Individual Medalists....................................................................80 All-Time Coaching Records.....................................................81 Yearly Leaders.............................................................................82 Team Records.............................................................................83 All-ACC Career Statistics................................................. 84-85 Tiger Honors & Awards.................................................... 86-87 U.S. Amateur Results.......................................................... 88-89 NCAA National Boxscores............................................. 90-92 NCAA Tournament Records...................................................93 NCAA Regional Boxscores.............................................. 94-95 ACC Tournament Boxscores............................................ 96-96 Golf History.....................................................................100-101 .Lettermen.........................................................................102-103 Yearly Tournament Results.................................................... 104 National Rankings................................................................... 105 All-Time Results..............................................................106-112
Clemson Golf Staff
Head Coach:........................................................................................................................................................Larry Penley, Clemson ‘83 Years at Clemson:......................................................................................................................................................................................27th NCAA Tournament Appearances:............................................................................................................................................................ 26 NCAA National Appearances:.................................................................................................................................................................. 23 ACC Championships:.....................................................................................................................................................................................8 NCAA Regional Championships:.................................................................................................................................................................7 NCAA Champions:..................................................................................................................................................................................2003 Phone:..................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 656-1930 E-mail:.......................................................................................................................................................................... lpenley@clemson.edu Assistant Coach:.................................................................................................................................................... Jordan Byrd, Furman ‘98 Phone:..................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 656-1376 Home:..................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 637-8013 E-mail:......................................................................................................................................................................... jordanb@clemson.edu Academic Advisor:............................................................................................................................................................... Wayne Coffman
Sports Information
S. ID for Golf:................................................................................................................................................Tim Bourret, Notre Dame ‘77 .Email:..........................................................................................................................................................................btimoth@clemson.edu .Fax:........................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 656-0299 .Office: .................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 656-1926 .Home:..................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 888-3490 .Cell:.......................................................................................................................................................................................... (864) 356-3791
Athletic Administration
. thletic Director:.................................................................................................................................... Terry Don Phillips, Arkansas ‘70 A .Sr. Assoc. AD/External Affairs:......................................................................................................................Bill D’Andrea, Indiana St. ‘73 .Sr. Assoc. AD/Internal Affairs:................................................................................................................. Katie Hill, Central Arkansas ‘76 .Assoc. AD.Golf:......................................................................................................................................................Kyle Young, Clemson ‘02 .Assoc. AD/Facilities:....................................................................................................................................... Robert Ricketts, Erskine ‘71 .Assoc. AD/Events:....................................................................................................................................... Van Hilderbrand, Clemson ‘71 .Assoc. AD/Academic Services:................................................................................................................ Becky Bowman, Winthrop ’76 .Assoc. AD/Administration:...................................................................................................................Phil Grayson, IU-South Bend ’79 .Assistant AD/Compliance Services:...................................................................................................... Stephanie Ellison, Clemson ’98 .Assistant AD/Compliance Services:.............................................................................................................. Brad Woody, Clemson ’99 .Assoc. AD/Marketing:............................................................................................................................... Tim Match, Bowling Green ‘85 .Asst. AD/Promotions:.......................................................................................................................... John Seketa, SIU-Edwardsville ’81 .Asst. AD/Facilities:.............................................................................................................................................Gary Wade, Nebraska ‘78 .Director Sports Medicine:...............................................................................................................Danny Poole, Western Carolina ‘79 .Equipment Manager:................................................................................................................................. Alphonso Smith, Clemson ’91 .Strength Training Director:.............................................................................................................................Joey Batson, Newberry ’85 .Performance Coordinator:........................................................................................................................Dr. Loreto Jackson, Ulster ‘81 On the Cover: Clemson has a golf heritage that is among the best in the nation. That heritage took a jump last year with the accomplishments of Clemson golfers past and present. Kyle Stanley won the Ben Hogan Award as the top golfer in the nation for his play at the college and amateur tournament level. Teammate David May won the co-championship of the ACC Tournament, a first for a Clemson golfer since 2001, and Ben Martin reached the finals of the United States Amateur in August. In November, Charles Warren was inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor, a first for any Clemson golfer. But, the top accomplishment was turned in by former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover, who won the 2009 United States Open ,the first major title for a Clemson golfer. Media Interviews: All interviews with Clemson golfers and coach Larry Penley are coordinated though Clemson Sports Information Director Tim Bourret, who is in his 32st year coordinating the sports information activities for the Clemson golf program. Releases and statistics are available concerning each tournament on clemsontigers.com. Credits: The 2009-10 Clemson golf media guide was written and edited by Tim Bourret. Statistical research and writing assistance by Sam Blackman, who spent countless hours researching Clemson golf results dating back to the first season in 1930. Interior layout and design by Amanda Wolk. Cover designs by John Schauffhauser. Cover Photos: By Kerry Capps, Bob Waldrop, Patrick Wright, Mark Crammer, the USGA, and the PGA Tour.
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Golf Heritage
Academic Excellence
•Only 15 student-athletes in Clemson athletics history have earned All-America honors
on the field and in the classroom in the same year. Two of the 15 student-athletes who have accomplished this have been golfers. Jonathan Byrd is one of three Clemson studentathletes to accomplish this twice (1998-99 and 1999-00) and D.J. Trahan did it in 2001-02. Trahan actually was named the National Player of the Year in 2002 when he was named a third-team Academic All-American by CoSIDA.
•Two Clemson golfers have been named Academic All-American on three occasions. Jason Griffith accomplished this in 1986-88 and Oswald Drawdy was a three-time selection from 1988-90. •The Clemson golf team has had a team GPA of 3.0 or better in 14 of the last 24 semesters. Five times in the last 11 years the team has posted a team GPA of 3.0 or better for the spring semester, then ranked in the top 15 in the nation at the NCAA Tournament.
•Ten of the 12 former Tigers who played in a PGA Tour or Nationwide Tour event in 2009, have their degrees from Clemson. •Current
Clemson junior Ben Martin is a three-time selection to the ACC Academic Honor roll and was named an Academic Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association last year and graduated from Clemson in December. He will play the second semester as a graduate student.
Award Winners
•Charles Warren became Clemson’s first NCAA Champion in 1997 when he captured the
championship at Conway Farms Country Club outside Chicago. He defeated Brad Elder of Texas in a playoff and overcame a three-shot deficit to Jason Gore of Pepperdine during the final round. Warren won the NCAA Championship as a junior, then won the Dave Williams Award as the top senior golfer in the nation in 1998.
•D.J. Trahan won the Ben Hogan Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award in 2002 as a junior. During that 2002 season,Trahan won three tournaments, including the NCAA East Regional Championship. He posted a 70.33 stroke average, still among the top 15 single season stroke averages in NCAA history. •Kyle Stanley won the Ben Hogan Award in 2009 as a junior. •Clemson has had 52 All-America selections over the years, including at least one All-
American in nine consecutive seasons between 1996-04. The list includes 14 first-team AllAmericans, 11 second-team selections, six third-team selections and 21 honorable mention selections. Kyle Stanley was a first-team selection as a freshman in 2007, the only freshman in Clemson history to be named a first-team All-American. He was named first-team again in 2009 when he finished second at the NCAA Tournament.
•Six players (Chris Patton, Charles Warren, John Engler, Lucas Glover, D.J. Trahan and Kyle Stanley) have been named first-team All-American twice. Amateur Championships
•Clemson players have had a strong heritage when it comes to success in national amateur
events. The most noteworthy championship took place in 1989 when then Clemson rising senior Chris Patton won the US Amateur title at Merion Country Club in Ardmore, PA. He then went on to be the low amateur at the 1990 Master’s finishing in 39th place.
•In the summer of 2008, Mollica won his second Monroe Amateur and is the only person to win the event twice. Stanley won the Southern Amateur for the second time and played in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour in 2009. Four Clemson golfers advanced to the United States Amateur in 2008, including three who made it to match play. Coaching Excellence
•Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley is ranked fourth in NCAA golf history in total tourna-
ment victories with 59. He is second among active coaches, first among active ACC coaches. He is second in ACC history behind former Wake Forest coach Jesse Haddock.
•Penley is one of the few coaches who have already been inducted into the College Golf Hall of Fame. At the age of 44 in 2003 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame, the only coach in any sport in Clemson history to be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame while still the Clemson coach.
•Three other Clemson golfers finished as runner up at the US Amateur, Parker Moore in 1976, Danny Ellis in 1993, and Ben Martin in 2009. Michael Hoey, who played at Clemson in 1998-99, won the British Amateur in 2001.
•Penley was named the National Coach-of-the-Year by the College Golf Coaches Association
•Two Tigers have won the United States Public Links
•Penley has been the head coach at Clemson for 26 years. In that time he has led the program to seven NCAA Regional titles, more than any other coach. He has taken Clemson to the NCAA Tournament all 26 years and has finished in the top 20, 20 times, more than any coach in Clemson history regardless of sport.
Championship and both times they were still Clemson golfers at the time of their triumph. Kevin Johnson won the US Public Links in 1986 and D.J. Trahan won the title in 2000, his freshman season at Clemson. Johnson was also the runner up in 1987 at that event.
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Sunnehanna Amateur is one of the top amateur tournaments each summer. A Clemson golfer won the event four consecutive years between 2001-04, including Lucas Glover, who was the 2001 champion and is now on the PGA Tour.
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the summer of 2006, four different Clemson players won six amateur events. Phillip Mollica won the Monroe amateur in June to start the run. Ben Martin won both the Festival of Flower and the Palmetto Amateur. Kyle Stanley won the Sahalee Players ChampionRecent graduate Phillip Mollica is a two-time winner ship in the state of Washington and the Southern of the Monroe Amateur, the Amateur in Birmingham within a two week span. He was named the National Amateur Player of only person to win the event the Month for July. Tanner Ervin won the Rice twice. Planters Amateur in July as well.
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Larry Penley led the Tigers to a National Championship in 2003. He is ranked fourth in all-time tournament victories with one school with 59 career wins.
and GolfWeek in 2003, the year he led the Clemson program to the NCAA Championship. He is a six-time ACC Coach-of-the-Year, one of just two coaches in the league’s history to win that award six times.
•Prior to Penley, Clemson had great leadership under Bobby Robinson, who led the program from 1975-83. It was Robinson who took Clemson to its first NCAA Tournament in 1980, its first ACC Championship in 1982 and its first NCAA top 5 finish in 1983. The Clemson practice facility is named in his honor. Penley Fourth in All-Time Tournament Victories With One School Rk Name 1. Jim Brown 2. Jesse Haddock 3. Buddy Alexander 4. Larry Penley 5. E.K. Patty Devin Brouse 7. Rick LaRose 8. Richard Sykes 9. Dick Copas
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School Ohio State Wake Forest Florida Clemson Middle Tennessee North Carolina Arizona NC State Georgia
Years 1973-08 1962-89 1988-Present 1983-Present 1946-81 1978-98 1978-Present 1972-Present 1971-96
Wins 157 83 69 59 55 55 52 46 44
Conference Championship Tradition
•Clemson has won the ACC Championship nine times (including a co-championship in
1990). That includes five titles in the last 11 seasons. Clemson won the title in 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004. Clemson has finished in the top four of the event for 11 of the last 12 years.
•Clemson has had the individual ACC Champion seven times, including four of the last 12
seasons. Charles Warren, currently on the PGA Tour, won the tournament in 1997 and 1998. He won the NCAA Championships in 1997 as well and is one of only two ACC golfers to win the ACC Championship and the NCAA Championship in the same year.
•David May was co-medalist of the ACC Tournament in 2009 as he shot a 206 to tie for honors with Matt Hill of NC State. •Clemson
has had 34 different players named first-team All-ACC a total of 69 times. Clemson had at least two different All-ACC golfers every year from 1997-07. D.J. Trahan and Jonathan Byrd are the only two Tigers who have been named first-team All-ACC four consecutive years. They are two of the 16 athletes in Clemson history who have been honored four times.
International Competition
•Clemson has been prominent in the recent history of the Walker Cup. Between 1997 and
2003, Clemson had at least one representative at each Walker Cup, including 2001 when Lucas Glover and D.J. Trahan were members of the United States team and Michael Hoey was on the Great Britain team. Six players with ties to Clemson have participated in the Walker Cup since 1997.
•The Palmer Cup is another amateur competition held each year. Between 1997-2004, Clemson had 13 players on United States or Great Britain squads. That includes John Engler who is one of the few three-time selections to the United States team. D.J. Trahan was a two-time selection to the United States squad and was the team captain in 2002. Tiger Head Coach Larry Penley served as the head coach of the United States team in 2004.
Golf Heritage
•Kyle Stanley was a member of the United States Walker Cup championship team in 2007. NCAA Tournament Excellence
•Clemson
has been to the NCAA Tournament 29 years overall, including an active streak of 28 consecutive years. The last time Clemson was not in the NCAA Tournament was the spring of 1981. That is the longest streak in any sport in Clemson history. Clemson had a streak of reaching the national portion of the NCAA Tournament in 23 consecutive years between 1982-04, the second longest streak of national appearances in NCAA history. Only Oklahoma State’s active streak of 61 years in a row is longer.
• Clemson has won seven NCAA Regional Championships in its history, more than any other Division I school since the NCAA went to that format in 1989. Clemson has had a pair of “three-peats” in regional championships, winning in 1993-94-95 and in 2002-03-04. Arizona, and Oklahoma State are second to Clemson with six regional titles apiece, while Arizona State has five. •Clemson had a streak of seven straight top 10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament between 1997-03. It is also tied for the longest streak of its kind in Clemson sports history. The Clemson men’s soccer program had seven top 10s in a row between 1973-79 and the men’s tennis team had seven consecutive top 10s from 1980-86. •When Clemson finished fifth at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Purdue University in 2008, it marked the ninth time since 1997 that the Tigers recorded top 10 finish. Clemson leads the nation in top 10 national finishes over the last 13 years.
Clemson has had the individual ACC Champion seven times, including four of the last 12 seasons. David May was comedalist last year.
Clemson had at least one representative on the Walker Cup team from 1997-2003. Pictured above is Jonathan Byrd, who represented the United States in 1999.
•Clemson’s fifth place finish was the fourth for the program since 2001, or over the last eight years. •Clemson’s fifth place finish in 2008 was the eighth time Larry Penley has had a top five team in his 26 seasons at Clemson. That ranks in a tie for second in the nation over the last 25 years. Oklahoma State has an incredible 18 top five finishes in that time period, while Clemson, Georgia Tech, Texas, Florida and Arizona State all have eight apiece. National Championship Season of 2003
•Clemson
won the NCAA Tournament in 2003, the fourth national championship in the history of the school’s athletic program. It was the first NCAA title for any sport at Clemson in 16 years.
•During the 2003 season, Clemson won the ACC Championship, the NCAA East Regional and the NCAA National Tournament. Clemson became the first Division I school to win its conference, NCAA regional and national championship in the same year. •Clemson won six tournaments overall during the 2002-03 years, more than any other Division I school and it was the most tournament titles in one season in Clemson history. •The 2002-03 Clemson team never finished lower than third in any event the entire year and had an incredible 183-8-3 won-loss record against the field in stroke play competition, a 95.1 percentage. Clemson finished first or second in 13 of its 14 events that year and was ranked number-one in the nation in every poll from the preseason to the postseason.
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Golf Heritage Pipeline to the PGA
•Clemson had four former players who were exempted on the
PGA Tour in 2008, the fourth straight year Clemson has had at least four players on Tour. The list includes Charles Warren, Jonathan Byrd, Lucas Glover and D.J. Trahan. Clemson was tied for seventh in the nation in producing players on the PGA Tour in 2006 when it had six members.
•Jonathan Byrd (3), D.J. Trahan (2) and Lucas Glover (2) have combine for seven PGA Tour wins since 2002. Trahan won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January and then finished fourth at the United States Open. •Lucas Glover won the 2009 United States Open to become the first former Tiger to win a professional Major. Glover defeated the World’s number-one and two players in Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, respectively. Glover then finished fifth at the PGA in August and was ninth in the final PGA money ranking. He also helped the United States to the President’s Cup championship and won the PGA Grand Slam in October. Poll Presence
•The history of college golf polls is not very long, but since they
have had in-season polls, Clemson has been omnipresent. Between 1996 and 2004, Clemson ranked in the final top 10 eight of nine seasons and in the top 20 each year. That includes a streak of seven consecutive seasons with a top five finish from 1997-03.
•Clemson had a streak of 105 consecutive polls ranked in the top 10 in the nation between December 4, 1996 through May 7, 2004. Within that streak, Clemson was ranked in the top five in the nation for 62 consecutive polls between March 11, 1998 and June 15, 2001, and for 89 of 90 polls between March 11, 1998 and May 7, 2004. •As far as individuals are concerned, Clemson has had 27 players ranked in the top 25 of the final Sagarin computer rankings since 1996. The highest final ranking for a player is a number-two finish by D.J. Trahan in 2002 and 2003. He was named a first-team AllAmerican each year. Kyle Stanley finished fifth in 2009.
Four former Clemson golfers competed in the U.S. Open in 2009, including winner Lucas Glover. Pictured above are Glover, Kyle Stanley and D.j. Trahan, who were paired together in the first round.
•Clemson has been in the top 25 of 161 of the last 164 Sagarin polls and in the top 10 in 132 of the last 164.
Clemson in the Golf Coaches Association Poll Since 1996-97 Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Totals
Lucas Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open to become the first former Tiger to win a professional Major. He also finished fifth at the PGA Championship and was ninth in the final PGA money ranking last year.
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Polls 12 18 17 17 16 10 7 12 12 12 10 10 10 164
Top 25 12 18 17 17 16 10 7 12 10 12 9 10 10 161
Golfweek’s Top College Golf Programs
Top 20 12 18 17 17 16 10 7 12 8 9 9 10 10 155
Top 10 11 18 17 17 16 10 7 11 2 1 7 3 10 132
Top 5 7 15 17 17 16 9 7 11 2 0 2 1 3 105
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olfweek, one of the nation’s top college journals, G announced its list of top college golf programs in Rank School October of 2005. The rankings were based on the 1. Georgia Tech Sagarin computer rankings from 1999-2005 which 2. Clemson takes into account a program’s won-loss record in 3. Georgia stroke play tournaments. Clemson’s program was 4. Oklahoma State ranked second in the listing that was published in 5. Florida the magazine and on its website. In 2005, Golf World Best College Golf World Magazine selected its top college Golf Programs golf programs. Clemson’s program ranked fifth in Rank School the ratings by the magazine. The magazine’s review 1. Georgia Tech of the Clemson program stated, “Football might be 2. Texas king, but golfers have been the stars at Clemson 3. Florida recently. In 2003, the men’s golf team won the 4. UCLA school’s fourth team National Championship in any 5. Clemson sport. Clemson has won the ACC Championship 6. Oklahoma St. five of the last nine years.” 7. Georgia 8. Arizona 9. UNLV 10, New Mexico
2009-10 Clemson Golf
On some fronts, the 2009-10 season begins a new era in Clemson golf. No we aren’t talking about the head coaching position. Larry Penley begins his 27th season leading his program that has been to the NCAA Tournament all 26 previous years he has been at the helm, including 20 top 20 finishes, more than any coach in Clemson sports history. He has already been inducted into the College Golf Hall of Fame and was named to the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in the fall of 2009. But the roster is composed of just two seniors with the other nine student-athletes listed as sophomores or freshmen. For the first time in Penley’s coaching career, Clemson returns just one starter from the previous year. Gone is two-time first-team All-American Kyle Stanley, who won the prestigious Ben Hogan Award last year as college golf’s top amateur player. He finished second at the NCAA Tournament twice and finished his career second in stroke average, trailing only D.J. Trahan on the all-time list. David May, the ACC Co-Champion of 2009, Phillip Mollica, a four-year player who was an all-region player in 2008, was a two-time Monroe Amateur Champion and a quarterfinalist at the 2009 US Amateur, and three-year starter Sam Saunders, have also moved on. Players who competed in just 15 of the 55 player spots in the 11-team tournaments return for this coming year. Ben Martin is by far the most experienced returning player and he will be the unquestioned team leader this year. The red-shirt senior from Greenwood, SC is a twotime All-ACC and two-time All-Region performer who ranks 14th in school history in career stroke average. He had quite a summer in 2009 when he played in the US Open and was a finalist at the United States Amateur. “Ben Martin will be our team leader,” said Penley, who has led the Clemson program to eight ACC championships and seven NCAA Regional titles. “He is by far our most experienced player. He is a respected player because of what he has achieved on the course and in the classroom. His experience in the US Open and US Amateur this past summer should give him confidence to lead this team as
Season Outlook 2009-10 Clemson Men’s Golf Roster Name Hgt Alex Boyd 5-9 Brewer Bradshaw 5-8 Jacob Burger 5-11 McCuen Elmore 6-0 Luke Hopkins 6-3 Ben Martin 5-11 Corbin Mills 6-3 Michael Muscatell 6-3 Will Ovenden 6-0 Crawford Reeves 5-9 Mike Soowal 6-1
Wgt 160 150 140 165 160 155 220 300 160 150 180
Cl Exp DOB *So. 1VL 7-22-88 *Fr. HS 8-21-89 So. 1VL 12-13-89 *So. 1VL 8-12-89 *Sr. 3VL 2-5-87 *Gr. 3VL 8-26-87 Fr. HS 4-30-90 *Fr. HS 6-23-90 Fr. HS 7-30-90 Fr. HS 6-12-91 *So. SQ 12-19-88
Hometown Augusta, GA Columbia, SC Orangeburg, SC Cheraw, SC Greer, SC Greenwood, SC Anderson, SC Lake Wylie, SC Spartanburg, SC Greenville, SC Walhalla, SC
High School Richmond County Acad. A.C. Flora Orangeburg Prep Cheraw Eastside Greenwood Wren Charlotte Catholic Dorman Eastside St. Stephen’s Epis. (PA)
*Red-shirted one season
well.” Martin was the low qualifier at the US Open Sectional in Maryland last summer with an eight-under-par score against a strong field that included many tour players, then led the US Open after 13 holes at two-under-par. For an hour on Thursday he was atop the leaderboard, perhaps giving Clemson fans a foreshadowing of things to come for Lucas Glover, the eventual National Champion. He then finished the summer off with a runner up finish at the US Amateur at Southern Hills in Tulsa, OK. He tied for second during the 36 hole qualifier in the 312-player field, then won five straight matches, all against players on Division I college programs before losing in the finals to protégé Byeun Hun An of Korea. Martin had a solid junior year at Clemson and ranked second on the club in stroke average at 73.00. He finished the year ranked 57th in the Sagarin rankings thanks to a season in which he had a pair of top 10 finishes and 10 rounds at par or better. He was especially successful in the spring season when his 71.4 stroke average through the ACC Tournament was actually better than Stanley for the same period. He had five consecutive top 15 finishes in the
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spring, something no other Clemson golfer could claim. The senior from Greenwood, SC is a veteran of 25 tournaments and 75 rounds, 28 of which have finished in rounds of par or better. He is on pace to become the first Clemson golfer to earn academic All-ACC honors four consecutive years. Joining Martin in the senior class is Luke Hopkins. The native of Greer, SC played in four tournaments last year, but all four of those events were in the late spring when he played in both the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. His biggest contribution took place in the final round of the US Collegiate when he played his first nine holes at five under par and led the charge in Clemson’s greatest comeback victory in history. Clemson overcame a 13-stroke deficit on the final day to win a tournament that included each of the top 11 ranked teams in the nation. “Luke has had a lot of injuries in his career,” said Penley. “Hopefully he is ready to play a complete season and be one of our leaders. He finished the year strong and was one of the positives of our appearance in the NCAA Tournament. “ Hopkins was second among Clemson’s competitors at the NCAA Tournament at Galloway, NJ where he
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Season Outlook finished 27th out of the 156 golfers. Hopkins is a veteran of 12 career tournaments for the Tigers and he knows what it is like to be in the winner’s circle. He won the 2007 South Carolina Amateur and the 2007 Palmetto Amateur. He had a strong run in the summer of 2009 as well, playing four consecutive bogey free rounds at one stretch. He reached the third round of South Carolina Match Play and had a top 25 at the Palmetto Amateur. He finished his summer strong with a 10th place finish at the South Carolina Amateur, the top finisher among active Clemson golfers. He then had a solid fall of 2009 and finished 10th at The Brickyard and 13th at the Isleworth Collegiate, an event that included seven of the top 10 teams in the nation. Penley has three more returning lettermen on his 2009-10 roster, but they have played in just a combined six career events. Jacob Burger, a sophomore from Orangeburg, SC, was in the lineup for three tournaments last year, including the NCAA Preview. He had a 74.56 stroke average for his nine rounds, but finished with rounds of 72-71 at The Hootie. Burger has reached the second round of match play at the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst each of the last two years, and finished tied for 12th at the South Carolina Amateur this past August. He finished 15th at the Brickyard in the fall of 2009. Alex Boyd and McCuen Elmore are two more returning lettermen who saw action in the Clemson lineup last year. Boyd played in two events and had a 76.50 average for six rounds. He played as an individual at The Brickyard and finished 21st with a strong 219 score. Elmore also played at the Brickyard for the Tigers and had a strong summer of 2009. He reached the Final Four of the South Carolina
Larry Penley has led Clemson to the NCAA Tournament all 26 years of his tenure, including one National Championship and seven regional crowns.
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Ben Martin is the most experienced returning player and he will be the unquestioned team leader this year. The red-shirt senior from Greenwood, SC is a two-time All-ACC and two-time All-Region performer.
Match Play after finishing 11th in the 36-hole qualifier. Six freshmen will vie for the considerable playing time up for grabs this year. Three are red-shirt freshmen and three are first-year freshmen. The red-shirt freshmen include Mike Muscatell, Brewer Bradshaw and Mike Soowal. Muscatell is a native of Lake Wylie, SC who was a twotime North Carolina state champion. He has gained considerable experience in amateur events over the last two years. He finished in the top 30 at the Azalea Amateur each of the last two years. Soowal is a two-time All-State player from Pennsylvania who is the son of former Clemson football player Jeff Soowal. Bradshaw had a strong summer that shows he is ready to challenge for a starting position. He reached match play of both the South Carolina Match Play and the Carolinas Amateur. He had a six-under-par 136 at the Carolinas Amateur qualifier and finished 26th at the South Carolina Amateur. Clemson’s three newcomers to the program are very highly regarded. Penley has played three first year freshmen before (1990, Nicky Goetze, Danny Ellis and Bobby Doolittle), so they will play with a sense of urgency when they reach campus. Crawford Reeves is the most highly regarded of the freshman class for 2009. A two-time AJGA All-American, the native of Greenville won the South Carolina Match Play this past summer when he had a stellar 141 score in the qualifier then defeated five consecutive opponents, including Clemson teammates Bradshaw and Elmore. He also advanced to the second round of the Carolinas Amateur Match Play. Corbin Mills is also a national top 100 recruit who will be a factor this year. A strong young man who can rival Kyle Stanley when it comes to driving distance, Mills reached stroke play of the US Public Links this past summer. He also advanced to the second round of South Carolina Match Play and finished 12th at the South Carolina Amateur. His final round 67 was the low score of the final round by any golfer, and the low round of the tournament by active Clemson golfers. Will Ovenden of Spartanburg, SC had an active summer, playing in five amateur events. He finished 13th at the Festival of Flowers and also played in the Palmetto Amateur, Rice Planters and Carolinas Amateur. He made the cut at the South Carolina Amateur and finished tied for 31st.
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Clemson Golf Quick Facts General Information Name: Clemson University Location: Clemson, SC 29633 Founded: 1889 President: James F. Barker, Clemson ’70 Enrollment: 18,317 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tigers Colors: Clemson Orange & Regalia Home Course: The Walker Course Par/Distance: 72/6,911 2008-09 Returning Starters: 1 (Ben Martin) Returning Lettermen: 5 (Ben Martin, Luke Hopkins, Jacob Burger, Alex Boyd, McCuen Elmore) Lettermen Lost: 4 (Kyle Stanley, David May, Phillip Mollica, Sam Saunders) All-ACC Players Returning: 1 (Ben Martin)
Program History First Year of Golf: 1930 ACC Championships: 9 NCAA Tournament App.: 29 NCAA National Appearances: 26 NCAA Regional Champs: 7 NCAA Top 20 Finishes: 23 NCAA Top 10 Finishes: 13 NCAA Top Five Finishes: 9 NCAA Highest Finish: 1 (2003) Individual National Champions: 1 (Charles Warren, 1997) ACC Individual Champions: 6 players, 7 times All-America Selections: 52 Head Coach: Larry Penley (Clemson ’81) -27th season at Clemson in 2008-09 -26 NCAA Tournament Appearances -23 NCAA National Tournament Appearances -7 NCAA Regional Titles -8 ACC Championships -20 Top 20 Seasons -12 Top 10 Seasons -8 Top 5 Seasons Assistant Coach: Jordan Byrd (Furman ’98) -5th season at Clemson
Meet the Tigers Alex
Mike
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Alex Boyd Alex
BOYD
5-8 •152 • *So. Augusta, GA
Overview: Red-shirt sophomore who earned a letter as a freshman in 2008-09…played in two events, he was in Clemson’s team lineup at The Brickyard and at Isleworth…played in one event in fall of 2009… captain of Georgia 3A State Championship team in 2006. Fall of 2009: Helped Clemson to ninth-place finish in prestigious Carpet Classic in Dalton, GA…had rounds of 74-73-75 for 222 total to tie for 33rd place…his 222 finish tied for second best among Clemson golfers. Summer of 2009: Played in the Georgia State Amateur and finished 40th with a 297 score after rounds of 75-74-72-76. In 2008-09: Played in two events both in the fall…helped Clemson to third-place finish at The Brickyard with a 21st place finish…he shot a 219, including a third-round score of 71…his score counted in all three rounds and he was Clemson’s third best player at that tournament…shot three shots better than Clemson All-American Kyle Stanley at The Brickyard and seven shots better than US Amateur finalist Ben Martin…both of those players participated in the 2009 US Open…shot 240 at Isleworth in late October….had 11 birdies in his six rounds, he averaged 31.83 putts per round…hit 66 percent of his fairways and 53.7 percent of his greens in regulation. Summer 2008: Played in two major amateur events in the summer of 2008, the Palmetto Amateur in June and the Rice Planters in July…finished 63rd at Palmetto and 52nd and Rice Planters….finished 13th at Eastern Amateur…won Augusta Country Club Men’s Championship. In 2007-08: Red-shirted the season at Clemson. In High School: Captain of Georgia AAA State Championship Richmond County Golf team in 2006…team also won the regional title that year…GISA All-State in 2004…team MVP in 2004…winner of Augusta Country Club Men’s Championship in 2006…undefeated in match play at 31st annual Georgia vs. South Carolina Challenge Match played at famed Eastlake Golf Club in 2006…finished fifth at the GSGA State Junior Championship in 2006…finished fourth at AJGA Burgett H. Mooney Junior Rome Classic in 2005… he played high school golf for Coach Gene Crislip…graduate of Richmond Academy in 2007…MVP of his varsity team in 2007…lettered four years in golf…had three top five and Getting to Know Alex Boyd four top 15 finishes at AJGA/ Favorite current professional golfer: Adam Scott FCWT International Junior Favorite athlete outside of golf: Roger Federer events…had nine top 10 finFavorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Lucas Glover ishes at regional/state junior Favorite course I have played: Augusta National events…son of Joe and Cissy Favorite golf hole: #12 at Augusta National Boyd…born July 22, 1988 in Toughest course I have played: Augusta National Augusta, GA. My best shot ever: Holed out from greenside bunker to shoot a 64 My best all-time round: 64 The best part of my game is: Ball striking My favorite club: 3-Wood The part of the game I must improve is: Consistency The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My dad
Tournament by Tournament, 2008-09 Date 10/11-13 10/26-28
Tournament Brickyard Isleworth
1-2-3 72-76-71 78-79-83
Par +9 +24
Tot 219 240
Fin 21 82
Career Stats
Top Year Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 BR 2008-09 2 6 459 0 2 0 0 76.50 0 71
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Jacob Burger Jacob
BURGER
5-11 •140 • So. Orangeburg, SC
Overview: Lettered in 2008-09 as a first-year freshman…played in three events and had a 74.56 stroke average fifth on the team…starter in the three fall tournaments in 2009… had 15th place finish at The Brickyard for his career best finish …played in three tournaments last year, two in the fall and one in the spring…has reached the second round of match play at the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst each of the last two years… native of South Carolina who made all-state six consecutive years…honorable mention AJGA AllAmerican….reached second round of match play at the US Amateur in 2008. Fall of 2009: Played in all three events in the fall with a 15th place at The Brickyard his top performance…had consistent 73-71 to help Clemson to second place finish…shot even par 144…shot 222 at Carpet Classic to finish 33rd against a strong national field, he tied for Clemson’s second best golfer at that tournament…had career best round of 69 at Carpet Classic, that tied for the best round by a Tiger this in the fall…shot 75 or better in five of his eight rounds. Summer of 2009: Played well in his three amateur events…finished 28th at Palmetto Amateur, his 290 total included a 67 in the second round…finished 13th in qualifier for the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst with a 72, he then reached the second round of the match play with a win over Kevin O’Connell, 3 & 2…lost in second round of University of Florida All-American Tyson Alexander…also reached match play of the Carolinas Amateur with a 142 in the qualifier…finished 12th at South Carolina Amateur with a 286 score, second best among the seven Clemson golfers at the event…his performance included a second round 68 and two other rounds at even par. In 2008-09: Played in three tournaments last year, including the first two of the year… helped Clemson to fourth-place finish at strong field at The Preview with a 225 score… he was fourth best among Tigers at the event…his final round 73 was second best that day behind Kyle Stanley’s 69…showed improvement in each round of all three events he played, a rare stat, especially for a freshman…fourth best among Clemson players at Getting to Know Jacob Burger The Preview where he shot a 225…improved from 76 Favorite professional golfer in history: Jack Nicklaus to 75 to 74 over his three rounds at Inverness…shot a Favorite current professional golfer: Boo Weekly season best 221 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay…after openFavorite athlete outside of golf: Michael Jordan ing 78, he had rounds of 72 and 71 to close strong… Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Lucas Glover tied for best round among Clemson golfers on the final Favorite course I have played: TPC at Sawgrass day...shot 75 or better in six of his nine rounds, including Favorite golf hole: #17 at TPC four of his last six….finished the year with a .698 fairway Toughest course I have played: Scarlet Course at Ohio State hitting percentage, second best on the team…averaged My best shot ever: 4-iron at #17 at Harbour Town to five feet from the pin 31.33 putts per round. My best all-time round: 65 at SCGA Amateur at CCSC The best part of my game is: Irons Summer of 2008: Had an impressive summer in My favorite club: 9-iron limited play…both of his most impressive performances The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My dad might have been at Pinehurst #2….reached second round My dream foursome includes myself and...Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and of match play at North-South Amateur at Pinehurst in July, Jack Nicklaus he defeated Clemson teammate David May in 20 holes, the lost to Patrick Rada in the second round 2-up…won his US Amateur qualifier by six shots at Colleton River Plantation in Hilton Head with a 136 score, four under par…finished fifth at the South Tournament by Tournament, 2008-09 Carolina Amateur with a 281 score, he was the top finisher among Clemson players at that event…reached second round of match play at US Amateur… 10th out of 312 golfers in Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par Tot Fin the medal play qualifier, then defeated Michael O’Neal of Jacksonville, FL in the first round 9/12-14 Carpet Classic 77-75-73 +9 225 58 before losing to eventual Amateur champion Danny Lee in the second round. 9/28-30 Preview 76-75-74 +12 225 48 3/29-31 Hootie 78-72-71 +8 221 50 In High School: South Carolina Junior Player of the Year in 2007…the 2007 SCISA Player of the Year…named to all-state teams in South Carolina from 2002-08…already has three top 35 finishes in South Carolina Amateur on his resume, including a top 20 Career Stats in 2007…2006 SCJGA Champion and had runner-up finish in 2007…had a pair of top 10 Top finishes in AJGA events, he finished in top five at AJGA Heritage and seventh at AJGA PlayYear Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 BR BT ers Championship… captured the 2006 Joe Cheves Junior Invitational @ Mimosa Hills. He 2008-09 3 9 671 0 6 0 1 74.58 0 71 221 shot 70-68=138. …earned six letters in high school at Orangeburg Prep in Orangeburg, SC …Jacob also played three years of high school basketball and he was named best deAll-Time Hole in One Shots fensive player of that team twice in his career…named to National Honor Society in the Year Course City Club Used Distance classroom…boys state, eagle scout and honor graduate… comes to Clemson from same 2002 Paw Paw CC Bamberg, SC 8 140 hometown that sent former Clemson quarterback Woody Dantzler to Clemson… father 2005 CCSC Florence, SC 6 180 played football at The Citadel in the 1960s…son of Gil and Mona Burger…born Dec. 13, 2006 Orangeburg CC Orangeburg, SC 4 205 1989 in Charleston, SC…majoring in marketing at Clemson.
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McCuen Elmore McCuen
ELMORE
6-1 •185 • *So. Cheraw, SC
Overview: Sophomore who earned a letter last year when he played in The Brickyard as an individual...had a solid summer of 2009 and will be a challenger for starting time this year…reached the Final Four of the South Carolina Match Play in summer of 2009, he lost to eventual champion and Clemson teammate Crawford Reeves…has finished in top 20 of the Palmetto Amateur two of the last three years… won Jay Haas Award as SCGA Junior player of the year for 2006…had surgery to repair injured shoulder in November of 2009. Summer of 2009: Had outstanding performance at South Carolina Match Play…finished 11th in stroke play qualifying with even par 144…then reached the Final Four with three match play wins…defeated Evan Phillips, Scott Glace and Austin Reeves before losing to Crawford Reeves 5 &4 in the semifinals….finished 24th at Greystone Invitational… played in Carolinas Amateur, but did not reach Match Play…had rounds of 72-78 at Southern Amateur before missing the cut…finished 34th at South Carolina Amateur with a 295 score. In 2008-09: Played in one event, The Brickyard and shot a 230 to finish in 67th place… played as an individual…his score would have counted in each of the last two rounds when he shot 73 and 75…. shot three shots better than All-American Kyle Stanley in that second round…named to the ACC Academic honor roll. Summer 2008: Had an active summer in which he played in six amateur events…third in the qualifying rounds of the South Carolina Match Play with a 141 score, he then lost in first round to Clemson teammate Luke Hopkins…had his best tournament finish of the summer at the Palmetto Amateur in June when he was 11th with a 292 score…reached match play of the Carolinas Amateur with a 142 total…eighth at his US Amateur qualifier, he missed qualifying by just a couple of strokes…finished summer with 26th place finish at the South Carolina Amateur with a 295 total.
Getting to Know McCuen Elmore Favorite current professional golfer: Lucas Glover Favorite athlete outside of golf: Michael Jordan Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Lucas Glover Favorite course I have played: East Lake in Atlanta, GA Favorite golf hole: #15 at Palmetto Toughest course I have played: Palmetto Golf Club My best shot ever: 15 footer on first playoff hole at Player’s Championship to win and clinch South Carolina Player of the Year My best all-time round: 67 in first round at 2006 South Carolina State Amateur The best part of my game is: Short Game My favorite club: Lob wedge The biggest influence on my golf career has been: Steve Behr
Tournament Brickyard
1-2-3 72-73-75
Par +20
Tot 230
Fin 67
Career Stats
Top Year Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 BR 2008-09 1 3 230 0 2 0 0 76.67 0 73
Year 2005
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Course Greensboro CC
City Greensboro, NC
Club Used 8
In High School: AA State champion in 2006 and 2007…named Mr. Golf for the state of South Carolina in 2007…played on state championship teams in 2002 and 2007…played on region champions from 2002 through 2007…six-time all-region and five-time all-state in golf at Cheraw High School in Cheraw, SC…from same high school as former Clemson AllAmerica punter Dale Hatcher…lettered six years in golf at Cheraw High…has brother, Baker Elmore, who is a member of the South Carolina golf team.
Elmore was the recipient of the Jay Haas award in 2006.
Tournament by Tournament, 2008-09 Date 10/11-13
In 2007-08: Red-shirted the year at Clemson…named to the ACC Academic honor roll.
BT 230
Distance 170
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HOPKINS 6-3 •160 • *Sr. Greer, SC
Overall: Veteran player who came off the bench to help Clemson to strong finish to the 2009 regular season, including championship at the US Collegiate…veteran of 12 events overall and has six under par rounds in his 36 overall rounds…red-shirt senior who sat out the 2006-07 season…one of two seniors on the 2009-10 Clemson team…did not play in the Clemson lineup for nearly a year, March 30, 2008 until returning on March 29, 2009….a contributor to Clemson’s fifth ranked team in 2007-08, … had outstanding summer of 2007, especially at the end when he won two consecutive events…only Tiger to win two tournaments in the summer of 2007, he won the South Carolina Amateur and the Palmetto Amateur…also had a third place finish at the Dogwood….ranked among the top 100 United States amateurs in the summer of 2008. Fall of 2009: Had top stroke average among Tigers in the lineup with a 73.88 figure… had a pair of top 15 finishes, he was 10th at The Brickyard and 13th at Isleworth…he was Clemson’s top golfer at both events…accomplished that with some shoulder problems… had top round of the fall with a 69 at The Brickyard and that was a big reason Clemson finished second at that event…improved each round at Isleworth, he shot 76-74-71 at that prestigious tournament. Summer of 2009: Got summer off to good start with 16th place finish at Palmetto Amateur with a 286 score…then finished first in the stroke play qualifier for the South Carolina Match play with a 133 score, 11 under par…had a second round 65 to take first place…reached third round of the match play with wins over Luke McClellan and Travis Cashion before losing to Rob Simmons 1 up…had top 10 finish at South Carolina Amateur with a 285 score, best among Clemson golfers at the event…shot 139 at his US Amateur qualifier, but missed moving on to the national tournament. In 2008-09: One of the bright spots in the NCAA Tournament for the Tigers, he shot a 226 to finish 27th, second among Clemson golfers…he played the tournament as the number five man…had second best score in the first round and third round among Clemson golfers behind Kyle Stanley…joined the starting lineup for the last four tournaments of the year and helped the Tigers to the only first-place team finish of the year at the United States Collegiate and a second place at the ACC Tournament… biggest contribution was a final round 71 at the United States Collegiate…he shot a 31 on the first nine (back nine) to jump Clemson into the team championship mix….Tigers made up 13 strokes in the final round to win that tournament, the greatest final round comeback in Clemson history… had a 68 in the second round at The Hootie, his top round as a Tiger…Clemson’s third best player at The Hootie at Bulls Bay…consistent in that he finished between 27th and 44th in his four tournaments, his best finish was at the NCAA regional….his final round stroke average of 73.50 was two shots better than his first round average…had 27 birdies in his 12 rounds this year….hit fairways .667 of the time and averaged a team best 30.0 putts per Getting to Know Luke Hopkins round. Favorite professional golfer of all-time: Arnold Palmer Favorite current professional golfer: Davis Love III Summer of 2008: Played in six amateur events… Favorite athlete outside of golf: Raymond Felton had his best performance at the South Carolina AmaFavorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Jonathan Byrd teur match play where he reached the third round… Favorite course I have played: East Lake defeated Clemson teammate McCuen Elmore in Course I would like to play: Augusta National the first round 3&2, then defeated Walter Todd in Favorite golf hole: #17 Sawgrass the second round 3&2...had top 25 finishes at the Toughest course I have played: TPC Sawgrass Palmetto Amateur (25th with 298 score) and 23rd at My best shot ever: Hole in one at Bobby Chapman South Carolina Amateur with a 294 score…finished My best all-time round: 64 at East Lake 41st at the Dogwood in June, but did have his best The best part of my game is: Reaching greens in regulation round of the summer with a second round 67. My favorite club: Pitching wedge The part of the game I must improve is: Putting In 2007-08: Had a 74.33 stroke average for the The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My father year, he played in six events…finished the year with The best thing About Larry Penley is: He knows when to be fun & he 12 rounds at 75 or better, nine came in the fall when knows when to be serious he played in all four events… …had best finish in the After my golf career is complete I want to: Help others with golf that fall at the Brickyard when he finished 11th overall aren’t as lucky with a 213 score…had a pair of 69s at the event, the If I didn’t go to Clemson I would have gone to: College of Charleston first and third rounds…those tie for his best rounds as a Clemson golfer…Clemson’s third best golfer at that event, helping the Tigers to a second place team finish…also had 11th place finish at the Topy Cup where he shot 219, he was second among Clemson golfers at the event in Japan. ..named to ACC academic honor roll for the fall of 2007 semester….played in two events in the spring, he helped Clemson to second
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Luke Hopkins Clemson’s South Carolina Amateur Champions Year 1975 1982 1987 1988 1992 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2007
Winner Parker Moore Dillard Pruitt Larry Penley Larry Penley Tommy Biershenk Charles Warren Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Luke Hopkins
place finish at Furman and seventh place at Linger Longer…had two top 15 finishes for the year…got off to good starts, he had a 73.0 stroke average in first rounds, second best on the team behind Kyle Stanley’s 72.17…but had 74.50 final round average…finished the year with 53 birdies in 18 rounds…hit .655 of his fairways and .654 of his greens…his score counted in 14 of 18 rounds, including eight of his first nine.
Summer of 2007: Had arguably the best summer of current Tigers with a pair of victories…closed the summer with a win at the South Carolina Amateur and a win at the Palmetto Amateur…shot 276 at the South Carolina Amateur with a second round 65…won the event by seven shots at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, SC…first Clemson golfer to win the South Carolina Amateur since D.J. Trahan won in 2002…beat Brent Roof of Columbia, SC by the seven shots…had 275 score in winning the Palmetto, he had a final round 65 at that event…started the day five shots back of Allen Koon, then shot 65 on the final day to win the event…also finished third at the Dogwood, he had three straight 67s to open that tournament before closing with a 70… reached the Sweet 16 of the South Carolina Match Play in June…also competed in the Rice Planters and the Eastern Amateur…played in six major amateur events in the summer and was under par for five of them…shot 33 under par for his final five amateur events and had a stroke average of 69.35. Summer of 2006: Clemson’s top finisher at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta in June when he ended the tournament in 22nd place with a six-under par 282 score…also competed in the Eastern Amateur and the Rice Planters…finished 43rd at the Eastern Amateur in Portsmouth, VA when he shot a 282 score…had consistent tournament with all four rounds between 68-72…finished 57th at Rice Planters, event won by teammate Tanner Ervin…had a 300 score at Rice Planters. In 2005-06: Had a top 25 finish at the Augusta State Invitational with a 219 score, threeover par…had consistent performance with rounds of 72-73-74…played that event as an individual, his score would have counted each day towards Clemson’s team score…also played in the Hall of Fame Invitational in March, he shot a 236…had his best round in the final round with a 76…finished last among Clemson golfers, but his score counted each of the last two days. In High School: A member of the 2005 Canon Cup East team in 2005 and was an honorable mention AJGA All-American…had a strong junior career, he first gained victory in 2002 at the Callaway Golf Junior All-Star Classic in Jacksonville when he finished with a 142, first among 65 junior golfers…an honorable mention AJGA All-America in 2005 when he had a pair of top 10 finishes…finished third at the Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship with a 213 score, he was third in a field of 75...finished tied for seventh at the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic with a 215 score…had three top 10s in AJGA Tournaments in the summer of 2004, including a third-place at the Arizona National Mixed Team Championship, his 198 score included a 62 and a 63...lost to former classmate David May in the third round of the 2004 (November) Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2-and-1...finished solid fifth at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in 2004 with a 145 score…he was fifth out of 100 junior golfers…also had two top 10s in 2003 on the AJGA circuit….already has three hole in one shots to his credit, all came on courses in the Upstate…most recent was a hole in one at #14 at the Country Club of Spartanburg…played for six years on the golf team at Eastside High School in Greer, SC…played on two Eastside High School conference championship teams under Glen DeHart…all-state as a junior and senior and was a five-team All-Regional selection at Eastside…Regional Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2003. Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1987 in Montgomery, AL…son of Frank and Melinda Hopkins.
All-Time Hole in One Shots Year 2000 2001 2003
Course Pebble Creek #5 Pebble Creek #8 CC of Spartanburg #14
City Taylors Taylors Spartanburg
Iron used S wedge 9 iron 7 iron
Distance 96 141 162
Tournament by Tournament, 2005-06 Date Tournament 3/17-19 Hall of Fame 4/1-2 #Augusta State #Competed as individual
1-2-3 80-80-76 72-73-74
Par +20 +3
Tot 236 219
Fin 67 25
Tot 219 228 213 225 227 226
Fin 11 56 11 58 40 42
Tournament by Tournament, 2007-08 Date 9/4-6 9/14-16 10/7-9 10/21-23 3/14-16 3/28-30
Tournament Topy Cup Carpet Classic Brickyard Isleworth Linger Longer Furman
Date 3/29-31 4/5-7 4/17-19 5/14-16
Tournament Hootie US Collegiate ACC NCAA NE Regional
Date 9//-13 10/10-11 10/25-27
Tournament Carpet Classic Brickyard Isleworth
1-2-3 75-71-73 77-74-77 69-75-69 72-80-73 70-76-81 75-77-74
Par +3 +12 -3 +9 +11 +10
Tournament by Tournament, 2008-09 1-2-3 76-68-74 74-83-71 76-72-75 76-76-74
Fall 2009 1-2-3 77-77-74 73-69 76-74-71
Par +5 +12 +7 +13
Tot 218 228 223 226
Fin 36 44 40 27
Par +12 -2 +5
Tot 228 142 221
Fin 45 10 13
Career Stats Year Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 -Par Par 2005-06 2 6 455 0 3 0 1 2007-08 6 18 1338 2 12 4 1 2008-09 4 12 895 1 7 1 2 Total 12 36 2688 3 22 5 4
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Top Avg 10 BR 75.83 0 72 74.33 0 69 74.58 0 68 74.66 0 68
BT 219 213 218 213
Ben Martin Ben
MARTIN
5-11 •155 • *Gr. Greenwood, SC
Overall: Finalist for the 2009 United States Amateur at Southern Hills…reached the finals after 141 qualifying score that was tied for best in the field…lost in finals to ByeonHun An of Korea…Martin became just the fourth Clemson golfer to reach finals of US Amateur, the first since Danny Ellis in 1993…will play in 2010 Masters and 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach…it will be his second straight US Open, as he played in 2009 event at Bethpage Black…he will be first Clemson golfer in history to play in two US Opens as an amateur…earned first-team All-ACC honors for the second time in his three years at Clemson…returned to the league all-star team in 2009 after being selected to the 2007 squad…missed time as a sophomore due to heart problem…has 73.36 career stroke average that ranks 14th in Clemson history… that includes a 73.00 average as a junior, best of his career and second best on the sixth ranked Tigers…made the US Open at Bethpage Black in 2009, one of four Tigers in the field…shot 150, but had the lead after 11 holes at two under par…actually had the best stroke average on the team for regular season events in the spring of 2009 with a 71.40 figure, even better than Kyle Stanley…finished in top 15 in all five spring regular season tournaments, the only Clemson golfer who could say that… only Clemson golfer to finish in the top three among Tiger golfers at the ACC Tournament, the NCAA Regional and the NCAA National tournaments in 2008…he had a 73.20 stroke average for the 10 rounds at those three events…finished eighth at the ACC Tournament at The Old North State Club and 16th at the NCAA West Regional, then 29th at the NCAA …first among Tigers at the ACC Tournament, third among Clemson golfers at the regional and second at the NCAA Tournament… ranked among the top 100 golfers in the Sagarin rankings each of his first three seasons, he was 64th as a freshman, 91st as a sophomore and 57th as a junior… ranked 38th among amateurs entering the US Open on June 17, 2009… has overcome heart ailment to have a strong career…a model of consistency in many ways, he had a 73.48 stroke average as a freshman and a 73.57 average as a sophomore, then 73.0 as junior… second on the team in stroke average as a freshman and third as a sophomore to go with second place ranking as junior behind Kyle Stanley…made first-team All-ACC as a freshman, but not selected as a sophomore…had there been a re-vote after the NCAA Tournament he might have been selected… joined Kyle Stanley as first team all-ACC selection as a freshman, still one of just four freshmen in Clemson history to be selected… also named firstteam All-District III by the Golf Coaches Association for 2006-07 and 2008-09… named to ACC AcademGetting to Know Ben Martin ic Honor roll for 2006-07 academic year, he was a Favorite current professional golfer: Lucas Glover Dean’s List student…first golfer in Clemson history Favorite athlete outside of golf: Shaun Alexander to make All-ACC and Academic All-ACC as a freshFavorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Stephen Poole man... also made academic All-ACC as a sophomore Favorite course I have played: Augusta National and junior… had a 64 in the second round of his Favorite golf hole: #5 at the Palmetto Club career as a freshman in the fall of 2006 at the Carpet Toughest course I have played: The Olympic Club San Francisco, CA Classic…had a 67 in the first round as a sophomore at the Topy Cup in Japan….won Palmetto Amateur in My best shot ever: 6-iron on #18 in final round of Festival of Flowers in summer of 2006 by eight shots….consistent player 2006 whose score has counted in 63 of his 75 rounds so My best all-time round: 60 at Greenwood Country Club far in his career, including 23 of 24 in 2008-09….won The best part of my game is: Course Management Brandon Streeter Award, a department wide award, My favorite club: Putter for his ability to come back from injury in spring of The part of the game I must improve is: Bunker play 2007…made academic honor roll for four consecuThe Biggest Influence on My Golf Career Has Been: Billy Delk tive years, he graduated from Clemson in December 2009 with a degree in accounting but will stay in school by taking post-grad courses in second semester…will remain an amateur through the 2010 US Open. Fall of 2009: Starter in all three events…had his best performance at Carpet Classic with a 214 score, good enough for ninth place…had pair of under par rounds, only Tiger to have two under par rounds in a tournament in the fall…helped Clemson to second place team finish at The Brickyard…member of winning United States team at the Spirit International at Whispering Pines in Texas…tournament consisted of 20 teams with four players apiece, two men and two women. Summer of 2009: Had quite a summer with appearance in US Open and finalist at US Amateur… won US Open sectional in Maryland at Woodmont Country Club to qualify for 2009 US Open with consecutive rounds of 68…one of 13 amateurs in the field and one of 25 players to go through local and sectional qualifying…was eight under par for the 36 holes, one stroke better than Michael Sim, at the time the leading money winner on the Nationwide Tour…shot 72-78 at the US Open to finish 122nd and missed the cut…
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Ben Martin but he got off to a great start and was in the lead at two under par through his first 11 holes…find. Tyson Alexander, University of Florida, 21 holes ished the day with two over par d. Chris Ward, Texas Tech, 19 holes 72 and was above the cutline… d. Nico Geyger, New Mexico, 2 & 1 just the third Clemson golfer to d. David Lingmerth, Arkansas, 2 &1 make the US Open while still a d. Charlie Holland, Texas, 5 & 4 Clemson student, he joined Chris l. Byeon-Hun An, Korea, 7 & 5 Patton and Kyle Stanley with that distinction…one of four Tigers in the US Open in 2009, joining, D.J. Trahan, Stanley and champion Lucas Glover…finished the summer with runnerup spot in US Amateur…had rounds of 73-68 in qualifying to tie for second, then reached t he finals with five straight wins…won his first two matches in extra holes and his next two by 2 & 1 scores…the top collegian at the US Amateur, he lost to 17-year old high school student Byeon Hun An of Korea in the 36-hole championship…finished 14th at the Palmetto Amateur in early June, he was 12th at the Sunnehanna with a 281 score…played in the Western Amateur and shot a 150 for the two rounds, he did not make the 16-person match play.
Martin at 2009 U.S. Amateur
In 2008-09: First-team All-ACC selection that featured a team best spring regular season stroke average of 71.40...had second best stroke average on the team for the season at 73.00... had pair of top 10 finishes, including career best tying third place at the Puerto Rico Classic in February…also had third place at 2006 Carpet Classic, the first tournament of his Clemson career…had a 206 at Puerto Rico and the 10 under par figure was the best of his Clemson career…named ACC Player of the Month for his win in February, the first golfer to win that award from any school, as it was awarded for the first time this year… had a final round 66 at Puerto Rico to lead Clemson to second place finish at the national event…had four rounds in the 60s, all in the spring and all within seven-round stretch between Feb. 27 to March 30....six under par for his last 15 rounds after finishing the fall with a 79 at The Brickyard….ranked 58th in the latest Sagarin college rankings and 38th in last May Golfweek national amateur rankings…second on the team in par five scoring average at 4.77...only player on the Clemson team with a pair of 66s, he had one at The Hootie and one at the Puerto Rico Classic….made AllACC on the course and in the classroom for second time in his Clemson career...also named academic scholar by Golf Coaches Association. Summer of 2008: Played in five amateur tournaments over the summer…had his best finish at the Palmetto Amateur where he finished sixth with a 287 score…had opening round 68 to put him among the leaders…finished 18th at Southeast Amateur and 17th at The Players Amateur…also 28th at The Dogwood and 33rd at South Carolina Amateur….actually started the summer with his best performance in the US Open qualifying, he lost in a playoff to D.J.Trahan for the final spot in his sectional…actually had a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to best Trahan, who went on to finish fourth at the US Open at Torrey Pines. In 2007-08: Third on the Clemson team in stroke average at 73.57, he was just short of the 73.42 by Sam Saunders …played in nine of the 12 events and had 10 rounds at par …his 67 a the Topy Cup to open the season tied for the best among Clemson golfers … had a 73.50 stroke average in the fall when he played in all four events… helped the Tigers to a pair of second place finishes in the fall, including the 18-team Isleworth Collegiate…he and Luke Hopkins were the only Tigers to play in all four fall tournaments…had a ninth-place finish at the Topy Cup for his only top 10 of the fall…played well at the Brickyard over the last 36 holes to help Clemson to a second-place team finish…had a second round 69 that was his second lowest round of the fall… Clemson’s best golfer at the ACC Tournament where he had rounds of 73-68-70… finished with 71 at the NCAA West Regional
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to help the Tigers to third place finish in the 27-team event…named to the Clemson Academic Honor Roll for the Spring Semester of 2008…. had Clemson’s best final round at ACC Tournament and tied for best final round at NCAA West Regional… led the team in many statistical categories, including best final round scoring average at 72.67…also led the team in par five scoring (4.75)…tied for the team lead in eagles with five and was third in birdies with 90…second in subpar strokes/ round with 3.57…led the team in fewest bogeys/round at 2.86…third on the team in putting with 30.93 strokes/round…his score counted in 22 of his 28 rounds in 2007-08. Summer of 2007: Had a solid summer of 2007 that included two top 10s and a top 14 at national amateur events…had ninth place finish at the South Carolina where he shot a one-under-par 287…finished 10th at the Dogwood in June with a 278 score, six under par…finished 14th at the Players Amateur in July when he had a 281…had strong rounds of 68 and 66 in the second and third rounds, respectively…competed in the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst in early July, he qualified for match play, but lost in the first round… also finished 29th at the Southeast Amateur in June. In 2006-07: Made the All-ACC team as a freshman, joining teammate Kyle Stanley, Jonathan Byrd and D.J. Trahan as only freshmen in Clemson history to make All-ACC… ranked 64th in the nation in the final Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, second highest ranked Tiger behind Kyle Stanley…had a 73.48 stroke average for his eight tournaments as a freshman, second on the Clemson team behind Kyle Stanley…second on the Clemson team, but his 73.48 average was sixth best in Clemson history among freshmen …had a 64 in the second round of the season, the top individual round by a Clemson golfer all year …the 64 took place at The Farm in Dalton, GA, and 8-under par score that is tied for the second best round in Clemson history and tied for the second best score versus par in Clemson history…it was the best score by a Clemson golfer since D.J. Trahan had a 64 at the Augusta State Invitational in 2003...Martin’s 64 was the second best score in school history by a freshman, only a 63 by Brad Clark at the 1985 ACC Tournament is better…it was just the sixth score of 64 or better in Clemson history…Martin finished the Carpet Classic with a 208 score, eight-under-par, good enough for third place…that was his best finish of the year, but he also had an 18th-place at Las Vegas and 12th-place at Augusta State…had to withdraw from the US Collegiate due to a heart ailment, it also forced him to miss the ACC Tournament…returned for the NCAA East Regional at the Golf Club of Georgia and finished in 72nd place with a 227 score, third among Clemson golfers in the event… finished 23rd at the Ping Preview in Williamsburg, but he opened with consecutive rounds of 69 to rank as Clemson’s top golfer after two rounds… Clemson’s top golfer at the Carpet Classic, and tied for Clemson honors at Las Vegas and Augusta State... had his best final round of the year at the Augusta State Invitational when he shot a 68...finished the year first on the team in greens in regulation with a .697 figure…also second on the team in par four scoring average with a 4.08 and second in subpar strokes/round with 3.26…second to All-American Kyle Stanley in stroke average, under par rounds and rounds in the 60s… played in three of the four stroke-play events and the Callaway Match Play event in the fall of 2006…his 72.22 average for the fall included three rounds in the 60s…
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Ben Martin had 0-2 record at the Match Play championship, but both matches went to the 17th hole…. his score counted in 18 of his 23 rounds as a freshman…won Brandon Streeter Award, an athletic department wide honor, for his overcoming heart ailment to participate during the 2006-07 academic year. Summer of 2006: Had outstanding summer that included victories at Palmetto Amateur and the Festival of Flowers, he finished ninth at the Rice Planters…won the Palmetto Amateur in Aiken, SC by an incredible eight shots…had rounds of 65-73-68-66 for a 272 total, eight-under par…shot a 283 at the Rice Planters when he had another top 10 (9th)….also had a top 20 finish at the South Carolina Amateur where he shot a 289. In 2005-06: Red-shirted the 2005-06 season. Summer of 2005: Advanced to the championship match of the South Carolina Amateur in summer of 2005...reached the 36-hole final against Kellen Altman of Conway, SC and the College of Charleston…lost in exciting 36-hole final, 2-and-1….also defeated Clemson teammate Martin Catalioto along the way…finished tied for 11th at the 2005 South Carolina Amateur with a 286 score after consistent rounds of 75-69-70-72...tied with former Clemson teammate Brian Duncan….tied for sixth at the Palmetto Amateur…co-medalist of the United States Junior Amateur qualifying at Mid-Carolina Country Club…competed in the USGA’s United States Junior States Amateur at Longmeadow Country Club in Massachusetts. In High School: Two-time All-State selection at Greenwood High School in 2004 and 2005...also an all-regional choice in 2004 and 2005...named to the North-South All-Star team matches in 2005….team MVP at Greenwood High under Sparky Hudson in 2004 and 2005...the 2005 Greenwood High School Academic Athlete of the Year…won the Jimmy Self High School Invitational at Palmetto Hall in Hilton Head, SC…won the 2005 Southern Cross at the Palmetto Club in Aiken, SC…finished third at the State 4A championship at Furman in 2005...competed in the 2004 USGA Junior Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco…finished second at the Upstate Junior Classic where he lost in a playoff…tied for fourth at the South Carolina Big I…as a junior in high school finished sixth at the State 4A Tournament at Furman…tied for fifth at the Vidalia High School Invitational in Vidalia, GA… four-year letterman in golf, 2002-05...has a grandfather, Tommy Cox, who played baseball at Clemson… tutored by Billy Delk, father of former Clemson All-American, Thump Delk…ranked second academically in his high school class at Greenwood High School… from same hometown as Clemson All-America football player Gaines Adams, the fourth selection of the 2007 NFL draft. Personal: Born August 26, 1987...son of James and Suzie Martin of Greenwood, SC… both of his parents attended Clemson, but his dad graduated from Alabama…majored in accounting, graduated in December 2009.
Year 1997
All-Time Hole in One Shots
Course Greenwood CC
City Greenwood, SC
Iron used 4
Distance 115
Tournament by Tournament, 2006-07
Date 9/15-17 10/2-4 10/22-24 2/25-27 3/9-11 3/30-1 4/9-11 5/17-19
Tournament Carpet Classic Ping Preview Isleworth Puerto Rico Las Vegas Augusta State US Collegiate NCAA East
Date 9/4-6 9/14-16 10/7-9 10/21-23 2/29-2 3/28-30 4/18-20 5/15-17 5/28-31
Tournament Topy Cup Carpet Classic Brickyard Isleworth Puerto Rico Classic Furman ACC Tournament NCAA West NCAA National
Date 9/28-30 10/11-13 2/27-1 3/13-15 3/28-31 4/5-7 4/17-19 5/14-16
Tournament Preview The Brickyard Puerto Rico Las Vegas Hootie US Collegiate ACC NCAA Northeast
Date 9/11-13 10/10-11 10/25-27
Tournament Carpet Classic Brickyard Isleworth
1-2-3 74-64-70 69-69-75 76-70-83 81-69-73 72-76-73 74-73-68 79-75-WD 75-74-78
Par -8 +3 +13 +7 +5 -1 +10 +11
Tot 208 213 229 223 221 215 154 227
Fin 3 23 49 50 18 12 WD 72
Tournament by Tournament, 2007-08 1-2-3 67-75-73 77-79-71 77-69-72 77-72-73 72-78-72 77-74-73 73-68-70 74-72-71 74-77-74-79
Par -1 +11 +2 +6 +6 +8 -5 +1 +16
Tot 215 227 218 222 222 224 211 217 304
Fin 9 53 24 40 40 26 8 16 29
Tournament by Tournament, 2008-09 1-2-3 77-70-76 74-73-79 71-69-66 67-72-70 73-66-71 73-74-73 73-72-72 81-75-76
Fall 2009 1-2-3 70-73-71 74-73 75-82-76
Par +10 +16 -10 +2 -3 +4 +1 +9
Tot 223 226 206 218 210 220 217 232
Fin 38 50 3 11 8 11 15 49
Par -2 +3 +17
Tot 214 147 233
Fin 9 35 56
Career Stats
Year Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 2006-07 8 23 1690 5 17 2007-08 9 28 2060 3 20 2008-09 8 24 1752 4 18 Totals 25 75 5502 12 55
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Top Par -Par Avg 10 1 7 73.48 1 4 6 73.57 2 4 6 73.00 2 9 19 73.36 5
BR 64 67 66 64
BT 208 211 206 206
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Brewer Bradshaw Brewer
BRADSHAW 5-8 •150 • *Fr. Columbia, SC
Overview: Red-shirt freshman who will challenge for starting position in 2009-10…had a strong summer that included trip to final 16 of South Carolina Match Play and 26th place finish at South Carolina Amateur… one of two freshmen to red-shirt in 2008-09…won three tournaments in high school, he led AC Flora High to three state championships in five years…son of former South Carolina quarterback Bill Bradshaw. Summer of 2009: Played in six major amateur events…started summer strong by reaching final 16 of South Carolina Match Play…defeated Phillip North in first round 2 up, then lost to Clemson teammate and eventual champion Crawford Reeves, in 19 holes in the second round…finished 65th at Rice Planters and 34th at North-South Qualifier…had best back to back outings at Carolinas Amateur where he shot a six under par 136 after consecutive rounds of 68…lost in first round of match play to Bryan Newtown…among the leaders after the first round of the Southern Amateur where he shot a 68…finished at 290, 51st…had consistent performance at South Carolina Amateur with 26th place finish after rounds of 74-75-70-72. In 2008-09: Red-shirted season at Clemson…named to ACC Academic honor roll. Prior to Clemson: Led AC Flora High School in Columbia, SC to three state championships (2004, 2007 and 2008)…2008 Upper State medalist…during his high school career won the 2006 Outback High School Championship, the 2006 Jimmy Self and the 2008 Patriot Invitational Championship…runner up at the 2007 and 2008 Outback High School Championship…lettered five years at AC Flora High School in Columbia…named all-state twice and team MVP three times…had 73.3 average his final season…named Most Likely to Succeed in his senior class…named to National Honor Society…named Richland One Academic All-Star. Personal: Son of Bill Bradshaw, a quarterback and wide receiver at South Carolina who played against Clemson from 1981-84…his mother is the former Sherry Thrift, who was a cheerleader at Clemson from 1980-84… financial management major at Clemson…born Aug. 21, 1989.
Getting to Know Brewer Bradshaw Favorite golfer of all-time: Payne Stewart Favorite athlete outside of golf: Ben Wallace Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Charles Warren Favorite course I have played: Oakmont Course I would like to play: Augusta National Favorite golf hole: #8 at Oakmont Toughest course I have played: Oakmont My best shot ever: 295-yard driver off the tee at #8 at Oakmont to three feet. My best all-time round: 61 The best part of my game is: Putting My favorite club: Putter The part of the game I must improve is: Chipping The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My grandfather
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2009-10 Clemson Golf
Mike Muscatell/Mike Soowal Mike
MUSCATELL 6-3 •265 • *Fr. Lake Wylie, SC
Overview: One of three red-shirt freshmen on the Clemson roster for 2009-10…resident of the state of South Carolina, but attended Charlotte Catholic High in Charlotte, NC where he was a two-time state Champion…veteran of two United States Junior Amateur Tournaments as well….a fully exempt AJGA player his last five years of eligibility at that level…has played well at Azalea Amateur the last two years with a pair of top 30 finishes. Summer of 2009: Had an active summer that began with 28th place finish at the Azalea Amateur…had rounds of 72-70-71-76 to finish with 289 score…finished ahead of Georgia Tech All-American Cameron Tringale and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at that event…also played at Palmetto Amateur (57th) , Monroe Amateur (66th) , the NorthSouth and the South Carolina Amateur…had second round 70 at South Carolina Amateur to tie for his low score of the summer… In 2008-09: Red-shirted the season…named to ACC Academic Honor Roll. Summer of 2008: Finished 27th at Azalea Invitational in late March with a 301 score, including a third round 67...had his best finish at the Terra Cotta Invitational, he was 17th after a 221 score…also played at the Monroe (64th) and the Northeast Amateur (72nd)…did not qualify for United States Amateur but was 13th at his sectional.
Getting to Know Michael Muscatell
Favorite professional golfer in history: Ben Hogan Favorite athlete outside of golf: Mickey Mantle Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Lucas Glover Favorite course I have played: Quaker Ridge in Long Island, NY Course I would like to play: St. Andrews Favorite golf hole: #18 at Bay Hill Toughest course I have played: Karsten Creek in Stillwater, OK My best shot ever: Hole in one at #8 at Gaston Country Club My best all-time round: 64 The best part of my game is: Ball-striking My favorite club: Putter The part of the game I must improve is: Course management The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My dad My dream foursome includes myself and...My dad and Ben Hogan (just three)
Prior to Clemson: Won North Carolina High School Championship at 2A level in 2005 and the 3A championship in 2006…also had a top 10 finish (9th) in 2008…had rounds of 73-72 to win in 2005 and rounds of 71-67 in winning in 2006…graduate of Charlotte Catholic High in Charlotte, NC where he had a 34.0 scoring average for his nine hole events…all-state selection in 2005, 2006 and 2008…named team MVP each of his four years (2005 through 2008)…the Queen City Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior…the Charlotte Observer Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006…all-conference all four years and all region in 2005, 2006 and 2008…had four top 10 finishes in AJGA events, including a fourth place at the Hargrave Junior Classic in 2006 and fifth place at Aldila Junior Classic in 2007…played on victorious South Carolina team in the 2007 Can-Am matches versus the Canadian junior team in 2007…won the 23rd Scott Robertson Memorial…played in the United States Junior Amateurs in 2005 and 2007…medalist at his qualifying site out of 82 golfers with consecutive rounds of 69 in 2007 and the number-two ranked qualifier in 2005 when he had rounds of 69-70… won the individual 2008 TW Memorial… also played basketball in high school…named to Principals Honor roll at Charlotte Catholic…an eagle scout…son of Mike and Freida Muscatell…born June 23, 1990.
All-Time Hole in One Shots
Year Course 2006 Gaston Country Club
City Gaston, NC
Club Used 8
Distance 165
Mike
SOOWAL 6-1 •180 • *So. Walhalla, SC
In 2007-08: Red-shirted the season at Clemson.
Overview: Red-shirt sophomore who is looking to play in his first event for the Tigers… had injury plagued first year and that did not allow him to play much in the summer of 2008 either…but played in four events in summer of 2009…strong young man who hits ball a long way…two-time United States Junior Amateur participant who was a two-time all-state selection in Pennsylvania…son of former Clemson linebacker Jeff Soowal, a letterman at Clemson in 1976-77-78…played in two Gator Bowls for the Tigers. Summer of 2009: Played in four events over the summer…finished 77th at Rice Planters in June…shot 149 at Eastern Amateur in July…also played in South Carolina Match Play and the North-South. In 2008-09: Did not appear in a tournament….named to ACC Academic honor roll.
Prior to Clemson: Two-time first-team All-Pennsylvania…three-time inter-academic league Player of the year…four-time first-team All-Philadelphia…had a 72.5 stroke average his senior year of high school…finished second in the league championship as a senior…number-one player and captain for four years in high school…played in two United States Junior Amateur championships…finished in the top 20 in stroke play and reached match play in 2004 Junior Amateur at The Olympic Club…also played in Junior Amateur in 2006…finished 31st at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Pennsylvania in 2006…had a pair of top 10 finishes in national AJGA Tournaments, including one in Greenville in 2006… majoring in business administration at Clemson…born 12-19-88 in Philadelphia, PA….son of Jeff and Lynn Soowal. Year 2004
All-Time Hole in One Shots
Course Sunneybrook GC
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City Philadelphia, PA
Club Used 5-iron
Distance 187
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Corbin Mills/Will Ovenden Corbin
MILLS
6-3 •220 • Fr. Anderson, SC
Overview: A national top 50 player according to AJGA who will have a chance to get into the Clemson lineup as a first-year freshman…honorable mention AJGA All-American in 2008…the Regional 4A champion at Wren High School in nearby Anderson, SC…has a big game who could be the longest hitter on the Clemson team…had a strong summer, he was only Clemson golfer to play in the United States Public Links. Summer of 2009: Had solid summer that included reaching second round of the South Carolina Match Play in June…had 138 figure for the 36-hole qualifier for a six-under-par score that was fourth best in the field…reached second round of the match play before he lost to Austin Reeves in 19 holes…finished second at Festival of Flowers in Greenwood with a six under par score…played in Carolinas Match Play, but did not qualify for match play…only Tiger to reach the United States Public Links tournament, he had rounds of 78-78 and did not qualify for match play…finished the summer with solid performance at South Carolina Amateur, he was 12th with two under par 286….that included a 67 on the final day that was the low round of the day and best round of the tournament by any of the Clemson golfers. In High School: Ranked 48th in the nation in late May of 2009…honorable mention AJGA All-American in 2008…attended nearby Wren High School for two years, he was home schooled for two…played his senior year at Wren and was named the Anderson Independent-Mail Area Player of the Year…had nine-hole average of 34.0 and 18-hole average of 70…won the Region 4A Championships with an eight-under par score…played his high school golf for Wren Head Coach Fran Campbell…played in eight AJGA tournaments in 2008…finished second at the Horseshoe Bend Junior Classic with a 140 total in April…finished 12th at Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic in June with a 214 total. Personal: Son of Stoney and Krisi Mills…parents were missionaries in Russia and Italy when he was growing up so he has lived all over the world… family came to the United States for his freshman year…born April 30, 1990
Will
OVENDEN 5-11 • 160 • Fr. Spartanburg, SC
Overview: First-year freshman who will compete for playing time in 2009-10…another fine product of the upstate of South Carolina and South Carolina junior golf…comes to Clemson from same high school that sent D.J. Trahan to Clemson… Summer of 2009: Had an active summer that included participation in six tournaments…finished 13 th at Festival of Flowers in Greenwood after three under par score of 141…made the cut and finished 31st at South Carolina Amateur with 294 score…had best round of the summer at Carolinas Amateur where he had a 69 in the first round…finished 46th at Rice Planters, he had an opening round 70. In High School: Led Dorman High to top three finishes in the State 4A Tournament each of the last two years…Dorman’s top player at the 2008 tournament when the team finished third….Dorman finished second in the state his senior year…won Carolina Juniors championship in 2006 when he had rounds of 69-70-65. Personal: Son of James and Jane Ovenden…born July 30, 1990.
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2009-10 Clemson Golf
Crawford Reeves Crawford
REEVES
5-10 •150 • Fr. Greenville, SC
Overview: First-team AJGA All-American who will compete for spot in starting lineup as a first-year freshman…first first-team AJGA All-American to come to Clemson since Kyle Stanley in 2006, but just the second since 1996….ranked among the top 20 juniors in the nation by Sagarin…played for the United States in the 2008 Cannon Cup matches…two-time South Carolina Junior Match Play Champion, the then won the South Carolina Match Play championship this past summer when he won five consecutive matches… recipient of the Jay Haas Award as the top ranked junior player in South Carolina for 2008…Reeves plays out of Thornblade Club in Greer, the same course where Haas is a member. Summer of 2009: Had a strong summer that was highlighted by his victory at the South Carolina Match Play…had rounds of 69-72 to finish eighth in the qualifying….then won five straight matches to claim the title…had to beat two current teammates along the way, he downed Brewer Bradshaw in 19 holes in second round and McCuen Elmore 5&4 in the semifinals…defeated Garret Grimes 1 up to win the championship…reached second round of match play at the Carolina Amateur, he defeated Bert Atkinson in the first round 5&4 before losing to Todd Hendley 1 up….made the cut at the South Carolina Amateur and finished 42nd. In High School: Helped Eastside High School to a top four team finish at the State 3A Championship three years in a row…that includes the school’s first state team title in 2009 when he finished fourth at 145…he also finished in the top four individually all three years… finished the year number-one in the Heritage Classic rankings with 1458 points…three-time all-state selection…five-time all-conference choice…three-time Region Player of the Year… had quite a year in 2008 as he won 10 events…among his victories were the Scott Robertson Memorial, the Blade Junior Classic, the Jimmy Self Invitational, South Carolina Junior Match Play, SCJGA Players Championship, SCJGA Four Bowl,AJGA Medicus Preseason championship, Furman Invitational and Anderson Sunshine…qualified for the US Amateur…finished ninth at the 2008 Palmetto Amateur…also finished seventh at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Personal: Son of Rob and Barbara Reeves…born June 12, 1991.
Getting to Know Crawford Reeves Favorite professional golfer of all-time: Jay Haas Favorite current professional golfer: Justin Leonard Favorite Athlete Outside of Golf: Brett Favre Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Matt Hendrix Favorite course I have played: Palmetto Golf Club Course I would like to play: Augusta National Favorite golf hole: #18 at Palmetto Golf Club Toughest course I have played: Victoria National Golf Club My best shot ever: 7 iron from 189 on the final hole of the S.C. Match Play to 2 inches to win My best all-time round: 64 The best part of my game is: Driving My favorite club: Lob wedge The part of the game I must improve is: Putting The biggest influence on my golf career has been: My Dad The best thing about Larry Penley is: He has a lot of confidence in his players After my golf career is complete I want to: Work with FCA or do something with my dad My dream foursome mncludes myself and...My dad, my brother Austin, and Bobby Jones If I didn’t go to Clemson I would have gone to: Furman
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2009-10 Schedules The Clemson golf team opened its season on September 11 at the Carpet Capital Classic in Dalton, GA, marking the first of 10 regular season events over the course of the academic year. Clemson will play eight regular season stroke-play events that will be contested for 54 holes over three days and two 54-hole events that will be played in two days. There are two new events on the schedule, the Jacksonville Invitational, which will be played at the TPC at Sawgrass on Feb. 8-9, and the USCA Cleveland Classic at Palmetto Country Club in Aiken. The Jacksonville Invitational will be played at the site of the PGA Tour’s prestigious Players Championship. Clemson will also play at the Westin Rio Mar Classic in Puerto Rico in February, the 18th straight year Larry Penley’s Tigers have played in that event. Clemson finished second at the event last year with a 26-under-par team score. After a year off, Clemson returns to the Furman Invitational in nearby Greenville, SC March 19-21. Clemson finished second at that tournament two years ago. The ACC Tournament will be played at the Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, NC April 23-25, the ninth straight year The Old North State has played host to the event. The NCAA Regional tournament will be played May 20-22 at six sites.The six host sites for the 2010 NCAA regionals will be: University of Notre Dame (Warren Course, Notre Dame, IN); Georgia Tech (Capital City Club in Alpharetta, Ga.); San Diego State (Carlton Oaks Golf Course in San Diego, Calif.);Texas A&M (Traditions Golf Club in College Station, Texas);Washington (Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton,Wash.), and Yale (Yale University Golf Course in New Haven, Conn.). The NCAA National Championship will be played June 1-4 at The Honors Course in Chattanooga. It will be the second time it has played host to the National Championship, the first time since 1996.
Clemson 2009-10 Golf Schedule Date Sept. 11-13 Oct. 10-12 Oct. 25-27
Tournament Carpet Capital Classic Brickyard Isleworth Collegiate
Course The Farm The Brickyard Isleworth
City Dalton, GA Macon, GA Windermere, FL
Feb. 8-9 Feb. 21-23 Mar. 8-9 Mar. 19-21 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 3-4 Apr. 23-25 May 20-22 June 1-4
Jacksonville Invitational Westin Rio Mar Classic USCA Cleveland Classic Furman Invitational The Hootie Augusta State Inv. ACC Tournament NCAA Regional NCAA National
TPC Sawgrass Jacksonville, FL Rio Mar CC Rio Mar, PR Palmetto CC Aiken, SC Furman University Greenville, SC Bulls Bay Mt. Pleasant, SC Forest Hills Augusta, GA Old North State Uwharrie Point, NC TBA TBA Honors Course Chattanooga, TN
Larry Penley will guide the Tigers in 10 regular season events during the 2009-10 season. He has led Clemson to 26 straight NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure.
2010 National Amateur Golf Schedule Date Feb. 4-7 June 10-13 June 16-19 June 23-26 June 23-26 June 29-3 June 29-3 July 8-11 July 8-11 July 12-17 July 14-17 July 21-24 July 28-31 Aug. 3-7 Aug. 13-15 Aug. 23-29
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Tournament Jones Cup Sunnehanna Amateur Monroe Invitational Rice Planters Northeast Amateur North-South Amateur Dogwood Invitational Players Amateur Eastern Amateur US Public Links Southern Amateur Palmetto Amateur Porter Cup Western Amateur Cardinal Amateur US Amateur
Course Frederica Sunnehanna Monroe Snee Farm Wannamoisett Pinehurst #2 Druid Hills Belfair Elizabeth Manor Bryan Park Shoal Creek Palmetto Niagara Falls Skokie Cardinal Chambers Bay
City St. Simons Island, SC Johnstown, PA Pittsford, NY Mt. Pleasant, SC Rumford, RI Pinehurst, NC Atlanta, GA Bluffton, SC Portsmouth,VA Browns Summit, NC Birmingham, AL Aiken, SC Lewiston, NY Glencoe, IL Greensboro, NC University Place, WA
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PENLEY Head Coach 27th Season
Larry Penley’s is in his 27th season as Clemson’s Head Coach. He has earned just about every honor possible in his tenure. That includes induction into the Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame, winning an NCAA Championship (2003), coaching two Ben Hogan Award winners (D.J. Trahan and Kyle Stanley) and leading the Tigers to 20 top 20 seasons, more than any coach in any sport in Clemson history. Even his off seasons have been rewarding. In the summer of 2009 he watched former Tiger Lucas Glover win the 2009 United States Open, his first protégé to win a Major. Then, in August, it was announced that he was selected for the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. In December the new golf building on the Clemson campus was named in his honor. Penley has been a model of consistency since he became head coach in the fall of 1983. All 26 of his previous Tiger teams have been selected for the NCAA Tournament, including 23 that have advanced to the national tournament. In his 26-year career, Clemson has posted 22 top 25 finishes, 20 top 20 finishes, 17 top 15 finishes, 12 top 10s and eight top five finishes at the NCAA Championships. That includes a streak of seven straight top 10s from 1997-2003, the first Clemson athletic program to do that since the men’s tennis program had seven straight between 1980-86. His 11 top 10 finishes are second to former Clemson soccer coach Dr. I.M. Ibrahim, who had 14. Over the last 13 years, Clemson has nine top 10 national finishes, more than any other school in the nation. One of those top 10 finishes came in 2003 when the Tigers won the national championship with a two-stroke victory over Oklahoma State on the Cowboys home course. It was Clemson’s first national championship in golf and the program’s first in any sport in 16 years. Penley’s Tigers also won the ACC Championship and the NCAA East Regional title that spring, making Clemson the first program in NCAA history to win its conference, regional and national championship in the same year. Clemson won a school-record six team titles for the academic year and ranked number-one in the nation by Golfweek/ Sagarin and the Golf Coach’s Association for the entire season. As a result of these achievements, Penley was named the National Coach of the Year by Golfweek and the Golf Coach’s Association for 2003. He also received coach of the year honors from the ACC and for the NCAA at the District level. In January of 2004, he was inducted into the Golf Coach’s Association’s Hall of Fame, quite an accomplishment for someone just 44 years of age at the time. The victories continued in the spring of 2004 when he led the Tigers to the ACC Tournament and East Regional Championship and finished with another top 20 finish at the NCAA Tournament. Clemson has had two more top 10 finishes since the 2004 season with a seventh place at Sunriver, OR in 2006 and the fifth place finish in 2008 at Purdue. Penley has led Clemson to the NCAA East Region title, seven times, including a pair of “three-peats”. One of the “three-peats” happened as recently as 2002-03-04. No other college coach has won more than his seven NCAA regional championships. The former All-ACC golfer at Clemson has won 59 tournaments as head coach of
the Tigers, fourth in NCAA history for a coach at one school. He is third among active coaches with that total. He has won at least one tournament in 24 of his 26 seasons as Clemson head coach. He also has 63 second-place finishes, giving him 122 first or runnerup finishes in his career at Clemson in 328 tournaments. Clemson players have flourished under Penley’s leadership. No less than 14 of his former players participated in various PGA or Nationwide Tour events in 2009. Six of his former players were full members of the PGA Tour in 2006, tied for the seventh highest total among college programs. Four of the six won at least $1 million, one of four schools in the nation who had four players in the $1 million club. Four former Tigers were on the PGA Tour in 2009. That included Lucas Glover, who won the United States Open at Bethpage Black and finished fifth at the PGA. He also played for the United States President’s Cup team and finished ninth on the money list. D.J. Trahan, Jonathan Byrd and Charles Warren also played on the PGA Tour in 2009. Warren was inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor in November 2009, the first Clemson golfer to win the school’s highest athletic honor. Kevin Johnson finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour and will be on the PGA Tour in 2010. Three Penley protégés have won PGA Tour events. Jonathan Byrd has three victories, Trahan and Lucas Glover have two apiece. Clemson had 12 players on the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002, and 11 of the 12 players were coached by Penley. Individually, Clemson has had 16 top 10 NCAA Tournament finishes in Penley’s career. That includes the NCAA Championship by Charles Warren in 1997, and his number-two finish in 1998. Kyle Stanley finished second in 2007 and 2009 and won the Ben Hogan Award in 2009. Penley has been honored for his success in the ACC, winning the ACC Coach-ofthe-Year honors five of the last 12 years and six times overall. He was the first coach in ACC history to win this award three consecutive years (1996-97-98). He has eight ACC championships to his credit, second on the all-time list of ACC mentors. Penley has to rank as the best combination player-coach in Clemson history next to the legendary Banks McFadden. In the 1930s McFadden was an All-American in football and basketball and coached the Clemson basketball team for nearly a decade. Penley was chosen All-ACC as a Tiger golfer and has led Clemson to eight ACC titles as a coach. He
Larry Penley Quick Facts Birthdate: Born February 14, 1959 in Dallas, NC Family: Married the former Heidi Grove. The couple has two daughters, Kelsey Lou and Mollie Ashton and a son, Andrew William (Drew) Education: Earned Bachelors degree in administrative management from Clemson University in 1983 Playing Experience: Member of Clemson team from 1977-78 through 1980-81. First-team All-ACC selection in 1980-81. Iron Duke Classic Champion in 1981. Southeastern Intercollegiate Champion in 1981. South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1987 and 1988. Carolinas Golf Association Mid-Amateur Champion in 1992. South Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion in 1990. Assistant Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach at Clemson under Bobby Robinson in 1982-83. Clemson finished fifth in the nation at the NCAA tournament. Head Coaching Experience: Clemson University, 1983-84 to present Major Honors: Dave Williams National Coach of the Year in 2003; Golfweek National Coach of the Year in 2003; ACC Coach of the Year in 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 Major Championships: National Champions in 2003; NCAA East Regional Champions in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004. ACC Champions in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
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Larry Penley Penley has been honored as the ACC Coach of the Year seven times.
is one of only two coaches in Clemson sports history to do this (former women’s track Wayne Coffman is the other). He has played for and coached Clemson in the NCAA tournament. In addition to the success of his former players on the PGA Tour, former Penley players have brought national distinction to the school in national amateur tournaments. Chris Patton won the 1989 United States Amateur, while Danny Ellis advanced to the finals in 1993. Johnson won the US Public Links championship in 1987, and Trahan won the same event in 2000. Ben Martin was a finalist at the 2009 US Amateur and will play in the 2010 Masters. Over the years, Penley’s program has produced 51 All-America selections, including at least two in nine of the last 13 years. Kyle Stanley was a first-team selection in 2007 and 2009. Penley has coached eight different players who have played in the Walker Cup. That includes Matt Hendrix who posted a 2-0-1 record in the 2003 event. In 2001, senior Lucas Glover and sophomore D.J. Trahan were both members of the 2001 United States Walker Cup team. Jonathan Byrd was a member of the United States Walker Cup team in 1999 and played on the Palmer Cup team in 1999 and 2000. Clemson dominated the Palmer Cup teams of 2000 and 2001 with three players each year. John Engler was a three-time selection to the United States Palmer Cup team. Trahan was the captain of the United States team in 2002, leading the US to victory at the event held in Ireland. Penley was honored with his selection as the 2004 Palmer Cup team coach. Penley has had a high level of success since he first became Clemson head coach. After serving as an assistant on Clemson’s 1983 team that finished fifth in the nation, then the highest finish in school history, Penley took a young Clemson team to a 19th place finish in his first year. That club was paced by Dillard Pruitt, who earned All-America honors for a second time in his career before going on to a distinguished eight-year run on the PGA Tour. Penley brought the Clemson program to another level in 1986-87, as he captured his first ACC title and the program’s second. Overall, Clemson won a then record five events and finished second in three others behind a team that featured All-Americans Chris Patton and Kevin Johnson. Clemson finished 11th at the NCAA Tournament that season. Penley was named ACC and NCAA District Coach-of-the-Year for the first time. Clemson’s current mentor had one of the best teams in school history and the nation in 1988. That year, the Tigers won five events for the second straight season, including four victories in the spring. Clemson won the ACC title for the second straight year and captured the Chris Schenkel Invitational on the way to 10 top five finishes.
Larry Penley Year by Year at Clemson Team Top Year Trn Avg 1st 2nd Five ACC 1983-84 10 74.19 1 3 7 3rd 1984-85 9 73.89 1 1 6 6th 1985-86 13 73.61 3 3 8 4th 1986-87 15 73.04 5 3 12 1st 1987-88 12 73.28 5 2 10 1st 1988-89 13 72.61 3 2 13 5th 1989-90 13 73.45 4 0 7 1st 1990-91 14 73.47 2 2 10 5th 1991-92 12 72.92 2 3 7 2nd 1992-93 14 72.87 4 3 10 2nd 1993-94 14 73.66 1 2 4 6th 1994-95 14 74.01 1 0 3 4th 1995-96 14 73.97 1 4 10 3rd 1996-97 14 73.02 2 2 9 1st 1997-98 14 71.59 3 6 12 1st 1998-99 14 72.38 5 1 10 4th 1999-00 12 71.32 3 4 9 1st 2000-01 12 71.52 1 4 12 2nd 2001-02 12 72.00 2 1 10 3rd 2002-03 13 71.32 6 7 13 1st 2003-04 13 71.76 2 2 11 1st 2004-05 12 73.78 0 0 3 4th 2005-06 12 73.04 1 0 4 3rd 2006-07 10 72.63 0 2 4 3rd 2007-08 12 72.69 0 4 7 6th 2008-09 11 72.67 1 2 5 2nd 26 years 328 72.86 59 63 216 8-1st
East NCAA All All Reg. Nat’l. ACC Amer. NA 19th 2 1 NA 27th 0 0 NA 21st 0 0 NA 11th 3 1 NA 17th 3 3 4th 3rd 2 3 7th 12th 2 3 4th 13th 2 2 4th 12th 3 2 1st 4th 3 5 1st 9th 0 1 1st 21st 1 0 8th 14th 3 3 2nd 3rd 3 2 2nd 2nd 3 3 10th 8th 3 3 1st 7th 4 4 4th 2nd 3 3 1st 3rd 2 2 1st 1st 4 3 1st 18th 3 2 11th NA 2 0 8th 7th 2 2 10th NA 2 1 3rd 5th 1 1 9th NA 3 1 7-1st 7 top 4 59 51
In the 1988-89 season, Kevin Johnson and Chris Patton received All-America honors again and led the Tigers to a third-place finish at the NCAA Tournament, Clemson’s highest ranking ever at the time. In every tournament the Tigers entered they finished in the top five and the team had a 72.61 stroke average, best in school history at the time. Johnson ended his career as one of Clemson’s top golfers in history. He had won the United States Public Links (1986) and earned a spot on the Walker Cup team (1989) during his Clemson career. In 1989-90, Penley’s Tigers won four tournaments including the ACC title, and finished 12th at the NCAA tournament. For the second time ever the team was ranked number-one going into the spring season. When Chris Patton won the 1989 U.S. Amateur, the program received considerable attention. He was the low amateur at the 1990 Master’s. Three Tigers, Patton, Oswald Drawdy, and Danny Ellis earned All-America honors in
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Larry Penley Penley’s Major Coaching Accomplishments •Holds NCAA record for NCAA Regional Championships with seven •Has had a pair of NCAA Regional Championship “Three-Peats” •Has taken Clemson to eight ACC Championships, including 2003 and 2004 •First coach in history of college golf to take a Division I program to conference, NCAA Regional and NCAA National Championship in the same year •Has won 59 tournaments in his 26 years as Clemson head coach, fourth best in NCAA history for a coach at one school •Has finished in the top five in 216 of his 328 career tournaments, nearly 67 percent •Led Clemson to a top 10 finish seven consecutive years (1997-03), tying for the longest streak of top 10s in Clemson athletics history •Has been named ACC Coach of the Year seven times, including 2003, 2004, and 2007 •Named National Coach of the Year in 2003 •Five-time NCAA District Coach of the Year, including 2003 and 2004 •Inducted into the College Golf Hall of Fame in 2004 at age 44, the first active coach in Clemson history to be inducted into a Hall of Fame and one of the youngest inductees on record •Has coached United States Public Links Champions Kevin Johnson (1986) and D.J.Trahan (2000), US Amateur Champion Chris Patton (1989) and NCAA Champion Charles Warren (1997) •An accomplished golfer, he was a first-team All-ACC selection as a senior in 1981 when he had five top 10 finishes, including a pair of victories. •Played on Clemson’s first NCAA Tournament team in 1980 •Two-time South Carolina Amateur Champion •Has taken Clemson to the NCAA Tournament each of his 26 years as head coach, including 21 consecutive appearances in the national finals (1984-04) •Has 12 Top 10 Finishes, including eight Top Five finishes the spring season. Many thought the program would decline a bit after Patton’s graduation, but three freshmen made an impact in 1990 and continued to bring the Tigers to new levels of consistency over the next three years. Danny Ellis, Bobby Doolittle and Nicky Goetze kept Clemson’s NCAA Tournament top 15 streak in tack, including a fourth place finish in 1992-93. The 1993 team actually had five players earn some type of All-America honors, a first in Clemson history. That team also won Penley’s first NCAA Regional title. Despite being a young team, in 1994 Clemson finished ninth in the NCAA tournament. Mark Swygert, a senior on the Clemson team, finished third and 11-under-par in the tournament. Swygert broke four Clemson individual records in NCAA play with that performance. He had an overall score of 277 (-11), which beat the previous best of Dillard Pruitt by 10 strokes. Swygert’s third round is still the best ever by a Tiger in the NCAA Tournament (65)(-7). The 1996-97 academic year brought more national acclaim to the Clemson program as junior Charles Warren won the NCAA Championship at Conway Farms in Chicago. The thrilling one-shot win in a playoff over Brad Elder was captured on ESPN. Warren
went on to earn first-team All-America honors along with senior Richard Coughlan, who shared ACC Player of the Year honors. The 1997-98 season was the best on record in many respects. In addition to Clemson’s number-two NCAA finish and final ranking, the team set 11 school season records. That team had nine first or second-place finishes, also a record for one season. All five starting players averaged under 73.0, also a first for a Clemson team. The squad was 29-under par for the season, 104 strokes better than the previous school record. Penley was inducted into the SCGA Hall of Clemson continued the excellence in Fame in December of 2009. Below, he is pic1998-99 with five tournament titles to tie the tured at the induction with Frank Ford, III. single season school mark, a number-one national ranking much of the year and a number-eight finish at the NCAA Tournament. Only four opponents out of the 67 different teams the Tigers faced had a stroke and won-loss advantage against Clemson. Clemson had a 77.3 percent winning mark against those 67 teams, including a 71-37-4 record against the 29 other schools in the NCAA National tournament. It seemed improbable that the records established by the 1997-98 team could be eclipsed. But that was the case in 1999-00, as the Tigers established a team stroke average record with a 71.32 mark. The team was 77-under-par for the year. Four Tigers earned All-America honors, including Lucas Glover who was a first-team choice after a record setting 71.24 stroke average for the year. Clemson won the ACC Tournament and the East Regional in the same year for the first time ever, then finished seventh at the NCAAs. The 2000-01 season marked the end of the Lucas Glover and John Engler era at Clemson. Both were first-team All-Americans in their final seasons and led the Tigers to a second place NCAA finish, just as they had in their freshman season. A testimony to Penley’s ability to keep the Clemson program at a high level on a consistent
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basis was the 2001-02 season. Most college golf observers thought Penley’s success level would take a step backwards in 2001-02. With the loss of first-team All-Americans Glover and Engler, the Tigers were ranked just ninth in the preseason Precept Coach’s poll. But, the Tigers won the Ping Preview in the fall and quickly returned to the top five of the polls. In addition to the win at the Ping Preview, Penley’s Tigers won the NCAA East Regional in a co-championship with #1 ranked Georgia Tech. The Tigers finished in the top five in 10 of their 12 tournaments that year, including seven top three finishes. The Tigers concluded the campaign with a number-three finish at the NCAAs at Ohio State. Trahan furthered Clemson’s tradition in 2002 by winning the Ben Hogan Award as the top college golfer in the nation. He had a 70.33 stroke average, second best in the nation and eighth best in NCAA history at the time. Trahan won three tournaments, the first Tiger to do that, and had three other second-place finishes. He then led the Tigers to the national championship in 2003 and finished his career with five tournament victories, tied for the Clemson all-time record. Producing such outstanding golfers is not a surprise when you look at Penley’s own career as a player. The native of Dallas, NC started his golf career at North Gaston Senior High. There he earned high school All-America honors for two years, three years as allconference, and Most Valuable Player for three years. In his junior and senior seasons he was second in the state at the AAA level. After high school, Penley came to Clemson bringing his talents with him and began to add on to his previous honors. Penley’s 1981 season was his senior year and his finest at Clemson. He was voted All-ACC, and had a spring stroke average of 72.66, which still ranks as one of the best 10 spring figures in Clemson history. Penley finished with a total of nine Top 10 finishes in his career. This includes winning the Iron Duke Classic and the Southeastern Invitational and finishing in the Top 10 in three other tournaments in 1981. Penley went on to play in 15 mini-tour events on the FPCA after his four years at Clemson. He was offered the assistant golf coaching position at Clemson in 1982. He accepted it and was named the head coach after the 1983 season. He took the place of Athletic Director Bobby Robinson, who stepped down from the coaching position so he could put more efforts into his position as the Associate Athletic Director. Ever since Penley has taken over in 1983-84 all of his squads have finished their seasons at the NCAA Tournament. In 1987 and 1988 Penley won the South Carolina state amateur. He tied a record in 1987 by shooting an 11-under-par 277, a record that has since been broken by one of his Tigers, Lucas Glover, in 1999. In 1986 and 1989, Penley was also the runner-up. He has qualified for the U.S. Amateur many times also. During the summer of 1992 he won the Carolina Golf Association Mid-Amateur by five shots, and was fourth in the South Carolina State Amateur. In 1990 he also won the South Carolina Mid-Amateur. Penley is married to the former Heidi Grove, and they have three children, Andrew William, Mollie Ashton, and Kelsey Lou.
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Testimony from Former Players and Coaches Bobby Robinson
“Larry was the first major recruit we got to come to Clemson. We had to beat all of the top programs at that time including Wake Forest. I remember vividly his comment when he told us he was coming to Clemson over those programs: ‘I am coming to Clemson because of the atmosphere, the people, the campus and because I want to make a difference in building a program.’ He was right on all counts. His coming to Clemson elevated our program to be able to attract others and start us to where we are today. I have always said, Larry took a regional program and turned it into a national program. He was a terrific player, but his greatest contribution has been the quality golf program he has established and maintained and the way he has done it. Larry is one of the most respected coaches and one of the most liked coaches in the nation.That is a rare combination. He is Clemson through and through and we are very fortunate to have him as a Clemson Tiger.”
Lucas Glover
“Coach Penley means the world to me. Looking back on it, there is not another coach that I would have rather played for. First of all, Coach is a great person. He brings out the best in everyone. He knows how to get the most out of each player, and that's what makes him a great coach. And coach can still play, so that helps with instruction and different situations. There's nothing better than having someone that "has been there before" helping you make a change or make a critical decision.”
Charles Warren
“When I look back at all the people that have influenced, not only my golf career but my life, one of the first people that comes to mind is Larry Penley. When you are fortunate enough to play golf at Clemson, Coach Penley is like a father to all the players on the team during their years there. My five years at Clemson were some of the best times of my life and Coach Penley is the one that gave me that opportunity; for that I am very grateful. “
D.J. Trahan
“Larry Penley is a great motivator. He knows how to motivate his players by being supportive. He provided great balance for me when I played at Clemson. He kept my head on my shoulders and did not allow me to get distracted. He was always ready to help you any way he could. He has really created a Clemson family when it comes to the golf program. Coming out of high school, players pick schools because of the winning tradition and expectations for a program. That is at Clemson, but you also know you are going to become part of a close knit family. You see that by how the former players come back. He has made the former players feel welcome and the younger players see that.”
Jonathan Byrd
“I was very fortunate to have played my college golf for Larry Penley at Clemson. I don't think any team had as much fun as we did on and off the golf course. He taught me so much about how to play and how to compete, while giving me my space to practice and work out my game on my own. I am very grateful to Larry and the whole Penley family for their support and for being such a great influence on my life.”
John Engler
“Larry Penley is a best friend, a father figure while you are at school. He is an awesome Coach. He hates losing just as much as his players do! He is truly one of the most competitive guys I have ever been around, and he teaches you, sometimes in a hard way, how to become better and get to the next level!” Bo Beard “Every time we went to a tournament, no matter where it was, Coach Penley always said, ‘Someone is going to win the tournament, it might as well be the Clemson Tigers’. What I truly remember most is the 1987 ACC Tournament in Greensboro. We won the tournament that year and it was Larry's first ACC Championship and the second for Clemson. I will never forget how happy we were for him and Coach (Bobby) Robinson. The ride back to Clemson seemed like it only lasted 30 minutes.”
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Larry Penley Most Top 20 Seasons in Clemson Coaching History
Coach Larry Penley I.M. Ibraham Bill Wilhelm Chuck Kriese Jack Leggett Bob Pollock Bob Pollock Jim Davis Andy Johnston Danny Ford
The Penley Family
Sport Golf Men’s Soccer Baseball Men’s Tennis Baseball Men’s Indoor Track Men’s Outdoor Track Women’s Basketball Women’s Tennis Football
Career Years 1984-present 1967-1994 1958-1993 1975-present 1994-present 1989-present 1989-present 1987-05 1983-1997 1979-1989
No 20 19 13 13 11 11 10 8 8 7
Most Top 10 Finishes in Clemson Coaching History
Coach I.M. Ibraham Larry Penley Bill Wilhelm Chuck Kriese Bob Pollock Jack Leggett Danny Ford
Sport Men’s Soccer Golf Baseball Men’s Tennis Men’s Indoor Track Baseball Football
Career Years 1967-1994 1984-present 1958-1993 1975-present 1989-present 1994-Present 1979-1989
No 14 12 9 8 7 6 5
Most Top 5 Finishes in Clemson Coaching History
Coach I.M. Ibraham Larry Penley Jack Leggett Bill Wilhelm Bob Pollock Trevor Adair
Sport Men’s Soccer Golf Baseball Baseball Men’s Indoor Track Men’s Soccer
Career Years 1967-1994 1984-present 1994-Present 1958-1993 1989-present 1995-Present
Most ACC Coach of the Year Awards in Clemson Athletics History
Coach Bob Pollock Bob Pollock Larry Penley Chuck Kriese Bob Boettner Andy Johnston Dr. I.M. Ibrahim Jack Leggett Wayne Coffman
Sport Men’s Indoor Track Men’s Outdoor Track Golf Men’s Tennis W. Swimming Women’s Tennis Men’s Soccer Baseball W. Indoor Track
Golf Coaches Association All-Americans under Larry Penley
Name Years (Team) Dillard Pruitt 1984 (2nd) Kevin Johnson 1987 (3rd), 1988 (1st), 1989 (2nd) Chris Patton 1988 (2nd), 1989 (1st), 1990 (1st) Oswald Drawdy 1988 (HM), 1989 (HM), 1990 (3rd) Danny Ellis 1990 (HM), 1992 (HM), 1993 (HM) Bo Beard 1991 (HM) Nicky Goetze 1991 (3rd), 1992 (HM), 1993 (2nd) Bobby Doolittle 1993 (HM) Thump Delk 1993 (HM) Mark Swygert 1993 (HM), 1994 (HM) Charles Warren 1996 (3rd), 1997 (1st), 1998 (1st) Richard Coughlan 1996 (HM), 1997 (1st) Joey Maxon 1996 (HM), 1998 (HM) Jonathan Byrd 1998 (HM), 1999 (1st), 2000 (3rd) John Engler 1999 (1st), 2000 (2nd), 2001 (1st) Lucas Glover 1999 (HM), 2000 (1st), 2001 (1st) D.J. Trahan 2000 (HM), 2001 (HM), 2002 (1st), 2003 (1st) Gregg Jones 2002 (2nd) Jack Ferguson 2003 (2nd), 2004 (2nd) Matt Hendrix 2003 (3rd), 2004 (2nd) Brian Duncan 2006 (HM) Stephen Poole 2006 (HM) Kyle Stanley 2007 (1st), 2008 (HM), 2009 (1st) *Players who went on to be a full member of the PGA Tour for at least one season in bold.
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Penley is a two-time South Carolina Amateur Champion and earned AllACC honors at Clemson as a senior in 1981 when he won two tournaments.
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Years 1988-08 1988-08 1983-Pr 1976-08 1976-91 1983-97 1967-93 1994-Pr. 1984-98
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Awards 9 8 7 6 4 4 4 3 3
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1983-84 Clemson Golf Stats
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Top Best Best Name Trn Rds Stks 60s 75- Par -Par Avg 10 Rd Trn Dillard Pruitt, Sr. 10 31 2230 4 27 7 11 71.94 5 67 211 Jim Macfie, Jr. 10 31 2256 3 25 3 10 72.77 4 68 209 Norman Chapman, Sr. 9 27 1981 2 20 1 9 73.37 4 67 210 John Trivison, Jr. 9 27 2017 2 15 2 5 74.70 2 69 212 Charles Raulerson, So. 6 18 1355 1 8 1 3 75.28 1 69 220 Mitch Ralston, Jr. 5 15 1134 1 5 0 3 75.60 0 69 224 Mike Taylor, Fr. 1 3 227 0 1 0 1 75.66 0 71 227 Team 10 120 8739 13 101 14 42 72.83 16 67 209
Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Chris Patton, Sr. 13 39 8 32 8 12 2840 Oswald Drawdy, Sr. 14 42 8 34 5 12 3074 Nicky Goetze, Fr. 13 39 1 32 9 5 2880 Danny Ellis, Fr. 8 25 1 19 8 4 1857 Max Fain, Sr. 4 11 0 5 0 0 830 Sam Olson, Sr. 7 20 0 10 0 0 1542 Bobby Doolittle, Fr. 11 27 0 13 3 5 2057 Lou O’Keefe, Fr. 3 9 0 2 0 0 695 Team 13 159 18 134 32 37 11,680
1984-85 Clemson Golf Stats
1990-91 Clemson Golf Stats
(Fall & Spring) Name Trn Rds Stks 60s 75- Par -Par John Trivison, Sr. 13 39 2885 4 20 3 9 Jason Griffith, Fr. 11 33 2452 2 21 2 7 Jim Macfie, Sr. 12 36 2697 3 24 4 5 Robert McCardle, Jr. 8 24 1814 0 16 2 2 Brad Clark, Fr. 10 30 2270 1 15 4 2 Mitch Ralston, Sr. 9 27 2041 0 3 1 0 Mike Taylor, So. 4 12 915 0 3 1 0 Team 9 108 7980 10 69 17 25
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 72.82 3 67 204 73.23 5 67 206 73.84 2 69 212 74.28 2 69 216 75.45 0 73 221 77.10 1 73 221 76.18 0 70 220 77.22 0 74 232 73.45 13 67 204
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 73.97 4 68 208 74.30 3 69 214 74.92 4 66 213 75.58 2 71 218 75.67 1 63 218 76.25 0 72 224 76.25 0 72 224 73.89 13 63 208
(Fall & Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Nicky Goetze, So. 14 39 3 31 3 11 2855 Bo Beard, Sr. 14 39 2 29 1 10 2883 Danny Ellis, So. 13 36 3 22 3 7 2675 Bobby Doolittle, So. 14 39 2 24 3 6 2911 Mark Swygert, Fr. 11 31 2 10 2 3 2353 Lou O’Keefe, So. 2 5 0 0 0 0 386 Steve White, Fr. 4 11 0 2 0 0 854 Team 14 156 12 118 12 39 11,462
1985-86 Clemson Golf Stats
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 73.21 5 66 209 73.92 4 68 215 74.31 2 67 220 74.64 4 68 216 75.90 0 66 217 77.20 0 76 232 77.63 0 73 223 73.47 15 66 209
1991-92 Clemson Golf Stats
(Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds Stks 60s 75- Par -Par Avg 10 Rd Trn Kevin Johnson, Fr. 13 35 2586 4 21 5 8 73.89 5 66 213 Brad Clark, So. 14 39 2890 4 24 4 10 74.10 5 68 210 Jason Griffith, So. 13 35 2615 3 18 5 6 74.71 4 67 216 Robert McCardle, Sr. 11 30 2253 2 15 4 4 75.10 2 68 207 Mike Taylor, Jr. 13 35 2631 1 15 3 4 75.17 2 68 213 David Stover, Jr. 4 10 787 0 2 1 0 78.70 0 72 233 Team 13 140 10,306 14 89 22 32 73.61 18 66 207
1986-87 Clemson Golf Stats
(Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Nicky Goetze, Jr. 13 39 5 29 8 11 2847 73.00 6 68 211 Danny Ellis, Jr. 12 35 3 25 2 9 2570 73.43 4 67 208 Bobby Doolittle, Jr. 12 36 2 29 8 5 2645 73.47 3 67 215 Britt Jones, So. 2 5 0 4 1 1 368 73.60 0 71 216 Mark Swygert, So. 12 36 2 24 3 7 2664 74.00 1 67 212 Steve White, So. 2 6 0 4 0 0 447 74.50 0 73 221 Mike Byce, Fr. 10 30 1 19 2 6 2236 74.53 3 68 213 Team 12 144 13 122 24 39 10,501 72.92 17 67 208
(Fall & Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Kevin Johnson, So. 13 36 7 29 6 14 2604 Jason Griffith, Jr. 13 36 3 28 5 12 2633 Chris Patton, Fr. 12 33 2 22 3 10 2427 Oswald Drawdy, Fr. 8 17 0 11 2 2 1259 Brad Clark, Jr. 12 34 3 22 4 7 2521 Bo Beard, Fr. 10 27 1 11 0 4 2052 David Stover, Sr. 4 9 0 2 0 0 691 Mike Taylor, Sr. 2 3 1 1 0 0 232 Team 15 156 16 120 21 48 11,395
Top Best Best Avg. 10 Rd Trn 72.33 8 65 206 73.14 4 67 211 73.55 4 67 210 74.06 3 70 223 74.15 3 66 211 76.00 0 73 229 76.78 0 73 229 77.33 0 72 232 73.04 22 65 206
1987-88 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Chris Patton, So. 9 27 5 23 5 9 1965 Kevin Johnson, Jr. 12 36 4 27 2 13 2632 Oswald Drawdy, So. 12 36 1 24 2 10 2653 Sam Olson, So. 1 3 0 3 0 0 223 Bo Beard, So. 9 28 0 14 4 3 2100 Jason Griffith, Sr. 11 33 1 16 0 3 2477 Brad Clark, Sr. 5 15 0 5 0 0 1169 Team 12 144 12 106 13 39 10,553
Top Best Best Avg. 10 Rd Trn 72.78 7 68 209 73.11 6 68 209 73.69 6 69 211 74.33 0 73 223 75.00 1 70 217 75.06 2 68 218 77.93 0 74 224 73.28 22 68 209
1988-89 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Chris Patton, Jr. 16 40 15 33 5 18 2874 71.85 5 67 205 Kevin Johnson, Sr. 16 40 7 37 3 18 2889 72.22 8 66 209 Oswald Drawdy, Jr. 13 38 4 28 6 9 2785 73.29 4 67 212 Bo Beard, Jr. 12 35 1 20 4 7 2601 74.31 1 69 215 Sam Olson, Jr. 8 23 0 13 1 4 1718 74.70 1 71 216 Max Fain, Fr. 5 15 0 10 1 2 1122 74.80 0 71 222 Rob McKelvey, Fr. 1 3 0 1 0 0 232 77.33 0 74 232 Team 13 152 24 128 18 52 11,037 72.61 19 66 205
Nicky Goetze led the team in stroke average for three consecutive years (1990-1993).
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Stats Under Penley 1992-93 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Nicky Goetze, Sr. 15 42 7 33 6 15 3056 Danny Ellis, Sr. 15 42 3 31 5 11 3079 Bobby Doolittle, Sr. 14 39 2 30 7 6 2870 Mark Swygert, Jr. 14 39 1 27 6 9 2873 Thump Delk, Sr. 6 17 0 13 4 2 1256 Tom Biershenk, Fr. 8 22 0 7 2 0 1717 Britt Jones, Jr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 252 Team 14 156 13 127 32 41 11,368
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 72.76 6 67 210 73.31 6 65 213 73.59 5 66 210 73.67 4 68 212 73.88 1 71 217 78.04 0 72 228 84.00 0 78 252 72.87 22 65 210
1993-94 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Mark Swygert, Sr. 14 41 4 30 4 9 3010 73.41 4 65 213 Mike Byce, So. 14 41 2 30 7 8 3024 73.76 4 66 213 Richard Coughlan, Fr. 13 38 1 24 4 4 2827 74.39 2 68 217 Britt Jones, Sr. 6 18 0 12 1 3 1351 75.06 1 71 224 Tom Biershenk, So. 12 37 1 15 1 5 2810 75.95 2 69 218 Steve White, Jr. 9 29 1 14 3 2 2228 76.83 0 69 221 Lee Mason, Fr. 1 3 0 1 1 0 236 78.67 0 72 236 Team 14 164 9 124 21 31 12,080 73.66 13 65 213
1994-95 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Richard Coughlan, So. 13 36 5 31 3 12 2616 72.66 5 68 211 Charles Warren, Fr. 10 28 2 15 0 7 2077 74.18 3 66 215 Mike Byce, Jr. 14 39 2 23 6 6 2913 74.69 1 67 213 Chad Starliper, Fr. 12 34 0 18 2 5 2552 75.05 0 70 218 Joey Maxon, Fr. 7 18 0 9 0 2 1372 76.22 0 70 218 Tommy Biershenk, Jr. 6 17 0 8 0 1 1317 77.47 0 70 219 Steve White, Sr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 231 77.00 0 76 231 John Walker, IV, Fr. 5 15 0 5 1 1 1157 77.13 0 71 221 Sean Thornton, Fr. 2 5 0 1 0 0 396 79.20 0 75 238 Totals 14 156 9 110 12 34 11,546 74.01 9 66 211
1995-96 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Richard Coughlan, Jr. 13 37 1 32 6 7 2,717 73.43 6 69 214 Joey Maxon, So. 13 36 2 25 3 6 2,653 73.69 5 65 213 Charles Warren, So. 14 39 3 31 3 7 2,877 73.77 8 68 212 Elliot Gealy, Fr. 7 18 3 8 0 3 1,372 76.22 1 68 218 Chad Starliper, So. 12 34 1 16 2 4 2,602 76.53 2 69 217 Mike Byce, Sr. 6 16 0 6 0 0 1,229 76.81 0 73 226 Paul Dickens, Fr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 233 77.67 0 76 233 Sean Thornton, So. 2 5 0 1 0 0 389 77.80 0 74 *156 Tommy Biershenk, Sr. 2 7 0 0 0 0 563 80.43 0 77 238 Totals 14 156 10 119 14 27 11,539 73.97 22 65 212
Elliot Gealy, Jr. Brennen King, So. Totals
2 6 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 13 160 38 167 23
(Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Jonathan Byrd, Jr. 13 40 10 36 1 16 2884 72.10 7 67 207 John Engler, So. 13 40 4 33 8 13 2897 72.43 6 64 205 Lucas Glover, So. 13 40 6 31 5 12 2911 72.78 5 66 208 Michael Hoey, Fr. 11 34 4 25 4 7 2511 73.85 2 67 207 Jani Saari, So. 3 10 0 6 1 0 751 75.10 0 72 224 Elliot Gealy, Sr. 9 27 1 15 2 5 2031 75.22 1 67 211 Luke Ferguson, Sr. 2 6 0 3 1 0 463 77.17 0 72 230 Sean Thornton, Sr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 240 80.00 0 77 240 Totals 14 160 25 149 22 53 11,581 72.38 21 64 205
1999-00 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall and Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Lucas Glover, Jr. 12 37 8 34 5 20 2636 John Engler, Jr. 13 40 12 38 4 21 2853 Jonathan Byrd, Sr. 12 37 8 34 6 18 2648 D.J. Trahan, Fr. 10 31 9 25 4 13 2247 Jani Saari, Jr. 8 25 2 18 2 4 1846 Michael Hoey, So. 2 6 0 4 1 1 445 Ben Duncan, Fr. 4 12 1 7 0 0 902 Ben Johnson, Sr. 1 3 0 1 0 0 230 Brennen King, Jr. 1 3 0 2 0 0 232 Totals 12 148 40 163 22 77 10,555
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 71.24 7 66 205 71.33 6 66 209 71.57 6 67 207 72.48 4 66 207 73.84 0 68 211 74.17 0 71 222 75.17 0 69 221 76.67 0 74 230 77.33 0 74 232 71.32 23 66 205
2000-01 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall and Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks John Engler, Sr. 13 39 8 36 9 22 2764 Lucas Glover, Sr. 13 39 13 36 6 22 2776 D.J. Trahan, So. 11 33 5 27 4 15 2392 Gregg Jones, Fr. 9 28 5 22 1 10 2056 Ben Duncan, So. 8 23 1 18 0 6 1694 Jani Saari, Sr. 7 21 3 13 2 6 1558 Tripp James, Jr. 1 3 0 2 0 0 225 Totals 12 144 35 154 22 81 10,299
(Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Richard Coughlan, Sr. 11 33 4 30 4 11 2392 72.48 6 66 210 Charles Warren, Jr. 13 38 6 28 6 11 2776 73.05 5 67 212 Jonathan Byrd, Fr. 13 38 3 26 3 9 2808 73.89 6 68 212 Joey Maxon, Jr. 13 38 0 24 1 7 2826 74.37 3 70 217 Elliot Gealy, So. 12 35 0 17 6 0 2638 75.37 0 72 217 Chad Starliper, Jr. 1 3 0 1 0 0 226 75.33 0 73 226 Sean Thornton, Jr. 3 8 0 1 0 0 623 77.88 0 73 236 Totals 14 152 13 127 20 38 11,099 73.02 20 66 210
1997-98 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring)
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1998-99 Clemson Golf Stats
1996-97 Clemson Golf Stats
Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Charles Warren, Sr. 13 39 14 36 3 23 2780 71.28 6 66 205 Joey Maxon, Sr. 11 34 8 30 3 14 2459 72.26 6 68 209 Jonathan Byrd, So. 13 40 9 33 4 18 2893 72.33 7 65 210 John Engler, Fr. 11 34 4 30 6 12 2469 72.62 2 69 209 Lucas Glover, Fr. 10 31 2 25 6 10 2253 72.68 2 68 212 Chad Starliper, Sr. 4 12 0 8 1 2 894 74.50 1 70 215
1 448 74.67 0 67 0 231 77.00 0 75 80 11,455 71.59 24 65
D.J. Trahan led the Tigers in stroke average for three seasons and stands as Clemson’s all-time leader in career stroke average.
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Top Best Best Avg 10 Rd Trn 70.87 7 64 202 71.81 5 66 201 72.48 3 67 212 73.43 1 68 210 73.65 0 69 216 74.19 0 69 212 75.00 0 74 225 71.52 16 64 201
Stats Under Penley 2001-02 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall and Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn D.J. Trahan, Jr. 13 40 16 37 7 27 2813 70.33 10 66 203 Gregg Jones, So. 12 37 10 33 1 17 2657 71.81 4 66 203 Ben Duncan, Jr. 9 28 1 22 4 5 2059 73.54 0 68 212 Matt Hendrix, So. 12 37 2 26 3 8 2727 73.70 0 69 214 Martin Catalioto, Fr. 8 25 0 15 3 3 1865 74.60 0 71 220 Jack Ferguson, Fr. 6 18 1 10 1 2 1345 74.72 0 68 215 Tripp James, Sr. 1 3 0 1 0 0 229 76.33 0 75 229 Totals 12 148 30 144 19 62 10,656 72.00 14 66 203
2002-03 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall and Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn D.J. Trahan, Sr. 13 39 15 35 5 23 2771 71.05 9 64 201 Jack Ferguson, So. 13 39 10 34 10 17 2784 71.38 7 66 204 Matt Hendrix, Jr. 13 39 12 33 6 19 2798 71.74 6 65 207 Gregg Jones, Jr. 13 39 6 34 5 11 2839 72.79 4 67 208 Brian Duncan, Fr. 1 3 0 3 1 0 221 73.67 0 72 221 Ben Duncan, Sr. 12 36 5 23 3 7 2681 74.47 2 68 211 Totals 13 140 48 162 31 77 11,126 71.32 28 64 201
Kyle Stanley was a three-time AllAmerican under Penley from 2006-2009.
2003-04 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall and Spring) Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Matt Hendrix, Sr. 12 35 12 31 2 20 Jack Ferguson, Jr. 13 38 10 36 5 17 Gregg Jones, Sr. 13 38 6 29 6 8 Stephen Poole, So. 7 21 3 15 3 5 Brent Delahoussaye, Jr. 11 32 2 22 3 5 Brian Duncan, So. 8 22 0 15 2 3 Martin Catalioto, So. 1 3 0 2 0 0 Totals 13 152 33 150 21 58
Top Best Best Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn 2485 71.00 6 66 205 2713 71.39 5 65 206 2765 72.76 3 66 205 1534 73.05 3 67 210 2367 73.97 2 66 206 1647 74.86 0 70 218 227 75.67 0 72 227 10,908 71.76 19 65 205
2004-05 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Jack Ferguson, Sr. 12 36 1 30 6 7 2643 73.42 3 69 211 Brent Delahoussaye, Sr. 12 36 3 27 4 6 2660 73.89 2 66 215 Brian Duncan, Jr. 12 36 4 23 2 9 2669 74.14 1 67 211 Stephan Poole, Jr. 8 24 1 13 1 2 1804 75.17 0 68 210 Martin Catalioto, Jr. 8 23 3 11 1 4 1755 76.80 0 68 211 Tanner Ervin, Fr. 5 15 1 4 1 1 1160 77.33 0 69 226 Nick Biershenk, Fr. 2 6 0 0 0 0 473 78.83 0 78 235 Zack Siefert, Fr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 242 80.67 0 78 242 Totals 12 144 13 108 15 29 10,625 73.78 7 66 210
2005-06 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Stephen Poole, Sr. 12 37 5 25 2 13 2704 73.08 2 68 211 Brian Duncan, Sr. 11 34 3 27 5 8 2487 73.15 3 67 208 Vince Hatfield, Fr. 7 22 0 19 5 2 1618 73.55 1 70 215 Tanner Ervin, So. 9 28 3 20 3 7 2060 73.57 1 66 212 David May, Fr. 11 34 3 23 6 6 2525 74.26 2 65 207 Martin Catalioto, Sr. 4 12 1 5 2 1 904 75.33 0 68 212 Luke Hopkins, Fr. 2 6 0 3 1 0 455 75.83 0 72 219 Phillip Mollica, Fr. 5 15 0 7 0 1 1141 76.07 0 71 220 Totals 12 148 15 129 24 38 10,810 73.04 9 65 207
2006-07 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Kyle Stanley, Fr. 10 31 11 30 3 18 2197 70.87 6 65 207 Ben Martin, Fr. 8 23 5 17 1 7 1690 73.48 1 64 208 David May, So. 9 27 1 18 6 2 2002 74.15 0 68 216 Tanner Ervin, Jr. 8 24 1 17 1 5 1781 74.21 2 69 212 Sam Saunders, Fr. 8 24 1 16 3 3 1786 74.42 2 69 212 Phillip Mollica, So. 6 18 1 12 0 2 1350 75.00 0 69 221 Vince Hatfield, So. 2 6 2 5 0 3 426 71.00 0 66 213 Totals 10 120 22 115 14 40 8,716 72.63 10 64 207
2007-08 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Kyle Stanley, So. 12 36 7 31 8 14 2608 72.44 6 67 209 Sam Saunders, So. 11 33 1 27 6 6 2423 73.42 2 68 214 Ben Martin, So. 9 28 3 20 4 6 2060 73.57 2 67 211 Tanner Ervin, Sr. 5 15 2 12 1 2 1108 73.87 1 67 212 Zach Siefert, Sr. 4 11 0 7 2 2 813 73.91 1 68 217 David May, Jr. 8 24 2 18 1 5 1775 73.96 0 69 214 Phillip Mollica, Jr. 9 27 6 18 4 7 1998 74.00 1 68 208 Luke Hopkins, So. 6 18 2 12 1 4 1338 74.33 0 69 213 Totals 12 144 23 145 27 46 10,468 72.69 13 67 208
2008-09 Clemson Golf Stats (Fall & Spring) Top Best Best Name Trn Rds 60s 75- Par -Par Stks Avg 10 Rd Trn Kyle Stanley, Jr. 11 33 9 30 5 14 2358 71.45 8 66 208 Ben Martin,, Jr. 8 24 4 18 4 6 1752 73.00 2 66 206 David May, Sr. 10 30 5 20 3 10 2200 73.33 3 66 206 Phillip Mollica, Sr. 9 27 4 17 1 6 2002 74.15 2 69 214 Luke Hopkins, Jr. 4 12 1 7 1 2 895 74.58 0 68 218 Jacob Burger, Fr. 3 9 0 6 1 0 671 74.56 0 71 221 Sam Saunders, Jr. 5 15 1 6 2 1 1136 75.73 0 69 218 Alex Boyd, Fr. 2 6 0 2 0 0 459 76.60 0 71 219 McCuen Elmore, Fr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 230 76.67 0 73 230 Totals 10 120 24 106 17 39 8,720 72.67 15 66 206 Notes - Stroke average and total strokes for team totals are from team scores, not sum of individuals.
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Assistant Coach Jordan Byrd Jordan
BYRD
Assistant Coach 5th Season
Jordan Byrd is in his fifth year as Clemson assistant golf coach. From recruiting to golf instruction to facility enhancement to overall administration of the program, Byrd has had a positive influence on Larry Penley's program. In his four years with the program, Clemson has finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships twice, a number-seven finish in 2006 and a number-five finish in 2008. Clemson's number-five finish in 2008 was the best for the program since it won the national championship in 2003. The Tigers have been to the NCAA Tournament all four years and have twice captured the US Collegiate Tournament in Atlanta. Byrd had a significant impact on Clemson's top five recruiting class that entered Clemson in August of 2006. Sam Saunders and Kyle Stanley were both ranked among the top 10 junior players in the nation and went on to have outstanding freshman seasons. He also recruited first-team AJGA All-American Crawford Reeves in 2009. Stanley was named ACC Player of the Year as a freshman, the first freshman in ACC history to win the award. He also became the first freshman in Clemson history to be named a first-team All-American and he finished second at the NCAA National Championship, the highest finish by a Clemson golfer since 1998. Stanley then finished second again at the 2009 NCAAs and won the Ben Hogan Award as the top collegiate golfer in the nation. Byrd moved into the newly created assistant golf coach position at Clemson University on August 4, 2005. He became Clemson's first assistant coach in the sport since the 1982-83 academic year when Larry Penley held the position before he succeeded Bobby Robinson as Clemson's head coach the following year. Byrd has considerable experience as a player and is familiar with the Clemson program. He was the Southern Conference Champion in 1997 as a junior, and is the brother of former Clemson All-American and current PGA Tour player Jonathan Byrd. Jordan Byrd was the captain of the Furman golf team his senior year (1997-98). He won the Southern Conference Championship as a junior in 1997 when the Paladins also won the team title. With that team championship, Furman qualified as a team for the NCAA tournament for the first time in the program's history. Byrd had 11 top 10 finishes in his career at Furman and was named to the All-Southern Conference team in 1997 and 1998. He led the team in stroke average as a junior (74.1) and had a career stroke average of 75.72, still among the best in Furman history. He had a career best 66 at the 1996 Old Dominion Seascape Invitational and was Furman's top golfer in nine different tournaments over his career. Over his final two seasons as a collegian, he competed against his brother Jonathan and the Clemson Tigers four times. It is interesting to note that the brothers had the exact same 54-hole score in two of the four tournaments. They tied for eighth with 218 scores at the 1997 Furman Invitational, then had identical 229 scores at the NCAA East Regional later that year at Hot Springs,VA. Jordan was a junior at Furman and Jonathan a freshman at Clemson that year. Byrd comes from an athletic family. In addition to the accomplishments of his brother, his father, the late Jim Byrd, was a standout football player at North Carolina in the 1960s. Jim Byrd and his wife Jo were omnipresent at Clemson golf events supporting the Tigers ever since Jonathan was a freshman in 1996.
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Jordan also had an outstanding amateur career, a playing career that continues today. He reached the semifinals of the North-South Amateur in 1997. In 2006 he finished second in the South Carolina Amateur (tied with Clemson player Phillip Mollica). He also qualified for the US Amateur and the US Mid-Amateur. In both qualifiers, he won medalist honors. He also teamed with his father, Jim Byrd, to win the South Carolina Father-Son Amateur Championship in the summer of 2006. In the fall of 2007 he reached the quarterfinals of the United States Mid-Amateur. He was just three victories away from joining his brother at the 2008 Masters. Byrd was ranked among the top 100 amateurs according to the Golfweek Amateur rankings for most of the summer of 2007. In 2008 he advanced to the second round of the US MidAmateur at Milwaukee Country Club before he was defeated in 23 holes by former Clemson golfer Stephen White. He also qualified for stroke play at the Mid-Amateur in 2009. A native of Columbia, SC, Byrd graduated from Spring Valley High School, where he was an outstanding golfer and wrestler. He reached the state finals in his weight class on the wrestling mat in 1994, the same year he finished in the top 10 in the state golf tournament. On the course, he led Spring Valley High to three top five finishes in the state tournament. He won the Spring Valley Invitational as a senior and captured the 1993 Junior World Optimist title. After graduating from Furman in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, Byrd pursued a professional career for two years. He played on the Hooter's Tour and the Tear Drop Tour during his professional career and had four top five finishes. From May of 2001 to the summer of 2005, Byrd worked as a salesman, trader, portfolio manager, and technical analyst at DiBiasio & Edgington Inc in Annandale,VA.
Getting to Know Jordan Byrd
Born: July 19, 1976 in Lexington, SC Education: Graduated from Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC in 1994; graduated from Furman University in Greenville, SC in 1998 Family: Single, son of Jim and Jo Byrd of Columbia, SC. Brother of PGA Tour player Jonathan Byrd. Coaching Career: Assistant coach at Clemson University, August 2005- present. Clemson has been to four straight NCAAs and had two top 10 finishes. Recruited 2009 Ben Hogan Award winner Kyle Stanley. Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at Furman University, 1994-98 Honors: Southern Conference Champion in 1997. Qualified for US Amateur in US Mid-Amateur in 2006. Quarterfinalist at 2007 United States Mid-Amateur
2009-10 Clemson Golf
2008-09 Statistics 2008-09 Clemson Golf Statistics
Top Best Best Avg Stks Trn Rds 10 60s -Par Par 75- Trn Rd *Kyle Stanley (5) 71.45 2358 11 33 8 9 14 5 30 208 66 Ben Martin (57) 73.00 1752 8 24 2 4 6 4 18 206 66 David May (65) 73.33 2200 10 30 3 5 10 3 20 206 66 Phillip Mollica 74.15 2002 9 27 2 4 6 1 17 214 69 Luke Hopkins 74.58 895 4 12 0 1 2 1 7 218 68 Jacob Burger 74.56 671 3 9 0 0 0 1 6 221 71 Sam Saunders 75.73 1136 5 15 0 1 1 2 6 218 69 Alex Boyd 76.50 459 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 219 71 McCuen Elmore 76.67 230 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 230 73 Individual Totals 73.60 11,703 11 159 15 24 39 17 108 206 66 Team 72.67 8,720 10 120 9 -- 11 0 -- 838 274
Total Vs Par +2 +39 +55 +70 +37 +29 +59 +33 +20 +344 +135
*Stanley stats include participation in Western Refining All-America tournament. Number in parenthesis is player rank by Sagarin.
Date Sept. 12-14 Sept. 28-30 Oct. 11-13 Oct. 26-28 Feb. 27-1 Mar. 13-15 Mar. 29-31 Apr. 5-7 Apr. 18-20 May 14-16
Tournament Carpet Capital Classic The Preview The Brickyard Isleworth Collegiate
Site, Course Dalton, GA, The Farm Inverness, Toledo, OH Macon, GA, The Brickyard Windermere, FL, Isleworth Country Club
Finish 4th of 18 7th of 15 3rd of 15 6th of 18
Score 872 874 866 895
Par 72 71 70 72
Yards 7012 7255 7104 7491
++8 +22 +26 +31
Puerto Rico Classic Las Vegas Intercollegiate The Hootie US Collegiate ACC Tournament NCAA East Regional
Rio Mar, PR, Rio Mar Country Club Las Vegas, NV, Southern Highlands Mount Pleasant, SC, Bulls Bay Golf Club Marietta, GA, Golf Club of Georgia Uwharrie Point, NC, Old North State Club Galloway National, Galloway, NJ
2nd of 15 7th of 15 7th of 15 1st of 15 2nd of 11 9th of 14
838 887 855 876 849 908
72 72 71 72 72 71
6902 7510 7261 7017 7102 7022
-26 +18 +3 +12 -15 +56
Clemson Individual Bests for 2008-09 Individual Best Rounds--Gross Score 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69
-6 -6 -5 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 -4 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -1 -3 -3 -3
Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Ben Martin Kyle Stanley David May Kyle Stanley David May Luke Hopkins Phillip Mollica Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Phillip Mollica Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Sam Saunders David May Phillip Mollica Phillip Mollica Kyle Stanley
Carpet Classic 9-13-08 ACC 4-19-09 Hootie 3-30-09 Puerto Rico Cl. 3-1-09 NCAA National 5-28-09 Las Vegas 3-13-09 Puerto Rico Cl. 2-28-09 US Collegiate 4-5-09 Preview 9-29-08 Puerto Rico Cl. 2-27-09 Hootie 3-30-09 Hootie 3-30-09 ACC 4-17-09 ACC 4/18-09 Puerto Rico Cl 2-28-09 Puerto Rico Cl. 2-28-09 Preview 9-28-08 Carpet Classic 9-14-08 Carpet Classic 9-12-08 Brickyard 10-12-08 Las Vegas 3-13-09 US Collegiate 4-7-09 US Collegiate 4-5-09
Individual Best Rounds--vs. Par -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4
66 66 66 67 66 67 66 67 68
Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Ben Martin David May
Carpet Classic ACC Puerto Rico Cl. Puerto Rico Cl. NCAA National US Collegiate Hootie Las Vegas Puerto Rico Cl.
9-13-08 4-19-09 3-1-09 2-28-09 5-28-09 4-5-09 3-30-09 3-13-09 2-27-09
Top Individual Tournaments--Gross Score (54 holes) 206 -10 206 -10 208 -8 208 -8 209 -7 209 -4 210 -3 211 -2 213 -3 214 -2
Ben Martin David May David May Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Phillip Mollica
Puerto Rico Cl. ACC Puerto Rico Cl. Carpet Classic Puerto Rico Cl. NCAA National Hootie Preview ACC ACC
2/27-1/09 4/17-19/09 2/27/1/09 9/12-14/08 2/27-1/09 5/26-28/09 3/29-31/09 9/28-30/08 4/17-19/09 4/17-19/09
Top Individual Tournaments vs. Par (54 holes) -10 206 Ben Martin Puerto Rico Cl. -10 206 David May ACC -8 208 David May Puerto Rico Cl. -8 208 Kyle Stanley Carpet Classic -7 209 Kyle Stanley Puerto Rico Cl. -4 209 Kyle Stanley NCAA National -3 210 Ben Martin Hootie -3 213 Kyle Stanley ACC -2 212 Phillip Mollica ACC -2 211 Kyle Stanley Preview E 216 Kyle Stanley Isleworth
2/27-1/-9 4/17-19/09 2/27-1/09 9/12-14/08 2/27-1/09 5/26-28/09 3/29-31/09 4/17-19/09 4/17-19/09 9/28-30/08 10/26-28/08
Top Team Rounds (Gross score)
Kyle Stanley
274 275 278 279 281 283 284
-10 -13 -10 -9 -3 -5 -4
Hootie Puerto Rico Cl. Puerto Rico Cl. ACC Preview US Collegiate US Collegiate
Second Round Second Round Third Round Third Round Second Round First Round Third Round
3/30/09 2/27/09 3/1/09 4/19/09 9/29/08 4/5/09 4/7/09
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284 -4 ACC Second Round 4/18/09 285 -3 Puerto Rico Cl. First Round 2/27-1/09 285 -3 Las Vegas First Round 3/13/09 Top Team Rounds vs. Par -13 275 Puerto Rico Cl. Second Round 2/28/09 -10 278 Puerto Rico Cl. Third Round 3/1/09 -10 274 Hootie Second Round 3/30/09 -9 279 ACC Third Round 4/19/09 -5 283 US Collegiate First Round 4/5/09 -4 284 US Collegiate Third Round 4/7/09 -4 284 ACC Second Round 4/18/09 -3 285 Puerto Rico Cl. First Round 2/27/09 -3 281 Preview Second Round 9/29/08 -3 285 Las Vegas First Round 3/13/09
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2008-09 Boxscores Carpet Capital Collegiate
Hootie At Bulls Bay
The Farm Golf Club - Dalton, GA September 12 - 14, 2008 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,012 Finish: 4th of 18 Name Kyle Stanley David May Sam Saunders Jacob Burger Phillip Mollica Team
1st 73 72 69 77 77 291 +3
2nd 66 70 76 75 77 287 -1
3rd 69 79 78 73 74 294 +6
Tot 208 221 223 225 228 872 +8
Par -8 +5 +7 +9 +12 +8
Fin 1 33 47 56 71 4
Bulls Bay Golf Club - Mount Pleasant, SC March 29-31, 2009 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,261 Finish: 7th of 15 Name Ben Martin David May Luke Hopkins Phillip Mollica Jacob Burger Team
Ping/Golfweek Preview
Inverness Club - Toledo, OH September 28-30, 2007 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,255 Finish: 7th of 15
Name Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Jacob Burger Sam Saunders Team
1st 69 72 77 76 80 294 +10
2nd 68 70 70 75 73 281 -3
3rd 74 75 76 74 77 299 +15
2nd 69 71 76 76 73 289 +9 73
3rd 74 72 71 70 79 287 +7 75
Tot 211 217 223 225 230 874 +22
Tot 215 215 219 222 226 866 +26 230
Par -2 +4 +10 +12 +17 +22
Fin 5 17 38 46 59 7
Isleworth Country Club - Windermere, FL October 26-28, 2008 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,491 Finish: 6th of 18
Name Kyle Stanley David May Phillip Mollica Sam Saunders Alex Boyd Team
1st 72 76 74 74 78 296 +8
2nd 70 76 75 77 79 298 +10
3rd 74 74 77 76 83 301 +13
Tot 216 226 226 227 240 895 +31
Par +5 +5 +9 +12 +16 +26
Fin 3 3 21 36 50 3
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1st 71 68 72 74 77 285 -3
2nd 69 70 67 72 69 275 -13
3rd 66 70 70 72 72 278 -10
Tot 206 208 209 218 218 838
Fin 8 22 36 41 50 7
Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Kyle Stanley 69 79 71 219 +3 9 Ben Martin 73 74 73 220 +4 11 David May 67 75 78 220 +4 11 Phillip Mollica 75 81 69 225 +9 32 Luke Hopkins 74 83 71 228 +12 44 Team 283 309 284 876 +12 1 -5 +21 -4 +12 Note: Overcame 13 stroke deficit entering final round, greatest comeback in Clemson golf history.
Par E +10 +10 +11 +24 +31
Old North State Club - New London, NC April 17-19, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,102 Finish: 2nd of 11 Name 1st 2nd David May 71 69 Kyle Stanley 69 73 Phillip Mollica 73 71 Ben Martin 73 72 Luke Hopkins 76 72 Team 286 284 -2 -4 #Co-Champion with Matt Hill of NC State
3rd 66 71 70 72 75 279 -9
Tot 206 213 214 217 223 849 -15
Par -10 -3 -2 +1 +7 -15
Fin #1 8 10 15 40 2
Fin 5 28 28 35 82 6th
Par +4 +13 +19 +20 +29 +56
Fin 3 27 49 50 54 9
Par -4
Fin 2
Galloway National G.C. - Galloway, NJ May 14-16, 2009 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,022 Finish: 9th of 14 Name Kyle Stanley Luke Hopkins Ben Martin Phillip Mollica David May Team
1st 72 76 81 81 81 310 +26
Rio Mar Country Club River Course - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico February 27- March 1, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 6,902 Finish: 2nd of 15
Name Ben Martin David May Kyle Stanley Sam Saunders Phillip Mollica Team
Par -3 +2 +5 +6 +8 +3
NCAA Northeast Regional
Puerto Rico Classic
Tot 210 215 218 219 221 855
ACC Championship
Isleworth - UCF Collegiate Invitational
3rd 71 71 74 78 71 287 +3
The Golf Club of Georgia - Alpharetta, GA April 5-7, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,017 Finish: 1st of 15
The Brickyard - Macon, GA October 11-13, 2008 Par: 70 Yardage: 7,104 Finish: 3rd of 15
Name 1st David May 72 Phillip Mollica 72 Alex Boyd 72 Kyle Stanley 76 Ben Martin 74 Team 290 +10 #McCuen Elmore 82 #played as an individual
2nd 66 71 68 69 72 274 -10
US Collegiate Championship
Brickyard Collegiate Championship
1st 73 73 76 72 78 294 +10
2nd 72 76 75 76 78 299 +15
3rd 73 74 76 76 83 299 +15
Tot 217 226 232 233 242 908
NCAA National
Par -10 -8 -7 +2 +2 -26
Fin 3 6 9 30 30 2nd
Par +2 +4 +8 +14 +22 +23
Fin 11 17 29 61 75 7th
Inverness Golf Club - Toledo, OH May 26-28, 2009 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,255
Name Kyle Stanley
1st 72
2nd 71
3rd 66
Tot 209
Southern Highlands Collegiate
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Southern Highlands - Las Vegas, NV March 13-15, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,510 Finish: 7th of 15
Name Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Phillip Mollica David May Sam Saunders Team
1st 67 71 69 76 83 285 -3
2nd 72 75 73 78 78 296 +8
3rd 79 74 82 76 77 306 +18
Tot 218 220 224 230 238 887
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David May led Clemson to a second place finish at the ACC Championship in 2009
2008-09 Team Results Carpet Capital Collegiate The Farm Golf Club - Dalton, GA September 12-14, 2008 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,012
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd 1. TCU 291 283 290 2. Tennessee 294 288 287 3. South Carolina 294 291 285 4. Clemson 291 287 294 5. Florida 304 285 284 6. Alabama 295 297 283 7. Georgia 299 286 291 8. Texas Tech 298 293 286 Mississippi 290 295 292 10. Wake Forest 296 290 293 11. Georgia Tech 299 295 286 12. E. Tenn. St. 287 290 306 Auburn 296 301 286 14. UCF 289 301 299 15. Mississippi State 299 295 296 UAB 299 289 302 Georgia State 308 297 285 18. North Carolina 300 291 309 Medalist: Kyle Stanley, Clemson, 208
Tot 864 869 870 872 873 875 876 877 877 879 880 883 883 889 890 890 890 900
Par E +5 +6 +8 +9 +11 +12 +13 +13 +15 +16 +19 +19 +25 +26 +26 +26 +36
Ping/Glofweek Preview
Inverness Club - Toledo, OH September 28-30, 2007 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,255
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1. Oklahoma State 282 277 284 843 2. Tennessee 284 283 292 859 3. Georgia 290 285 286 861 4. S. California 286 291 290 867 5. Alabama 294 288 286 868 6. Arizona State 292 292 286 870 7. Clemson 294 281 299 874 Georgia Tech 296 283 295 874 9. Florida 291 297 291 879 10. Florida State 299 292 295 886 11. Tenn. - Chatt. 299 300 294 893 12. Charlotte 296 296 302 894 13. Texas A&M 296 306 293 895 14. Kent State 299 292 306 897 15. Toledo 314 299 310 923 Medalists: Morgan Hoffman, Oklahoma State Robin Wingardh, Tennessee, 207
Par -9 +7 +9 +15 +16 +18 +22 +22 +27 +34 +41 +42 +43 +45 +71
Brickyard Collegiate Championship
The Brickyard - Macon, GA October 11-13, 2008 Par: 70 Yardage: 7,104
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par 1. Georgia 292 285 282 859 +19 2. Georgia Tech 282 295 287 864 +24 3. Clemson 290 289 287 866 +26 299 288 286 873 +33 4. Florida State 5. Virginia Tech 291 286 298 875 +35 6. Penn State 297 285 295 877 +37 7. Duke 297 291 290 878 +38 8. Augusta State 298 286 297 881 +41 9. Charlotte 299 296 287 882 +42 10. Wake Forest 297 297 289 883 +43 11. Tenn. - Chatt. 294 296 296 886 +46 12. Hartford 299 298 301 898 +58 13. Mercer 307 295 297 899 +59 14. Oregon 303 304 295 902 +62 15. Kennesaw State 299 303 303 905 +65 Medalist: Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech, 211
Isleworth - UCF Collegiate Invitational
Isleworth Country Club - Windermere, FL October 26-28, 2008 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,491
Fin. 1. 2. 3.
School Georgia Alabama Indiana
1st 294 287 289
2nd 277 291 285
3rd 296 306 312
Tot Par 867 +3 884 +20 886 +22
4. Texas Tech 294 292 302 5. S. California 290 289 315 6. Clemson 296 298 301 Georgia Tech 299 288 308 8. Stanford 301 292 308 9. Oklahoma St. 296 297 309 UCLA 299 301 302 11. Illinois 301 294 311 UCF 300 310 296 13. Texas 300 289 318 14. Arizona 312 292 305 15. LSU 302 296 313 16. South Carolina 297 302 313 17. Kentucky 299 310 317 18. Charlotte 304 295 328 Medalist: Russell Henley, Georgia, 212
888 894 895 895 901 902 902 906 906 907 909 911 912 926 927
+24 +30 +31 +31 +37 +38 +38 +42 +42 +43 +45 +47 +48 +62 +63
Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar Country Club - River Course Rio Grande, Puerto Rico February 27- March 1, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 6,902
Fin. School 1st 2nd 1. Georgia 283 270 2. Clemson 285 275 3. Oklahoma State 286 282 4. Texas 294 280 5. Georgia Tech 280 292 6. NC State 281 286 7. Florida 288 289 8. Alabama 288 291 9. E. Tennessee St. 297 291 Michigan 287 294 11. Kent State 295 288 12. Minnesota 296 295 Northwestern 294 297 14. Purdue 292 299 15. Virginia Tech 312 285 Medalists: Hudson Swafford, Texas Dylan Fritelli, Texas, 204
3rd 273 278 280 279 283 291 282 286 289 296 297 290 290 293 301
Tot 826 838 848 853 855 858 859 865 877 877 880 881 881 884 898
Par -38 -26 -16 -11 -9 -6 -5 +1 +13 +13 +16 +17 +17 +20 +34
Southern Highlands Collegiate Southern Highlands - Las Vegas, NV March 13-15, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,510
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1. UNLV 285 288 282 855 2. Oklahoma State 291 270 295 856 3. Georgia 303 284 283 870 4. Florida 290 293 289 872 5. S. California 295 294 290 879 6. Georgia Tech 289 295 300 884 7. Clemson 283 298 306 887 8. UCLA 296 293 299 888 9. Arizona 287 289 316 892 10. Arizona State 309 285 300 894 11. Charlotte 300 300 304 904 Texas A&M 308 299 297 904 13. Texas 312 293 300 905 14. Auburn 302 300 305 907 15. California 298 305 310 913 Medalist: Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech, 205
Par -9 -8 +6 +8 +15 +20 +23 +24 +28 +30 +40 +40 +41 +43 +49
Hootie At Bulls Bay Bulls Bay Golf Club - Mount Pleasant, SC March 29-31, 2009 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,261 Fin. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11.
School Augusta State Virginia South Carolina UCF NC State LSU Clemson Wake Forest Kentucky UT Chatt. North Carolina
1st 286 288 291 291 289 289 294 293 300 292 299
2nd 3rd 272 277 278 277 279 276 274 283 279 282 275 287 274 287 278 284 273 283 285 284 282 285
Tot Par 835 -17 843 -9 846 -6 848 -4 850 -2 851 -1 855 +3 855 +3 856 +4 861 +9 866 +14
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303 293 282 878 307 286 291 884 307 296 286 889 304 293 396 893 Augusta State, 199
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US Collegiate Championship
The Golf Club of Georgia - Alpharetta, GA April 5-7, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,017
Fin. School 1st 2nd 1. Clemson 283 309 2. Stanford 289 290 3. Georgia Tech 291 302 4. Georgia 295 292 5. Alabama 291 301 Washington 287 298 Texas A&M 296 287 8. UCLA 284 305 9. S. California 285 308 10. Oklahoma State 289 305 11. South Carolina 291 303 12. E. Tenn. St. 306 303 13. Florida 296 314 14. Indiana 303 297 15. Florida State 302 309 Medalists: Bud Cauley, Alabama Erik Flores, UCLA, 212
3rd 284 299 288 292 301 298 287 305 308 305 303 297 299 310 304
Tot 876 878 881 883 886 886 886 887 888 895 897 906 909 910 915
Par +12 +14 +17 +19 +22 +22 +22 +23 +24 +31 +33 +42 +45 +46 +51
ACC Championship
Old North State Club - New London, NC April 17-19, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,102
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1. Georgia Tech 281 284 281 846 2. Clemson 286 284 279 849 3. Duke 290 284 287 861 4. Wak Forest 295 277 293 865 NC State 282 290 293 865 6. Maryland 289 290 287 866 7. North Carolina 290 289 289 868 Virginia Tech 289 287 292 868 9. Virginia 291 288 290 869 10. Florida State 287 297 291 875 11. Boston College 311 298 304 913 Medalist: David May, Clemson Matt Hill, North Carolina State, 206
Par -18 -15 -3 +1 +1 +2 +4 +4 +5 +11 +49
NCAA Northeast Regional
Galloway National G.C. - Galloway, NJ May 14-16, 2009 Par: 71 Yardage: 7,022
Fin. School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par 1. Alabama 303 285 286 874 +22 2. Tennessee 296 287 295 878 +26 3. Illinois 307 288 292 887 +35 4. Virginia 298 291 300 889 +37 5. Wake Forest 297 297 296 890 +38 6. Colorado State 309 290 297 896 +44 7. Minnesota 314 293 298 905 +53 8. Kent State 312 289 305 906 +54 9. Clemson 310 299 299 908 +56 10. Penn State 319 301 290 910 +58 11. Coastal Carolina 319 303 293 915 +63 12. VCU 315 306 320 941 +89 13. Sacred Heart 322 311 313 946 +94 14. Columbia 355 317 326 998 +146 Medalist: Hunter Hamrick, Alabama, 212
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2008-09 Team Results Clemson vs. All Competition 2008-09 School Record Alabama 3-3 Alabama-Birmingham 1-0 Arizona 2-0 Arizona State 1-1 Auburn 2-0 Augusta State 1-1 Boston College 1-0 California 1-0 Central Florida 2-1 Charleston 1-0 Chattanooga 3-1 Charlotte 4-0 Coastal Carolina 1-0 Colorado State 0-1 Columbia 1-0 Duke 2-0 ETSU 3-0 Florida 4-1 Florida State 4-0 Georgia 2-5 Georgia Tech 3-3-2 Georgia State 2-0 Hartford 1-0 Illinois 1-1 Indiana 1-1 Kennessaw State 1-0 Kent State 2-1 Kentucky 2-0 LSU 1-1 Maryland 2-0 Mercer 1-0 Michigan 1-0 1-1 Minnesota Mississippi 1-0 Mississippi State 1-0 North Carolina 3-0 NC State 2-1 Northwestern 1-0 Oklahoma State 3-2 Oregon 1-0 Penn State 2-0 Purdue 1-0 Sacred Heart 1-0 South Carolina 2-2 South Carolina-Aiken 1-0 Southern California 1-3 Stanford 2-0 Tennessee 0-3 Texas 3-0 Texas A&M 3-0 Texas Tech 1-1 Toledo 1-0 UCLA 3-0 UNLV 0-1 Virginia 1-2 Virginia Commonwealth 1-0 Virginia Tech 3-0 Wake Forest 3-1-1 Washington 1-0 Total 100-38-1
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Category First Round Avg. Last Round Avg. Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles Birdies Pars/Round Bogeys/Round Fairway hit % Greens in Reg. Putts/Round
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Stanley 71.45 71.55 3.26 4.03 4.58 4 114 11.21 2.73 .639 .693 30.40
Martin 73.63 74.00 3.30 4.13 4.77 3 64 11.33 3.25 .694 .696 30.95
Stk Diff +11 -18 -19 -3 -31 +5 -67 -26 -21 -29 -37 -85 -7 +12 -90 -24 -80 -45 -84 +67 -22 -41 -32 +10 -25 -39 -63 -32 -12 -55 -33 -39 -40 -5 -18 -51 -55 -43 +26 -42 -13 -46 -38 -27 -34 +4 -8 +48 -45 -48 +2 -49 -19 +32 +11 -33 -88 -22 -10 -1594
2008-09 Miscellaneous Stats
May 72.80 74.60 3.19 4.11 4.97 1 92 10.63 3.77 .702 .706 30.83
Mollica 74.44 74.44 3.25 4.17 4.96 1 75 10.89 3.44 .586 .667 31.13
Hopkins 75.50 73.50 3.33 4.16 5.02 0 27 11.17 3.83 .667 .574 30.00
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Saunders 76.00 76.00 3.42 4.22 5.00 0 38 10.73 3.80 .667 .673 31.44
Burger 77.00 72.67 3.31 4.23 4.87 1 26 9.33 5.11 .698 .617 31.33
Boyd 75.00 77.00 3.46 4.86 4.89 1 11 10.00 4.50 .660 .537 31.83
Elmore 82.00 75.00 3.17 4.47 5.17 0 7 10.00 4.50 .429 .519 30.33
2008-09 Season Review The Clemson golf team had many individual honors and a landmark team victory to highlight play in the 2008-09 academic year. The Tigers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the 28th straight year, including 26 in a row under Larry Penley, and captured the prestigious US Collegiate in Alpharetta, GA. Phillip Mollica fired a three-under par 69, and Luke Hopkins and Kyle Stanley added one-under par rounds of 71 to lead Clemson to its greatest comeback victory in history at the United States Collegiate on April 7. The event was played in weather that was in the low 40s with light snow falling at various times during the round on the par 72 Lakeside Course at the Golf Club of Georgia. Clemson was in sixth place, 13 shots behind Stanford entering the final round. But the Tigers shot fourunder-par 284 as a team on Tuesday, the only school in the 15-team field to break par. Clemson finished with a 54-hole score of 876, two shots better than Stanford. Host school Georgia Tech, who shot an even par 288 on Tuesday, finished third at 881, while number-one ranked Georgia was fourth at 883. The 15-team field included each of the top 11 teams in the latest Golf World Coaches poll and 13 of the 15 were ranked in the top 25. It was Clemson’s first win since the 2006 United States Collegiate, which was played on the same Golf Club of Georgia Lakeside Course. The comeback was the greatest in Clemson history by five shots. The previous record took place at the 1988 Wofford Invitational in Spartanburg, SC. Clemson trailed Wake Forest by eight strokes entering the final round before gaining victory in that event 21 years ago. It was a wild ride for Larry Penley’s Tigers for the three days. Clemson had the lead after the first day when the Tigers shot 283, five under par. On Monday, Clemson shot a 309 as a team, tied for the second worst team score in the field. Then Tuesday, Clemson came back with a 284 score for the best score in the field by four shots. Mollica’s round included a team best five birdies Clemson capped off the greatest final round comeback in school history by winning the U.S. Collegiate Championship in 2009. and just two bogeys in recording the 69. He played the last four holes at two under par, including Clemson’s entire event. only birdie on the par five ninth hole, the final hole of the day for Clemson. Mollica jumped May was co-medalist at the 2009 ACC Tournament, the first victory of his Clemson from 64th to 32nd in the final standings thanks to his three under par final round. career that spans 37 tournaments and 112 rounds. May had rounds of 71-69-66 to finish Hopkins, playing in just his second tournament of the year, was five under par on his with a 206 score and tie Matt Hill of NC State. The 206 score was his best 54-hole score first nine, holes 10-18 on the course. His opening nine 31 gave Clemson a jump in the as a Clemson golfer and his third round 66 was his third best round and best final round standings to second place at the time. He finished with a 40 on the front, but his one under as a Clemson golfer. par score was key to the Clemson victory. Hopkins finished 44th overall in the field of 78 May was the sixth different Clemson player to win the ACC Tournament. Charles golfers with a 228 score. Warren won it in consecutive years, 1997-98 and gives Clemson seven years in which Stanley was Clemson’s top finisher in the tournament with a 219 score, good enough it had the for ninth place. He had rounds o 69-79-71, an example of the weather conditions on ACC inMonday. It was his fifth top 10 finish of the year and the 17th of his three- year career. dividual Ben Martin was Mr. consistency for Clemson throughout the tournament. He had a Greatest Final Round Comebacks in champion. 73 on Tuesday and finished 11th with a 220 score. His Tuesday round included a triple boClemson Golf History T h e gey on the 17th hole, the Clemson toughest hole throughout Year Tournament Deficit entering final round senior made the tournament. But, he Honors & Awards in 2008-09 2009 US Collegiate 13 behind Stanford up four came back strong with a 1988 Wofford Invitational 8 behind Wake Forest shots in the two under par final nine 2002 Carpet Classic 7 behind Florida Kyle Stanley final round holes. He was the last 1985 SC Invitational 6 behind Wofford •Recipient of Ben Hogan Award with his Clemson player on the 1988 Wachesaw Collegiate 6 behind South Carolina •First-team All-American by Golf Coaches Association six-undercourse with a counting •First-team All-American by Golfweek par 66, his score, and he responded •First-team Ping All-District top round with a pair of pars after •First-team All-ACC of the year Clemson had taken a •NCAA Runner-up and his best round since he had a 65 in the second round of the ACC Tournament at The two-shot lead over Stan•Carpet Classic Medalist Old North State Club on April 22, 2006. ford. •Jones Cup Medalist May’s round on Sunday included eight birdies and two bogeys. He had seven birdies David May was •US Open Qualifier in an eight-hole stretch between the fourth and 11th holes to get to seven-under-par for Clemson’s top golfer the day and 11-under-par for the tournament. He hit a wedge to within a foot on the par over the first two rounds. David May five 11th hole to give him his eighth birdie of the day. He could have won the tournament Ironically his score did •ACC Co-Medalist outright with a birdie on the par five final hole, but his approach shot was 25 feet short not count towards the •First-team All-ACC and he two-putted for the co-championship. team score on Tuesday Clemson was chosen for the NCAA Tournament, but did not advance from the reas he finished with a Ben Martin gional. After the regional, Kyle Stanley was named the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, 78. But he finished 11th •First-team All-ACC which goes to the top college golfer in the nation for his college and amateur play. He is overall with a 220 score. •Golf Coaches Association Academic Scholar the second Clemson golfer to win the award, the first since DJ Trahan won as a junior in His opening round 67 •US Amateur Finalist 2002. was the best round by a •US Open qualifier Clemson golfer for the
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2008-09 Final Notes Four Tigers Played in 2009 US Open
For the first time ever, four current or former Clemson golfers played in the US Open when Lucas Glover, D.J. Trahan, Kyle Stanley and Ben Martin all participated. Stanley and Martin played for the Tigers in 2009, then played in the event at Bethpage Black near New York City. Glover, Stanley and Trahan played in the same group over the first 36 holes, the first time three former Clemson golfers were paired together in a PGA Tour event. The United States Golf Association also paired three Oklahoma State players for the first two rounds. Martin and Stanley were two of the 13 amateurs in the 156-player field. Clemson was the only school with two amateurs in the field. With four players total Clemson, was tied for first among representatives from the same school. Clemson, Florida, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Arizona and Arizona State all had four representaSchools with Most Representatives at tives. 2009 United States Open The ACC had 19 players in the field, Clemson 4 the most among all (Ben Martin, Kyle Stanley, Lucas Glover, D.J. Trahan) conferences. The Pac Florida 4 10 was second with (Brian Gay, Josh McCumber, Camilo Villegas, Tyson Alexander) 15, while the SEC had Oklahoma State 4 12 and the Big 12 (Rickie Fowler, Casey Wittenberg, Bo Van Pelt, Hunter Mahan) had 11 representaGeorgia Tech 4 tives apiece. Ten of (Cameron Tringale, Matt Kuchar, David Duval, Stewart Cink) the 12 ACC schools Arizona 4 had at least one player (Rory Sabbatini, Jim Furyk, Nathan Tyler, Ricky Barnes) in the 2009 US Open. Arizona State 4 Martin, who will be (Paul Casey, Billy Mayfair, Matt Jones, Phil Mickelson) the senior leader the 2010 Clemson team, went through local and sectional qualifying to earn his spot, one of 25 players to accomplish that feat. He was a first-team All-ACC performer in 2009 for the Tigers and was second on the team in stroke average. Stanley was co-medalist at his qualifier in Columbus, OH on June 8, just a week after finishing second at the NCAA Tournament. The first-team All-American turned professional after the US Open. He played his first pro tournament the next week at the Travelers in Cromwell, CT. Stanley finished his career second on Clemson’s career stroke average list (behind Trahan) and won the 2009 Ben Hogan Award. Glover won the 2009 US Open with a score of 276. Stanley also made the cut and finished in 53rd place with a 293 score.Trahan shot 147 for the first two rounds and did not make the cut, while Martin shot 150 and missed the cut.
Three Tigers Ranked in Final Top 65
The Clemson golf team was sixth in the final Sagarin Computer rankings for the 2008-09 season. Three members of the team were ranked in the top 65 of the final individual rankings. Clemson failed to reach the NCAA championship round, but had a strong enough regular season against the nation’s fifth toughest schedule to still rank sixth in the final computer rankings. Clemson won the United States Collegiate Championship in Marietta, GA in April against the strongest field of any regular season tournament in the nation this year. That field included each of the top 11 teams in the nation. Oklahoma State was the top team in the computer rankings with a 69.65 rating, followed by Georgia at 69.95. NCAA Champion Texas A&M was 12th and runner up Arkansas was ninth. Michigan, who made the Final Four of the Match play competition, was 34th. Clemson finished the year with a 100-38-3 record against all competition in the 10 tournaments this year, a 73 percent winning percentage. Kyle Stanley was the top ranked Clemson player this year in the sagarin rankings with a 69.51 rating. His number-five final ranking is the highest by a Clemson golfer since D.J. Top 10 Teams in Final Trahan was second and Jack Ferguson was fifth in 2003, the year Clemson won the Sagarin Ranking national championship. He played the third Rk School Rating most difficult schedule in the nation. It was 1. Oklahoma State 69.65 the highest final ranking for Stanley in his 2. Georgia 69.95 three years at Clemson. He was seventh as 3. Southern California 70.44 a freshman in 2006-07 and 34th as a junior in 4. Washington 70.54 2007-08. 5. Stanford 70.88 The top ranked player in the nation was 6. Clemson 70.90 Matt Hill of NC State, who won the NCAA 7. Georgia Tech 70.92 Championship. Stanley did have a winning 8. Florida 70.93 record against Hill in head to head competi9. Arkansas 70.98 tion over the course of the season and had 10. Alabama 71.00 a 73-34-4 record against the other top 25 players in the nation. Stanley had more wins over top 25 players than any other player in the nation. Joining Stanley in the top 65 were Ben Martin and David May. Martin finished 57th in the final ranking, his high ranking in three seasons at Clemson. He was 64th as a freshman in 2006-07 and 91st as a sophomore in 2007-08. It was the first top 100 ranking for May, who was Co-Champion of the ACC this year. This was the first time Clemson has had three players
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Stanley Wins Ben Hogan Award
Final Top 10 Individuals
Rk Player 1. Matt Hill 2. Morgan Hoffman 3. Cameron Tringale 4. Matthew Giles 5. Kyle Stanley 6. Rickie Fowler 7. Jorge Campillo 8. Nick Taylor 9. Billy Horshel 10. Bud Cauley 57. Ben Martin 65. David May
School NC State Oklahoma State Georgia Tech Southern Cal Clemson Oklahoma State Indiana Washington Florida Alabama Clemson Clemson
Rating 69.01 69.18 69.36 69.42 69.51 69.61 69.70 69.74 69.91 70.07 71.34 71.41
Clemson junior Kyle Stanley was awarded the 2009 Ben Hogan Award at Colonial Country Club in Dallas, TX on May 22. The honor is given each year to the top collegiate golfer and takes into account performance in college and amateur tournaments from May 2008 to May 2009. The Ben Hogan Award is presented by Chesapeake Energy in association with the Colonial Country Club and the Golf Coaches Association of America. Stanley won the Ben Hogan Award in competition against finalists Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State and Jorge Campillo of Indiana. Stanley is the second Clemson golfer to win the honor. D.J. Trahan, currently on the PGA Tour, won the award in 2002. Trahan ranks first in school history in career stroke average (71.49) and Stanley is second (71.70). Stanley was Clemson’s top golfer in the 2008-09 year with a 71.45 stroke average for 11 tournaments. He finished in the top 10 in eight of the 11, including a victory at the Carpet Classic in Dalton, GA in September and a runnerup finish at the NCAA Championship. He also finished third at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Galloway, NJ and was fifth at the NCAA Preview at Inverness last fall. As an amateur, Stanley won the Southern Amateur in July in Orlando, FL and the Jones Cup in Sea Island, GA in February. Last summer he also played in the United States Amateur and United States Open. Stanley Finishes Second at NCAA Tournament
Clemson All-American Kyle Stanley completed his collegiate career in grand style with a five under par round of 66 at the NCAA golf championship at Inverness in Toledo, OH. Stanley finished with a 54-hole total of four under par 209, good enough for second place all alone and just two shots off the figure posted by NC State’s Matt Hill, the individual champion. It was the third top 10 NCAA national finish for Stanley in his Clemson career. He finished second in 2007, seventh last year and second this year. He is the first Clemson golfer in history to record three top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championship. He concludes his career with a 70.7 stroke average for 11 NCAA national tournament rounds, the best in Clemson history. It was actually the second time in his career that he finished just two shots off the pace in the national championship. As a freshman in 2007 he finished just two shots behind national champion Jamie Lovemark of Southern California. Stanley joins former All-American Charles Warren as the only Clemson golfers to finish at least runner up in different NCAA national tournaments. Warren won Kyle Stanley won the prestigious the National ChampionBen Hogan Award in 2009.
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2008-09 Final Notes ship in 1997 and finished second in 1998. Stanley’s round of 66 tied for his season best and his five under par score tied for his best versus par in an NCAA Tournament round. He had a five under par 65 in the 2007 national tournament. It was also the lowest score in Clemson history for a Tiger golfer in his final career round.
David May the ACC co-champion last season.
Stanley Named First-Team All-American
Kyle Stanley was named a Ping First-team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is the second time Stanley has been named to the team in his three-year career at Clemson, as he was also selected as a freshman in 2006-07. Stanley is the sixth different Clemson golfer in history to be selected a first-team AllAmerican by the GCAA twice. He joins Chris Patton (1989, 1990), Charles Warren (1997, 1998), John Engler (1999, 2001), Lucas Glover (2000, 2001) and D.J. Trahan (2002, 2003). Stanley was one of three ACC players on the first-team as he was joined by NCAA Champion Matt Hill of NC State, and Cameron Tringale of Georgia Tech. Also on the team were Jorge Campillo of Indiana, Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State, Matthew Giles of Southern California, Morgan Hoffmann of Oklahoma State, Billy Horchel of Florida, Nick Taylor of Washington and Mike Van Sickle of Marquette. Stanley finished his junior year with a 71.45 stroke average. He had eight top 10 finishes, including medalist honors at the Carpet Classic in September. He finished his season with a second place finish at the NCAA Championships with a score of four under par 209 thanks to a final round 66. He completes his Clemson career second in school history in stroke average with a 71.63 figure, second only to Trahan’s 71.49. He played an even 100 rounds during his Clemson career and shot par or better in 62 of those rounds. He had 20 top 20 finishes in his 33 tournaments and had 27 career rounds in the 60s.
Three Tigers Named to All-ACC Golf Team
Clemson golfers Kyle Stanley, Ben Martin and David May were all named to the AllACC team for 2009. It is the third straight selection for Stanley, the second for Martin and the first for May. This was the first time since the 2004 season that three Tigers were named first-team All-ACC, but the 13th time in the 26 years Larry Penley has served as head coach of the Clemson program. Stanley had a 71.45 stroke average and was a first-team All-American. He led Clemson in stroke average, top 10 finishes (8), under par rounds (14) and rounds in the 60s (9). It is the third consecutive year the junior from Gig Harbor, WA was selected. Martin was named to the All-ACC team two years ago and returned to the team in 2009. He is second on the Clemson team in stroke average at 73.00 , but his 71.40 average in the spring was best on the team. He finished in the top 15 individually in all five Clemson spring events, including a third-place showing at the Puerto Rico Classic when he shot a 206 score, 10 under par. May was third on the Clemson team in stroke average with a 73.33 average, but he won the ACC co-Championship.. He was co-medalist at the ACC Tournament in April with a 206 score. For the year he had three top 10 finishes and 13 rounds at par or better.
Stanley Competed in Arnold Palmer Invitational
Clemson junior Kyle Stanley competed in the PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational March 26-29 at Bay Hill Golf Club in Orlando, FL and the US Open. He had rounds of 72-77 to miss the cut by two shot at Bay Hill, but made the cut at the US Open. Stanley received an invitation to the Arnold Palmer by virtue of his Southern Amateur victory last summer. He went through qualifying to make the US Open. Stanley played in three PGA Tour events while he was a Clemson student. Only Chris Patton has played in more PGA events while still a Clemson student than Stanley.Patton played in four PGA Tour events in 1990 after winning the 1989 US Amateur. Patton is the only golfer to make a cut at a PGA Tour event while still a Clemson student. He finished 39th at the 1990 Masters and was the low amateur. Stanley played in the 2009 US Open, but he had already decided to turn professional, so he was not a Clemson student at the time of that event.
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Player Year Tournament Chris Patton 1990 Masters 1990 Heritage 1990 Memorial 1990 Colonial Kevin Johnson 1989 Memorial D.J. Trahan 2001 Masters Kyle Stanley 2007 Arnold PalmeR Inv. 2008 US Open 2009 Arnold Palmer Inv. Ben Martin 2009 US Open
Scores 71-73-74-78 76-72 84-81 78-77 83-76 78-75 75-74 72-78 72-77 72-78
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Martin Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon Academic Scholar
Ben Martin, who will be the senior leader of the Clemson golf team in 2009-10, was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon Academic Scholar for the 2008-09 season. The team is selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The native of Greenwood, SC made the academic honor roll both semesters in 2008-09. He also made first-team Academic All-ACC for the third straight year. In June, Martin qualified for the United States Open with an eight under par score of 136 at a sectional qualifier in Maryland, the top score at that qualifier. He had rounds of 72-78 for a 150 score at the United States Open at Bethpage Black. He held the lead at two under par through his first 13 holes. Martin is the first Clemson golfer to make an Academic All-America team since D.J. Trahan made a team in 2002.
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Fall 2009 Statistics Fall 2009 Statistics
Top Best Best Avg Stks Trn Rds 10 60s -Par Par 75- Trn Rd Will Ovenden 73.00 146 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 146 73 Luke Hopkins 73.88 591 3 8 1 1 2 0 5 221 69 Alex Boyd 74.00 222 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 222 73 Ben Martin 74.25 594 3 8 1 0 2 0 4 214 70 Jacob Burger 74.88 599 3 8 0 1 3 0 5 222 69 Corbin Mills 76.00 380 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 151 73 Crawford Reeves 76.88 615 3 8 0 0 1 0 4 236 70 Individual Totals 74.93 3147 3 42 2 2 8 0 25 214 69 Team 74.03 2369 3 32 2 -- 1 -- 884 283 Date Sept. 11-13 Oct. 10-12 Oct. 25-27
Tournament Carpet Capital Classic The Brickyard Isleworth Collegiate
Site, Course Dalton, GA, The Farm Macon, GA, The Brickyard Windermere, FL, Isleworth Country Club
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Score 884 576 909
Par 72 72 72
Yards 7012 7175 7544
Total Vs Par +2 +15 +6 +18 +23 +20 +39 +123 +65 ++20 E +45
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2nd 73 82 73 77 85 305 +17
3rd 71 69 75 74 76 289 +1
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Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Luke Hopkins 73 69 142 -2 Jacob Burger 73 71 144 E Crawford Reeves 75 70 145 +1 Will Ovenden 73 73 146 +2 Ben Martin 74 73 147 +3 Totals 293 283 576 E +5 -5 *Corbin Mills 78 73 151 +7 *competed as individual Last round on October 12 rained out.
Fin 10 15 21 28 35 2nd
Brickyard Collegiate Championship The Brickyard - Macon, GA October 10-11, 2009 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,175 Finish: T-2 of 15
School Alabama Arizona State Augusta State Auburn Central Florida Charlotte Chattanooga East Tennessee State Florida Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech Illinos Kentucky LSU Mercer Michigan Mississippi North Florida Oklahoma State Penn State South Carolina Stanford TCU Tennessee Texas Tech Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington Totals
Record 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 19-19-1
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1st 76 77 75 79 79 307 +19
2nd 74 75 82 74 75 298 +10
3rd 71 77 76 80 80 304 +16
Tot 221 229 233 233 234 909 +45
Par +5 +13 +17 +17 +18 +45
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Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness, Where the Tigers play, Here the sons of dear old Clemson Reign supreme alway. Dear old Clemson we will triumph, And with all our might, That the Tiger’s roar may echo O’er the mountain height.
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CLEMSON EXPERIENCE
Many have said that experience is the best teacher. Perhaps that’s why students who attend Clemson University not only seek superior academics, they look for broader opportunities-hands-on learning, a stronger sense of family and community, and a powerful connection to the world around them. The best of both worlds, Clemson is redefining the term “top-tier research university” by combining the scientific and technological horsepower of a major research university with the highly engaged academic and social environment of a private, liberal arts college. Described as the perfect blend of geography, camraderie and scholarship, Clemson is more than just a steppingstone to academic excellence. It’s the gateway to the rest of your life. The Clemson Experience is different for every student. There are countless opportunities to participate in decades of tradition, perform community service and pursue challenging learning situations. Clemson is a vibrant, student-centered community that thrives on leadership, collaboration, public service, relevant research and a winning spirit -- in academics, athletics and life. Whatever your interests, Clemson goes beyond textbooks and lectures to provide an environment where you can play, discover, innovate and apply what you’ve learned to leave a lasting impression on the rest of the world.
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Selected as one of a few “Campuses with a Conscience” by The Princeton Review, Clemson has always encouraged faculty and students to participate in community service projects.
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Clemson Quick Facts *18,317 student enrollment *89 countries represented in student enrollment *91% freshman retention rate *14:1 student-to-teacher ratio *31 average class size *1,223 full-time teaching faculty members *5 colleges *68 undergraduate programs *111 graduate programs
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The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges cited Clemson as a top school in career preparation.
"There is something in these hills that brings together and binds together and holds together men and women of all persuasions, of all heights, sizes, weights, and cultural backgrounds- something that cuts across every difference, spans every gap, penetrates every wall- something that makes a man or a woman stand taller, feel better and say with high pride to all within earshot,‘I went to Clemson.’" -- from "Something in These Hills" by Joe Sherman ‘34
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CAMPUS LIFE The Hendrix Center is the hub of student activity on campus. The 108,000 square-foot facility houses a convenience store, a food court, a movie theater, meeting rooms, as well as the student bookstore. The Hendrix Center is also home to the Michelin Career Center. The Michelin Career Center offers many beneficial services such as career workshops, on-campus interviewing, internships programs, experiential education and resume critiquing. Clemson University Career Services was ranked #3 for Career Services in the 2010 Princeton Review RankClemson ranked ing of Best Colleges.
office, the Apple store, CCIT, and a variety of dining options including Chili’s Too. The Union Underground is equipped with 10 bowling lanes, tournament pool tables, table tennis, foosball, air hockey, a video arcade and more.
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a “one-stop-shop” to visit when looking for exciting ways to get involved outside of the classroom! The Center for Student Life brings Fike Recreation Center is one of together the dedicated staffs of the former the premier university recreation facilities in Gantt Intercultural Center and the former the state. Swann Fitness Center features an Center for Student Involvement to help you 8,000 sqaure-foot atrium with new weight create your own unique Clemson Experience. and cardio equipment, an elevated run/walk This center brings together people and retrack, basketball courts, aerobics/multipur, we like to have a , sources to better help you seek diverse interpose rooms, locker rooms, a pool, racquetball actions and experiences, incorporate ethical courts and a climbing wall. More than 50 , and have .” behavior into all aspects of life and become intramural and club sports are available agents of positive change within your respecthrough Fike. tive communities. The center can help you make the most of your Clemson Experience through student organizations, The Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, located in the center of leadership and diversity education, civic engagement, cultural opportunities, campus, is the main library of the Clemson University Libraries System. Six support programs and more. floors house more than 1.5 milllion items, including books, periodicals and microforms. The Brooks Center for Performing Arts presents more than 75 performances each year, including Broadway touring shows, international The Edgar A. chamber music ensembles, Clemson student productions and family enterBrown University tainment.
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There’s something in the soil of Bowman Field that builds character, responsibility, courage and teamwork in the lives and hearts of Clemson students. Bowman Field holds a sense of timeless connection for Clemson, and serves as a “green beach” on sunny days and the perfect place for the union of town and compus for special events.
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VICKERY HALL Student-Athlete Enrichment
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Since its inception in 1991, the Student-Athlete Enrichment Programs have provided student-athletes a continued commitment to excellence. Our approach is to address the total student-athlete, and we are committed to coaching our student-athletes to success in the academic, personal growth, career, and community service arenas. As an original member of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, we provide opportunities and services to address the changing needs and skills of studentathletes during college and after graduation. This program was selected for the Division I-A Athletic Director’s Association “Program of Excellence” Award, a lifetime award recognizing CHAMP/Life Skills excellence. The Student-Athlete Enrichment Programs are housed in Vickery Hall, located in the center of campus. The $3-million structure is as impressive aesthetically as other athletic facilities. It recently underwent $300,000 in renovations to further assist our student-athletes in the classroom. But the importance of Vickery Hall to our student-athletes is not found in the structure itself, but in the many programs that the building houses.
Vickery Hall opened in the fall of 1991 and was the first facility in the country constructed solely to provide academic support to student-athletes. The two-story, 27,000 square-foot building is open all day and into the evening hours to accommodate the student-athletes’ extended schedules. Our programs are dedicated to provide a holistic, educational experience by inspiring an environment of respect, integrity, and excellence. Through these services, Vickery guides and encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential as a student, athlete, and citizen.
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Goals and Expected Results *Improve academic performance *Assist student-athletes in becoming goal oriented and aspiring to those goals *Assist with career planning and preparation for the working world *Attain higher overall graduation rates and grade point averages *Increase the number of student athletes receiving academic honors and recognition *Promote graduate work and increase postgraduate scholarships and opportunities *Promote and encourage all student athletes to maintain good academic standards
CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENT
The Career Enhancement Program provides
student-athletes an opportunity to develop and meet their career aspirations by participating in various seminars. We coordinate with the academic colleges, the Michelin Center, and through athletic contacts to provide studentathletes with jobsearching skills and strategies, internships, practical experiences, and help in securing summer employment. They are designed to address specific career opportunities and provide related information about the student-athletes for each year. One major aspect of the Career Enhancement Program is to focus on building a resumĂŠ and interviewing techniques. This segment is designed to better prepare our student-athletes for full-time employment. Another aspect utilizes the resources available to the University, Alumni Center, and athletic department. The staff works to establish a network of businesses, companies, and executives who will assist with providing internship and employment opportunities. The Student-Athlete Enrichment Programs have a career counselor on staff, so career advice is readily available in Vickery Hall. Unique to our program, the career counselor is a member of the Michelin Career Center and SAEP staff. This link between athletics and the Michelin Career Center provides student-athletes the most up-to-date information and resources in career development, and preparation for entrance into the job market upon graduation.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENT
One of the most important programs in Vickery Hall that helps student-
athletes reach their full potential and engage successfully in their college experience is the Personal Growth & Development program. One key component is a first-semester freshman class designed to assist student-athletes in making a successful transition into the university along with athletic life. All firstsemester freshmen attend a semester-long series of workshops, targeting the transitional issues of time management, organizational strategies, health and wellness issues, athletic performance, diversity issues, career orientation, and service training. Throughout the academic year, all student-athletes are required to attend large-group programs, which focus on pertinent social, health, or athletic issues.
Vickery Hall Values *Education and lifelong learning as the foundation of our program *Integrity and honesty in our dealing with student-athletes, faculty, and staff *Respect and responsibility, both given and inspired *Holistic development of each student athlete *The ethical standards governing Clemson University, the ACC, and the NCAA
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Doug Kingsmore Stadium, with its capacity of 6,217 loyal Tiger fans, is one of the best baseball facilities in the nation. Year after year, Clemson has finished in the top 10 in the nation in average attendance, while the Tigers have enjoyed an outstanding record in the friendly confines.
HISTORIC RIGGS FIELD
Historic Riggs Field was first used in 1915, and served as home to Clemson’s football, baseball, and track teams. Currently, the 6,500 seat grandstand provides top-notch accomodations for fans and players, and the revitalization of the bermuda grass makes Riggs Field one of the nation’s finest.
HOKE SLOAN TENNIS CENTER
The Clemson tennis teams make their home at the Hoke A. Sloan Tennis Center, which consists of 21 laykold-surface outdoor courts and a four-court indoor facility. A 700-seat permanent stadium, originally built in 1985 and upgraded in the fall of 2006, overlooks six of the courts for varsity competition.
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JERVEY GYM
Jervey Gym has served as host for Clemson volleyball matches since 1979 and has seen the Tigers win over 70 percent of their home matches. Jervey Gym official capacity is listed at 2,000 and a record 2,200 fans witnessed Clemson upset 14th-ranked Duke in four sets during the 2007 season.
LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM
Littlejohn Coliseum is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams, who have combined to win over 70 percent of their home games. The 10,000-seat facility, renovated in 2003, was recently named the second-toughest venue in college basketball in a contest sponsored by EA Sports.
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MCHUGH NATATORIUM
McHugh Natatorium was completely renovated in 2003 and features eight lanes for swimming as well as a diving well with one and three meter springboards. The facility also includes private team locker rooms and a team room for the studentathletes, and is located within Swann Fitness Center at Fike Fieldhouse.
MEMORIAL STADIUM
Death Valley’s mystique is derived from its many traditions, which date to its opening in 1942, the legendary games and players, and Clemson’s corresponding rate of success. Clemson has won 240 games in 66 years there and has won over 71 percent of the contests at Memorial Stadium, with its capacity of 81,500.
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The rowing boathouse is one of the best facilities in the ACC and the South region. The 11,500 sqaure foot facility was recently completed and houses an expanded locker room, workout space, a team meeting room, a lounge, a kitchen, and coaches offices. A six-lane fully bouyed race course is located directly behind the boathouse on Lake Hartwell.
TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES
The Clemson indoor facility, opened in 2003, has played host to the ACC Championships in 2004 and 2007. The facility features a 200 meter track with an eight-lane straightaway and six-lane oval. The Rock Norman Track & Field Complex has a seating capacity of 4,500 and will play host to the 2010 ACC Outdoor Championships.
WALKER COURSE
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The Walker Course is one of the most picturesque areas on the Clemson campus. It is one of the top public courses in the state of South Carolina and features the signature Tiger Paw Hole. The course features Bermuda fairways and tees and bentgrass greens.
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TRADITIONS MILITARY HISTORY
Clemson University has a proud tradition of military excellence. Founded as a military school in 1889, Clemson built its reputation by consistently graduating well-prepared officers. Today, Clemson Army and Air Force ROTC cadets carry on the rich tradition of the historic Corps of Cadets. Clemson's military spirit is commemorated through sites such as the Clemson Military Heritage Plaza, which overlooks Bowman Field and features an array of ribbons and honors, the footprints of brave service men and inscriptions from a variety of alumni classes.
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HOMECOMING AND TIGERAMA
The excitement, spirit and enthusiasm of Homecoming celebrations have been a Clemson tradition since 1914. During the week preceding the game, student organizations crowd onto Bowman Field to construct Homecoming displays that will be judged on game day. On every Homecoming Friday night since 1957, Tigerama - one of the nation's largest student-run pep rallies - has featured the crowning of Miss Homecoming, skits by student organizations and spectacular fireworks.
ORANGE, PURPLE AND THE TIGER
The first "colors" of Clemson can be seen in an early diploma displayed on campus. But to everyone's surprise, they're red and blue! The orange and purple began when Walter Merritt Riggs formed Clemson's first football team in 1896. Because Riggs had come from Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (later renamed Auburn), he borrowed ideas from their team colors, orange and purple, and their mascot, the Tiger. Although the football team was known as the Tigers and often used "Eat 'Em Up, Tigers" as a slogan, it wasn't until 1954 that a Clemson student donned the mascot suit. In 1993, the Tiger was joined by the Tiger Cub.
FIRST FRIDAY PARADE
Since 1974, the First Friday Parade has been held the Friday afternoon before the first home football game to celebrate the new football season. Student floats move through campus down Highway 93 and end up at the Outdoor Theater for a pep rally.
CLEMSON RING
The first Clemson class rings were issued in 1896. The "C" surrounding a palmetto tree on a black background is one of the most recognizable of all college rings today. Copyrighted so that only Clemson alumni and students with more than 95 hours may have the honor of wearing it, the ring contains art elements representing the University's land-grant and military heritages as well as the motto: "Who shall separate us now?" Seniors may receive their rings from President Jim Barker at a Ring Ceremony sponsored by the Clemson Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Association.
RUNNING DOWN THE HILL
Running down "The Hill" originally started out of practicality. Before the west stands were built, the football team dressed at Fike Field House and ran from there to the gate and down the hill onto the field. Today, it's the sound of "YOUR CLEMSON TIGERS," a cannon fires, the band plays "Tiger Rag," and thousands of orangeclad fans cheer the moment when the Tiger football team runs down the grassy hill and onto the field. This tradition has been dubbed "the most exciting 25 seconds in college football."
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WELCOME BACK FESTIVAL
Held the Monday after University housing opens in the fall, this street festival along College Avenue in downtown Clemson gives students a taste of the surrounding restaurants and businesses, which offer food samples, merchandise and prizes.
HOWARD’S ROCK
Howard's Rock, named for legendary Coach Frank Howard, was brought to Clemson from Death Valley, CA by 1919 alumnus S.C. Jones. The rock was first placed on a pedestal at the top of "The Hill" on September 24, 1966. Before a game against Wake Forest on September 23, 1967, Howard told his players that if they would give 110 percent, they could have the privilege of rubbing the rock. The Tigers won that game with a 23-6 victory. The white flint rock still sits at the top of "The Hill," and Tiger football players rub it for good luck before each home game.
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COMPLIANCE
This brief NCAA rules education is aimed at outlining basic recruiting rules to help potential Tiger studentsathletes and parents better understand the extensive process. Clemson University is committed to recruiting and conducting our athletic program with the highest level of integrity. If you have questions about NCAA rules, please contact Clemson’s compliance services at (864) 656-1580 or through our website at ClemsonTigers.com and click on compliance.
A prospect should check with his high school guidance office to see if he is taking classes that will meet NCAA eligibility standards. A prospect should do this early - prior to his sophomore year - and keep track of core courses. A prospect will need to take either the ACT or SAT for NCAA certification. - NCAA rules define a contact as a face-toface interaction with a prospect and/or his parents off Clemson’s campus by a coach. During your senior year of high school, NCAA rules allow a coach to make three contacts with you and your parents at any site.
- Courses at a prospect’s high school that are considered college preparatory. The NCAA requires 16 core courses, including four in English, three in math, two in science, one additional from English, math, or science, two social sciences, and four additional courses. A high school prospect’s guidance counselor will have a list of the school’s core courses, or you can visit the NCAA Eligibility Center’s website at NCAAClearinghouse.net for more information.
- During the contact period, a senior prospect may invite college coaches to his home to meet his parents, and to talk in detail about the athletic program and academic offerings at any college the prospect is considering.
- Prior to September 1 of a prospect’s junior year, NCAA rules allow Clemson to mail a questionnaire, NCAA educational information, and a summer-camp brochure to a prospect. After September 1 of the prospect’s junior year, coaches can provide a prospect with the following: personalized letters, media guide and copies of newspaper articles, instant messages and text messages. A prospect can receive a game program when he visits the Clemson campus. - A term used to describe the process of acquainting a prospect with a college and the coaches of that college, who are striving to learn more about a prospect. Only coaches can recruit - no one else is permitted to persuade a prospect to play sports at a particular college. - Any student who has entered the ninth grade. Once a person becomes a prospect, NCAA rules define how college coaches can interact with that prospect.
- Recruiting period when coaches may not have face-to-face contact with prospects on or off campus. Coaches may continue to telephone and write a prospect.
- A prospect must take the SAT or ACT before enrolling in college full-time. A prospect may take the SAT or ACT more than once and use the best subscore from different tests to achieve the highest score. Both Clemson and the NCAA Eligibility Center require scores to be reported directly from the testing agency. When registering for the test, list the Eligibility Center Code (9999) and Clemson (511 (SAT), 3842 (ACT)). Clemson University admissions requires students to present either an SAT or ACT writing score. The writing score will not be used to determine a prospect’s qualifier status.
- In April and May of a prospect’s junior year, coaches will come to a prospect’s high school, and review his athletic and academic credentials with his coach. In the fall, they may watch a prospect compete one time, but they will not have any contact.
- Clemson coaches can call a prospect after July 1 of a prospect’s senior year. A prospect can expect unlimited calls before his official visit and once the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent.
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A prospect can take a total of five official visits (one per institution), which are expensepaid. Before the visit, the prospect must present a high school transcript, proof of an SAT, ACT, PACT, or PSAT test, and be registered with the
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NCAA Eligibility Center. Official visit invitations are extended by Tiger coaches only. Official visits may not occur prior to the first day of class of the prospect’s senior year in high school.
NCAA rules are such that high school coaches may not be provided any expenses for official visits.
Yes. NCAA rules allow a school to provide lodging and meals for parents or legal guardians who accompany their child. However, NCAA rules do not allow schools to provide transportation for parents unless they drive with their son.
Yes. A prospect can have his high school coach call Tiger coaches to set up an unofficial visit. He can attend a game and talk with Tiger coaches, and it does not count as a contact when it is on Clemson’s campus. There are times a prospect cannot visit - NCAA rules refer to them as “dead periods,” and coaches will not schedule to meet with a prospect during that time period. No. NCAA rules are clear; only Clemson coaches can telephone, contact, and evaluate a prospect. Only college coaches can offer unofficial/official visits. It is a contract; a prospect and his parents sign a promise that the prospect will attend a particular college. In return, that college promises a prospect financial aid. A prospect signs it during his or her senior year. Once the prospect signs it, he or she cannot be recruited by any other institution, and it is a binding contract for the prospect’s first year in college at the school that provides the national letter of intent. It is the agency that certifies a prospect’s eligibility for NCAA Division I and Division II. A prospect should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at the end of his junior year in high school. Applications are available in the prospect’s guidance office or online at NCAAClearinghouse.net. Cost is $60 and remember to keep the PIN in a place for easy retrieval. A prospect should request the guidance counselor to send a transcript after his junior year and final transcript after graduation. A prospect should also request a final amateur decision beginning on April 1 of his senior year.
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Walker Course
The 20-year dream of golfers in the Clemson family became a reality on October 5,1995. Clemson University officials dedicated a new $8.6 million conference center and a $4.4 million golf course. The conference center is named the Madren Center and is managed by the Clemson University Conference Services. The center is a spacious 56,000 square foot facility, and includes $700,000 worth of state of the art audio and video equipment. It also houses dining facilities. The facility is named after the late Claude V. Madren. He was a Charleston businessman who established a $2.5 million trust fund that will go toward the center when it matures. The golf course is named after Colonel John Emmett Walker, Sr. (Clemson ’26) who’s son Dr. John Emmett Walker, Jr (Clemson ’58) donated $1 million to the course. Colonel Walker was a member of the Clemson football team and an honor military graduate. Another family made a significant contribution to the development of the Walker Course. The Charles B. Feller (Clemson ’43) family initially gave the University $75,000 for seed money to build a golf course in 1974. After the project began, the family supplemented the effort through additional gifts totaling $80,000. The practice facility is named for Charles B. Fellers. Four of the holes are dedicated in honor of former loyal athletic administrators as the result of a $400,000 donation by IPTAY. The holes recognize the contributions of Gene Willimon, Bob Smith, Bob Moorman and Bob Jones. Moorman and Jones were Clemson golf coaches,Willimon was executive secretary of IPTAY for 27 years and Smith was a Clemson football coach and administrator for 30 years. The course features Bermuda fairways and tees and bentgrass greens. The front nine extends along Honeycutt Creek from Old Stadium Road to the Botanical Gardens. The back nine runs high atop a hill overlooking Lake Hartwell and the Blue Ridge Mountains and extends down the edge of the lake with a look resembling a links course. The scenery along the back nine is eye-catching as the course winds near the lake. The signiture hole of the course is the 17th, a par three whose green and sandtrap layout is in the form of a Tiger Paw. Television analyst Steve Melnyk says, “This course is a perfectly balanced course. It has upland pasture holes, tree-lined fairways, and lakeside vistas. These are the three elements golf course architects love most.” Players of any skill level can enjoy the Walker Course, as there are five different sets of tees. A high handicapper can enjoy playing from the Red (4,667), Gold (5,405) or
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White (5,934), while the low handicapper can feel challenged by the Champion (6,560) or the Tiger (6,911) tees. After playing a round on the links, players can get a taste of South Carolina at the “Seasons by the Lake” restaurant. Located in the Madren Center overlooking the 18th green and Lake Hartwell, the restaurant features fresh products form South Carolina. The James F. Martin Inn was added to the site in July 1998. It is an 89-room Inn overlooking the golf course and lake and is connected to the Madren Conference Center. It is named for Clemson alumnus Jim Martin, who made a significant donation to the University for the creation of a faculty chair in the School of Business. Membership to the Walker Course is available for individuals and corporations on either a resident or non-resident basis. Public play is also welcome, including golf outings. For more information on the Walker Course, please visit their web site at www.clemson.edu/conference_center or contact the golf shop at (864) 656-0236. In the spring of 2009, the Walker Course was recognized both on national and state levels as a top golf course. Links Magazine rated the Walker Course as one of the top-25 collegiate courses in the country in its recent “Best Of” issue. Coming in at 23rd on the list the course was ranked with courses from schools including Yale, Duke, the University of North Carolina and Ohio State. In South Carolina, the course was voted the best public golf course in the Upstate by the South Carolina Golf Course Rating Panel. The panel is composed of golf enthusiasts representing a diverse range of occupations, handiSouth Carolina’s Top Public caps and backgrounds. The objective Courses of the panel is to promote excellence in South Carolina golf course design 1. Wild Dunes Links Course and operations through competitive (Charleston) 2. The Ocean Course rankings, education and public advo (Kiawah Island) cacy. 3. Harbor Town In determining their rating, (Hilton Head Island) panelists consider several criteria, 4. Tidewater Golf Club including routing of the course, (Myrtle Beach) aesthetics, distinctiveness and the va 5. Country Club of South Carolina riety of shot requirements a course (Myrtle Beach) 6. Osprey Point demands. (Kiawah Island) “These kinds of rankings are a 7. Golf Club of SC at Crickentree confirmation of the hard work that’s (Columbia) been done over the past 10 years to 8. Verdae Greens make the Walker Course what it is (Greenville) today,” said Walker Course profes 9. Walker Course sional Brent Jessup. “Clemson has a (Clemson University) course to be proud of, and recogni 10. Regent Park (Fort Mill) tion by others gives us even more *List compiled by Bob Gillespie, reason to be proud.”
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Robinson Practice Area
Clemson’s Robinson Golf Practice Facility was dedicated in June 28, 2002 the final day of work for outgoing Clemson Athletic Director Bobby Robinson. After work that day he was escorted to the golf practice facility where he was met by many Clemson administrators, past and present. At a surprise private ceremony, the facility was renamed the Bobby Robinson Golf Practice Facility. Robinson retired on that Friday after 17 years as Clemson athletic director and over 30 years serving Clemson University. The facility opened two years ago and was the first step in Clemson’s Tiger Pride facilities renovation plans. It was a fitting ceremony because it was Robinson who put the Clemson golf program on solid footing when he was head coach between 1974-83. He led the Clemson team to its first NCAA team tournament appearance in 1980, its first ACC championship in 1982 and its first top five national finish (1983). He left the coaching ranks to concentrate on athletic administration. Current Clemson head coach Larry Penley has continued the tradition, leading the program to 24 more NCAA Tournament appearances. Earlier in his final year, Robinson was presented The Order of the Palmetto by the State of South Carolina for his contributions to the state and Clemson University. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in September of 2002. In his 17 years as athletic director Clemson won 56 ACC Championships and had 151 top 25 seasons, including nine his last year. Sixteen of the 19 programs had at least one final top 10 national ranking. In terms of academics, he designed the concept and building of Vickery Hall, Clemson’s student-athlete learning center, a concept that has been copied nationwide. The grade point average of Clemson student-athletes has risen from 2.30 to 2.85 since it opened in 1991. The facility that bears his name provides the Clemson golf team with a top of the line practice facility right on campus. There is an all-weather practice area that allows the Tigers to hit the range year round. A complete video equipment area is also available that
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allows for swing analysis. The first goal of the Robinson Practice Facility is to simulate as many on-course challenges as possible. Over the course of a college tournament there are many situations that players have to deal with. Robinson Practice Facility architect John Lafoy accomplished this goal. The facility includes two putting greens with Bermuda grass and one with Bent grass. The Bermuda green has many humps and bumps around the green so that players can simulate all types of pitches and chips shots around the green. The Tiger golfers can hit up to 80-yard wedge shots into the Bermuda green into various hole locations. There are also two bunkers that allow the Tigers to practice downhill and uphill bunker shots. The driving range has teeing grounds at each end of the range. This allows the team to practice into different wind conditions. There are five target greens with bunkers and mounds surrounding each target. Each green was designed to replicate approach shots in tournament golf. Additionally, there are three hole locations on each green so that each player can practice shaping their shots and vary their yardages. There is also a simulated fairway with fairway bunkers. Players can then adjust the teeing ground on the tee box to work on different types of tee shots. The biggest compliment the coaching staff has received on the facility has come from the former players who are playing professional golf on the PGA Tour. These players have come back to practice and feel that their games will improve by practicing at Clemson.
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Clemson will soon begin construction on a new 6,600 sqaure foot golf clubhouse that will be constructed adjacent to the Robinson Golf Practice Facility. Below are some facts about the facility that promises to be one of the top facilities of its kind in the nation: •Bottom floor will include a indoor putting lab, indoor workout area, new locker room and equipment repair area •Main floor will include 1000 square foot entrance area that will document Clemson’s golf history including trophies, memorabilia and photos that depict Clemson’s National Championship season, regional titles and ACC titles will be on display •The main area will also feature Clemson’s Amateur championships and All-Americans of the past and will have a captain’s room, player lounge, board room and a meeting room •The main floor will be surrounded by an outside wrap-around porch •Top floor will house a studio apartment for former players who return to practice and an academic room for student-athlete study
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“The biggest compliment the coaching staff has received on the facility has come from former players who are playing professional golf on the PGA Tour. These players have come back to practice and feel that their games will improve by practicing at Clemson.”
Charles Warren and U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover are some of the PGA Tour players who return to Clemson to work at the Robinson Practice facility in the off-season. Their support has been a key to the development of the facility.
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Local Courses
Clemson plays an outstanding schedule, but the Tigers are also afforded the opportunity to play some outstanding courses in the area during practice rounds. Among the courses the Tigers play frequently is Cross Creek Plantation in nearby Seneca, SC. The P.B. Dye designed course is as challenging a layout as any in the state. The par 72, 6800-yard layout was the site of PGA Tour Qualifying in the early 1990s. The signature hole is #8, a par three that can be played as long as 249 yards. The hole is down hill over water. Some of the challenges are tree-lined fairways, while others feature rolling hills resembling some of the finest designs in Scotland and Ireland. Clemson also has access to occasional play at nearby Boscobel Country Club, an outstanding facility used by the Clemson golf team since the 1940s. For many years the Clemson golf team held its dual meet matches there. In 1954 it was the site of the Clemson vs. Wake Forest match that included a Demon Deacon player named Arnold Palmer. The Reserve at Lake Keowee is a private residential community with over 3,000 acres and approximately 23 miles of shoreline along beautiful Lake Keowee. Along with a wide array of onsite family friendly amenities is the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. Five sets of tees on every hole make this course a challenge for any skill level. From the back tees the course plays to a par 72 of slightly over 7100 yards. The home stretch features holes along Lake Keowee with a return to a magnificent clubhouse that opened the fall of 2002. Complimenting the course is a 20-acre practice facility with five tees, fairway bunkers and a covered practice area.
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Tiger Golf Gathering Each year the Clemson golf family meets in December to celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year. The celebration includes the current team and the former players, many of whom have gone on to great success at the professional level. The first “Tiger Golf Gathering” took place in December of 2003 and honored the Tigers 2003 National Championship team. The team received its championship rings at the ceremony. The Tiger Golf Gathering has now become a fixture on the schedule for more than 60 former Tigers and their families. Over 400 people attended the 2009 celebration at Thornblade Country Club in Greenville, SC that featured recognition of Lucas Glover’s 2009 United States Open triumph, the first major championship for a former Clemson golfer. Another highlight of the evening was the announcement that Clemson’s new golf building will be named the Larry J. Penley, Jr. Golf Facility. Thanks to the efforts of Glover, Jonathan Byrd and Charles Warren, who have been the driving force behind the Tiger Golf Gathering, over $750,000 has been raised for the facility, which will begin construction this summer. The three-story, 6,600 square foot facility will provide meeting space and locker room space for the Clemson golf team. The 2009 Tiger Golf Gathering also included the presentation of a check for $100,000 towards the building by Glover. The presentation was the result of Glover’s participation with the United States President’s Cup team in 2009. The Tiger Golf Gathering also includes two days of golf competition for the former Tigers in the pro ranks along with Clemson benefactors and administrators. Former Clemson legends such as Steve Fuller, Dwight Clark, Jim Stuckey and Rodney Williams have also participated. The events also include a live auction and a silent auction featuring Clemson sports memorabilia from the golf program, the PGA Tour and other sports.
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2003 National Champions
Every school has special memories of its teams that have claimed national championships. That is certainly the case with Clemson, who won its fourth in the school’s athletic history on May 30, 2003 when the Tiger golf program won its first NCAA title with a two-shot victory over Oklahoma State at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, OK. Clemson won three national team titles in the 1980s, the football title in 1981, and men’s soccer in 1984 and 1987. All three of those championships were gained in extraordinary circumstances. The football team had finished 6-5 in the previous season and was not ranked in any of the preseason top 20 polls for 1981. Then Danny Ford’s Tigers went a perfect 12-0, the only undefeated team in college football that year, finishing the year with a 22-15 win over perennial favorite Nebraska. The 1984 Clemson soccer team became the first team in any sport in NCAA history to defeat the numbers-four, three, two and one seeds in an NCAA Tournament in winning the national championship. Four years later Dr. I.M. Ibrahim’s team entered the tournament as the number-23 seeded team in the 24-team field, then won the championship in a Final Four played at Clemson’s Riggs Field. Unlike the program’s three previous titles, the Clemson golf team of 2002-03 had been ranked number-one in the nation from the preseason poll, and by a wide margin. Heading into the national tournament at Stillwater, Clemson’s margin over second-ranked Florida in the Golfweek/ Sagarin ranking, was equal in computer points to the distance between #2 Florida and the 17th place team, New Mexico. “We had a dominating regular season,” said Head Coach Larry Penley when commenting on his 20th and most magical season at Clemson. “We were in every tournament and won five events before the NCAAs at Stillwater.” But, that momentum from the regular season did not carry much weight heading to the national championships but this team was mature enough and prepared for it,” because the Tigers were said Penley. “We had great faced with the task of winleadership from D.J. Trahan ning the championship on and Ben Duncan all year Clemson Golf Accomplishments of Oklahoma State’s home and it carried over to the 2002-03 course, the very challenging NCAAs.” • NCAA Champions (First in Program’s History) Karsten Creek. Clemson was in or near • NCAA East Region Champions Many other schools the lead in each of the first • Atlantic Coast Conference Champions have played host to the three rounds, never trailing by • First team in NCAA history to win conference, golf national championship more than four strokes at the regional and national championships in same year in recent years, but those end of any round. Clemson, • Topy Cup Champions programs had not been Oklahoma State and UCLA, • Carpet Classic Champions ranked in the top 10 in the the top three teams all sea• Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Champions nation entering the event. son, played together all four • Ranked #1 in final Golfweek/Sagarin Computer In fact each of the last two rounds, which added to the rankings University courses to play intrigue of the event. • Ranked number-one in Final Golf World Poll host to the event, Ohio In many ways, Larry * Ranked #1 in Final Golf Coach’s Polls State in 2002 and Duke in Penley’s golf team was faced • D.J. Trahan, first-team All-American 2001, did not even have with the task of playing the • Jack Ferguson, Second-team All-American their teams qualify for the Final Four against Duke in •Matt Hendrix, Third-team All-American national tournament. Cameron Indoor Stadium. • Larry Penley, Oklahoma State The comparisons were amaz• ACC Coach of the Year entered the tournament ing. Mike Holder has eight • NCAA Coach of the Year by Golf Coach’s ranked fifth in the nation, National Championships at Association and was on a hot streak Oklahoma State, Duke bas• NCAA Coach of the Year by Golfweek Magazine entering the national tourketball Coach Mike Krzyewsnament having recorded five ki has eight Final Fours at tournament victories in the Duke. Cameron is known for spring, including the NCAA Cenits intimate atmosphere, while the NCAA allowed spectators tral Regional. The Cowboys to walk the fairways with the players the entire tournament. had won nine national The final round was played in 90 degree heat. Prior to the championships, installation of air conditioning in Cameron Indoor Stadium including eight in 2002, it seemed to be 90 degrees in that facility on days under curthe Tiger basketball team has played at Duke. rent coach Aside from the atmosphere surrounding the course, Mike Holdyou can make a case that the home course advantage in golf is er. greater than any other sport. Oklahoma State’s players play that course every day. They know where all the breaks are “It was a in slick greens, know what clubs to hit from every distance big chalin the fairway, know when to go for broke and when to play lenge conservatively. and a When Jack Ferguson hit his second shot to the 18th lot of green in the final round, no less than 500 people (490 were p re s s u re , Oklahoma State fans) stood as close as 15 yards from his
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back swing. When Oklahoma State’s Hunter Mahan put his second shot on 18 within 15 feet from the cup with a shot at an eagle three, you would have thought Shane Battier had just nailed a three-pointer with under 10 seconds left in Cameron. But, as had been his demeanor all week, Ferguson hit his approach just 15 feet by the hole. When he eventually two-putted for a par five to give Clemson the victory it gave the Tigers a landmark national championship victory, its first on an opponent’s home facility. “It was a great feeling,” said Penley, who had led Clemson to six top four finishes previously, but never with a championship on his resume until 2003. “Any championship is special, but to win it at Oklahoma State made it more special because they have been the program that has had the
Final 2003 Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings
Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
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Points 69.67 70.67 70.76 70.81 70.90 70.94 70.98 71.05 71.14 71.17 71.23 71.33 71.36 71.40 71.56 71.60 71.72 71.81 71.83 71.90 71.90 71.90 72.04
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2003 National Champions NCAA National Karsten Creek Golf Course Stillwater, OK May 27-30, 2003 Par: 72 Yardage: 7207 Rk School 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot 1. Clemson 299 302 287 303 1191 2. Oklahoma St. 299 300 290 304 1193 3. UCLA 303 295 301 298 1197 4. Wake Forest 304 306 290 298 1198 Florida 302 300 297 299 1198 6. Arizona St. 306 308 297 291 1202 7. Augusta St. 311 306 294 302 1213 8. Auburn 299 303 301 312 1215 9. No. Carolina 308 308 299 301 1216 Texas 306 314 299 297 1216 11. Ga. Tech 310 306 302 300 1218 Washington 314 300 301 303 1218 13. UNLV 313 300 295 312 1220 14. Southern Cal 300 311 298 312 1221 15. N.C. State 299 317 296 312 1224 16. Georgia 315 306 297 308 1226 17. Arizona 307 308 303 311 1229 18. Wichita St. 308 309 299 316 1232 Medalist: Alejandro Canizares, Arizona State (287)
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most NCAA appearances, the most national championships, the most tradition. We have great respect for their program, so to win on their home course was memorable.” Clemson had become the first golf program in history to win its conference, NCAA regional and NCAA national tournament in the same year, an accomplishment that puts the resume of the 2003 Tiger golf team in perspective on a college golf history and Clemson athletic history basis. “This was a total team effort. You knew going into the season that D.J.Trahan would be there every tournament. A key was the improvement of Jack Ferguson and Matt Hendrix over the previous year. They’re stroke average improvement was among the top 10 in Clemson history from one season to the next. Gregg Jones was steady, especially in postseason play. Ben Duncan had a great NCAA Tournament. His score counted in each of the last three rounds when it meant the most. “We did not have an individual finish in the top 15 of the NCAA Tournament, yet we won the national championship. That shows you how solid we were as a team.”
Clemson was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush after winning the 2003 National Championship.
Clemson 2003 Team National Rankings According to Golfstat
Final 2003 Individual Rankings Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Player, School Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma St. D.J. Trahan, Clemson Bill Haas, Wake Forest Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech Jack Ferguson, Clemson Ricky Barnes, Arizona Brandt Snedeker,Vanderbilt Nick Watney, Fresno State Matt Hendrix, Clemson Chris Nallen, Arizona Alejandro Canizares, Arizona St. Oliver Wilson, Augusta State Brock MacKenzie, Washington Dustin Bray, North Carolina Jason Hartwick, Texas Camilo Villegas, Florida Ryan Moore, UNLV Justin Walters, NC State David Inglis, Tulsa Michael Letzig, New Mexico
Points 68.69 69.22 69.57 69.60 69.62 69.65 69.82 69.83 69.89 69.95 70.00 70.03 70.06 70.09 70.14 70.16 70.17 70.19 70.19 70.27
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•1st in overall scoring average (72.32) •1st in final round scoring average (71.83) •1st in scoring average vs. par (0.33) •1st in par four scoring average (4.07) •1st in subpar strokes/round (3.65) •1st in fewest bogeys/round (3.00) •1st in fewest double bogeys/round (0.36) •2nd in first round scoring average (72.69) •2nd in par five scoring average (4.72) •3rd in birdies (661) •4th in total eagles (25) •19th in pars/round (11.04)
Clemson in Golfstat Rankings (Top 50) D.J. Trahan •First in total eagles (10) •2nd in final round scoring average (69.85) •2nd in scoring average vs. par (-0.90) •3rd in par four scoring average (3.99) •4th in subpar strokes/round (4.26) •7th in overall scoring average (71.05) •13th in birdies (146) •19th in fewest bogeys/round (2.62) •24th in fewest double bogeys/round (0.26) •44th in par 5 scoring average (4.82)
Jack Ferguson •6th in fewest double bogeys/round (0.18) •7th in par four scoring average (4.01) •10th in subpar strokes/round (3.97) •11th in scoring average vs. par (-0.54) •12th in birdies (147) •16th in final round scoring average (71.08) •14th in overall scoring average (71.41) •27th in par 5 scoring average (4.68)
Matt Hendrix •First in first round scoring average (70.69) •6th in subpar strokes/round (4.05) •7th in birdies (150) •13th in par four scoring average (4.03) •13th in fewest bogeys/round (2.56) •20th in scoring average compared to par (-0.21) •28th in overall scoring average (71.74) •50th in last round scoring average (71.77)
Gregg Jones •1st in pars/round (12.23) •41st in fewest double bogeys/round (0.28)
Ben Duncan •49th in par 5 scoring average (4.70)
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Lucas Glover, US Open Champion Nearly 60 years after he played his last down for the Clemson football team, Dick Hendley still has a positive effect on the school’s developing athletic heritage. Hendley was a blocking back under Frank Howard from 1946-50, creating holes for Fred Cone and Ray Mathews. He did it so well he was named the recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the state of South Carolina and the Southern Conference in 1950. Hendley and friends combined to help the Tigers gain record chunks of yardage in 1948 and 1950, two of Clemson’s four undefeated seasons in 113 years of college football. For his efforts, Hendley was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. The next year, Hendley brought his grandson, Lucas Glover, to his first Clemson football game. Glover never missed another Clemson home game until he was a freshman in 1997. While Hendley was recruiting Glover to be a Clemson football fan he was also tutoring him on the joys of playing golf. “My grandfather got me my first golf club when I was just three years old,” recalled Glover, in one of many stories he told about Hendley after he won the 2009 United States Open at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY. “One of his best friends was a golf rep and he asked him to make me a club. I put it in my hands and it was a perfect fit.” While Glover was interested in all sports, and still is today, he developed a passion for golf and Hendley continued to feed it. “My grandfather and my uncles all played golf and just loved the game,” said Glover. “He had a putting green installed in his back yard at Thornblade so I could have my own practice green. It is still there.” Thanks to Hendley’s nurturing, Glover continued to work on his game as a youth. With Hendley, his mother (also a Clemson graduate) and father Jimmy following him at countless junior tournaments, Lucas became an honorable mention AJGA All-American in 1995, his sophomore year of high school. He made the team again in 1996 and earned second-team AJGA All-America honors in the summer of 1997. With his strong ties to Clemson, Glover came to Tigertown in the fall of 1997. His 11-year streak of attending every home football game came to an end when he was an instant starter on Larry Penley’s golf team that first fall. It didn’t take long for Glover to turn heads, as he won co-medalist honors at the Carpet Classic with Georgia Tech All-American Bryce Molder. Along with Jonathan Byrd, John Engler, Joey Maxon, and Charles Warren, he helped Clemson to a national secondplace finish at the NCAA Tournament in Albuquerque. The Tigers finished with a 31-under par score, a figure that would have been an all-time tournament record had UNLV not shot a 34-under score at the same event. Glover continued to post outstanding numbers as a sophomore and junior. In 1998-99 he won his second tournament as a Tiger at Mauna Kea in Hawaii, and led the Tigers to an eighth-place national finish at the NCAA Tournament at Hazeltine in Edina, MN. Glover was Clemson’s top golfer at that event with a 295 score and he finished eighth in the field overall. His junior season, 1999-00, Glover helped the Tigers win the ACC Championship and the NCAA East Regional before finishing seventh at the NCAA National at Auburn, AL. His senior year, Glover won the first tournament of the spring at Puerto Rico, becoming just the second Clemson golfer to win at least one tournament in three different years. The Tigers finished the year with a second-place finish to Florida at the NCAA Tournament in Durham, NC. Glover concluded his career as a three-time first-team All-ACC selection and he earned first-team All-America honors after his junior and senior seasons. He was named to the United States Palmer Cup teams in 2000 and 2001 and made the United States Walker Cup team in 2001. Six years later, Glover was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame, joining Hendley to become the only grandfather/grandson combination in the Hall’s history. “The competition we had on the golf team when I was at Clemson had a big impact on me making it to the PGA Tour,” said Glover. “We had sixth, seventh, and eighth guys
Glover was named to the United States President’s Cup team in 2007 and 2009. Above, he is pictured with former President George Bush and his wife, and Lucas’s wife Jennifer at a reception honoring the team in 2007.
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who could have played at a lot schools, so if you wanted to keep your spot you had to play hard all the time. There was always someone pushing me to play better.” Another person who motivated Glover to play well was Head Coach Larry Penley. “Coach Penley has been as important as anyone in my career. He had credibility with us from day one because he had been there and done that. He had been such a good player himself and it is a lot easier to listen to someone who is doing it himself out on the course.” Glover played on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 where he finished 17th on the money list with $193,989. That qualified him for a PGA Tour card in 2004 and he made 17 cuts in 30 events, but he finished 134th on the money list and had to go to the last stage of Qualifying School to earn his Tour card. In typical dramatic Glover form, he hit his approach shot on the 108th and final hole to within one foot of the pin and made a birdie to move under the cutline by a shot and earn his card for 2005. The 2005 calendar year was a landmark year for Glover in many ways. In October he won the Funai Classic in Orlando when he made a miracle 70-yard bunker shot for birdie on the last hole. That shot earned him an exemption for the next two years. While he was playing in 28 PGA Tour events that year, Glover found time to take a few courses online and finish his requirements to receive his undergraduate degree from Clemson. Glover continued his fine play in 2006 and earned $2,587,982 in 31 events, the most money earned by a Clemson professional golfer (until this year). He finished in 21st place on the money list. That fine performance was a contributing factor in his selection to the 2007 United States President’s Cup team, the first Clemson golfer to make a professional squad for the U.S. But, in 2008, Glover seemed to tire at the end of the year and he was smart enough to realize it. “I needed a break, so I took the last two months of the year off after I knew I had made enough money to keep my card. I spent a lot of time with my wife, the rest of my
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Lucas Glover, US Open Champion family and friends, went fishing, and went to Clemson football games.” He finished 105th on the PGA money list, but ended a streak of three straight years of earning at least $1.5 million. But he brought his career to a new level June 17-21 at the U.S. Open at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park, a par 70 course just 25 miles from New York City. It was destined to be a special week for Glover and Clemson. The USGA decided to have an all Clemson pairing for the first two rounds (something they also did with three players from Oklahoma State). Glover played with D.J. Trahan and Kyle Stanley for the first 36 holes. Glover shot a 69 in the first round, then went deep with a 64 in the second round. That second round performance included six birdies and no bogeys. He had a chance to tie the all-time record for low round in any major, but he made a par on the final hole and finished at seven under. His figure would have been the 36-hole record for the U.S. Open had Ricky Barnes not shot eight under. Glover fell behind by six shots as Barnes reached 11-under par at one point in the third round. But, Barnes came back to the field, and Glover moved back to sevenunder par by the end of the round. He trailed Barnes by just one shot entering the final round on Sunday. Monday, June 21, 2009 will be a day that will live with Glover and Clemson fans for many years. There was not a lot of work accomplished in the Clemson Athletic Department that day as ESPN and NBC televised the final round nationally and showed just about every shot Glover took. Glover made three bogeys on the front nine and made the turn at four-under par for the tournament. He still held the lead, however, as Barnes shot a five-over par score on the front nine. Glover made five straight pars from holes 10-14 to remain at four-under par. Tiger Woods was charging and had it to one-under par, just three back, and Phil Mickelson made an eagle on the par five 13th hole to tie Glover at four-under par. But, Mickelson gave a stroke back on the difficult 15th hole to go to three under. The key hole for Glover was the par four 16th hole. After having made a bogey on the 15th to drop into a tie for the lead with Mickelson at three under, Glover hit his approach on 16 to within four feet. He made the putt for birdie to go back to four-under par. Mickelson made another bogey on 17 and all of a sudden Glover had a two-shot lead. Glover made pars on the last two holes to win by two shots over Mickelson, David Duval, and Barnes. With the victory came $1,350,000, a 10-year exemption to the U.S. Open and a five-year exemption to the Masters, the British Open, and any PGA Tour event. The Clemson faithful watching from afar included Penley. "I was a nervous wreck while watching. I got nervous when Tiger Woods got to one-under par. If he had gotten to three-under it would have been a problem. I was also a little worried when Duval got to three under.
“But, when Lucas made the birdie on 16, I really was confident he was going to win because he had been so consistent hitting greens all week. The 17th and 18th weren't playing that hard. He also had the pace of the greens down. He only three-putted once in the tournament. Glover’s life changed in some regards the very next day. With the U.S. Open taking place near New York, it gave Glover some unique opportunities. His Tuesday began with an interview with “Mike and Mike in the Morning” on ESPN radio. It continued with an appearance on “Live with Regis and Kelly”, the syndicated national talk show from New York City. After an interview with the Jim Rome Show, Glover had a few hours to tour New York City, including a trip to the Empire State Building for a photo with Associated Press, before appearing on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” Glover taped the program around 5:30 PM and was the reader of the evening’s Top 10 List. That appearance had an odd twist in and of itself. The previous Clemson graduate to give the Top 10 List on Letterman’s show was former “CBS This Morning” host Jane Robelot, who attended Wade Hampton High in Greenville, SC, the same high school that had educated Glover. That Tuesday evening, with U.S. Open trophy in hand, Glover and his wife Jennifer made the two-hour drive to Connecticut to prepare for the next PGA event, the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, CT. Many times in recent years the Travelers event had been scheduled the week after the U.S. Open or the British Open. Many times the winner of those major events had withdrawn from the Travelers to sit back and enjoy all the gratification that comes with winning a major. But when asked immediately after winning the U.S. Open if he would go to Hartford, Glover responded, “I will be there. I made a commitment to be there and I will be there.” Glover continued to play well the rest of the summer. He finished fifth at the PGA, the third best finish by a former Tiger in a Major, won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and was a member of the United States victorious President’s Cup Team. He most thrilling moment of the year might have been on November 7 when he ran down the hill with the Clemson football team prior to the Tigers victory over Florida State. He was the first professional athlete to do that. It was a year of firsts for Lucas Glover.
Glover was honored in his hometown of Greenville, SC after winning the 2009 U.S. Open.
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Charles Warren, Clemson Ring of Honor
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Charles Warren, Clemson Ring of Honor There are 13 individuals in the Clemson Ring of Honor and each has a unique story. Football great Fred Cone only received a scholarship offer after Frank Howard’s sister watched him dive into a swimming pool at a neighbor’s pool. Women’s basketball great Barbara Kennedy came to Clemson initially on a volleyball scholarship. Jerry Butler came to Clemson on a track scholarship and the first time Tiger football coaches saw him play was in a high school all-star game. Women’s track great Tina Krebs grew up in a foreign country and never saw the Clemson campus until she enrolled. During ceremonies prior to the Clemson vs. Florida State football game at Death Valley in November of 2009, Charles Warren joined the Ring of Honor as the first golfer inducted. Like the others, he had a unique journey to Clemson. Warren grew up a South Carolina fan. In fact, his father, C.O. Warren, was the head cheerleader for the Gamecock pep squad when he was in college. “I grew up a South Carolina fan because my dad had gone to South Carolina,” Warren said. “Rodney Williams is one of my close friends today, but I was one of those little kids at Williams-Brice Stadium in 1987 wearing a Mike Hold (former South Carolina quarterback in 1984) jersey who was chanting, ‘Rodney, Rodney, Rodney’ in the closing moments of that 1987 game in Columbia.” Something changed Warren’s allegiance from the time he was 10 until he entered Clemson in the fall of 1993. That something was the tradition of excellence of the Clemson golf program under Head Coach Larry Penley. “If you grew up in South Carolina and played junior golf you wanted to play for Larry Penley at Clemson,” Warren said. “I wasn’t that highly recruited coming out of high school. When Coach Penley called me and offered me a scholarship to Clemson, it changed my life. I couldn’t go out and buy a Clemson golf shirt fast enough.” Warren became a starter in his red-shirt freshman year in 1994-95. He helped the Tigers to an NCAA Regional title that year and to a 14th-place national finish in 1996. But, his performances at the NCAA national tournament were not impressive. Despite being named third-team All-American in 1996, he failed to break 78 at the NCAA Tournament at The Honors Course in Chattanooga. (It should be noted the tournament was played in tough conditions. Tiger Woods shot an 80 in the final round at that tournament to win the championship). In fact, in his first six NCAA Tournament rounds, Warren failed to score better than 77. But, his struggles at the NCAA Tournament all changed in 1997. Warren had won the ACC Tournament at Whitewater Country Club in Fayetteville, GA in April of 1997, and finished third at the NCAA Regional at the Cascades Course in Hot Springs, VA in May. So he was on a hot streak entering the 1997 National Championship at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, IL. Warren began the national tournament with an even par 71, and then had a solid 68 in the second round. But in the third round, he shot a disappointing 73 and was six shots out of the individual lead, which was held by Keith Nolan of East Tennessee State. Warren was in fifth place at 212 and wasn’t even Clemson’s top golfer after three rounds. Richard Coughlan, who was ACC Co-Player-of-the-Year that season, was one stroke better than Warren at 211 and in fourth place. Warren got off to a good start in that final round, but he thought he was out of the picture when he drove the ball into the water on the par three 11th hole. But he got up and down after taking a drop to make bogey, and it seemed to give him some momentum. “I really didn’t have a good idea where I stood during the final round,” Warren said. “I do remember thinking the leaders had not run away from anyone. I thought I was still in contention, but then I hooked a drive on the 16th hole into a bunker.” But, all was not lost for Warren, who hit a miraculous shot from that fairway bunker. “The best shot I hit all week was the six-iron from the bunker on 16. It hit the flag on the fly and it landed just three feet from the pin.” Warren made the putt and turned a probable bogey into a birdie. Warren finished the round with a 67, the second-best round of the day by any golfer, and he waited for the other leaders to finish. He had posted a 279 total score and was the leader in the clubhouse. “Since I had started the round six shots off the lead, I finished ahead of the other leaders, including Jason Gore of Pepperdine, who had the lead most of the back nine. “I remember ESPN doing an interview with me when Jason was in the middle of the fairway on the last hole. He needed just a par to win. I was thinking, this is a waste of an interview.” But, Gore hit a wayward second shot on the par five hole and made a double bogey. That left Warren and Brad Elder, who had birdied 15 and 17 coming in, tied for first after regulation at 279. The two players went back to the 18th hole for the playoff.Warren hit a drive down the middle, while Elder hit a poor tee shot. At that point Warren knew a par would probably win the national championship. “I remember Larry walking the playoff hole with me and convincing me to hit my pitching wedge instead of a sand wedge on that final approach,” he said. “It was the right call.” Warren made his par to win the national title. Incredibly, Warren never had the outright lead in the tournament until he made that last putt in the playoff to win the championship. No Clemson golfer had won the national championship previously and no one has won the title since. Kyle Stanley came close two of the last three years with runner-up finishes, but Warren still holds that distinction. At the conclusion of the 1997 season, Warren was named a first-team All-American, first-team All-ACC, and was named the South Carolina Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year. As a senior, Warren won the Dave Williams Award as the National Senior Golfer-
of-the-Year and won his second ACC Championship. He is still the only Clemson golfer to win the conference tournament twice. He finished second at the 1998 NCAA Tournament, missing a playoff by just one shot. Again he was named a first-team All-American. “It is fitting that Charles Warren is the first Clemson golfer to be inducted into the Ring of Honor,” said Penley, who has been Clemson’s head coach since 1983. “Charles set a standard. He showed his teammates and future Tigers that you can win big tournaments at Clemson. He showed that we could be a national program. His success helped build the foundation so the program could go to the next level and win the team national championship, which we did five years after he graduated.” “Charles was always a team leader,” said Lucas Glover, who was a freshman in 1998 when Warren was a senior. “He was someone we looked to. He is still a leader today, whether it is with the Tiger Golf Gathering, or just getting us all together when we are on the tour. He is very deserving of this honor.” “I played a round with Jason Gore at a PGA Tour event in 2007, the 10-year anniversary, and he asked me before the round if I wanted to replay that day,” Warren said. “It was a life-changing victory because it told me that I could play professional golf. It opened doors for me and is a great item on your résumé.” Warren has gone on to a successful PGA Tour career. He made it on the PGA Tour in his first year out of school (1999). He won the Buy.com Tour’s tournament at the Cliffs near Greenville in 2002 and finished 16th on that tour’s money list. He won two Nationwide Tour events in 2004 and finished eighth on the money list to qualify for the PGA Tour. Warren has been on the PGA Tour since 2005. That year he shot a 62 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, and that is the lowest round for any former Tiger on the PGA Tour. He has won over $1 million three times (2005, 2006 and 2007). He made 20 cuts in 2006 when he had a career-high nine top-25 finishes. He recently completed his sixth season on tour and has won over $4.4 million over his career. While his PGA Tour career has been a success, Warren’s time at Clemson stands out. “Coach Penley has created a great family atmosphere,” he said. “One of the pictures I will always save is the group picture of the players and families at the NCAA Tournament in New Mexico at my last college tournament. It brings back strong memories. I had a great college experience, a great five years. We had terrific chemistry then and we still do today.” Warren has been a loyal supporter of the Clemson program, all Tiger athletic programs for that matter, since he graduated. He and the other Tigers on the PGA Tour have a suite at Memorial Stadium and attend football and basketball games whenever it fits their schedule. Few former Clemson athletes have done more for the school since they graduated. Each year,Warren is one of the leaders of the Tiger Golf Gathering, a yearly reunion for the Clemson golf family. He is also significantly involved in the design and fundraising efforts for Clemson’s new golf facility. With his passion for Clemson, it is apparent that his induction into the Clemson Ring of Honor last month has a special meaning. “It will take a while to digest this, but I have told people that other than winning a major, this is the greatest honor I could win in my career,” Warren said. “I am most humbled by this induction. It will probably take 5-10 years before I really appreciate what it means. I am very appreciative of the opportunity Coach Penley gave me when he offered me a scholarship. This is just an incredible honor. “The response to my induction into the Ring of Honor has been incredible. Everywhere I go, Clemson people have come up to me and congratulated me. We are talking about people I don’t even know. “I love Clemson and I look forward to having an impact on this program until the day I die.”
Warren became the first golfer to be inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor prior to the Clemson vs. Florida State football game on November 7, 2009.
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Jonathan Byrd
Jonathan Byrd left Clemson as one of the most celebrated and honored athletes in the school’s history. He was still receiving honors the fall after he graduated. At Clemson’s season opening football game of 2001 against The Citadel, Byrd was on hand to receive his second IPTAY Athlete of the Year Award. It doesn’t take much inspection of Byrd’s resume to see why he was the first two-time selection for the award. Quite simply, he was the first student-athlete in Clemson history to be chosen an on-the- field-of-competition All-American and an academic All-American in the same year, twice. Now, just think about that. It is not very easy to accomplish either one, never mind both in the same year. Out of the thousands of athletes in Clemson history, Byrd was the first to do it twice (football center Kyle Young joined Byrd in 2001-02). In 2006, Byrd was inducted into the Clemson Athetic Hall of Fame. Byrd was the corps of an unprecedented era of success for Larry Penley’s golf program. “Jonathan has been a dream to coach,” said Penley when informed of his second award. “He has been a great team leader, someone the younger guys have been able to look up to. He showed great leadership qualities when he was a freshman. “We have had some great players, great studentathletes. But, Jonathan set a new standard for Clemson golfers and really Clemson athletes regardless of sport in the future. His accomplishments in athletics and in the classroom will be hard for anyone to match.” On the course, Byrd led Clemson to four straight top 10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament, the first time in Clemson golf history that had happened. In fact, it was the first time since the 1980-86 era that any Clemson sports program posted four straight top 10s. Byrd was the first athlete to start on four straight top 10s since the 1976-79 era when some Clemson soccer players turned the trick. Byrd was a first-team All-American on the course in 1998-99 and a third-team selection as a senior, when he
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• First four-time, first-team All-ACC golfer in Clemson history • Starter on four top 10 teams, first Clemson athlete to do that in 20 years • Two-time on course All-American, two-time firstteam Academic All-American • Two-time Clemson University Athlete of the Year, in 1998-99 and 1999-00 • Ranked in the top 15 nationally of final Sagarin and MasterCard polls in 1999 and 2000 • First-team All-American in 1999 and third-team in 2000 • Ranked first in Clemson history in career rounds in the 60s • Amateur Golfer of the Year in South Carolina for 1999 • Member of the United States Walker Cup team in 1999 • Two-time United States Palmer Cup team memer, posting a 7-0-1 record • Inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006
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helped Clemson to the ACC Championship and the NCAA Regional title before a seventhplace national finish. The native of Columbia, SC was the first four-time first-team All-ACC performer in Clemson golf history and started on three ACC Championship teams. He was a model of consistency, setting Clemson records for rounds under par in a career (61), rounds at par or better (75) and rounds of 75 or better (129). He also tied the record for career rounds in the 60s. With all these accomplishments one might think that it would be difficult for him to pick out his most memorable moment at Clemson. But when the question was asked, he gave a quick and surprising answer. “Camping out for tickets for the Wake Forest basketball game my freshman year (1997),” said Byrd. “I remember spending the night in cold weather in a tent outside Littlejohn Coliseum with Charles Warren and Joey Maxon. That was great, there were over 140 tents on the lawn at Littlejohn, I will never forget it. Wake Forest had Tim Duncan and we were both ranked in the top three in the country.” It is obvious that Byrd is one athlete who experienced all aspects of college life. “Really, the things I remember the most are the friendships I formed with my teammates and the students at Clemson, not my scoring average. I made the perfect choice when I decided to come to Clemson. I can’t imagine having gone anywhere else.” Byrd had some opportunities to turn professional, but like all of his predecessors in the program, he stayed all four years, and earned his degree. “Staying four years was the way to go for me. I can’t speak for everyone, there are some players who should turn pro
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• The 2010 season will be his 9th straight year on the PGA Tour. Won over $1 million seven of the eight years • Recorded top15 finishes in 2003 at two major tournaments, the Masters and U.S. Open • PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2002 • Won 2002 Buick Challenge and $666,000 • Shot 27 under par for tournament record and fourth best score vs. par in PGA Tour history at the time • Ranked 39th on Tour in earnings in 2002 with $1,462,713 • 10th rookie in PGA Tour history to win over $1 million • Played on BUY.com Tour in 2002 and ranked 8th on the money list • Won Charity Pro Am at the Cliffs in nearby Traveler’s Rest, SC • Won BC Open in 2004 and won over $1 million for the third consecutive year • Won John Deere Classic in 2007, his third PGA Tour win. At the time, he had the most wins by an American under 30 • Has won over $10 million in his career. Finished 1st on PGA Tour in total driving in 2009.
early. But, I know I matured quite a bit during those last four years. I don’t regret anything, I wouldn’t take anything back.” His strong upbringing is a reason Byrd has made a meteoric rise professionally. His first year out of Clemson he won the BUY.com Tour’s event in nearby Greenville and went on to an eighth place finish among the money leaders. That got him fulltime status on the PGA Tour for 2002. Byrd was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2002. He finished the season ranked 39th on the PGA Tour Money list, the highest finish among PGA Tour rookies in 2002. Byrd’s high point of the year came at the end of the season when he won the Buick Challenge with a score of 261, 27-under-par. He finished 8th at the 2003 Masters and 15th at the U.S. Open and won the BC Open in 2004. Byrd had another strong season in 2006, highlighted by a top 20 finish at the PGA Championship, his third career Top 20 at a major. He ranked fifth on tour in All-Around ranking in 2006. In 2007 he finished 42nd on the tour money list and won his third event, the John Deere Classic. The victory made him the only American player under 30 with three PGA Tour wins. In 2009, Byrd led the PGA Tour in total driving and ball striking. He finished 67th on the PGA Tour money list with over $1.3 million.
D.J. Trahan
Clemson Golf Coach Larry Penley cringed as D.J.Trahan addressed the media on the eve of the first round of the 2003 NCAA Golf Championship. Local and national media outlets (and there were many for the week of golf at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, OK) hung on every word uttered by Clemson’s senior team leader and two-time first-team AllAmerican. It was a statement that was to the point, and put the week in perspective, at least from Trahan’s perspective, for Clemson. “Anything here but a win would be a huge disappointment,” said Trahan to a group of interested writers and broadcasters. “This tournament is all that matters.” Typical of his game on the course,Trahan had a “go for broke” attitude off of it. Looking back, it might have been what the Tigers needed from their team leader. No Clemson team had had a player previously who would make such a statement prior to a national championship. Clemson had many close calls, but had never walked away with the championship trophy either. “I came back to Clemson for my senior year with the goal of winning the National Championship,” said Trahan. “We had the talent to do it, that was our goal from day one in September. Had we not won, I would have been very disappointed.” While Trahan’s accomplishments on the course over his four years were remarkable, his leadership off the course might have been just as important. His performance and team leadership were both significant factors in Clemson’s run to a national championship. “D.J.Trahan was a player who could carry a team on his shoulders on the course, but he could also carry a team with his leadership,” said Head Coach Larry Penley. “D.J. could have gone pro after his junior year. He had won the Jack Nicklaus Award and the Ben Hogan Award as a junior and was the number-one ranked amateur in the nation. His stroke average had been among the top 10 in NCAA history. The only thing that was lacking on his resume was the national championship. The fact that he came back was the ultimate sacrifice for our team and Clemson University. He put his individual goals aside for the team.” Trahan not only had the respect of his coach, but of his teammates as well. “D.J.Trahan never accepted second place individually or for this team,” said Matt Hendrix. “He always pushed the team hard and he pushed himself. He was our team leader all season.” His senior year closed one of the most noteworthy careers in Clemson history, a career that future Clemson golfers will use for a measuring stick. And, that is saying something for a program that had 34 All-American selections in the previous 14 years. A s m e n t i o n e d previously, Trahan was the national player of the year as a junior, then led the Tigers to a national championship as a senior. He joined
former Clemson soccer star and Herman Award winner Bruce Murray (1984-87) as the only athletes in Clemson history to start on a national championship Clemson team and win a National Player of the Year Award over the course of a career. Trahan left Clemson with 21 school records, including career stroke average (71.49),career stroke average in NC AA Tournament play (71.56), single season stroke average (70.33 in 2001-02), career rounds in the 60s (45), and career rounds at par or better (98). When it came to getting to the winner’s circle for Clemson as a team, or individually in national amateur events, few Tigers have come close. Clemson won 12 team tournaments in his four years, including two NCAA East Regional titles, two ACC titles and of course the National Championship. Clemson became the first school in NCAA history to win a conference championship, a regional title and the national championship in the same year. Trahan won five tournaments individually, tying the school record also held by former All-American Chris Patton. He was the United States Public Links Champion in 2000, won the South Carolina Amateur twice, the Jones Cup in 2001, and the Monroe Invitational in 2002. Each of his last two seasons he finished the year ranked second in the Golfweek/ Sagarin computer rankings, the highest final rankings ever by a Clemson golfer in those computer rankings. He was a two-time IPTAY Athlete of the Year winner, which also considers the student side of the studentathlete equation. Trahan excelled in that area also. Trahan was named to the ACC Academic Honor roll all four years he played for Clemson and was a third-team Academic All-American in 2001-02. He became the 13th athlete in Clemson history to be named an All-American on the field and in the classroom in the same year. “D.J. set a standard that might last for a long time,” said Penley. “I hope that is not the case, I hope future Clemson golfers will follow his lead and raise the bar.” The 2002-03 academic year was certainly a magic year for Trahan and the Clemson golf program. It will be an experience that Trahan remembers for a long time. After the Tigers won the championship Trahan just sat down on the green, cell phone in hand, where he called family members who could not make the trip (his parents, uncle and sister were in Oklahoma). He was the picture of contentment. When it came right down to it, winning the team championship was all D.J. ever wanted from his senior year. The success has continued for Trahan professionally. He earned his 2005 PGA Tour Card through Q-School. As a rookie on Tour in 2005, Trahan retained his card with a 103rd place finish on the money list. He had seven top 25 finishes. In 2006 he won his first PGA tournament when he captured the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Mississippi in a playoff. He won over $1 million for the season. In January of 2008, he won his second PGA Tour event with a 26-under-par score at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Palm Springs, CA. The victory qualified him for the 2008 Masters. Trahan continued his outstanding play during the summer of 2008. The highlight of his summer took place in June
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when he finished tied for fourth at the United States Open at Torrey Pines. He finished the year ranked 26th on the PGA Money list and finished 17th at the the final FedX Cup Playoff in Atlanta. He won over $2.3 Million, second most in history by a former Clemson golfer. In 2009,Trahan finished 87th on the money list with over $1 million. He made 18 cuts in 30 events and had three top 10 finishes. He played in all four majors in 2009, the first former Tiger to do that.
D.J. Trahan Career Highlights • First-Team All-American, 2002, 2003 • Honorable Mention All-American, 2000, 2001 • Freshman All-American 2000 • Verizon Academic All-American (third-team) 2002 • Jack Nicklaus Award, 2002 • Ben Hogan Award, 2002 • Co-IPTAY Athlete of the Year, 2002 • IPTAY Athlete of the Year, 2003 • ACC Player of the Year 2002 • ACC Freshman of the Year, 2000 • First-team All-ACC, 2000-01-02-03 • Second Clemson Golfer to be Four-time First-Team All-ACC selection • Ranked Second in Nation in Golfweek rankings 2002, & 2003 • ACC Academic Honor Roll, 2001-02-03 • Carolinas Golf Association Player of the Year, 2000-01-02 • Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team • Starter on 2003 Clemson National Championship Team • Won Southern Farm Bureau PGA Tour Event in 2006 • Won 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic • Finished 4th at the 2008 U.S. Open
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Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson certainly had a positive impact on the heritage of Clemson golf and Clemson athletics. He became the program’s first three-time AllAmerican and brought Clemson to new heights through his performance on the course and his team leadership. A native of New England, Johnson was a third-team All-American as a sophomore in 1987, a first team choice as a junior in 1988 and a second-team selection as a senior in 1989. He was the ACC Champion in 1988 as a junior, Clemson’s second ACC Champion in history and first since 1976. Johnson brought Clemson much acclaim through national amateur events. In 1986 he was the United States Public Links Champion, and the following year was the runner-up. Those finishes earn a trip to the Master’s today, but did not in the 1980s. Johnson also played in the World Cup and the Walker Cup, the first Clemson golfers to appear in either event. He was the D.J.Trahan of the 1980s when it came to Clemson golf. Johnson led the Clemson team to a thirdplace finish at the 1989 NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma. He would have been the NCAA Champion at that event had he not been rushed to the media room
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Kevin Johnson Highlights
• First-team All-ACC, 1987-88-89 • Third team All-American in 1987, first-team in 1988, second team in 1989. • Clemson’s first first-team All-American in golf. • Won 1988 ACC Championship • Won 1986 Public Links Championship, he was runner-up in 1987. • Played for United States in 1990 Walker Cup, first Tiger to play in Walker Cup • Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2002. • Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. • Has won record tying six Nationwide Tour events in his career, including two in 2009. • Has been a professional golfer since 1989. • Returns to PGA Tour in 2010 after winning two Nationwide Tour events in 2009.
by NCAA officials prior to signing his scorecard after the second round. NCAA officials ruled he did not turn in his card in a timely manner (even though officials told him to leave the scoring tent to attend the media interview) and his second round 69 was disqualified. He overcame the heartbreak to lead Clemson to its highest finish ever. Johnson still ranks in the top 10 in Clemson history in stroke average, rounds in the 60s, rounds at par or better and rounds under par. He is still number-one in top 10 finishes, a mark D.J. Trahan will strive to beat this year. In 2002 he was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary golf team and was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. He was the first Clemson golfer to play for the United States Walker Cup team (1990) and the first to play in the World Cup (1989). Johnson has continued to represent Clemson well as a professional. He played on the PGA Tour in 2001 and is a multi-year veteran on the BUY.com tour. He qualified for the United States Open in 2000 and 2001. His professional career will move to a new level in 2010 when he joins the PGA Tour for just the second time in his career. At the age of 42, Johnson had terrific year on the Nationwide Tour. He won two events, the Rex Hospital Open and the Knoxville Open over a three-week time period and went on to a 13th place finish on the Nationwide Tour. The top 25 receive tour cards. After playing professional golf since 1990, Johnson is ready to make the most of his opportunity. He feels he is prepared by his Nationwide Tour experience last year. “The talent out here on the Nationwide Tour is truly phenomenal,” said Johnson. “Just look at a player like Michael Sim. He’s obviously one of the best golfers in the world and he’s playing out here. There just isn’t enough room out there on the PGA TOUR. If that doesn’t tell you something, I don’t know what does.This time around (going back to the PGA TOUR), I feel like I belong and I’m going to do everything I can to take advantage of this opportunity.” Johnson has always been a strong competitor and he showed it in 2009 when he won two events in playoffs. It gives Johnson six career wins on the Nationwide Tour
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(also called Buy.com and Nike Tour previously). Johnson won the Rex Hospital tournament in a one-hole playoff with Jeff Gallagher a former player at Ball State in the mid-1980s. It was a battle of 40-year olds as Johnson is now 42 and Gallagher is 45. Johnson shot a 72 hole total of 266 after carding rounds of 65-69-65-67 on the par 71 course. The 266 total was the same score he had in winning his last event, the 2006 Wichita Open. Johnson had a one shot lead entering the final round, but Gallagher had a 64 in the final round and finished ahead of Johnson by 40 minutes with a one shot lead. Johnson needed a birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff and he converted on a four-foot birdie putt to force the playoff. Johnson and Gallagher both reached the green in regulation on the first playoff hole, the par five 18th. But, Gallagher missed a six-foot putt for birdie and Johnson made his five-footer to claim the championship. Johnson then won the Knoxville Open in a playoff over David McKenzie. Johnson now has a 3-0 career record in playoffs. He won $94,500 with each victory and finished the year with $266,915, which put him over $1 million for his career on the Nationwide Tour. It was quite a comeback year for Johnson who made only six total cuts in 36 starts on the Nationwide Tour over the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Now his comeback has come full circle. “I can’t tell you how happy I am for Kevin Johnson,” said Larry Penley. “He did so much for our program when he was here and has continued to support the program for many years. He is a fighter, a grinder, and that hard work is coming to fruition.”
Tigers on Tour in 2009 It was a landmark 2009 season for former Clemson golfers on the PGA Tour. Fourteen different former Tigers played in at least one PGA, Champions Tour, Nationwide or European Tour event, tied for the most in history. But the performance of one former Tiger stood out. Former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover won the 2009 US Open at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, NY. Glover finished with a 72-hole score of four-under par 276, two shots ahead of Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Ricky Barnes to become the first former Clemson golfer to win a Major tournament. Ross Fisher finished fifth with a 279 score while Tiger Woods, Hunter Mahan and Soren Hansen finished at 280. Glover trailed Barnes by one shot entering the final round, which began on Sunday evening. Glover pared the first hole and Barnes made a bogey, leaving both players tied for the lead at seven under par when the USGA halted play due to darkness at 8:00 PM. Glover and the 59 other competitors returned to the course to begin play on Monday morning at 9:00 AM. Glover, a native of Greenville, SC, made three bogeys on the front nine and made the turn at four-under-par for the tournament. He still held the lead, as Barnes shot a five over par score on the front nine. Glover made five straight pars from holes 10-14 to remain at four-under-par. But, up ahead Michelson made an eagle three on the par five 13th hole to tie Glover at four under par. But, Michelson gave a stroke back on the difficult 15th hole to go to three under. The key hole for Glover was the par four 16th hole. After having made a bogey on the 15th to drop into a tie for the lead with Mickelson at three under, Glover hit his approach on 16 to within four feet. He made the putt for birdie to go back to four –under par. Mickelson made another bogey on 17 and all of a sudden Glover had a twoshot lead. Glover made pars on the last two holes to win by two shots. This was Glover’s second career win on the PGA Tour. He also won the Funai Classic in Orlando in October of 2005, a tournament he won by making a 70-foot bunker shot on the last hole.
With the victory, Glover is an automatic qualifier for the next 10 United States Opens, and for each of the next five Masters Tournaments. He will also play in this year’s British Open. He is also the recipient of a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour. He won $1,350,000 with the victory, the largest check in history for any former Clemson golfer on the PGA Tour. Glover finished the year ranked ninth on the PGA Tour money list, the highest finish in history by a former Tiger. At the end of the year he also won the PGA Slam, a tournament that involves just the four major champions in a 36-hole tournament in Mexico. Glover was not the only former Tiger to win a professional tournament in 2009. Former Clemson All-American Kevin Johnson won two events on the Nationwide Tour, the Rex Hospital Classic and the Knoxville Invitational. He finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list and will play on the PGA Tour in 2010. Former Tiger Michael Hoey, a native of Ireland, won the European Tour event in Portugal on April 5th, his first career European Tour event. He won over $425,000 for the year, his top year as a professional. Two members of the 2009 Clemson team played in
the US Open in 2009, a first in Clemson history and there were four former Tigers in the tournament overall. Kyle Stanley, the 2009 winner of the Ben Hogan Award, made the cut at the US Open and played in seven total PGA Tour events for the year. He made his first cut as a pro at Hartford and finished 19th. Ben Martin, who is a senior at Clemson in 2010, also played at the US Open. He was leading the tournament 10 holes into the event, but failed to make the cut. He later reached the finals of the US Amateur and will play in the 2010 Masters. Two more former Tigers finished in the top 100 on the PGA Tour in 2009 and will be fully exempt for 2010. Jonathan Byrd finished 67th on tour and won over $1 million for the seventh time in his eight years on Tour. He finished number-one on tour in total driving and ball striking. Glover was second in total driving, giving the Tigers the top two players on tour in that category. Byrd is now over the $10 million mark in career earnings. D.J. Trahan finished 87th on the PGA Tour money list. He finished seventh in greens in regulation and seventh in ball striking. He went over the $6 million mark in career earnings. Trahan became the first former Tiger to play in all four Majors in the same year in 2009.
Tigers on Tour in 2009
Lucas Glover won the 2009 US Open and finished ninth of the PGA tour money list, which is the highest finish in history by a former Clemson golfer.
Player Tour Jonathan Byrd PGA Martin Catalioto PGA Brent Delahoussaye Nation Danny Ellis Nation Lucas Glover PGA Matt Hendrix Nation Michael Hoey Europe Kevin Johnson Nation Ben Martin PGA Clarence Rose Champ Sam Saunders Nation D.J. Trahan PGA Kyle Stanley PGA Nation Charles Warren PGA
Trns Cuts Best Top 25 Top 10 25 19 3 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 9 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 21 1 12 6 5 5 7 3 1 26 11 1 5 2 26 14 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 18 6 7 3 7 5 19 1 0 2 1 66 0 0 20 13 11 4 0
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Avg Earnings 70.31 $1,316,331 73.00 -- 70.68 $73,662 70.00 -- 70.34 $3,692,520 68.90 $39,306 72.02 $425,540 70.68 $266,916 75.00 -- 71.67 $14,858 71.00 -- 70.50 $1,078,256 70.47 $132,038 73.50 $2,248 70.87 $464,927
Rk 67 -79 -9 107 93 13 -124 -87 200 257 147
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Career Stats of Tigers on Tour Jonathan Byrd
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 2000 PGA 1 1 0 0 Buy.com 1 0 0 0 2001 PGA 1 1 1 0 Buy.com 20 16 11 5 2002 PGA 32 15 10 4 2003 PGA 29 21 9 5 2004 PGA 27 15 5 3 2005 PGA 31 22 5 1 2006 PGA 20 13 9 5 2007 PGA 23 13 11 4 2008 PGA 27 18 6 2 2009 PGA 25 19 11 2
Strk Avg Money Rk 70.50 $14,130 70.75 70.01 $22,530 462 70.44 $222,224 8 70.39 $1,462,713 39 70.76 $1,430,538 47 70.88 $1,133,165 70 71.76 $726,023 111 70.19 $1,408,418 63 70.38 $1,854,906 42 71.03 $1,039,584 101 70.66 $1,316,771 67
Richard Coughlan
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 1998 PGA 31 18 4 1 1999 PGA 2 1 0 0 2000 PGA 1 0 0 0 2001 PGA 26 8 1 0 2002 PGA 5 2 0 0 Buy.com 15 5 2 1 2004 Nationwide 26 15 3 2 2005 Nationwide 11 3 1 0
Danny Ellis
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 1994 PGA 1 0 0 0 Buy.com 1 0 0 0 1996 Buy.com 27 12 4 2 1997 Buy.com 6 2 1 0 1998 Buy.com 1 0 0 0 2001 PGA 27 10 3 1 Buy.com 2 1 1 0 2002 PGA 17 5 1 0 2003 PGA 10 7 0 0 Nationwide 3 2 1 1 2004 PGA 26 14 3 2 2005 PGA 4 3 0 0 Nationwide 12 12 5 5 2006 PGA 23 11 2 1 Nationwide 1 1 0 0 2007 PGA 2 2 0 0 Nationwide 20 10 3 2 2008 Nationwide 5 0 0 0 2009 Nationwide 1 0 0 0
Strk Avg 71.44 73.50 73.50 71.94 72.89 72.89 71.62 71.93
Money $174,035
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$80,222 $13,955 $23,652 $76,030 $12,690
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Strk Avg Money 76.00 74.00 71.80 $42,028 73.48 $1,901 72.50 71.79 $242,487 71.00 $8,330 71.94 $73,340 71.26 $101,443 70.56 $17,718 71.49 $490,413 72.18 $36,956 69.67 $171,870 71.72 $382,500 71.25 $1,950 70.61 $28,771 71.15 $69,952 72.40 70.00
130 74 172
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John Engler
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 2001 PGA 1 0 0 0 2002 PGA 1 0 0 0 Nationwide 24 10 3 0 2005 Nationwide 2 2 0 0 2006 PGA 27 7 0 0
Year Tour Trns 2001 PGA 2 2002 PGA 6 Nationwide 12 2003 Nationwide 26 2004 PGA 30 Nationwide 1 2005 PGA 28 2006 PGA 31 2007 PGA 29 2008 PGA 26 2009 PGA 26
Top Top Cuts 25 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 5 2 17 7 6 17 5 2 0 0 0 16 9 7 23 17 9 22 13 3 20 6 2 21 12 6
Matt Hendrix
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 2004 PGA 3 1 0 0 Nationwide 3 2 1 0 2005 PGA 1 1 1 0 Nationwide 4 2 1 1 2006 Nationwide 28 23 8 1 2007 PGA 24 7 0 0 Nationwide 4 3 2 0 2009 Nationwide 5 5 3 1
159 208 209 162 144 233 27 166 264 239 87
Lucas Glover
Kevin Johnson
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 1989 PGA 1 0 0 0 1990 Buy.com 9 5 4 2 1991 Buy.com 6 1 1 1 1992 PGA 2 1 0 0 1993 PGA 1 0 0 0 1994 Buy.com 3 0 0 0 1996 PGA 1 0 0 0 Buy.com 24 10 5 2 1997 Buy.com 22 12 7 3 1998 Buy.com 27 13 7 2 1999 Buy.com 28 17 11 6 2000 Buy.com 25 23 7 4 PGA 1 0 0 0 2001 PGA 32 14 1 0 2002 Buy.com 21 12 3 1 2002 PGA 1 1 1 0 Buy.com 21 12 3 1 2003 Nationwide 27 15 4 2 2004 Nationwide 24 10 5 2 2005 PGA 1 1 0 0 Nationwide 17 8 4 2 2006 Nationwide 24 8 2 2 2007 Nationwide 14 3 2 1 2008 Nationwide 22 3 0 0 2009 Nationwide 26 14 9 3
Dillard Pruitt
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 1988 PGA 29 13 1 0 1989 PGA 4 3 0 0 1990 PGA 30 12 3 1 1991 PGA 27 18 7 2 1992 PGA 30 18 6 1 1993 PGA 26 20 5 2 1994 PGA 29 18 6 2 1995 PGA 25 16 4 3 1996 PGA 27 12 0 0
DJ Trahan won the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and finished fourth at the U.S. Open the same year.
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Strk Avg 72.50 72.50 71.90 70.00 72.96
Money
Rk
$30,864 $7,107 $72,694
115 119 222
Strk Avg. Money 71.00 $6,180 71.40 $16,349 70.92 $64,692 70.82 $193,989 71.53 $557,454 72.50 70.83 $2,050,068 70.26 $2,587,982 70.34 $1,664,167 70.54 $998,491 69.97 $3,692,580
Strk Avg 72.16 72.60 69.75 70.08 71.09 72.30 69.71 68.90
67 17 134 30 21 53 105 9
Money Rk $6,750 $15,965 225 $51,528 229 $20,450 149 $89,164 68 $108,269 213 $21,557 161 $39,306 107
Strk Avg Money 70.94 $15,157 71.65 $7,172 73.31 $1,967 71.83 $2,050 73.00 73.83 74.00 71.81 $25,754 71.48 $53,935 71.06 $36,881 71.28 $105,247 71.25 $158,219 75.00 71.79 $205,242 71.17 $43,370 69.33 $37,100 71.17 $43,370 71.04 $97,295 72.01 $64,222 72.38 $11,330 71.30 $56,589 72.11 $113,861 71.12 $28,550 72.61 $6,479 70.75 $266,916
Strk Avg 71.77 70.99 71.44 70.81 71.40 70.91 71.26 71.12 72.01
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Money $33,889 $6,833 $76,352 $271,861 $189,604 $168,053 $171,866 $210,453 $55,954
Rk 100 178 304
74 37 62 16 19 171 87 87 47 79 86 51 142 208 13
Rk 164 222 150 63 82 98 105 88 192
Clarence Rose
Top Top Year Tour Trns Cuts 25 10 1981 PGA 9 2 0 0 1982 PGA 27 16 8 0 1983 PGA 35 18 4 1 1984 PGA 32 19 5 2 1985 PGA 35 22 10 3 1986 PGA 33 20 9 5 1987 PGA 36 21 6 4 1988 PGA 33 24 8 4 1989 PGA 32 21 8 2 1991 PGA 21 4 0 0 1992 PGA 8 3 0 0 1993 PGA 4 3 0 0 1994 PGA 4 1 0 0 1995 PGA 2 1 1 0 1996 PGA 27 17 8 2 1997 PGA 32 14 5 3 1998 PGA 33 17 4 0 1999 PGA 22 4 0 0 2000 PGA 7 1 0 0 2001 Buy.com 8 7 0 0 2008 Champions 5 5 1 0 2009 Champions 2 2 0 0
Year Tour Trns 1999 Nike 1 2001 PGA 1 2002 Nationwide 1 2003 Nationwide 1 PGA 6 2004 Nationwide 27 PGA 1 2005 PGA 28 2006 PGA 33 Nationwide 1 2007 PGA 30 2008 PGA 27 2009 PGA 30
Year Tour Trns 1998 Buy.com 11 1999 PGA 26 2000 Buy.com 26 2001 Buy.com 10 2002 Buy.com 24 2003 PGA 2 Nationwide 26 2004 Nationwide 26 PGA 1 2005 PGA 31 2006 PGA 27 2007 PGA 29 2008 PGA 29 2009 PGA 20
D.J. Trahan
Top Top Cuts 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 5 0 0 0 14 7 3 13 4 2 1 0 0 18 3 3 21 10 4 18 7 3
Charles Warren
Top Top Cuts 25 10 6 3 1 8 1 0 14 6 5 5 3 0 17 7 3 1 0 0 16 9 6 15 9 5 0 0 0 14 7 4 20 9 2 21 6 3 12 4 2 13 4 0
Career Stats of Tigers on Tour Strk Avg 73.78 72.12 72.50 72.14 71.73 71.53 71.55 71.22 71.56 72.63 72.50 71.50 72.18 70.67 70.88 71.87 71.53 72.60 71.79 71.57 72.13 71.67
Strk Avg 76.00 76.5 70.00 71.00 71.84 71.08 75.00 71.06 91.46 71.25 71.00 70.33 70.88
Strk Avg 70.94 72.70 71.39 70.65 70.82 72.80 70.65 69.94 76.00 71.23 70.67 70.72 72.11 71.10
Money $965 $41,075 $45,271 $62,278 $133,610 $189,387 $173,154 $228,976 $267,141 $9,564 $10,488 $6,823 $2,992 $7,061 $461,889 $256,491 $190,343 $36,451 $5,512 $7,936 $51,793 $14,858
Rk 268 102 109 92 63 44 59 48 49 228 240 251 295 283 41 97 142 234 248 187 104 124
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Professional Golf Events Won by Former Clemson Golfers Golfer Dillard Pruitt Chris Patton Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Kevin Johnson Clarence Rose #Jeff Julian Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Jonathan Byrd Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Charles Warren Charles Warren D.J. Trahan Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover DJ Trahan Kevin Johnson Jonathan Byrd D.J. Trahan Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Lucas Glover Lucas Glover
Year 1991 1993 1995 1996 1997 1997 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009
Tour PGA Buy.com Buy.com PGA Buy.com PGA Buy.com Buy.com Buy.com Buy.com Buy.com PGA Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide PGA PGA PGA Nationwide PGA PGA Nationwide Nationwide PGA PGA
Event Chattanooga Classic Albuquerque Open Pensacola Open Sprint International Puget Sound Open $J.C. Penney Dominion Open South Carolina Classic Permian Basin Classic Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs Buick Challenge Gila River Classic Samsung Canadian PGA Cox Classic Miccosuke Classic BC Open Funai Classic Southern Farm Bureau Wichita Open John Deere Classic Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Rex Hospital Open Knoxville Open U.S. Open $PGA Grand Slam
#- Julian was a student at Clemson but never played on the Tiger golf team $- Not official PGA Tour event
$7,880 $183,030
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$806,304 $1,035,242 $1,950 $1,106,374 $2,304,368 $1,078,256
103 89 264 87 26 87
Money $15,157 $67,784 $119,845 $26,859 $177,294 $11,984 $155,837 $275,138
Rk 105 213 41 120 16
$1,007,276 $1,018,841 $1,068,440 $800,694 $475,726
77 91 91 130 147
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Low Rounds by Former Tigers on the PGA Tour Year 2005 1993 1991 2003 2005 2004 2004 2004 2002 1982 2006 2007 2009
Event Chrysler Classic of Greensboro Anheuser Busch Golf Classic Depot Guaranty Golf Classic Mercedes Championship Honda Classic Michelin Champ. at Las Vegas Michelin Champ. at Las Vegas HP Classic of New Orleans Buick Challenge Greater Hartford Open New Orleans Reno-Tahoe Open Travelers Championship
Player Charles Warren Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Danny Ellis Danny Ellis Danny Ellis Jonathan Byrd Clarence Rose Lucas Glover Charles Warren Charles Warren
Score 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63
RD Par 1 -10 3 -9 4 -8 4 -10 4 -9 1 -9 4 -9 1 -9 4 -9 2 -8 4 -9 2 -9 1 -7
Charles Warren has spent six years on the PGA Tour.
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Tigers in the Majors Year 1981 1982 1983 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Former Tigers in the US Open
Player Site Parker Moore Ardmore, PA Clarence Rose Pebble Beach, CA Clarence Rose Oakmont, PA Clarence Rose Brookline, MA Clarence Rose Rochester, NY Dillard Pruitt Rochester, NY Chris Patton Medinah, IL Mike Lawrence Medinah, IL Dillard Pruitt Pebble Beach, CA Oswald Drawdy Springfield, NJ Chris Patton Oakmont, PA Clarence Rose Bethesda, MD Clarence Rose San Francisco, CA Charles Warren Pebble Beach, CA Kevin Johnson Pebble Beach, CA Kevin Johnson Tulsa, OK Joey Maxon Tulsa, OK Lucas Glover Farmingdale, NY Jonathan Byrd Olympia Fields, IL Jonathan Byrd Shinnecock, NY Joey Maxon Shinnecock, NY Lucas Glover Mamaronek, NY D.J. Trahan Mamaronek, NY Lucas Glover Oakmont, PA D.J. Trahan Torrey Pines, CA Jonathan Byrd Torrey Pines, CA Kyle Stanley Torrey Pines, CA Kyle Stanley Farmingdale, NY D.J. Trahan Farmingdale, NY Ben Martin Farmingdale, NY Lucas Glover Farmingdale, NY
Scores 77-78 73-78-73-74 77-75 75-71-68-76 70-75-73-76 68-74-81-75 74-72 73-75 73-73-74-77 74-78 76-WD 72-71-73-78 75-75 75-74-75-74 74-76 77-76 74-76 74-77 69-66-71-76 74-78 78-82 75-77 75-81 71-80 72-69-73-72 75-77 72-78 70-74-74-75 76-71 72-78 69-64-70-73
Tot 155 298 152 290 294 298 146 148 297 152 76 294 150 298 150 153 150 151 282 152 160 152 156 151 286 152 150 293 147 150 276
Par Fin Money +15 MC +10 49 $1,599 +10 MC +6 40 $6,014 +14 59 $4,120 +18 67 $4,099 +2 MC +4 MC +13 44 $8,007 +12 MC +5 MC +14 38 $6,530 +10 MC +14 37 $22,056 +8 MC +13 MC +10 MC +11 MC +2 15 $93,600 +12 MC +20 MC +12 MC +16 MC +11 MC +2 4 $307,303 +10 MC +8 MC +13 53 +7 MC +10 MC -4 1 $1,350,000
In addition to winning in 2009, Lucas Glover has competed in the U.S. Open two other times.
Current Tiger golfer Ben Martin played in the U.S. Open in 2009.
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Name Parker Moore Chris Patton Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Danny Ellis Clarence Rose D.J. Trahan Michael Hoey Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan
Former Tigers Who Have Played in the Masters Clemson Yr. 1972-76 1986-90 1980-84 1980-84 1989-93 1978-80 1999-03 1998-99 1997-00 1997-00 1998-01 1998-01 1997-00 2000-03 2000-03
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Masters Yr. 1977 1990 1992 1993 1994 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009
Scores 76-76 71-73-74-78 75-68-70-69 76-75 74-78 73-75-79-74 75-78 75-73 74-71-71-72 79-74 73-78 74-71-79-74 75-74 76-77 72-73-72-76
Finish/Money 152 missed cut 296 (39th) 282 (13th), $26,500 151 missed cut 152 missed cut 301 (43rd), $9,720 153 missed cut 148 missed cut 288 (8th), $162,000 153 missed cut 151 missed out 298 (20th), $84,462 149 missed cut 153 missed cut 293(44th), $25,500
Tigers in the Majors Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1995 1997 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Player Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Mike Lawrence Clarence Rose Dillard Pruitt Mike Lawrence Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Mike Lawrence Clarence Rose Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd Charles Warren Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan
Former Tigers in the PGA
Site Pacific Palisades, CA Birmingham, AL Denver, CO Toledo, OH Palm Beach Gar., FL Edmond, OK Edmond, OK Hawthorn Woods, IL Carmel, IN Carmel, IN St. Louis, Mo Pacific Palisades, CA Pacific Palisades, CA Mamaronek, NY Rochester, NY Springfield, NJ Medinah, IL Medinah, IL Medinah, IL Tulsa, OK Tulsa, OK Bloomfield Hills, MI Bloomfield Hills, MI Hazeltine, MN Hazeltine, MN
Scores 75-80 76-73 72-78 73-71-72-76 81-80 73-74 79-75 74-71-72-73 72-75-73-76 82-79 73-70-73-74 73-69-72-72 83-77 74-77 80-79 74-76 66-74-77-72 69-72-74-68 73-70-77-75 70-75-74-70 72-74 72-71-76-72 75-82 71-70-71-74 72-79
Tot 155 149 150 292 161 147 154 290 296 161 290 286 160 151 159 150 289 283 295 289 146 291 157 286 151
Par Fin +13 +5 +8 +8 53 +17 +5 +12 +2 53 +8 56 +17 +6 33 +2 66 +18 +11 +19 +10 +1 46 -5 20 +7 62 +9 50 +6 +11 31 +17 -2 5 +7
Money Cut Cut Cut $1740 Cut Cut Cut $2490 $2312 Cut $7000 $3300 Cut Cut Cut Cut $19,000 $71,250 $13,425 $15,235 Cut $38,825 Cut $300,000 Cut
Jonathan Byrd finished in the top 15 of the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2003.
Year Player 1990 Chris Patton 2001 Michael Hoey
Clarence Rose has competed in eight PGA Championships during his career.
2006 2007 2009
Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan Lucas Glover
Former Tigers in the British Open
Site St. Andrews Royal Latham & St. Annes Royal Liverpool Carnoustie Carnoustie Turnberry Turnberry
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Scores 74-75 73-76
Tot 149 149
72-73 73-72-70-70 71-72-70-73 68-77 72-77
145 285 286 145 149
Par +5 +7
Fin
Money Cut Cut
+1 +1 23 +2 27 +5 +9
Cut $73,112 $57,952 Cut Cut
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Clemson’s Greatest Golfers Parker Moore, 1973-77
•Clemson’s First ACC Champion, he won title in 1976 at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh
•First-team All-ACC,
•First-team All-ACC in 1976, just second Clemson golfer to make it •Just the third Clemson golfer to compete in NCAA Tournament as an individual •Runnerup at the 1976 US Amateur at Bel Air Country Club in Los Angeles •Won six matches along the way, including wins over Dick Sideroff and Mike Reid •First golfer with ties to Clemson to play in the Masters, he played in the 1977 Masters •South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1975 •Qualified for the 1981 US Open, the first former Tiger to play in the US Open •First golfer inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame, he was inducted in 1991
Clarence Rose, 1978-80 •Clemson’s first All-American in golf, he was named secondteam in spring of 1980
•Starter on Clemson’s first NCAA Tournament team in 1980
•Reached quarterfinals of 1980 US Amateur at Pinehurst •First-team All-ACC, 1979-80 •North Carolina Amateur Champion in 1978 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2004 •First former Tiger to play on the PGA Tour, he played from
1988-89-90
•Second-team
AllAmerican in 1988, firstteam All-American in 1989 and 1990 •Winner of 1989 US Amateur at Merion in Ardmore, PA, only Tiger to win the US Amateur
•Won the Frank Howard Award in 1989-90 •By virtue of his 1989 US Amateur title, he played in the 1990 Masters and was the top amateur at that event. He finished 39th and was first Tiger to make the cut at The Masters •Won five tournaments in his career, tied for first in Clemson history •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2000 •Won three tournaments on the NIKE Tour •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002
Oswald Drawdy, 1986-90 •Three-time Academic Scholar recipient, one of two threetime selections in Clemson history
•First-team All-ACC, 1988-89-90 •Starter on three Clemson teams that finished in the top 20,
1981-2000 •Won Sprint International in 1996 in a playoff with Brad Faxon •Finished in top 50 on the PGA Tour money list in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1996 •Won a career high $461,889 in 1996 when he finished a career best 41st on the money list •Played limited schedule on the Champions Tour in 2008 and 2009
including third place team in 1989.
•Honorable mention All-American in 1988 and 1989 and third team selection in 1990
Dillard Pruitt, 1980-84
Nicky Goetze, 1989-93
•First-team All-ACC, 1982-83-84 •Starter on Clemson’s first ACC Championship team •Second-team All-American in 1983 and 1984, Clemson’s first two-time All-American •South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1982 •Sunnehanna Amateur Champion in 1983 and 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 1998 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Played on the PGA Tour from 1988-96 •First former Tiger to win a PGA Tour event, he won the Chattanooga Classic in 1989
•Finished in top 100 on PGA Tour money list six straight years from 1984-89. •Finished 13th at 1992 Masters •Currently a rules official on the Champions Tour
•First-team All-ACC, 1991-92-93 •Third-team All-American in 1991, honorable mention in 1992 and second-team in 1993
•Named Academic Scholar in 1992 •Two-time winner of the Preview, 1990 and 1992, only Clemson golfer to win it twice. Beat Phil Mickelson in 1991 with an eagle on a par four hole •Still holds Clemson record for tournaments played and rounds played •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Has had a long career as a college coach, including stints at Mississippi State, Florida State and now Akron
Danny Ellis, 1989-93 •First-team All-ACC, 1992-93 •Honorable mention All-American in 1990, 1992, 1993 •First freshman in school history to make any All-America
Kevin Johnson, 1985-89 •First-team All-ACC, 1987-88-89 •Third team All-American in 1987, first-team in 1988, second team in 1989 • C l e m s o n ’s first firstteam AllAmerican in golf. •Won 1988 ACC Championship
•Won 1986 Public Links Championship, he was runner-up in 1987 •Played for United States in 1989 Walker Cup •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2002 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 •Has won six Nationwide Tour events in his career, including two in 2009 •Has been a professional golfer since 1989. •Returns to PGA Tour in 2010 after winning two Nationwide Tour events in 2009
Chris Patton, 1986-90
team. He finished eighth at the NCAA Tournament as a freshman in 1990, helping the Tigers to a top 15 team finish. •Won the 1992 ACC Tournament as a junior •Starter on 1993 Clemson team that finished fourth in the nation •Runner-up at 1993 US Amateur at Champions Golf Club in Houston
•Played in the 1994 Masters •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Has played professional golf since 1995, he has played on the PGA Tour in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2006
Richard Coughlan, 1993-97 •ACC Co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1997 •Had six top 10 finishes in 1997 as a senior •Big reason Clemson finished third at NCAA Tournament in 1997
•First-team All-ACC, 1995-96-97 •Honorable mention All-American in 1996, first-team AllAmerican in 1997
•Played in 1997 Walker Cup Matches •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Played on the PGA Tour in 1998, his first year out of school, and finished 151st on the money list
•Also a regular on the PGA tour in 2001
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Clemson’s Greatest Golfers D.J. Trahan, 2000-03
•Won 1997 NCAA Championship at Conway Farms in playoff with Brad Elder of Texas •Won 1997 and 1998 ACC Tournaments, only Clemson golfer to win it twice •Won Dave Williams Award as National Senior Player of the Year in 1998 •Named 1998 South Carolina Amateur Athlete of the Year •First-team All-ACC, 1996-97-98 •Ranked as fifth best player in nation in 1997, seventh in 1998 •Third-team All-American in 1996, first-team in 1997 and 1998 •South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1997 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2005 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Ring of Honor in 2009, first Clemson golfer to be inducted •Has played on the PGA Tour in 1999 and 2005-09. He has won over $4.4 million in his PGA Tour career •Won over $1 million in three consecutive years 2005-07 •Won three Nationwide Tour events in his career, including Charity Pro Am at the Cliffs
•ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000 •First-team Freshman All-American in 2000 •Won 2000 US Public Links Championship •Played for United States in 2001 Walker Cup Matches •Captain of United States team at 2002 Palmer Cup •Named Third-team Academic All-American in 2002 •ACC MVP in 2002 •Won Ben Hogan Award as National Player of the Year in 2002
•Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002. •Won five tournaments, tied for first in Clemson history •Ranked as second best player in the nation by Sagarin in 2002 and 2003 •First-team All-ACC in 2000-01-02-03, second four-time selection in Clemson history •Honorable mention All-American in 2000, and 2001, first-team in 2002 and 2003. Only four-time All-American in Clemson history.
•South Carolina Amateur Champion in 2001 and 2002 •Top stroke average player on Clemson’s National Championship team of 2003 •Played on the PGA Tour every year since 2005 •Finished 26th on the PGA Tour money list in 2008 when he won the Bob Hope Classic. Has won two events in his career
Jonathan Byrd, 1996-00 •Played for United States in 1999 Walker Cup Matches •First-team All-ACC in 1997-98-99-00, the first four-time selection in Clemson history •Honorable mention All-American in 1998, first-team in 1999 and third team in 2000 •Named Academic All-American in 1999 and 2000. •Ranked as sixth best player in the nation in 1999, 14th in 2000 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2006 •Has been on PGA Tour every year since 2002 •PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2002 when he finished 39th on the PGA Tour money list, that is still his top finish •Has won over $1 million five consecutive years and seven of the eight years he has been on tour •Three-time PGA Tour winner, more than any other former Tiger. Won 2002 Buick Challenge, 2004 BC Open and 2007 John Deere Classic •Finished 8th at the 2003 Masters, top finish at that event by a former Tiger
Matt Hendrix, 2000-04 •Played for United States in 2003 Walker Cup Matches, he had a 2-0-1 record
•Starter on Clemson’s National Championship team of 2003
•First-team All-ACC in 2003 and 2004 •Finalist for the Ben Hogan Award in 2004 •Named to ACC Academic Honor roll four straight years. •Ranked as ninth best player in the nation in 2003 and 10th best in 2004
•Sunnehanna Amateur Champion, 2003 •Third-team All-American in 2003 and second team in 2004 •Played on the PGA Tour in 2007
Gregg Jones, 2000-04 •Starter on Clemson’s National Championship team in 2003
•First-team All-ACC in 2002-03-04 •Second-team All-American in 2002 •Starter on three Clemson teams that finished in the top
Lucas Glover, 1997-01 •Played for United States in 2001 Walker Cup Matches. •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •First-team All-ACC in 1999-00-01 •Ranked as 14th best player in nation in 1999, seventh in
three in the nation
•First Clemson golfer to finish in the top 15 at four different NCAA Regional Tournaments
•Reached Final 16 of US Amateur at Oakmont in 2003. •Jones Cup Champion in 2003
2000 and sixth in 2001
•South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1998-99-2000. •Honorable Mention All-American in 1999, first-team in
•South Carolina Match Play Champion in 2000 and 2001
2000 and 2001
Jack Ferguson 2001-05
•Starter for four straight years at Clemson, including 1998
•Starter on Clemson’s National Championship team in
and 2001 teams that finished second in the nation •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2007 •Won 2009 US Open, first Clemson golfer to win a Major •Finished 2009 ranked ninth on the money list with $3.6 million, a record for a former Clemson golfer •Played on the PGA Tour every year since 2004. • Won the 2005 Funai Classic for his first career win •Ranked 16th in the World at end of the 2009 season •Also finished fifth at the 2009 PGA, so he had two top fives in Majors that year
2003
•First-team All-ACC in 2003-04-05 •Second-team All-American in 2003, second team in 2004. •Sunnehanna Amateur Champion 2004 •Ranked as fifth best player in nation in 2003, and 17th in 2004
•Made final putt to clinch Clemson’s team National Championship and the ACC Championship in 2003
•Played for United States in 2004 Palmer Cup
John Engler, 1997-01
Kyle Stanley, 2006-09
•Played for United States in Palmer Cup in 1999, 2000 and
•Won 2009 Ben Hogan Award •National runner-up at NCAA
2001, only Clemson golfer to do that •First-team All-ACC in 1999-00-01 •Only Clemson sophomore to make first-team All-American •Won the 2001 ACC Tournament •First-team All-American in 1999, second team in 2000 and first team in 2001 •Won Dr. R.C. Edwards Sportsmanship Award in 2001 •Starter for four years, he played on national runner-up teams of 1998 and 2001
•Ranked as ninth best player in nation in 1999, ninth in 2000 and fourth in 2001 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Played on the PGA Tour in 2006 after finishing 22nd at Q school in December of 2005. •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2009
Tournament in 2007 & 2009
•ACC Most Valuable Player as a freshman in 2007
•Played for United States in 2007 Walker Cup Matches
•Southern Amateur Champion in 2006 and 2008
•Won 2008 Carpet Classic by five shots, largest victory margin in school history
•Ranked as seventh best player in the nation by Sagarin in 2007 and fifth in 2009 •First-team All-American in 2007 and 2009, honorable mention in 2008 •First-team All-ACC in 2007-08-09
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International Influence Kyle Stanley (back row, third from left) was a member of the winning 2007 United States Walker Cup Team.
Clemson Walker Cup Team Members Year Player 1989 Kevin Johnson 1997 #Richard Coughlan 1999 Jonathan Byrd 2001 Lucas Glover, #Michael Hoey, D.J. Trahan 2003 Matt Hendrix 2007 Kyle Stanley Clemson Palmer Cup Team Members Year Player 1997 Charles Warren, #Richard Coughlan 1999 Jonathan Byrd, John Engler, #Michael Hoey 2000 John Engler, Jonathan Byrd, Lucas Glover 2001 John Engler, D.J. Trahan, Lucas Glover 2002 D.J. Trahan (Captain) 2004 Jack Ferguson, Larry Penley (Head Coach) #Played for Great Britain and Ireland Team
Clemson World Cup Team Members Kevin Johnson 2002 D.J. Trahan 1989
Clemson US vs. Japan Match Competitors Year
D.J. Trahan Walker Cup Team 2001
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1997 2002 2003
Player Charles Warren Gregg Jones Jack Ferguson, Matt Hendrix
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Jonathan Byrd Walker Cup Team 1999
Tiger Records
INDIVIDUAL
YEARLY
p. 74-75
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SEASON &
TEAM
p. 76-77
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TEAM
ALL-ACC
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TIGER
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NCAA & ACC COACHING
p. 90-98
U.S. AMATEUR p. 88-89
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Individual Records Overall: 63 vs. Par: -9 By a Freshman: 63 vs. Par: -9 By a Sophomore: 64 64 vs Par: -8 By a Junior: 65 vs. Par: -7 65 -7 By a Senior: 64 vs. Par: -8 In a First Round: 64 In a Second Round: 63 In a Third Round: 64 In a Fourth Round: 66 NCAA Tourney: 65 65 vs. Par: -7 -7 ACC Tournament: 63 vs. Par: -9
Low Rounds
by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by Tony Nimmer, State Tournament, 1980-81 by John Engler, Jerry Pate, 1998-99 by Tony Nimmer, State Tournament, 1980-81 by Matt Hendrix, Topy Cup, 2002-03 by Matt Hendrix, Topy Cup, 2002-03 by Jack Ferguson, Atlanta Intercollegiate 2003-04 by Jack Ferguson, Atlanta Intercollegiate 2003-04 by D.J. Trahan, Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by D.J. Trahan, Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 John Engler, Jerry Pate, 2000-01 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by John Engler, Jerry Pate 2000-01 & D.J. Trahan, Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by D.J. Trahan, NCAA National, 2001-02 by Mark Swygert, NCAA National, 1993-94 by Kyle Stanley, NCAA National, 2006-07 by Mark Swygert, NCAA National, 1993-94 by Kyle Stanley, NCAA National, 2006-07 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85 by Brad Clark, ACC Tournament, 1984-85
Brad Clark
Low Tournaments
Overall (72 holes): 272 Overall (54 holes): 201 Overall (36 holes): 135 vs. Par (72 holes): -16 vs. Par (54 holes): -15 vs. Par (36 holes): -9 By a Freshman: 207 207 207 207 vs. Par: -9 -9 -9 By a Sophomore: 203 vs. Par: -13 By a Junior: 203 vs. Par: -11 By a Senior: 201 vs. Par: -15 NCAA Tourney: 272 vs. Par: -16 ACC Tournament: 203 vs. Par: -13
by Charles Warren, NCAA National, 1997-98 by Lucas Glover (-12), Jerry Pate, 2000-01 by D.J. Trahan (-15), Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by Jason Griffith, Palmetto Classic, 1986-87 by Charles Warren, NCAA National, 1997-98 by D.J. Trahan (201), Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by Jason Griffith, Palmetto Classic, 1986-87 by Michael Hoey, Jerry Pate, 1998-99 by D.J. Trahan, Las Vegas, 1999-00 by David May, Carpet Classic 2005-06 by Kyle Stanley, Aloha Classic, 2006-07 by Chris Patton, Gamecock Invitational, 1986-87 by D.J. Trahan, Las Vegas, 1999-00 by David May, Carpet Classic 2005-06 by Gregg Jones, Augusta St. Invit., 2001-02 by Gregg Jones, Augusta St. Invit., 2001-02 by D.J. Trahan, Savane All-American, 2001-02 by Lucas Glover, Golf World, 1999-00 by Lucas Glover (-12), Jerry Pate, 2000-01 by D.J. Trahan (-15), Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by D.J. Trahan (-15), Augusta St. Invit., 2002-03 by Charles Warren, NCAA National, 1997-98 by Charles Warren, NCAA National, 1997-98 by John Engler (-13), 2000-01 by John Engler (203), 2000-01
Stroke Average: By a Freshman: By a Sophomore: By a Junior: By a Senior: Fall Season: Tournaments: Rounds: Rounds in 60s: Rounds of 75 or below: Rounds below Par: Rounds of par or below: Top 10 Finishes: Low score vs. par: Consecutive under par rounds: Consecutive rounds at par or better: Consecutive rounds at 72 or better: Consecutive rounds in 60s: Every round count:
Season Bests
70.33 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 70.871 by Kyle Stanley, 2006-07 71.38 by Jack Ferguson, 2002-03 70.33 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 70.87 by John Engler, 2000-01 69.78 by D.J. Trahan, Fall 2001 16 by Kevin Johnson, Chris Patton, 1988-89 42 by Oswald Drawdy, 1988-89 by Nicky Goetze by Danny Ellis, 1992-93 16 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 38 by John Engler, 1999-00 27 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 34 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 10 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 -51 by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02 11
by Charles Warren, 1997-98
15
by Jack Ferguson, 2002-03
20
by D.J. Trahan, 2001-02
4 37-37
Career Bests
Matt Hendrix
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Stroke Average: Tournaments: Rounds: Rounds in 60s: Rds of 75 -: Rounds -Par: Rds of Par or -: Top 10 Finishes: % of rounds at par or better: % of rounds under par: % of rounds of 75 or better: % of finishes in Top 10: % of rounds in the 60s:
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71.49 55 159 45 137 78 98 27 .685 (98-143) .545 (78-143) .910 (91-100) .553 (26-47) .315 (45-143)
by many Gregg Jones, 2001-02 Richard Coughlan,1995-96
by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03 by Nicky Goetze, 1989-93 by Nicky Goetze, 1989-93 by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03 by John Engler, 1997-01 by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03 by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03 by Kevin Johnson, 1985-89 by D.J Trahan, 1999-03 by D.J. Trahan 1999-03 by Kyle Stanley, 2006-09 by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03 by D.J. Trahan, 1999-03
No. Name 1. Brad Clark 2. Tony Nimmer John Engler John Engler D.J. Trahan Ben Martin 7. Kevin Johnson Kyle Stanley Danny Ellis Mark Swygert Jonathan Byrd Joey Maxon John Engler Matt Hendrix David May Jack Ferguson David May 18. Lucas Glover John Engler Vince Hatfield Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones B. Delahoussaye Tanner Ervin Jack Ferguson Kevin Johnson Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley David May Ben Martin Ben Martin
All-Time Individual Rounds
Year Tournament 1985 ACC Tournament 1981 State Tourney 1999 Jerry Pate 2001 Jerry Pate 2003 Augusta St. Invitational 2007 Carpet Classic 1987 Homberg Inter. 2007 NCAA National 1993 Wofford Invitational 1994 NCAA National 1998 Golf Digest 1996 Carpet Capital Classic 1999 San Juan Shootout 2002 Topy Cup 2006 ACC Tournament 2003 Atl. Intercollegiate 2006 Carpet Capital Classic 2001 Jerry Pate 2001 Savane 2007 Carpet Classic 2001 Savane 2002 NCAA National 2002 Augusta St. Invitational 2005 Jerry Pate 2006 Jerry Pate 2003 Topy Cup 1989 NCAA National 2009 Carpet Classic 2009 NCAA National 2009 ACC Tournament 2009 The Hootie 2009 Puerto Rico Classic
Round vs. Par Score 2nd -9 63 2nd -7 64 2nd -7 64 3rd -7 64 3rd -8 64 2nd -8 64 1st -7 65 3rd -7 65 1st -7 65 3rd -7 65 1st -7 65 1st -7 65 3rd -7 65 1st -7 65 2nd -7 65 2nd -7 65 3rd -7 65 3rd -5 66 3rd -6 66 1st -6 66 2nd -6 66 2nd, 4th -5 66 3rd -6 66 3rd -5 66 1st -5 66 2nd -6 66 1st -4 66 2nd -6 66 3rd -5 66 3rd -6 66 2nd -5 66 3rd -6 66
Top Individual Tournament Scores
No. Name Year 201 Lucas Glover 2000-01 201 D.J. Trahan 2002-03 202 John Engler 2000-01 203 John Engler 2000-01 203 D.J. Trahan 2001-02 203 Gregg Jones 2001-02 204 Chris Patton 1989-90 204 Jack Ferguson 2002-03 205 Chris Patton 1988-89 205 Charles Warren 1997-98 205 John Engler 1998-99 205 Lucas Glover 1999-00 205 Lucas Glover 2000-01 205 D.J. Trahan 2001-02 205 Jack Ferguson 2002-03 205 Matt Hendrix 2003-04 205 Gregg Jones 2003-04 206 Oswald Drawdy 1989-90 206 Kevin Johnson 1986-87 206 John Engler 1998-99 206 Lucas Glover 1999-00 206 Lucas Glover 2000-01 206 D.J. Trahan 2002-03 206 Brent Delahoussaye 2003-04 206 Jack Ferguson 2003-04 206 Ben Martin 2008-09 206 David May 2008-09 * - Individual All-American Tournament
Player Michael Hoey John Engler Stephen Poole Brian Duncan
Individual Records
Tournament Jerry Pate Augusta St. Invitational Jerry Pate ACC Tournament Savane All-American Augusta St. Invitational *Sun Bowl Inv. Topy Cup *Sun Bowl Inv. ACC Tournament San Juan Shootout Golf World Puerto Rico Jerry Pate Augusta St. Invitational Jerry Pate Jerry Pate *Sun Bowl Inv. Homberg Inter. Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Savane All-American Topy Cup Jerry Pate ACC Tournament Puerto Rico Classic ACC Tournament
Clemson All-Time Hole-In-One Shots Date 9-12-99 9-21-99 11-7-04 3-29-05
Course The Ridge Grand National The Farm Bulls Bay
Hole 16 17 8 17
Distance 205 150 240 187
Year 1988-89 1989-90 1997-98 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2006-07
3 Rounds In 60s, Same Tournament
Name Chris Patton Chris Patton Oswald Drawdy Charles Warren Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Gregg Jones Jack Ferguson Kyle Stanley
Tournament Sun Bowl Invit. Sun Bowl Invit. Sun Bowl Invit. ACC Tournament NCAA Championships Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Augusta St. Invit. Augusta St. Invit. NCAA Championships
Scores 69-68-68 69-67-68 68-69-69 68-68-69 69-66-67-70 69-69-69 68-67-66 69-68-66 67-69-69 70-69-65-69
Total 205 204 206 205 272 207 201 203 205 273
Top Freshmen Averages Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Name Kyle Stanley D.J. Trahan John Engler Lucas Glover Gregg Jones Ben Martin Chris Patton Vince Hatfield Nicky Goetze Michael Hoey Kevin Johnson Jonathan Byrd
(Minimum 15 Rounds) Rds Stks 31 2197 31 2247 34 2469 31 2253 28 2056 23 1690 33 2427 22 1618 39 2880 34 2511 35 2586 38 2808
Avg. 70.87 72.48 72.62 72.68 73.43 73.48 73.55 73.55 73.84 73.85 73.87 73.89
Year 2006-07 1999-00 1997-98 1997-98 2000-01 2006-07 1986-87 2005-06 1989-90 1998-99 1985-86 1996-97
Note: Current Clemson golfers denoted in bold.
Scores 68-67-66 66-71-74 71-67-64 66-70-67 66-66-71 69-68-66 69-67-68 68-66-70 69-68-68 68-68-69 70-70-65 66-68-71 68-70-67 70-68-67 67-69-69 70-66-69 68-66-71 68-69-69 65-69-72 71-64-71 70-66-70 71-66-69 71-69-66 70-70-66 69-67-70 71-69-66 71-69-66
Club 3-wood 9-iron 4-iron 5-iron
Brian Duncan is one of four Clemson golfers to make a hole-in-one.
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Season Records
Kevin Johnson competed in 16 tournaments throughout the 1988-89 season.
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Tournaments
Rk 1. 3. 5.
Name Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Nicky Goetze Danny Ellis Brad Clark Oswald Drawdy Clarence Rose Kevin Walsh Nicky Goetze Bobby Doolittle Bo Beard Mike Byce Mark Swygert Mike Byce Charles Warren
Rk 1. 4. 6.
Name Oswald Drawdy Nicky Goetze Danny Ellis Mike Byce Mark Swygert Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler John Engler D.J. Trahan
Rk 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10.
Name D.J. Trahan Chris Patton D.J. Trahan Charles Warren Lucas Glover John Engler Matt Hendrix Matt Hendrix Kyle Stanley Jonathan Byrd Gregg Jones Jack Ferguson Jack Ferguson
Year 1988-89 1988-89 1992-93 1992-93 1985-86 1989-90 1979-80 1979-80 1990-91 1990-91 1990-91 1993-94 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Rounds
Year 1989-90 1992-93 1992-93 1993-94 1993-94 1988-89 1988-89 1997-98 1998-99 1998-99 1998-99 1999-00 2001-02
Rds 40 40 42 42 39 42 36 36 39 39 39 41 41 39 39
Trn 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Trn 14 15 15 14 14 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 13
Rds 42 42 42 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Rounds in the 60s Year 2001-02 1988-89 2002-03 1997-98 2000-01 1999-00 2002-03 2003-04 2006-07 1998-99 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Rds 40 40 39 39 39 40 39 35 31 40 37 39 38
60s 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10
Rounds at 75 or Better
Rk 1. 2. 4. 9. 10. 15.
Name John Engler Kevin Johnson D.J. Trahan Charles Warren John Engler Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd Jack Ferguson D.J. Trahan Oswald Drawdy Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd Jack Ferguson Gregg Jones Chris Patton Nicky Goetze Jonathan Byrd John Engler Matt Hendrix
Rk 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10. 15.
Name D.J. Trahan Charles Warren D.J. Trahan John Engler Lucas Glover John Engler Lucas Glover Matt Hendrix Matt Hendrix Chris Patton Kevin Johnson Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd Kyle Stanley Gregg Jones Jack Ferguson Jack Ferguson
Rk 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 10.
Name D.J. Trahan John Engler Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan Jack Ferguson Charles Warren John Engler Lucas Glover Matt Hendrix Jonathan Byrd
Year 1999-00 1988-89 2001-02 1997-98 2000-01 2000-01 1998-99 2003-04 2002-03 1989-90 1999-00 1999-00 2002-03 2002-03 1988-89 1992-93 1997-98 1998-99 2002-03
Rds 40 40 40 39 39 39 40 38 39 42 37 37 39 39 40 42 40 40 39
Rounds Under Par Year 2001-02 1997-98 2002-03 2000-01 2000-01 1999-00 1999-00 2003-04 2002-03 1988-89 1988-89 1997-98 1999-00 2006-07 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Rds 40 39 39 39 39 40 37 35 39 40 40 40 37 31 37 39 38
Rounds of Par or Better Year 2001-02 2000-01 2000-01 2002-03 2002-03 1997-98 1999-00 1999-00 2002-03 1999-00
Rds 40 39 39 39 39 39 40 37 39 37
D.J. Trahan holds almost every Clemson season record.
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7538 37 37 36 36 36 36 36 35 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33
-Par 27 23 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
-Par 34 31 28 28 27 26 25 25 25 24
Oswald Drawdy is among the leaders in rounds played in a season. 11. 12.
Chris Patton Jonathan Byrd Matt Hendrix Jack Ferguson Kyle Stanley
Rk 1. 2. 3. 7.
Name D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Charles Warren Kyle Stanley Chris Patton Dillard Pruitt Clarence Rose Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler Jack Ferguson
Rk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30.
Name D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley John Engler Matt Hendrix D.J. Trahan Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Charles Warren John Engler Jack Ferguson Jack Ferguson Kyle Stanley Jonathan Byrd Matt Hendrix Gregg Jones Chris Patton Dillard Pruitt Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson Joey Maxon Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson John Engler Kyle Stanley D.J. Trahan Richard Coughlan D.J. Trahan John Engler Richard Coughlan Lucas Glover
1988-89 1997-98 2003-04 2003-04 2007-08
40 40 35 38 36
23 22 22 22 22
Trn 13 13 13 16 14 11 9 10 14 13 12 12 13 13
Fin 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Top 10 Finishes Year 2001-02 2002-03 1986-87 1988-89 1995-96 2008-09 1987-88 1983-84 1979-80 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2002-03
Season Stroke Average Year Rds 2001-02 40 2006-07 31 2000-01 39 2003-04 29 2002-03 39 2000-01 39 1999-00 37 1997-98 39 1999-00 40 2002-03 39 2003-04 38 2008-09 33 1999-00 37 2002-03 39 2001-02 37 1988-89 40 1983-84 31 1998-99 40 1988-89 40 1997-98 34 1997-98 40 1986-87 36 1998-99 40 2007-08 36 1999-00 31 1996-97 33 2000-01 33 1997-98 34 1994-95 36 1997-98 31
Stks 2813 2197 2764 2054 2771 2776 2636 2780 2853 2784 2713 2358 2648 2798 2657 2874 2230 2884 2889 2459 2893 2604 2897 2608 2247 2392 2392 2469 2616 2253
Avg 70.33 70.871 70.872 70.83 71.05 71.18 71.24 71.28 71.33 71.38 71.39 71.45 71.57 71.74 71.81 71.85 71.94 72.10 72.22 72.26 72.325 72.33 72.43 72.44 72.484 72.485 72.485 72.62 72.66 72.68
Tournaments
Rk Name 1. Nicky Goetze 2. Kevin Johnson 3. Mark Swygert 4. Jonathan Byrd 5. Chris Patton Richard Coughlan Charles Warren John Engler 9. Bobby Doolittle 10. Danny Ellis Jason Griffith Lucas Glover 13. Oswald Drawdy D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones
Rk Name 1. Nicky Goetze 2. Jonathan Byrd 3. John Engler 4. Kevin Johnson Mark Swygert Lucas Glover 7. Richard Coughlan Charles Warren 9. D.J. Trahan 10. Gregg Jones 11. Bobby Doolittle 12. Chris Patton 13. Danny Ellis 14. Jason Griffith 15. Oswald Drawdy
Years 1989-93 1985-89 1990-94 1996-00 1986-90 1993-97 1994-98 1997-01 1989-93 1989-93 1984-88 1997-01 1986-90 1999-03 2000-04
Rounds
Years 1989-93 1996-00 1997-01 1985-89 1990-94 1997-01 1993-97 1994-98 1999-03 2000-04 1989-93 1986-90 1989-93 1984-88 1986-90
Years 1999-03 1986-90 1996-00 1997-01 1997-01 2000-04 2006-09 2001-04 1994-98 1985-89 2001-05 1989-93 1986-90 2006-pr.
Rounds of 75 or Better
Rds 159 147 147 155 139 144 144 153 141 138 137 147 133 143 142
Trn 55 54 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 48 48 48 47 47 47
Rk Name 1. John Engler 2. Jonathan Byrd 3. Lucas Glover 4. Nicky Goetze 5. D.J. Trahan 6. Gregg Jones 7. Richard Coughlan 8. Kevin Johnson 9. Chris Patton Charles Warren Jack Ferguson 12. Oswald Drawdy Danny Ellis 14. Bobby Doolittle 15. Kyle Stanley
Trn 55 51 50 54 51 48 50 50 47 47 49 50 48 48 47
Rds 159 155 153 147 147 147 144 144 143 142 141 139 138 137 133
Rk Name 1. D.J. Trahan 2. John Engler 3. Lucas Glover 4. Jonathan Byrd 5. Chris Patton 6. Kevin Johnson 7. Nicky Goetze 8. Jack Ferguson 9. Kyle Stanley 10. Charles Warren 11. Gregg Jones 12. Matt Hendrix 13. Richard Coughlan 14. Dillard Pruitt Danny Ellis
60s 45 30 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 22 22 16 13 12
Rk Name 1. D.J. Trahan 2. John Engler 3. Lucas Glover 4. Jonathan Byrd 5. Kevin Johnson 6. Chris Patton 7. Charles Warren 8. Matt Hendrix 9. Gregg Jones Kyle Stanley 11. Jack Ferguson 12. Nicky Goetze 13. Richard Coughlan 14. Oswald Drawdy
Rounds in the 60s
Rk Name 1. D.J. Trahan 2. Chris Patton Jonathan Byrd 4. Lucas Glover 5. John Engler 6. Gregg Jones Kyle Stanley 8. Matt Hendrix 9. Charles Warren 10. Kevin Johnson Jack Ferguson 12. Nicky Goetze 13. Oswald Drawdy 14. Ben Martin
Rds 143 139 155 147 153 142 100 111 144 147 131 159 133 75
Career Records
Years 1997-01 1996-00 1997-01 1989-93 1999-03 2000-04 1993-97 1985-89 1986-90 1994-98 2001-05 1986-90 1989-93 1989-93 2006-09
Rds 153 155 147 159 143 142 144 147 139 144 131 133 138 141 100
Rounds of Par or Better Year 1999-03 1997-01 1997-01 1996-00 1986-90 1985-89 1989-93 2001-05 2006-09 1994-98 2000-04 2000-04 1993-96 1980-84 1989-93
Rds 143 153 147 155 139 147 159 131 100 144 142 111 120 125 138
Rounds Under Par Year 1999-03 1997-01 1997-01 1996-00 1985-89 1986-90 1994-98 2000-04 2000-04 2006-09 2001-05 1989-93 1996-97 1986-90
Top 10 Finishes
Rk Name Year 1. Kevin Johnson 1985-89 2. Jonathan Byrd 1996-00 D.J. Trahan 1999-03 4. Charles Warren 1994-98 5. Chris Patton 1986-90 John Engler 1997-01 7. Kyle Stanley 2006-09 8. Nicky Goetze 1989-93 Richard Coughlan 1993-97 Lucas Glover 1997-01 11. Oswald Drawdy 1986-90 12. Dillard Pruitt 1980-84 13. Jack Ferguson 2001-05 14. Danny Ellis 1989-93 Joey Maxon 1994-98 16. Jason Griffith 1984-88 17. Bobby Doolittle 1989-93 Gregg Jones 2000-04 Matt Hendrix 2001-04
75137 129 126 125 124 118 117 114 110 110 110 97 97 96 91
-Par 98 95 86 75 70 69 68 65 62 60 59 58 51 49 49
Rds 143 153 147 155 147 139 144 111 142 100 131 159 144 133
-Par 78 68 64 61 53 49 48 47 46 46 43 42 34 33
Top Trn 54 51 47 50 50 50 33 54 50 48 47 42 44 47 44 48 48 47 37
10 27 26 26 22 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12
Jonathan Byrd had 30 rounds in the 60s between 1997-00.
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John Engler had a 71.78 stroke average over his career, one of just four Clemson golfers under 72.00.
Career Stroke Average
(Minimum 45 rounds) Rk Name Year Rds Stks Avg 1. D.J. Trahan 1999-03 143 10,223 71.49 2. Kyle Stanley 2006-09 100 7,163 71.63 3. John Engler 1997-01 153 10,983 71.78 4. Lucas Glover 1997-01 108 10,579 71.95 5. Matt Hendrix 2001-04 111 8,010 72.16 6. Jack Ferguson 2001-05 131 9,486 72.41 7. Jonathan Byrd 1996-01 155 11,233 72.48 8. Gregg Jones 2000-04 142 10,317 72.65 9. Chris Patton 1986-90 139 10,106 72.71 10. Kevin Johnson 1985-89 147 10,711 72.86 11. Charles Warren 1994-98 144 10,510 72.99 12. Nicky Goetze 1989-93 159 11,638 73.19 13. R. Coughlan 1993-97 144 10,552 73.28 14. Ben Martin 2006-09 75 5,502 73.36 15. Dillard Pruitt 1980-84 125 9,180 73.44 16. O. Drawdy 1986-90 133 9,771 73.47 17. Clarence Rose 1978-80 61 4,500 73.77 18. Danny Ellis 1989-93 138 10,181 73.78 19. Joey Maxon 1994-98 126 9,310 73.89 20. David May 2005-09 115 8,502 73.39 21. B. Delahoussaye 2003-05 68 5,031 73.99 22. N.Chapman 1980-84 116 8,584 74.00 23. Stephen Poole 2002-05 54 3,997 74.02 24. Ben Duncan 1999-03 99 7,336 74.10
Percentage of Rounds at Par or Better
Rk Name 1. D.J. Trahan 2. John Engler 3. Kyle Stanley 4. Lucas Glover 5. Matt Hendrix 6. Chris Patton 7. Jack Ferguson 8. Jonathan Byrd 9. Kevin Johnson
Years 1999-03 1997-01 2006-09 1997-01 2000-04 1986-90 2001-05 1996-00 1985-89
Rds 143 153 100 147 111 139 131 155 147
Tot 98 95 62 86 58 70 65 75 69
% .685 .621 .620 .585 .523 .504 .496 .484 .469
Percentage of Rounds Under Par
Rk Name 1. D.J. Trahan 2. Kyle Stanley 3. John Engler 4. Lucas Glover 5. Matt Hendrix 6. Jonathan Byrd 7. Kevin Johnson 8. Chris Patton
Years 1999-03 2006-09 1997-01 1997-01 2000-04 1996-00 1985-89 1986-90
Rds 143 100 153 147 111 155 147 139
Tot 78 46 68 64 47 61 53 49
% .545 .460 .444 .435 .423 .394 .361 .353
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Team Championships Date
Tournament
Site
5/20-21/47
State Tournament
Spartanburg, SC
5/10-12/50 State Tournament 4/26-27/57
State Tournament
5/16-17/59 State Tournament
4/11-13/75 4/4-6/75
SC Invitational Charleston
Hampton, SC Charleston, SC
Victory Mar.
Entering Last Rd.
72 72
12 8
Red Fox
Tryon, NC
14
Furman Red Fox
Greenville, SC 72 6800 Tryon, NC
24 10
593 1154
1 5
72
12
857 (-7)
15
SC Invitational
Hampton, SC
ACC
Rocky Mount, NC
72
7134
8
876 (+12)
3
3 ahead (NC State)
Iron Duke Furman
Durham, NC Greenville, SC
71 72
7001 6800
24 23
870 (+18) 873 (+9)
11 3
5 ahead (Duke) 4 ahead (Miss. St., UNC)
Palmetto Dunes
Hilton Head, SC
72
18
863 (-1)
15
5 ahead (N. Carolina)
Augusta Inv.
Augusta, GA
72
18
883 (+19)
3
SC Invitational Gamecock Campbell
Hampton, SC Columbia,SC Bowies Creek, NC
72 72 72 6660
14 12 20
880 (+16) 588 (+12) 580 (+4)
20 1 24
6 behind (Wofford) 4 behind (N. Carolina) 1 ahead (Richmond)
10/31-1/86 11/5-6/86 2/27-1/87 3/13-14/87 4/17-19/87
SC Invitational River Bend Palmetto Gamecock ACC
Hampton, SC Shelby, NC Santee, SC Columbia,SC Greensboro, NC
72 72 72 6850 73 72
17 10 15 12 8
866 (+2) 291 (+3) 552 (-24) 847 (-29) 861 (-3)
11 27 7
13 ahead (N. Carolina) 3 behind (N. Carolina)
11/19-21/87 2/26-28/88 3/25-27/88 4/15-17/88 4/22-24/88
Golf World Palmetto Wofford ACC Schenkel
Charleston, SC Santee, SC Spartanburg, SC Greensboro, NC Statesboro, GA
72 72 6850 72 6784 70 72 6945
17 15 12 8 18
860 (-4) 869 (+5) 880 (+16) 880 (+40) 854 (-10)
1 0 2 14 1
2 ahead (Arizona) 6 ahead (NC State, VA) 8 behind (Wake Forest) 8 ahead (NC State) 3 ahead (Wake Forest)
Wachesaw Golf World Palmetto
Myrtle Beach, SC Hilton Head, SC Santee, SC
72 72 72 6850
12 18 18
588 (+12) 850 (-14) 559 (-17)
13 4 12
6 behind (S. Carolina) 12 ahead (Arizona St.) 3 ahead (S. Carolina)
72 72 72 72
12 18 12 8
875 (+11) 879 (+15) 875 (+11) 876 (+12)
6 5 6 #0
1 behind (LSU) 2 behind (NC State) 8 ahead (Furman, S. Car.) 1 behind (NC State)
4/16-18/82 3/11-13/83 3/17-19/83 2/17-19/84 10/19-21/84 10/25-26/85 3/7-9/86 3/17-18/86
10/8-9/88 11/17-19/88 2/25-26/89
LSU Inv. 10/3-4/89 3/16-18/90 Palmetto 3/23-25/90 Wofford 4/20-22/90 ACC # co-champions with NC State
New Orleans, LA Santee, SC Spartanburg, SC Rocky Mount, NC
Clemson’s 1982 squad won the first ACC Championship in program history.
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Score
Hampton, SC Hampton, SC
9/25-27/80
Tms
Hampton, SC
State Tournament
Fall 1977 3/25-26/78
Yds
Spartanburg, SC
4/29-30/60
3/18-21/76
Par
7116 6850 6784 7134
1 behind (Georgia)
The TIgers won both the State Tournament and the ACC Tournament during the 1986-87 season.
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Team Championships With four future professional golfers on the roster for the 1998-99 season, Clemson won five tournaments.
Clemson won the 2003 National Championship in Stillwater, OK with a two-shot win over host school Oklahoma State. Date
Tournament
Site
Par
Yds
Tms
Score
Ping Preview Iron Duke
Monterey, CA Durham, NC
72 72
6850 7005
15 23
867 (+3) 593 (+17)
6 3
3/27-29/92 5/12-13/92
Furman Inv. Iron Duke
Greenville, SC Durham, NC
72 72
6800 7001
22 21
866 (+2) 577 (+1)
16 5
7 ahead (Ohio State) tied with East Carolina
3/26-28/93 4/3-4/93 5/8-9/93 5/19-21/93 5/19-21/94
Furman Inv. Carpet Classic Palmetto NCAA East
Greenville, SC Dalton,GA Charleston, SC Charlottesville,VA
72 72 72 72
6800 7208 6928 6820
21 16 18 23
582 (+6) 573 (-3) 867 (+3) 849 (-15)
4 8 8 10
4 behind (UTC) 2 behind (Georgia Tech) 6 ahead (Augusta State) 2 ahead (N. Carolina)
NCAA East
Opelika, AL
72
7089
23
868 (+4)
7
Tied with Wake Forest
5/18-20/95 3/29-31/96
NCAA East
New Haven, CT
70
6622
21
857 (+17)
12
Tied with UNC
Carpet Classic
Dalton, GA
72
6896
15
869 (+5)
14
8 ahead (Wake Forest)
Ping Intercoll. ACC
Cary, NC Fayetteville, GA
72 72
6829 6739
12 9
855 (-9) 867 (+3)
7 10
11 ahead (UNLV) 4 ahead (UNC, WF)
10/20-21/97 4/3-5/98 4/17-19/98
Jerry Pate Carpet Classic ACC
Birmingham, AL Dalton, GA Uwharrie Point, NC
71 72 72
6958 6906 7102
12 18 9
864 (+12) 855 (-9) (836 (-28)
11 10 7
5 ahead (Arizona) 5 ahead (Georgia Tech) 2 ahead (NC State)
9/12-13/98 10/19-20/98 11/25-26/98 2/21-23/99 3/27-28/99
The Ridges Jerry Pate Mauna Kea Puerto Rico Cl. Schenkel
Johnson City, TN Birmingham, AL Hilo, HI San Juan, PR Statesboro, GA
72 71 72 72 72
7038 6958 6875 6782 6945
14 12 12 18 15
844 (-20) 832 (-20) 871 (+7) 830 (-34) 869 (+5)
5 14 33 4 0
2 ahead (Georgia Tech) 6 ahead (UNLV) 18 ahead (Pacific) 2 ahead (Georgia Tech) 5 behind (Georgia)
10/18-19/99 4/21-23/00 5/18-20/00
Jerry Pate ACC NCAA East
Birmingham, AL Uwharrie Point, NC Moosic, PA
71 72 71
6958 7102 6847
12 9 27
835 (-17) 856 (-8) 871 (+19)
0 5 12
tied (Georgia) 4 behind (NC State 12 ahead (Georgia)
10/16-17/00
Jerry Pate
Birmingham, AL
71
6958
12
825 (-27)
2
4 behind (Georgia Tech)
9/28-30/01 Ping Preview Columbus, OH 3/16-18/02 NCAA East Roswell, GA #Denotes co-champion with Georgia Tech. No playoff was held
71 72
7236 7119
15 27
862 (+10) 876 (+12)
1 #0
2 ahead (Wake Forest) 1 ahead (Georgia Tech)
9/3-5/02 9/27-29/02 10/14/02 4/18-20/03 5/15-17/03 5/27-30/03
26 ahead (Minnesota) 7 behind (Florida) 3 ahead (UNLV) 5 behind (Wake Forest) 5 ahead (Georgia Tech) 1 ahead (Oklahoma St.)
9/30-2/90 5/7-8/91
4/12-13/97 4/18-20/97
4/16-18/04 5/20-22/04 4/10-11/06 4/5-7/09
Victory Mar.
Entering Last Rd. 5 behind (Arizona) 4 behind (BYU)
Topy Cup Carpet Classic Jerry Pate ACC NCAA East NCAA Champ
Tokyo, Japan Dalton, GA Birmingham, AL Uwharrie Pt, NC Auburn, AL Stillwater, OK
72 72 71 72 72 72
7050 6942 6958 7102 7207 7301
11 18 12 9 27 30
830 (-34) 850 (-14) 556 (-12) 865 (+1) 839 (-25) 1191 (+39)
31 2 6 1 9 2
ACC NCAA East
Uwharrie Point, NC New Haven, CT
72 70
7102 6749
9 27
837 (-27) 856 (+16)
8 6
US Collegiate
Marietta, GA
72
7020
13
864(E)
3 1 ahead (Wake Forest & Florida)
US Collegiate
Marietta, GA
72
7017
15
876(+12)
2
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10 ahead (Wake Forest) 4 behind (Penn State)
13 behind (Stanford)
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Individual Medalists Year
Name
Tournament
1949-50 1950-51 1974-75 1975-76 1977-78 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1995-96
Billy Delk Billy Delk Jimmy White Jimmy White Jimmy White Parker Moore Mike Lawrence Tony Nimmer Larry Penley Larry Penley Dillard Pruitt Jim Macfie Dillard Pruitt Jim Macfie Brad Clark Kevin Johnson Jason Griffith Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Chris Patton Chris Patton Oswald Drawdy Chris Patton Nicky Goetze Bobby Doolittle &Mark Swygert Danny Ellis Nicky Goetze Danny Ellis Mark Swygert Joey Maxon
S. C. Intercollegiate Match Play S.C. Intercollegiate Match Play S.C. Intercollegiate 71-69-69--209 Coll of Charleston 75-72--147 Red Fox Invitational 74-71-78--223 ACC Tournament 71-68-68--207 Iron Duke Classic 71-74-71--216 S.C. Intercollegiate 69-64-75--208 Iron Duke Classic 70-73-72--215 Southeastern Int. 70-70-70--210 S.C. Intercollegiate 66-69-75--210 Iron Duke Classic 68-77-69--214 Palmetto Dunes 72-69-70--211 Augusta State 68-72-73-213 S.C. Intercollegiate 68-74-73--215 S.C. Intercollegiate 69-71-72--212 Palmetto Classic 68-67--135 Gamecock Invitational 69-71-70--210 Gamecock Invitational 70-67-73--210 ACC Championship 73-73-68--214 Schenkel Invitational 70-70-69--209 *Hancock Invitational 69-68-68--205 Wachesaw Inv. 75-69--144 *Hancock Invitational 69-67-68--204 LSU Invitational 67-71-71--209 Palmetto Invitational 75-67-74--216 Ping Golfweek Preview 69-71-69--209 Iron Duke Classic 73-72--145 Furman Invitational 70-73-69--212 ACC Tournament 67-73-68--208 Ping/GolfWeek/Preview 72-70-72--214 Carpet Capital Classic 70-67--137 NCAA East Regional 73-73-67--213 Wofford Invitational 71-70--141
Scores
Charles Warren became Clemson’s first NCAA Champion in 1997.
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09
Jonathan Byrd Richard Coughlan Charles Warren Charles Warren Lucas Glover Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler D.J. Trahan Lucas Glover John Engler D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Matt Hendrix Matt Hendrix Stephen Poole Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley David May
Puerto Rico Classic Ping Intercollegiate ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament ^ Carpet Capital Classic ACC Tournament The Ridges Mauna Kea ! San Juan Shootout # Las Vegas Invitational Puerto Rico Classic ACC Tournament Carpet Classic % Jerry Pate NCAA East Regional Mercedes Benz Coll. Puerto Rico @ Augusta State US Collegiate # Purdue Aloha Classic Carpet Classic + ACC Tournament
74-68-70--212 74-70-66--210 74-67-71--212 71-68-73-67--279 69-71-72–212 68-68-69–205 67-70-70–207 73-67-73–213 70-70-65--205 73-68-66--207 68-70-67--205 66-70-67--203 69-69-72--210 70-68-67--205 69-70-71--210 73-71-67--210 70-67-70-207 72-68-67-207 70-70-71-211 71-67-69-207 73-66-69-208 71-69-66-206
* - Denotes All-American ind. tournament, Clemson did not compete as a team & - Won playoff vs. Tai Teshima of East Tennessee State on the first hole ^ - Denotes co-medalist with Bryce Molder of Georgia Tech ! - Denotes co-medalist with David Christensen of East Tennessee State # - Won playoff vs. Matt Brost of Texas % - Denotes co-medalist with Hunter Mahan of Oklahoma State @- Won playoff vs. Nathan Smith of Duke on first hole #- Won playoff vs. Drew Weaver of Virginia Tech on first hole + - Co-medalist with Matt Hill of NC State
Largest Victory Margin by Clemson Medalist
Parker Moore was Clemson’s first ACC Tournament Champion in 1976.
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Year 2008-09 1985-86 1990-91 1992-93 1996-97
Player Kyle Stanley Brad Clark Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze Charles Warren
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Event Carpet Classic S.C. Intercollegiate Ping Preview Ping Preview ACC Tournament
Scores 73-66-69 68-74-73 69-71-69 72-70-72 74-67-71
Tot Mar 208 +5 215 +5 209 +4 214 +4 212 +4
All-Time Coaching Records
Coach
General Bob Jones (at right) coached Clemson off and on between 1931-74. Coach George Hodges Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones No Coach No Coach No Coach No Coach Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bob Moorman Bobby Roberts Whitey Jordan Whitey Jordan Whitey Jordan Whitey Jordan Whitey Jordan Whitey Jordan Claire Caskey Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones
Year
W
L
T
1930 3 3 0 1931 4 2 0 1932 2 2 0 1933 0 4 0 1934 1 2 1 1935 2 2 0 1936 1 3 2 1937 5 4 0 1938 2 3 1 1939 1 2 0 1940 No Team 1941 2 0 0 1942 1 0 0 1943 0 1 0 1944 No Team 1945 No Team 1946 4 0 0 1947 8 0 0 1948 8 2 0 1949 9 2 0 1950 5 2 1 1951 6 7 0 1952 4 10 0 1953 8 4 0 1954 6 7 0 1955 6 7 2 1956 9 5 0 1957 4 7 0 1958 5 4 0 1959 6 4 0 1960 5 5 0 1961 4 4 1 1962 6 3 1 1963 7 5 0 1964 2 8 1 1965 4 4 0 1966 1 8 0 1967 2 6 1 1968 2 6 0 1969 5 8 1 1970 11 6 0 1971 7 1 0 1972 4 0 0 1973 2 1 0 1974
Pct.
ACC
.500 .667 .500 .000 .375 .500 .333 .556 .417 .333 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .800 .818 .625 .462 .286 .667 .462 .400 .643 .363 .555 .600 .500 .500 .600 .583 .182 .500 .111 .222 .250 .393 .647 .875 1.000 .667
Year
W
L
T Pct.
Bobby Robinson 1974-75 110 41 0 .728 Bobby Robinson 1975-76 145 57 0 .718 Bobby Robinson 1976-77 127 66 0 .658 Bobby Robinson 1977-78 149 69 0 .683 Bobby Robinson 1978-79 100 57 0 .637 Bobby Robinson 1979-80 166 57 0 .744 Bobby Robinson 1980-81 113 64 0 .638 Bobby Robinson 1981-82 158 115 0 .579 Bobby Robinson 1982-83 227 54 0 .808 Bobby Robinson 1983-84 132 46 0 .742 Larry Penley 1984-85 145 62 0 .700 Larry Penley 1985-86 135 41 0 .767 Larry Penley 1986-87 210 37 0 .850 Larry Penley 1987-88 141 36 0 .797 Larry Penley 1988-89 185 27 0 .873 Larry Penley 1989-90 151 57 0 .726 Larry Penley 1990-91 191 53 0 .783 Larry Penley 1991-92 149 54 0 .734 Larry Penley 1992-93 179 41 0 .814 Larry Penley 1993-94 148 79 0 .652 Larry Penley 1994-95 122 112 0 .521 Larry Penley 1995-96 157 47 0 .770 Larry Penley 1996-97 167 36 0 .823 Larry Penley 1997-98 168 27 0 .862 Larry Penley 1998-99 146 41 5 .773 Larry Penley 1999-00 156 26 3 .850 Larry Penley 2000-01 161 21 3 .878 Larry Penley 2001-02 156 29 3 .830 Larry Penley 2002-03 183 8 3 .951 Larry Penley 2003-04 164 44 4 .783 Larry Penley 2004-05 84 98 0 .462 Larry Penley 2005-06 125 62 4 .665 Larry Penley 2006-07 101 49 4 .652 Larry Penley 2007-08 144 50 1 .741 Larry Penley 2008-09 100 38 1 .723 #- Tied, won playoff *- Tied, lost playoff Note: Dual matches ended after the 1967-68 season.
ACC
NCAA NCAA Reg Nat’l
5th 5th 5th 5th 4th 2nd 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 6th 4th 1st 1st 5th 4th 1st 7th 5th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 6th 1st 4th 1st 3rd 8th 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 4th #10th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 11th 3rd 8th 3rd *10th 6th 3rd 2nd 9th
12th 16th 5th 19th 27th 21st 11th 17th 3rd 12th 13th 12th 4th 9th 21st 14th 3rd 2nd 8th 7th 2nd 3rd 1st 18th ---7th ---5th ----
6th 6th 6th 7th 8th 7th 6th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 8th 6th 7th 5th 8th 6th 6th 6th 5th
Larry Penley is in his 27th year as head coach at Clemson. He has led the Tigers to 20 top 20 finishes during his tenure.
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Yearly Leaders 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Rounds
Kevin Walsh, 36 Clarence Rose, 36 Larry Penley, 30 Norman Chapman, 33 Tony Nimmer, 33 Norman Chapman, 35 Dillard Pruitt, 35 Dillard Pruitt, 31 Jim MacFie, 31 John Trivison, 39 Brad Clark, 39 Kevin Johnson, 36 Jason Griffith, 36 Kevin Johnson, 36 Oswald Drawdy, 36 Chris Patton, 40 Kevin Johnson, 40 Oswald Drawdy, 42 3 with 39 Nicky Goetze, 39 Nicky Goetze, 42 Danny Ellis, 42 Mark Swygert, 41 Mike Byce 41 Mike Byce, 39 Charles Warren, 39 3 with 38 Jonathan Byrd, 40 3 with 40 John Engler, 40 John Engler, 39 Lucas Glover, 39 D.J. Trahan, 40 4 with 39 Jack Ferguson, 38 Gregg Jones, 38 Jack Ferguson, 36 Brent Delahoussaye, 36 Brian Duncan, 36 Stephen Poole, 37 Kyle Stanley, 31 Kyle Stanley, 36 Kyle Stanley, 33
Stroke Average
1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78
Jimmy White, 74.40 Parker Moore, 74.07 Kevin Walsh, 75.27 Mike Lawrence, 74.63
Rounds at Par or Better
Danny Ellis
1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Oswald Drawdy
82
Richard Coughlan, 5 Charles Warren, 3 Elliot Gealy, 3 Charles Warren, 6 Charles Warren, 14 Jonathan Byrd, 10 John Engler, 12 Lucas Glover, 13 D.J. Trahan, 16 D.J. Trahan, 15 Matt Hendrix, 12 Brian Duncan, 4 Stephen Poole, 5 Kyle Stanley, 11 Kyle Stanley, 7 Kyle Stanley, 9
1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
Clarence Rose, 74.12 Clarence Rose, 73.53 Larry Penley, 73.67 Norman Chapman, 73.06 Dillard Pruitt, 73.31 Dillard Pruitt, 71.94 John Trivison, 73.97 Kevin Johnson, 73.89 Kevin Johnson, 72.33 Chris Patton, 72.78 Chris Patton, 71.85 Chris Patton, 72.82 Nicky Goetze, 73.21 Nicky Goetze, 73.00 Nicky Goetze, 72.76 Mark Swygert, 73.41 Richard Coughlan, 72.66 Richard Coughlan, 73.43 Richard Coughlan, 72.48 Charles Warren, 71.28 Jonathan Byrd, 72.10 Lucas Glover, 71.24 John Engler, 70.87 D.J. Trahan, 70.33 D.J. Trahan, 71.05 Matt Hendrix, 71.00 Jack Ferguson, 73.42 Stephen Poole, 73.08 Kyle Stanley, 70.87 Kyle Stanley, 72.44
1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Kyle Stanley, 71.45
Rounds in 60s
Clarence Rose, 4 Dillard Pruitt, 2 Dillard Pruitt, 3 Norman Chapman, 5 Dillard Pruitt, 4 John Trivison, 4 Kevin Johnson, 4 Brad Clark, 4 Kevin Johnson, 7 Chris Patton, 5 Chris Patton, 15 Chris Patton, 8 Oswald Drawdy, 8 Nicky Goetze, 3 Danny Ellis, 3 Nicky Goetze, 5 Nicky Goetze, 7 Mark Swygert, 4
Parker Moore, 11 Kevin Walsh, 5 Mike Lawrence, 10 Clarence Rose, 7 Clarence Rose, 12 Larry Penley, 14 Dillard Pruitt, 9 Dillard Pruitt, 15 Dillard Pruitt, 20 John Trivison, 12 Brad Clark, 14 Kevin Johnson, 20 Kevin Johnson, 15 Chris Patton, 23 Chris Patton, 20 Nicky Goetze, 14 Nicky Goetze, 19 Nicky Goetze, 21 Mike Byce, 15 Richard Coughlan, 15 Richard Coughlan, 13 Charles Warren, 17 Charles Warren, 26 John Engler, 23 Lucas Glover, 25 John Engler, 25 John Engler, 31 D.J. Trahan, 34 D.J. Trahan, 28 Matt Hendrix, 22 Jack Ferguson, 22 Jack Ferguson, 13 Stephen Poole, 15
Stephen Poole
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Kyle Stanley, 21 Kyle Stanley, 22 Kyle Stanley, 19
Top 10 Finishes
1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Jimmy White, 4 Parker Moore, 3 1 by many Mike Lawrence, 4 Clarence Rose, 3 Clarence Rose, 7 Larry Penley, 5 Julian Taylor, 4 Dilliard Pruitt, 4 Dillard Pruitt, 7 John Trivison, 4 Jim MacFie, 4 Kevin Johnson, 5 Brad Clark, 5 Kevin Johnson, 8 Chris Patton, 7 Kevin Johnson, 8 Oswald Drawdy, 5 Nicky Goetze, 5 Nicky Goetze, 6 Nicky Goetze, 6 Danny Ellis, 6 Mark Swygert, 4 Mike Byce, 4 Richard Coughlan, 5 Charles Warren, 8 Richard Coughlan, 6 Jonathan Byrd, 6 Jonathan Byrd, 7 Jonathan Byrd, 7 Lucas Glover, 7 John Engler, 7 D.J. Trahan, 10 D.J. Trahan, 9 Matt Hendrix, 6 Jack Ferguson, 3 Brian Duncan, 5 Kyle Stanley, 6 Kyle Stanley, 6 Kyle Stanley, 8
*Clemson Single Season Record in bold
Nicky Goetze
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Score Par 822 -42 825 -27 826 -26 830 -34 830 -34 832 -20 835 -17 836 -28 838 -26 839 -25 839 -25 840 -24 842 -22 842 -22 843 -21 844 -20 844 -20 845 -19 845 -19 846 -18 847 -29 847 -17 847 -17 848 -16 848 -16 849 -15 849 -15 849 -15
Date 4-22-06 10-17-00 9-12-98 10-13-03 10-16-00 4-6-03 9-3-02 2-23-99 5-19-01 9-5-97 10-18-99 4-5-03 3-30-09 11-27-97 9-12-98 6-7-89 2-27-87 10-13-03 2-27-09 10-8-07 5-17-92 2-26-89 2-22-99 10-12-04 4-17-98 10-7-07 4-19-98
Team Records
Clemson Lowest 54-Hole Tournaments Place 2nd 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd
Year 2002-03 2000-01 2003-04 1998-99 2002-03 1998-99 1999-00 1997-98 2008-09 2002-03 2007-08 2005-06 1985-86 2000-01 1999-00 1997-98 1998-99 1991-92 2001-02 1999-00 1986-87 2002-03 2006-07 2000-01 2002-03 2008-09 1992-93 2001-02
Tournament Augusta St. Invitational Jerry Pate Jerry Pate San Juan Shootout Topy Cup Jerry Pate Jerry Pate ACC Tournament Puerto Rico NCAA East Regional The Brickyard ACC Tournament Schenkel Invitational NCAA East Regional Golf World NCAA East Regional The Ridges ACC Tournament ACC Tournament Schenkel Invitational Gamecock Invitational Schenkel E-Z Go Carpet Classic Palmetto Dunes Atlanta Intercollegiate ACC Tournament NCAA East Regional Augusta St. Invitational
Clemson Team Best Rounds
Tournament ACC Tournament Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Augusta St. Invitational Topy Cup San Juan Shootout NCAA East Regional Palmetto Classic Jerry Pate Augusta St. Invitational Hootie Mauna Kea Inv. The Ridges NCAA National Palmetto Classic Jerry Pate Puerto Rico Classic The Brickyard ACC Tournament Palmetto Classic San Juan Shootout Jerry Pate ACC Tournament The Brickyard ACC Tournament
Site Augusta, GA Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL San Juan, PR Tokyo, Japan Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL Uwharrie, NC San Juan, PR Auburn, AL Macon, GA Uwharrie, NC Statesboro, GA Williamsburg,VA Hilton Head, SC Daufuskie , SC Johnson City, TN Rocky Mount, NC Uwharrie Point, NC Statesboro, GA Columbia, SC Statesboro, GA Dalton, GA Hilton Head, SC Stockbridge, GA Uwharrie Point, NC Charlottesville,VA Augusta, GA
Site Rd Uwharrie Point, NC 2 Birmingham, AL 3 Birmingham, AL 2 Birmingham, AL 2 Birmingham, AL 2 Augusta, GA 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 San Juan, PR 3 Williamsburg,VA 3 Kiawah Island, SC 2 Birmingham, AL 2 Augusta, GA 1 Mt. Pleasant, SC 2 Kamuela, HI 1 Johnson City, TN 1 Edmond, OK 1 Santee, SC 1 Birmingham, AL 3 San Juan, PR 2 Macon, GA 2 Rocky Mount, NC 3 Santee, SC 2 San Juan, PR 2 Birmingham, AL 3 Uwharrie, NC 1 Macon, GA 1 Uwharrie Point, NC 3
Par -20 -16 -15 -15 -14 -18 -16 -15 -15 -15 -9 -15 -10 -14 -14 -6 -14 -9 -13 -12 -12 -12 -12 -8 -11 -11 -11
Tot 268 268 269 269 270 270 272 273 273 273 273 273 274 274 274 274 274 275 275 276 276 276 276 276 277 277 277
Clemson shot a school record 20 under par in the second round of the ACC Championship in 2006.
The Tigers set two team records at the Augusta State Invitational in 2003. 11-16-90 6-2-00 3-12-00 5-30-02 5-16-03 5-17-03
Golf World NCAA National Las Vegas Invitational NCAA Championships NCAA East Regional NCAA East Regional
Date 4-22-06 4-6-03 10-17-00 9-3-02 9-12-98 10-13-03 2-23-99 5-19-01 9-5-97 4-5-03
Par -42 -34 -34 -31 -29 -28 -27 -26 -26 -25 -25 -22 -22 -21 -20 -20 -20 -20 -19 -19 -19 -19 -18 -17 -17 -17 -16 -16 -15 -15 -15 -14 -14 -14 -13
Score 822 830 830 1121 847 836 825 826 838 839 839 842 842 843 844 844 832 840 857 845 1133 845 846 847 835 847 848 848 849 849 849 850 850 850 851
Hilton Head, SC Opelika, AL Las Vegas, NV Columbus, OH Auburn, AL Auburn, AL
1 3 3 2 2 3
-11 -11 -11 -7 -11 -11
277 277 277 277 277 277
Rd Tot 2 268 3 270 3 268 1 272 2 269 2 269 3 273 3 273 2 273 1 273
Par -20 -18 -16 -16 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15
Clemson Top Team Rounds vs. Par
Tournament ACC Tournament Augusta State Terry Pate Topy Cup Jerry Pate Jerry Pate San Juan Shootout NCAA East Palmetto Classic Augusta State
Place 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 1st 2nd
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Site Uwharrie Point, NC Augusta, GA Birmingham, AL Tokyo, Japan Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL San Juan, PR Williamsburg,VA Kiawah Island, SC Augusta, GA
Top Tournaments vs. Par Year 2002-03 1998-99 2002-03 1997-98 1986-87 1997-98 2000-01 2003-04 2008-09 2002-03 2007-08 1985-86 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1998-99 2005-06 1979-80 1991-92 1999-00 2001-02 1999-00 2006-07 1999-00 2002-03 2000-01 2002-03 1992-93 2001-02 2008-09 1988-89 1999-00 2002-03 2006-07
Tournament Augusta St. Invitational San Juan Shootout Topy Cup NCAA National Gamecock Inv. ACC Tournament Jerry Pate Jerry Pate Puerto Rico NCAA East Regional The Brickyard Schenkel Inv. NCAA East Palmetto Dunes The Ridges NCAA East Regional Jerry Pate ACC Tournamtent SC Intercollegiate ACC Tournament NCAA National ACC Tournament Schenkel Inv. Carpet Classic Jerry Pate Schenkel E-Z Go Palmetto Dunes Atlanta Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional Augusta St. Invitational ACC Tournament Golf World Las Vegas Invitational Carpet Classic Puerto Rico Classic
Site Augusta, GA San Juan, PR Tokyo, Japan Albuquerque, NM Columbia, SC Uwharrie Point, NC Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL San Juan, PR Auburn, AL Macon, GA Statesboro, GA Williamsburg,VA Hilton Head, SC Johnson City, TN Daufuskie, SC Birmingham, AL Uwharrie Point, NC Hampton, SC Rocky Mount, NC Opelika, AL Uwharrie Point, NC Statesboro, GA Dalton, GA Birmingham, AL Statesboro, GA Hilton Head, SC Stockbridge, GA Charlottesville,VA Augusta, GA Uwharrie Point, NC Hilton Head, SC Las Vegas, NV Dalton, GA Rio Mar, PR
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All-ACC Career Stats
BO BEARD Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1986-87 10 27 2052 1 11 0 4 76.00 0 73 217 1987-88 9 28 2100 0 14 4 3 75.00 1 70 217 1988-89 12 35 2601 1 20 4 7 74.31 1 69 215 1990-91 14 39 2883 2 29 1 10 73.92 4 68 215 Totals 45 129 9636 4 74 9 24 74.70 6 68 215
Jack Ferguson was a threetime All-ACC selection.
JONATHAN BYRD Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1996-97 13 38 2808 3 26 3 9 73.89 6 68 212 1997-98 13 40 2893 9 33 4 18 72.83 7 65 210 1998-99 13 40 2884 10 36 1 16 72.10 7 67 209 1999-00 12 37 2648 8 34 6 18 71.57 6 67 207 Totals 51 155 11,233 30 129 14 61 72.48 26 65 207 NORMAN CHAPMAN Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1980-81 7 21 1615 0 11 0 0 76.90 1 73 222 1981-82 11 33 2411 1 18 2 3 73.06 3 67 214 1982-83 12 35 2577 5 20 4 9 73.63 3 68 211 1983-84 9 27 1981 2 14 1 9 73.37 4 67 210 Totals 39 116 8584 8 63 7 21 74.00 11 67 210 BRAD CLARK Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1984-85 10 30 2270 1 15 4 2 75.67 1 63 218 1985-86 14 39 2890 4 24 4 10 74.10 5 68 210 1986-87 12 34 2521 3 22 4 7 74.15 3 66 211 1987-88 5 15 1169 0 5 0 0 77.93 0 74 224 Totals 41 118 8850 8 66 12 19 75.00 9 63 210 RICHARD COUGHLAN
Year TRN RDS STKS 1993-94 13 38 2827 1994-95 13 36 2616 1995-96 13 37 2717 1996-97 11 33 2392 Totals 50 144 10,552
Top Best Best 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1 24 4 4 74.39 2 68 217 5 31 3 12 72.66 5 68 211 1 32 6 7 73.43 6 69 214 4 30 4 11 72.48 6 66 210 11 117 17 34 73.28 19 66 210
Brent Delahoussaye Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 2003-04 11 32 2367 2 22 3 5 73.97 2 66 206 2004-05 12 36 2660 3 27 4 6 73.89 2 66 215 Totals 23 68 5027 5 49 7 11 73.92 4 66 206 OSWALD DRAWDY Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1986-87 8 17 1259 0 11 2 2 74.06 3 70 223 1987-88 12 36 2653 1 24 2 10 73.69 6 69 211 1988-89 13 38 2785 4 28 6 9 73.29 4 67 212 1989-90 14 42 3074 8 34 5 12 73.23 5 67 206 Totals 47 133 9771 13 97 15 33 73.47 18 67 206
BRIAN DUNCAN
Year 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Totals
Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Totals
Tr 1 8 12 11 32
Top Best Best Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 27 2057 0 13 4 5 76.19 0 70 220 39 2911 2 24 3 6 74.64 4 68 216 36 2645 2 29 8 5 73.47 3 67 215 39 2870 2 30 7 6 73.59 5 66 210 141 10483 6 96 22 22 74.35 12 66 210
Rds 3 22 36 34 95
Top Best Best Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 221 0 3 1 0 73.67 0 72 221 1647 0 15 2 3 74.86 0 70 218 2669 4 23 2 9 74.14 1 67 211 2487 3 27 5 8 73.15 3 67 208 7024 7 68 10 20 73.94 4 67 208
DANNY ELLIS
Year Tr 1989-90 8 1990-91 13 1991-92 12 1992-93 15 Totals 48
Top Best Best Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 25 1857 1 19 8 4 74.28 2 69 216 36 2675 3 22 3 7 74.31 2 67 220 35 2570 3 25 2 9 73.43 4 67 208 42 3079 3 31 5 11 73.31 6 65 213 138 10181 10 97 18 31 73.91 14 65 208
Top Best Best Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 34 2469 4 30 6 12 72.62 2 69 209 40 2897 4 33 8 13 72.43 6 64 205 40 2853 12 38 4 21 71.33 6 66 209 39 2764 8 36 9 22 70.87 7 64 202 153 10,983 28 137 27 68 71.78 21 64 202
Tr 6 13 13 12 44
Rds 18 39 38 36 131
Top Best Best Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 1345 1 10 1 2 74.72 0 68 215 2784 10 34 10 17 71.38 7 66 204 2713 10 36 5 17 71.39 5 65 206 2643 1 30 6 7 73.42 3 69 211 9485 22 110 22 43 72.41 15 65 204
LUCAS GLOVER
BOBBY DOOLITTLE Tr 9 14 12 14 49
Tr 11 13 13 13 50
JACK FERGUSON
Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Totals
Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Totals
Year 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Totals
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JOHN ENGLER
Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Totals
Tr 10 13 12 13 48
Top Best Best Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 31 2253 2 25 6 10 72.68 2 68 212 40 2911 6 31 5 12 72.78 7 66 208 37 2636 8 34 5 20 71.24 7 66 205 39 2776 13 36 6 22 71.18 5 66 201 147 10,576 29 126 22 64 71.97 21 66 201
NICKY GOETZE Tr 13 14 13 15 55
Top Best Best Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 39 2880 1 32 9 5 73.84 2 69 212 39 2855 3 31 3 11 73.21 5 66 209 39 2847 5 29 8 11 73.00 6 68 211 42 3056 7 33 6 15 72.76 6 67 210 159 11638 16 125 26 42 73.19 19 66 209
MATT HENDRIX
Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Totals
Tr 12 13 12 37
Rds 37 39 35 111
Top Best Best Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 RD TRN 2727 2 26 3 8 73.70 0 69 214 2798 12 33 6 19 71.74 6 65 207 2485 12 31 2 20 71.00 6 66 205 8010 26 90 11 47 72.16 12 65 205
JASON GRIFFITH Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1984-85 11 33 2452 2 21 2 7 74.30 3 69 214 1985-86 13 35 2615 3 18 5 6 74.71 4 67 216 1986-87 13 36 2633 3 28 5 12 73.14 4 67 211 1987-88 11 33 2477 1 16 0 3 75.06 2 68 218 Totals 48 137 10,177 9 83 12 28 74.28 13 67 211
2009-10 Clemson Golf
All-ACC Career Stats KEVIN JOHNSON Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1985-86 13 35 2586 4 21 5 8 73.89 5 66 213 1986-87 13 36 2604 7 29 6 14 72.33 8 65 206 1987-88 12 36 2632 4 27 2 13 73.11 6 68 209 1988-89 16 40 2889 7 37 3 18 72.22 8 66 209 Totals 54 147 10,711 22 114 16 53 72.86 27 65 206 GREGG JONES Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 2000-01 9 28 2056 5 22 1 10 73.43 1 68 210 2001-02 12 37 2657 10 33 1 17 71.81 4 66 203 2002-03 13 39 2839 6 34 5 11 72.79 4 67 208 2003-04 13 38 2765 6 29 6 8 72.76 3 66 205 Totals 47 142 10,317 27 118 13 46 72.65 12 66 203
LARRY PENLEY Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 1977-78 7 19 1472 0 1978-79 9 25 1892 1 1979-80 13 33 2462 0 1980-81 10 30 2210 1 Totals 39 107 8036 2
75- 5 11 19 21 56
Par -Par 0 1 2 3 2 7 4 10 8 21
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN 77.47 0 71 221 75.68 2 69 214 74.61 2 70 218 73.67 5 69 210 75.10 9 69 210
STEPHEN POOLE Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 2002-03 2003-04 7 21 1534 3 2004-05 8 24 1804 1 2005-06 12 37 2704 5 Totals 27 82 6042 9
75- 15 13 25 53
Par -Par 3 1 2 6
5 2 13 20
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN DNP 73.05 3 67 210 75.17 0 68 210 73.08 2 68 211 73.68 5 67 210
Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1977-78 11 32 2388 3 18 2 8 74.63 4 68 214 1978-79 6 16 1208 0 7 2 2 75.50 0 71 219 Totals 17 48 3596 3 25 4 10 74.92 4 68 214 JIM MACFIE Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1981-82 7 20 1532 0 10 0 1 76.60 1 70 220 1982-83 4 11 818 2 5 1 2 74.40 1 68 214 1983-84 10 31 2356 3 24 3 11 72.77 3 68 209 1984-85 12 36 2697 3 24 4 5 74.92 4 66 213 Totals 33 98 7403 8 63 8 19 75.54 9 66 209
DILLARD PRUITT Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1980-81 9 27 2018 2 18 2 3 74.74 2 68 219 1981-82 11 32 2366 3 21 2 7 73.94 3 66 210 1982-83 12 35 2566 2 23 6 9 73.31 4 68 212 1983-84 10 31 2230 4 24 8 12 71.94 7 67 211 Totals 42 125 9180 11 86 18 31 73.44 16 66 210
BEN MARTIN
KYLE STANLEY Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 2006-07 10 31 2197 11 30 3 18 70.87 6 65 207 2007-08 12 36 2608 7 31 8 14 72.44 6 67 209 2008-09 11 33 2358 9 30 5 14 71.45 8 66 200 Totals 33 100 7163 27 91 16 46 71.63 20 65 207
MIKE LAWRENCE
Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 2006-07 8 23 1690 5 2007-08 9 28 2060 3 2008-09 8 24 1752 4 Totals 25 75 5502 12
75- 17 20 18 55
Par -Par 1 7 4 6 4 6 9 19
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN 73.48 1 64 208 73.57 2 67 211 73.00 2 66 206 73.36 5 64 206
CLARENCE ROSE Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1978-79 9 25 1853 2 15 2 5 74.12 3 68 208 1979-80 14 36 2647 4 26 4 8 73.53 7 67 212 Totals 23 61 4500 6 41 6 13 73.77 10 67 208
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN 76.22 0 70 218 73.69 5 65 213 74.37 3 70 217 72.26 6 68 209 73.87 14 65 209
JULIAN TAYLOR Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1979-80 13 33 2513 1 13 2 2 76.15 2 68 220 1980-81 8 24 1831 0 13 3 1 76.29 1 71 215 1981-82 11 32 2414 2 19 1 2 75.44 4 69 218 1982-83 11 32 2369 2 17 2 7 74.03 1 69 217 Totals 43 121 9127 5 62 8 12 75.43 8 68 215
Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 2005-06 11 34 2525 3 23 6 6 74.26 2 65 207 2006-07 9 27 2002 1 18 6 2 74.15 0 68 216 2007-08 8 24 1775 2 18 2 5 73.96 0 69 214 2008-09 10 30 2200 5 20 3 10 73.33 3 66 206 Totals 38 115 8502 11 79 17 23 73.93 5 65 206
D.J. TRAHAN Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1999-00 10 31 2247 9 25 4 13 72.48 4 66 207 2000-01 11 33 2392 5 27 4 15 72.48 3 67 212 2001-02 13 40 2813 16 37 7 27 70.33 10 66 203 2002-03 13 39 2771 15 35 5 23 71.05 9 64 201 Totals 47 143 10,223 45 124 20 78 71.49 26 64 201 KEVIN WALSH Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1976-77 10 30 2258 0 15 1 4 75.27 1 70 216 1977-78 11 32 2395 1 15 2 3 74.84 3 69 219 1978-79 9 25 1872 1 16 0 3 74.88 2 68 217 1979-80 14 36 2686 0 22 2 4 74.61 2 70 217 Totals 44 123 9211 2 68 5 14 74.89 8 68 216 CHARLES WARREN Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1994-95 10 28 2077 2 15 0 7 74.18 3 66 215 1995-96 14 39 2877 3 31 3 7 73.77 8 68 212 1996-97 13 38 2776 6 28 6 11 73.05 5 67 212 1997-98 13 39 2780 14 36 3 23 71.28 6 66 205 Totals 50 144 10,510 25 110 12 48 72.99 22 66 205
JOEY MAXON Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 1994-95 7 18 1372 0 1995-96 13 36 2653 2 1996-97 13 38 2826 0 1997-98 11 34 2459 8 Totals 44 126 9310 10
75- 9 25 24 30 88
Par -Par 0 2 3 6 1 7 3 14 7 29
DAVID MAY
PARKER MOORE Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 1973-74 7 16 1219 1 1974-75 12 30 2284 1 1975-76 10 30 2222 2 Totals 29 76 5725 4
75- 7 13 19 39
Par -Par 2 2 1 0 1 10 4 12
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN 76.19 0 68 226 76.13 2 66 214 74.07 3 68 207 75.33 5 66 207
TONY NIMMER Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- Par -Par AVG 10 RD TRN 1979-80 11 26 1987 0 12 2 3 76.42 2 70 218 1980-81 10 30 2226 2 20 1 6 74.20 3 64 208 1981-82 11 33 2460 2 22 3 5 74.55 2 69 218 1982-83 11 32 2372 3 20 5 9 74.13 3 68 214 Totals 43 121 9045 7 74 11 23 74.75 10 64 208 CHRIS PATTON Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 1986-87 12 33 2427 2 1987-88 9 27 1965 5 1988-89 16 40 2874 15 1989-90 13 39 2840 8 Totals 50 139 10,106 30
75- 22 23 33 32 110
Par -Par 3 10 5 9 5 18 8 12 21 49
Top Best Best AVG 10 RD TRN 73.55 4 67 210 72.78 7 68 209 71.85 6 67 205 72.82 4 67 204 72.71 21 67 204
JIM WHITE Top Best Best Year TRN RDS STKS 60s 75- PAR -PAR AVG 10 RD TRN 1974-75 7 20 1488 2 12 1 3 74.40 4 69 209 1975-76 10 31 2378 0 13 2 2 76.65 1 70 220 1976-77 9 27 2095 0 12 0 1 77.59 0 70 222 1977-78 6 17 1312 0 6 2 0 77.18 0 72 229 Totals 32 95 7273 2 43 5 6 76.56 5 69 209 Note: All stats include fall results.
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Tiger Honors & Awards NCAA Champion
1997
Charles Warren, Jr.
Dave Williams Award
(National Senior Player of the Year) 1998 Charles Warren, Sr.
Arnold Palmer Award
1998
Charles Warren, Sr.
Ben Hogan Award
2002 2009
D.J. Trahan, Jr. Kyle Stanley, Jr.
Jack Nicklaus Award
2002
D.J. Trahan, Jr.
All-American
1980 1983 1984 1987 1988
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009
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Clarence Rose (2nd) Dillard Pruitt (2nd) Dillard Pruitt (2nd) Kevin Johnson (3rd) Kevin Johnson (1st) Chris Patton (2nd) Oswald Drawdy (HM) Chris Patton (lst) Kevin Johnson (2nd) Oswald Drawdy (HM) Chris Patton (1st) Oswald Drawdy (3rd) Danny Ellis (HM) Nicky Goetze (3rd) Bo Beard (HM) Nicky Goetze (HM) Danny Ellis (HM) Nicky Goetze (2nd) Danny Ellis (HM) Bobby Doolittle (HM) Thump Delk (HM) Mark Swygert (HM)
1994 Mark Swygert (HM) 1996 Charles Warren (3rd) Richard Coughlan (HM) Joey Maxon (HM) 1997 Charles Warren (1st) Richard Coughlan (1st) 1998 Charles Warren (1st) Joey Maxon (HM) Jonathan Byrd (HM) 1999 Jonathan Byrd (1st) John Engler (1st) Lucas Glover (HM) 2000 Lucas Glover (1st) John Engler (2nd) Jonathan Byrd (3rd) D.J. Trahan (HM) 2001 Lucas Glover (1st) John Engler (1st) D.J. Trahan (HM) 2002 D.J. Trahan (1st) Gregg Jones (2nd) 2003 D.J. Trahan (1st) Jack Ferguson (2nd) Matt Hendrix (3rd) 2004 Jack Ferguson (2nd) Matt Hendrix (2nd) 2006 Brian Duncan (3rd) Stephen Poole (HM) 2007 Kyle Stanley (1st) 2008 Kyle Stanley (HM) 2009 Kyle Stanley (1st)
2009
NCAA Long Drive Champion
1982
Ping NCAA All-District
1984
1986
2007 2008
Player Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze Bo Beard Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze Bobby Dolittle Chad Starliper Lucas Glover John Engler Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Ben Duncan John Engler Gregg Jones Ben Duncan Gregg Jones Martin Catalioto Brent Delahoussaye Brent Delahoussaye Martin Catalioto Brian Duncan Nick Biershenk David May Sam Saunders David May Kyle Stanley David May Luke Hopkins Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Jacob Burger Crawford Reeves Corbin Mills
ACC MVP
1997 2002 2007
Richard Coughlan D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley
ACC Rookie-of-the Year
2000 2007
ACC Champion
1976 Parker Moore 1988 Kevin Johnson 1992 Danny Ellis 1997 Charles Warren 1998 Charles Warren 2001 John Engler 2009 David May (co-champion)
All-ACC
1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983
Kyle Stanley Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Sam Saunders
1987 1988 1989
Team First First Second First First First HM HM First HM HM Second Third HM HM Third Third Third Third Second HM Second HM HM HM Second HM HM HM First Second HM First HM
Chris Patton was the U.S. Amateur Champion in 1989.
D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley
Brad Clark
Clemson’s AJGA All-Americans
Phillip Mollica Kyle Stanley
1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Jimmy White Parker Moore Kevin Walsh Mike Lawrence Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Larry Penley Tony Nimmer Julian Taylor Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Norman Chapman Dillard Pruitt Jim Macfie Kevin Johnson Jason Griffith Brad Clark Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Oswald Drawdy Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Chris Patton Oswald Drawdy Bo Beard Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze Danny Ellis Bobby Doolittle Danny Ellis Bobby Doolittle Nicky Goetze Richard Coughlan Richard Coughlan Joey Maxon Charles Warren Richard Coughlan Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Joey Maxon Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler D.J. Trahan John Engler Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones D.J. Trahan Jack Ferguson
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Matt Hendrix Gregg Jones Matt Hendrix Jack Ferguson Gregg Jones Brent Delahoussaye Jack Ferguson Brian Duncan Stephen Poole Kyle Stanley Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Ben Martin David May
Coaches Association Academic Scholar
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1999 2000 2002
1989 2009
1976 1993 2009
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Jason Griffith Jason Griffith Jason Griffith Oswald Drawdy Oswald Drawdy Oswald Drawdy Nicky Goetze Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd D.J. Trahan
US Amateur Champion
Chris Patton Ben Martin
US Amateur Runner-up
Parker Moore Danny Ellis Ben Martin
ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team
Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson Richard Coughlan Chris Patton Danny Ellis Dillard Pruitt John Engler Clarence Rose Nicky Goetze D.J. Trahan Lucas Glover Charles Warren
SC Amateur Athlete-of the-Year
1998
Charles Warren
ACC Coach-of-the-Year
1983 1987 1996 1997 1998 2003 2004 2007
Bobby Robinson Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley
District Coach-of-the-Year
1987 2003 2004
Larry Penley Larry Penley Larry Penley
National Coach-of-the-Year
2003
1989 2002
Larry Penley
World Cup
Kevin Johnson D.J. Trahan
Palmer Cup
1997 Richard Coughlan *Charles Warren 1999 *Jonathan Byrd *John Engler Michael Hoey 2000 Jonathan Byrd John Engler Lucas Glover 2001 John Engler Lucas Glover *D.J. Trahan 2002 *D.J. Trahan 2004 Jack Ferguson Larry Penley Head Coach
1990 1997 1999 2001 2003 2007
Walker Cup
Kevin Johnson Richard Coughlan *Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover Michael Hoey *D.J. Trahan Matt Hendrix Kyle Stanley
United States Public Links Champion
1986 2000
Kevin Johnson D.J. Trahan
Clemson Hall of Fame
1992 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009
Parker Moore Dilliard Pruitt Chris Patton Kevin Johnson Clarence Rose Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler
Frank Howard Award
1989 1990 2003 2007
Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Entire 2003 Golf Team @Kyle Stanley
IPTAY Athlete-of-the-Year
1997 1999 2000 2002
Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd #D.J. Trahan
Dr. R.C. Edwards Sportsmanship Award
2001
John Engler
ACC Golf Academic Honor Roll
1958 1960 1961 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
John Kane R.M. Mattison Francis Townsend Francis Townsend Michael Dawes John Harman Pat Harman Jim Carson Peter Pierson Bill Wallace Steve Dawes Mike Castle William Ford Kirby Raines William Ford Paul Gault Robert Hawthorne
Tiger Honors & Awards 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1985 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Robert Hawthorne Ken Weathers Charlie Craft T.J. Grubbs Terry Willis Johnny Black Steve Broome Charlie Craft T.J. Grubbs Terry Willis Johnny Black Joe Moses Bill Shipley Jimmy White Terry Willis Johnny Black Chuck Smith Jimmy White Johnny Black Jimmy Brick Jimmy White Chip Dickinson Tom Petrosewicz Paul Williamson Tony Nimmer Tom Petrosewicz Fred Rew Kevin Walsh Paul Williamson Norman Chapman Norman Chapman Bobby Clark Robert McCardle Tony Nimmer Willie Shearer Jason Griffith Mitch Ralston Oswald Drawdy Jason Griffith Kevin Johnson Oswald Drawdy Jason Griffith Kevin Johnson Bo Beard Oswald Drawdy Nicky Goetze Lou O’Keefe Bo Beard Nicky Goetze Bobby Doolittle Mark Swygert Bobby Doolittle Mark Swygert Mike Byce Britt Jones Mike Byce John Walker, IV Charles Warren Steve White Elliot Gealy Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Luke Ferguson Elliot Gealy Jani Saari Jonathan Byrd John Engler Luke Ferguson Elliot Gealy Tripp James Jonathan Byrd John Engler Luke Ferguson Tripp James Jani Saari Jonathan Byrd Brennan King Matt Hendrix Tripp James Michael Sims
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Gregg Jones Jack Ferguson Ben Duncan Matt Hendrix Tripp James D.J. Trahan Ben Duncan Matt Hendrix Gregg Jones Michael Sims D.J. Trahan Ben Duncan Matt Hendrix Gregg Jones Stephen Poole Michael Sims D.J. Trahan Martin Catalioto Stephen Poole Martin Catalioto Stephen Poole Ben Martin Martin Catalioto Ben Martin Sam Saunders Ben Martin Brewer Bradshaw Jacob Burger McCuen Elmore Ben Martin Michael Muscatell Mike Soowal
AlI-ACC Academic Team 2006 2007 2008 2009
(Began in 2006) Martin Catalioto Ben Martin Ben Martin Ben Martin
Lightsey MVP Award
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975- 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
P.R. Pierson Charlie Hartline Joseph Vignati Joseph Vignati Thomas Suber, Jr. Stephen Broome Billy Rigby T.J. Grubbs Parker Moore Jimmy White Parker Moore Kevin Walsh Kevin Walsh Mike Lawrence Clarence Rose Clarence Rose Larry Penley Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt John Trivison Brad Clark Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Oswald Drawdy Oswald Drawdy Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze Danny Ellis Mark Swygert Richard Coughlan Richard Coughlan Charles Warren Charles Warren Jonathan Byrd Lucas Glover John Engler
Individual Amateur Tournament Wins/Honors Sunnehanna Amateur 1983 Dillard Pruitt 2001 Lucas Glover 2002 Dillard Pruitt 2003 Matt Hendrix 2004 Jack Ferguson Monroe Invitational 2002 D.J. Trahan 2003 Brent Delahoussaye 2006 Phillip Mollica 2008 Phillip Mollica Northeast Amateur 1999 Jonathan Byrd 2001 2003 2009
Jones Cup D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones Kyle Stanley
Carolinas Amateur Champion 1985 Jason Griffith 1995 Charles Warren 1999 Jonathan Byrd North Carolina Amateur Champion 1978 Clarence Rose Carolinas Golf Association Player-of-the-Year 1999 Jonathan Byrd 2000 D.J. Trahan 2001 D.J. Trahan 2002 D.J. Trahan South Carolina Amateur Champion 1975 Parker Moore 1982 Dillard Pruitt 1987 Larry Penley 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ricketts Most Improved Award
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Matt Hendrix Jack Ferguson Brian Duncan Stephen Poole Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley
Jim Macfie Mitch Ralston Robert McCardle Oswald Drawdy Bo Beard Sam Olson Danny Ellis Mark Swygert Bobby Doolittle Thump Delk Richard Coughlan Charles Warren Joey Maxon Jonathan Byrd Joey Maxon Jani Saari Jani Saari Gregg Jones Matt Hendrix Jack Ferguson
1988 1992 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2007
Larry Penley Tommy Biershenk Mark Swygert Charles Warren Lucas Glover Lucas Glover Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Luke Hopkins
South Carolina Match Play Championship 1987 Oswald Drawdy 2000 Gregg Jones 2001 Gregg Jones 2002 Nick Biershenk 2003 Dillard Pruitt 2006
Rice Planters Tanner Ervin
Southern Amateur 2006 Kyle Stanley 2008 Kyle Stanley Palmetto Amateur 1976 Len Yaun 1979 Len Yaun 1982 Len Yaun 1983 Mike Carlisle 1997 Mike Cartisle 1998 Mike Cartisle 2004 Brian Duncan 2006 Ben Martin 2007 Luke Hopkins Sahalee Players 2006 Kyle Stanley North-South Amateur 2007 Phillip Mollica
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Stephen Poole Tanner Ervin Tanner Ervin Zack Siefert Phillip Mollica Luke Hopkins
Larry Wallace-Dyar Captain’s Award
2007 2008 2009
Tanner Ervin David May David May
Fred Schrimpf Coaches Award
2007 2008 2009
Ben Martin Ben Martin Ben Martin
*Denotes still a Clemson student at the time of the competition. #Denotes shared the honor with Khalil Greene of the Clemson baseball team. @Denotes shared honor with Travis Padgett (Track)
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US Amateur Results 1976
Parker Moore (Finalist) d. Dick Horne, 1 up d. Gregory P. Farrow, 4&3 d. Dick Siderowf, 2&1 d. Greg Hays, 2&1 d. Mike Reid, 1 up d. Stan K. Souza, 19 holes L. Bill Sender, 8&6, (36 holes)
1980
Clarence Rose (Final 8) d. Brian Mogg, 2 up d. Jeff McMillian, 5&4 d. Allen Doyle, 2 up L. Dick Von Tacky, 3&1
at The Country Club Brookline, MA Par: 72/6,896 Yards
Julian Taylor (Final 16) d. John Slaughter, 2 up d. Randy Reifers, 5&3 L. Jay Sigel, 3&1
Stroke Play Only: #Larry Penley. Bo Beard, #Kevin Johnson
1990 at Cherry Hills Country Club Denver, CO Par: 71/ 7,110 Yards
1982
1991 at The Honors Course Ooltewab, TN Par: 72/ 7,064 Yards
1983
Mark Swygert (Final 32) d. Gary Nicklaus, 2&1 L. Phil Mickelson, 2&1 Stroke Play Only: Nicky Goetze,Thump Delk, Max Fain, Mike Taylor, Lou O’Keefe
Charles Raulerson (Final 32) d. Randy Nichols, 2&1 L. John Inman, 6&5
1985
1984
at Montclair Golf Club West Orange, NJ Par: 72/6,362 Yards
at Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, OK Par: 71/6,951 Yards
#Dillard Pruitt (Final 64) L. Scott Verplank, 3&2
#Chris Patton (Final 64) L. Chris Zambri, 8&6
Stroke Play Only: Nicky Goetze, Bobby Doolittle, #Julian Taylor
at North Shore Country Club Glenview, IL Par: 72/6,988 Yards
1992
*Kevin Johnson (Final 16) d. Clark Burroughs 1 up d. Buddy Marucci, Jr, 2 up L. Chip Drury, 5&3
at Muirrfield Village Golf Club Dublin, OH Par: 72/7,006 Yards
1986 at Shoal Creek Shoal Creek, AL Par: 72/6,981 Yards Stroke Play Only: Jason Griffith, Kevin Johnson
at Juniper Hills Club Juniper, FL Par: 72/6,879 Yards
#Larry Penley (Final 64) L. Harry Rudolph, 2 up
Kevin Johnson (Final 32) d. Matt Stokes, 6&5 L. Jay Sigel, 3&2
#Danny Ellis (Finalist) d. Doug Farr (Monroe, LA), 6&5 d. Willie Hoefle (Ames, IA), 4&3 d. Kevin King (Hilton Head, SC), 5&4 d. Brian Gay (Daleville, AL), 3&2 d. John Curley (Osterville, MA), 5&4 L. John Harris (Edina, MD)
Stroke Play Only: #Nicky Goetze
*Nicky Goetze (Final 32) d. David McCampbell, 3&2 L. John Harris, 2&1
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1988
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1993
Hot Springs GC (Cascade Course) Hot Springs,VA Par: 72 /6,663 Yards
Stroke Play Only: #Julian Taylor, Kevin Johnson
Nicky Goetze (Final 64) L. Kelly Mitchum, 1 up
at Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course) Houston, TX Par: 71/7,148 Yards
Stroke Play Only: Mike Taylor
Stroke Play Only: Mark Swygert, Britt Jones
1987
Larry Penley
Charles Warren
at Merion Golf Club Ardmore, PA Par: 70/6,846 Yards Chris Patton (Champion) d. Randall Lewis (Alma, MI), 2&1 d. Takahiro Nagagawa, (Japan), 5&4 d. Mike Podolak, (Oxbow, ND), 19 holes d. Kevin Wentworth, (Mantega, CA), 2&1 d. Michael Brannan, (Trumbull, CT) 3&2 d. Danny Green (Jackson, TN), 3&1 (36 holes)
at Country Club of North Carolina Pinehurst, NC Par: 72/ 7,161 Yards
1989
Mark Swygert
at Bel Air Country Club Los Angeles, CA Par: 70/6,507 Yards
1994 at TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Par: 72/6,857 Yards
Chris Patton
Stroke Play Only: *Joey Maxon
1996 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course) North Plains, OR Par: 72/6,975 Yards
2003
1997
Tommy Biershenk (Final 32) d. Tim Clark, 19 holes L. Aaron Oberholser, 19 holes
Gregg Jones (Final 16) d. Brandt Snedeker, 5&3 d. Tom Glissmeyer, 7&5 L. Lee Williams, 4&3
Stroke Play Only: Matt Hendrix,Tanner Ervin, Martin Catalioto
Most Competitors in Same Event
2004
6 in 1991 and 2001
at Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, NY Par: 70/7,226 Yards
Most Reaching Match Play 4 in 2001
Stroke Play Only: Jack Ferguson, *Sam Saunders, Martin Catalioto
Stroke Play Only: Chad Starliper
1998
Most Golfers Winning a Match
2005
at Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, NY Par: 70/6,908 Yards
2 in 1997, 2001 and 2009
at Merion Golf Club Ardmore, PA Par: 70/6,846 Yards
Stroke Play Only: *D.J. Trahan, Lucas Glover
Gregg Jones
1999
Jonathan Byrd (Final 64) L. Nick Loar (Rockwall, TX), 1 up
2007
2000 at Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course) Springfield, NJ Par: 71/6,887 Yards
Stroke Play Only: Ben Duncan, John Engler, Lucas Glover, Jani Saari
Jonathan Byrd (Final 64) L. David Eger (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) 3&2
D.J. Trahan (Final 64) L. Nick Watney (Dixon, CA), 4&3
Lucas Glover (Final 32) d. Parker Foster (Tulsa, OK) 6&5 L. Jeff Quinney (Eugene, OR) 3&2
at Olympic Club San Francisco, CA Par: 70/6,948 Yards
Most Golfers in Quarterfinals
Tanner Ervin (Final 64) L. Ryan Blaum, 1 up
Stroke Play Only: Jack Ferguson, Stephen Poole, *Kyle Stanley
at Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, CA Par: 71/6,828 Yards
Top Clemson Finishes Champion: Chris Patton, 1989 Finalist: Parker Moore, 1976 Danny Ellis, 1993 Ben Martin, 2009 Final 8: Clarence Rose, 1980 Phillip Mollica, 2009 Final 16: Julian Taylor, 1982 *Kevin Johnson, 1985 Bobby Doolittle, 1992 Charles Warren, 1997 D.J. Trahan, 2002 Gregg Jones, 2003
at Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, PA Par: 70/7,171 Yards
at Cog Hill Golf Club Lemont, IL Par: 72/6,649 Yards Charles Warren (Final 16) d. Gilberto Morales, 3&1 d. David Miller, 2&1 L. Michael Boyd, 5&4
d. David Skinns (England), 2&1 L. Bill Haas (Greer, SC), 2&1
Stroke Play Only: Brian Duncan
Stroke Play Only: *D.J. Trahan, Joey Maxon, Tommy Biershenk
US Amateur Results
2 in 2009
L. David McDaniel (Tucson, AZ), I up Stroke Play Only: Sam Saunders,Tanner Ervin, Phillip Mollica
2008
Kyle Stanley (Final 32) d. Jon Bettencourt (Fresno, CA), 5&3
at Pinehurst #2 Pinehurst, NC Par: 70/7,281 Yards
Kyle Stanley (Final 32) d. Seung-Su Han (Irvine, CA), 4&3 L. Connor McHenry (Jefferson Ct., MO), 1 up
Sam Saunders (Final 64) L. Sihwan Kim (Buena Park, CA), 19 holes
Jacob Burger (Final 32) d. Michael O’Neal (Jacksonville, FL), 2&1 L. Danny Lee (New Zealand), 5 &4
Stroke Play Only: Jack Ferguson, *Martin Catalioto
Stroke Play Only: Phillip Mollica
2001 at East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, GA Par: 70/7,007 Yards
Lucas Glover (Final 64) L. Chris Nallen, 20 Holes
Matt Hendrix (Final 64) L. Billy Harvey, 3&1
D.J. Trahan (Final 32) d. Scott Wingfield, 4&2 L. Jeff Quinney, 1 up
John Engler (Final 32) d. Alan Morgan, 19 holes L. Kris Mikkelsen, 1 up
2009 at Southern Hills County Club Tulsa, OK Par: 70/7,3311 Yards
Phillip Molllica d. Travis Ross (Crooksten, MN), 2 up d. Cameron Wilson (Rowayten, CT), 1 up d. Mark Anderson (Beaufort, SC), 1 up L. Bhavik Patel, 1 up
Stroke Play Only: Martin Catalioto, #Michael Hoey
Stroke Play Only: Sam Saunders
2002
*Played prior to attending Clemson #Played after Clemson career ended
Oakland Hills CC (South Course) Bloomfield Hills, MI Par: 70/6,988 Yards
Matt Hendrix
D.J. Trahan (Final 16) d. Mark Gauley (Raleigh, NC), 2&1
Ben Martin (Finalist) d. Tyson Alexander (Gainesville, FL), 21 holes d. Chris Ward (McKinney, TX), 19 holes d. Nico Geyer (Chile), 2+1 d. David Longwerth (Sweden), 2+1 d. Charlie Holland (Dallas, TX), 5+4 L. Byeon-Hun An (Korea), 7+5
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NCAA National Boxscores 1980 @ Ohio St. University Course, Columbus, OH May 28-31, 1980 Par: 72 Team Finish: 12th (tie) of 32 Yards: 7,104 Individual Scores Finish Kevin Walsh 73-77-73-76--299 +11 26th Clarence Rose 74-73-79-78--304 +16 54th Larry Penley 80-77-74-75--306 +18 64th Mike Carlisle 75-75-81-77--308 +20 69th Julian Taylor 83-77-77-80--317 +29 92nd Team 302-302-303-306--1213 +61 12
1987 @ Ohio St. University Course, Columbus, OH June 10-13, 1987 Par: 72 Team Finish: 11th of 33 Yards: 7,104 Individual Scores Finish Kevin Johnson 77-73-72-69--291 +3 9th Chris Patton 78-75-74-77--304 +16 66th Jason Griffith 75-77-75-78--305 +17 74th Brad Clark 82-75-77-74--308 +20 9lst Bo Beard 76-74-75-84--309 +21 97th Team 306-297-296-298--1197 +45 11
1982 @ Pinehurst, NC (#2) May 26-29, 1982 Par: 72 Team Finish: 16 of 31 Yards: 6,934 Team did not make cut for final day Individual Scores Finish Tony Nimmer 73-69-75-72--289 +1 16th Dillard Pruitt 73-73-74--220 +4 Mitch Ralston 74-76-73--223 +7 Norman Chapman 77-72-75--224 +8 Julian Taylor 75-74-78--227 +9 Team 297-288-297--882 +18 16
1988 @ N. Ranch CC, Westlake Village, CA May 25-28, 1988 Par: 71 Team Finish: 17th of 32 Team did not make final round cut Individual Scores Finish Bo Beard 71-75-77-73-296 +12 31st Jason Griffith 74-76-74--224 +11 93rd Kevin Johnson 77-76-73--226 +13 97th Oswald Drawdy 77-77-79--233 +20 106th Chris Patton 82-78-76--236 +23 108th Team 299-304-300--903 +51 17
1983 @ San Juaquin Country Club, Fresno, CA June 8-11, 1983 Par: 72 Team Finish: 5th of 32 Individual Scores Finish Julian Taylor 77-72-73-70--292 +4 15th Charles Raulerson 72-75-73-73--293 +5 20th Dillard Pruitt 78-76-74-70--298 +10 44th Norman Chapman 78-69-80-75--302 +14 62nd Tony Nimmer 80-75-72-79--306 +18 77th Team 305-291-292-288--1176 +24 5
1989 @ Oak Tree CC East, Edmond, OK Date: June 7-10, 1989 Par: 70 Finish: 3rd of 30 Individual Scores Finish Chris Patton 68-71-76-76--291 +11 21st Oswald Drawdy 74-74-75-70--293 +13 27th Bo Beard 69-75-74-79--297 +17 42nd Sam Olson 71-76-78-76--301 +21 53rd Kevin Johnson 66-DQ-70-73 DQ Team 274-296-295-295--1160 +40 Note: Johnson’s 69 on day two was disqualified for failure to sign his scorecard. His 278 would have won the individual national title over Phil Mickelson of Arizona State.
in 1990, Danny Ellis finished eighth at the NCAA Tournament. 1984 @ Bear Creek Golf World, Houston, TX May 23-26, 1984 Par: 72 Team Finish 19th of 31 Yards: 7,095 Team did not make cut for final day Individual Scores Finish Dillard Pruitt 73-68-76-70--287 -1 13th Jim Macfie 68-74-77-73--292 +4 43rd John Trivison 79-71-75--225 +9 Norman Chapman 76-74-76--226 +10 Mitch Ralston 77-70-80--227 +11 Team 294-283-304--881 +17 19 1985 @ Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort, Haines City, FL May 22-25, 1985 Par: 72 Team Finish: 27 of 30 Team did not make cut for final day Individual Scores Finish Jason Griffith 76-77-79--232 +16 Jim Macfie 77-81-74--232 +16 John Trivison 79-76-78--233 +17 Brad Clark 81-76-80--237 +21 Mitch Ralston 82-80-81--243 +27 Team 313-309-311--933 +69 27
Kevin Johnson finished ninth at the 1987 NCAA Tournament.
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1986 @ Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance, NC May 28-31, 1986 Par: 72 Team Finish: 21 of 31 Y ards: 7,079 Team did not make cut for final day Individual Scores Finish Brad Clark 68-80-71-75--294 +6 38th Mike Taylor 76-73-79--228 +12 Robert McCardle 76-75-77--228 +12 Kevin Johnson 81-77-72--230 +14 Jason Griffith 83-73-79--235 +19 Team 301-298-299--898 +34 21
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NCAA National Boxscores Mark Swygert 77-73-83-71--304 Bo Beard 77-80-74-75--306 Bobby Doolittle 81-72-78-84--315 Team 312-287-301-296--1196
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75th 91st 142nd 13
1992 @ University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Date: June 3-6 Par: 72 Finish: 12th of 30 teams Yards: 7,246 Individual Scores Finish Nicky Goetze 72-74-68-75--289 +1 23rd Mark Swygert 72-72-75-71--290 +2 26th Bobby Doolittle 75-72-72-75--294 +6 55th Danny Ellis 74-76-70-75--295 +7 60th Mike Byce 75-74-75-77--301 +13 77th Team 293-292-285-296--1166 +14 12 1993 @ The Champions, Lexington, KY Date: June 2-5, 1993 Par: 72 Finish: 4th of 30 teams Yards: 7,046 Individual Scores Finish Thump Delk 71-71-73-72--287 -1 3rd Mark Swygert 73-73-71-71--288 E 7th Nicky Goetze 76-70-68-78--292 +4 22nd Danny Ellis 77-70-76-74--297 +9 43rd Bobby Doolittle 73-79-76-71--299 +11 52nd Team 293-284-288-288--1153 +1 4
Joey Maxon came in ninth place at the 1996 Championship in Chattanooga, TN. 1990 @ Innisbrook Golf & Tennis Resort, Tarpon Springs, FL Date: June 6-9, 1990 Par: 72 Finish: 12th of 30 teams Yards: 6,999 Individual Scores Finish Danny Ellis 72-75-69-72--288 E 8th Bobby Doolittle 71-75-79-72--297 +9 55th Chris Patton 72-77-69-79--297 +9 55th Nicky Goetze 74-72-75-77--298 +10 61st Oswald Drawdy 74-78-74-78--304 +16 103rd Team 289-299-287-299--1174 +22 12 1991 @ Poppy Hills Country Club, Pebble Beach, CA Date: June 5-8, 1991 Par: 72 Finish: 13th of 30 teams Yards: 6,850 Individual Scores Finish Nicky Goetze 78-70-73-76--297 +9 32nd Danny Ellis 80-72-76-74--302 +14 64th
1994 @ Stonebridge, McKinney, TX Date: June 1-4, 1994 Par: 72 Finish: 9th of 30 teams Yards: 7,000 Individual Scores Finish Mark Swygert 70-72-65-70--277 -11 3rd Richard Coughlan 76-70-71-72--289 +1 33rd Mike Byce 78-74-70-74--296 +8 60th Britt Jones 78-74-70-74--298 +10 65th Tom Biershenk 73-70-DQ-78 DQ Team 294-283-284-290--1151 -1 9 1995 @ Ohio St. University Course, Columbus, OH Date: May 31-June 3, 1995 Par: 72 Finish: 21st of 30 teams Yards: 7,104 Team did not make final round cut Individual Scores Finish Mike Byce 75-71--146 +2 Richard Coughlan 76-71--147 +3 Chad Starliper 76-75--151 +7 Joey Maxon 81-73--154 +10 Charles Warren 77-77--154 +10 Team 304-290 +18 21
Larry Penley and Charles Warren celebrate after Warren clinched the individual National Championship in 1997. 1996 @ The Honors Course, Chattanooga, TN Date: May 29-June 1 Par: 72 Finish: 14th of 30 teams Yards: 7,039 Individual Scores Finish Joey Maxon 74-70-73-78--295 +7 9th Richard Coughlan 76-69-73-79--297 +9 16th Charles Warren 78-79-80-80--317 +29 67th Chad Starliper 79-78-83-84--324 +36 77th Tommy Biershenk 78-86-81-81--326 +38 80th Team 306-296-307-318-1227 +75 14 1997 @ Conway Farms, Lake Forest, IL Date: May 28-31 Par: 71 Finish: 3rd of 30 teams Y ards: 6,726 Individual Scores Finish Charles Warren 71-68-73-67--279 -5 1st Richard Coughlan 71-72-68-73--284 E 6th
Career Stats of Clemson Players in NCAA National Play Rk Player Trn 1. Kyle Stanley 3 2. D.J. Trahan 4 3. Thump Delk 1 4. Mark Swygert 4 5. Lucas Glover 4 Brian Duncan 1 7. Charles Warren 4 John Engler 4 Vince Hatfield 1 10. Joey Maxon 4 11. Dillard Pruitt 3 12. Charles Raulerson 1 Martin Catalioto 1 14. Richard Coughlan 3 15. Gregg Jones 4 16. Jack Ferguson 2 17. Jani Saari 3 Nicky Goetze 4 19. Kevin Johnson 4 20. Jonathan Byrd 4 21. Matt Hendrix 3 22. Danny Ellis 4 23. Stephen Poole 2 24. Mike Byce 3 25. Brent Delahoussaye 1 Tanner Ervin 1
Rds 11 16 4 16 16 4 14 16 4 14 11 4 4 10 15 7 12 16 13 16 11 16 7 10 3 4
60s 5 5 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
Par -Par 3 5 3 8 1 2 3 4 3 7 0 2 1 6 2 5 0 1 0 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 2 0 2 1 3 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
Stks 778 1145 287 1159 1160 290 1022 1168 292 1024 805 293 293 733 1100 514 882 1176 956 1180 812 1182 318 743 223 297
Avg. 70.73 71.56 71.75 72.44 72.50 72.50 73.00 73.00 73.00 73.14 73.18 73.25 73.25 73.30 73.33 73.43 73.50 73.50 73.54 73.75 73.82 73.88 74.00 74.30 74.33 74.33
Rk Player Trn Rds 60s Par -Par 27. Tony Nimmer 2 8 1 2 1 28. Britt Jones 1 4 0 0 1 David May 2 8 0 2 1 30. Elliot Gealy 1 4 0 0 0 31. Jim MacFie 2 7 1 0 1 32. N. Chapman 3 10 1 1 1 Chris Patton 4 15 2 1 2 34. Sam Olson 1 4 0 0 0 35. Bobby Doolittle 4 16 0 4 2 36. Kevin Walsh 2 7 0 1 0 37. Oswald Drawdy 3 11 0 1 0 38. Bo Beard 4 16 1 1 1 Jimmy White 1 2 0 0 0 Ben Duncan 2 8 0 0 0 41. Mike Taylor 1 3 0 0 0 Clarence Rose 1 4 0 0 0 Julian Taylor 3 11 0 1 1 Robert McCardle 1 3 0 0 0 Ben Martin 1 4 0 0 0 46. Parker Moore 1 4 0 1 0 47. Brad Clark 3 11 1 0 2 48. John Trivison 2 6 0 0 1 49. Larry Penley 1 4 0 0 0 Sam Saunders 1 4 0 0 0 51. Phillip Mollica 1 4 0 1 0 *Note: Current Clemson golfers denoted in bold.
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Stks 595 298 596 299 524 752 1128 301 1205 528 830 1208 151 604 228 304 836 228 304 305 839 458 306 306 313
Avg. 74.38 74.50 74.50 74.75 74.86 75.20 75.20 75.25 75.31 75.43 75.45 75.50 75.50 75.50 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.25 76.27 76.33 76.50 76.50 78.25
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2003 @ Karsten Creek, Stillwater, OK Date: May 27-30 Par: 72 Finish: 1st of 30 teams Yards: 7,301 Individual Scores Finish Jack Ferguson 73-76-72-77--298 +10 19th D.J. Trahan 75-78-72-74--299 +11 22nd Matt Hendrix 76-78-69-80--303 +15 35th Gregg Jones 75-75-78-75--303 +15 35th Ben Duncan 85-73-74-77--309 +21 52nd Team 299-302-287-303--1191 +39 1st 2004 @ Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA Date: June 1-4 Par: 70 Finish: 18 of 30 teams Yards: 6,679 Team did not make cut Individual Scores Finish Matt Hendrix 71-68-76-215 +5 #27 Jack Ferguson 69-73-74-216 +6 #32 Gregg Jones 71-76-73-220 +10 #69 Brent Delahoussaye 74-75-74-213 +13 #95 Stephen Poole 75-74-79-228 +18 #136 Team 285-290-297-872 +32 18th #- Rankings are after 3 rounds. Clemson failed to make the cut for final round
Joey Maxon 74-77-74-72--297 Elliot Gealy 75-73-76-75--299 Jonathan Byrd 79-74-76-72--301 Team 291-287-291-284--1153
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58th 63rd 70th 3rd
1998 @ University Course, Albuquerque, NM Date: May 27-30 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd of 30 teams Y ards: 7,151 Individual Scores Finish Charles Warren 69-66-67-70--272 -16 2nd Joey Maxon 69-71-70-68--278 -10 10th John Engler 71-72-71-72--286 -2 34th Lucas Glover 76-70-71-72--289 +1 42nd Jonathan Byrd 74-71-70-74--289 +1 42nd Team 283-278-278-282--1121 -31 2nd
2002 @ Ohio St. University Course, Columbus, OH Date: May 29-June 1 Par: 71 Finish: 3rd of 30 teams Yards: 7,236 Individual Scores Finish D.J. Trahan 71-66-78-66--281 -3 8th Gregg Jones 69-69-75-70--283 -1 17th Martin Catalioto 74-72-76-71--293 +9 80th Matt Hendrix 77-70-71-76--294 +10 86th Ben Duncan 72-73-76-74--295 +11 97th Team 286-277-298-281--1142 +6 3rd
2006 @ Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, OR Date: May 31-June 3 Par: 72 Finish: 7 of 30 teams Yards: 7,630 Individual Scores Finish Brian Duncan 70-73-76-71 290 +2 32 David May 71-72-75-72 290 +2 32 Stephen Poole 69-76-71-74 290 +2 32 Vince Hatfield 73-70-74-75 292 +4 42 Tanner Ervin 72-73-78-74 297 +9 62 Team 282-288-296-291 1157 +5 7th 2008 @ Birck Boilermaker Complex, W. Lafayette, IN Date: May 28-31 Par: 72 Finish: 5 of 30 teams Yards: 7,650 Individual Scores Finish Kyle Stanley 72-68-74-82 296 +8 7 Ben Martin 74-77-74-79 304 +16 29 Sam Saunders 81-74-77-74 306 +18 38 David May 80-74-77-75 306 +18 38 Phillip Mollica 75-72-82-84 313 +25 64 Team 301-288-302-310 1201 +49 5th
1999 @ Hazeltine National, Chaska, MN Date: June 2-5 Par: 72 Finish: 8th of 30 teams Y ards: 7,196 Individual Scores Finish Lucas Glover 72-73-74-75--295 +7 8th Jonathan Byrd 73-73-73-80--299 +11 16th Jani Saari 75-73-77-79--300 +12 23rd John Engler 73-80-79-79--311 +23 68th Michael Hoey 81-78-80-76--315 +27 74th Team 293-297-303-306--1199 +47 8th 2000 @ Grand National, Opelika, AL Date: May 31-June 3 Par: 72 Finish: 7th of 30 teams Y ards: 7,003 Individual Scores Finish D.J. Trahan 71-74-68-69--282 -6 15th John Engler 73-73-70-68--284 -4 24th Jani Saari 73-73-70-68--288 E 41st Lucas Glover 80-71-70-70--291 +3 53rd Jonathan Byrd 74-69-76-72--291 +3 53rd Team 291-287-277-278--1133 -19 7th 2001@ Duke University Course, Durham, NC Date: May 30-June 2 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd of 30 teams Y ards: 7,086 Individual Scores Finish D.J. Trahan 72-71-71-69--283 -5 7th Lucas Glover 72-71-69-73--285 -3 11th John Engler 75-71-71-70--287 -1 16th Jani Saari 75-76-73-70--294 +6 39th +6 39th Gregg Jones 75-77-68-74--294 Team 294-289-279-282--1144 -8 2nd
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NCAA Tournament (Regional & National) Career Totals
Name Trn Kyle Stanley 6 Thump Delk 2 Nicky Goetze 8 D.J. Trahan 8 Brent Delahoussaye 3 Gregg Jones 8 John Engler 8 Jack Ferguson 5 Vince Hatfield 2 Joey Maxon 8 Charles Warren 8 Mark Swygart 8 Stephen Poole 5 Richard Coughlan 7 Matt Hendrix 6 Dillard Pruitt 3 Charles Raulerson 1 Lucas Glover 8 Danny Ellis 8 Kevin Johnson 5 Jonathan Byrd 8 Chris Patton 6 Brian Duncan 3 Jani Saari 6 Martin Catalioto 2 Bobby Doolittle 8 Mike Byce 6 Tony Nimmer 2 Jim Macfie 2 Tanner Ervin 4 Britt Jones 2 Norman Chapman 3 David May 6 Sam Olson 1 Ben Duncan 4 Luke Hopkins 1 Ben Martin 4 Kevin Walsh 2 Sam Saunders 3 Jimmy White 1 Oswald Drawdy 5 Bo Beard 6 Mike Taylor 1 Robert McCardale 1 Clarence Rose 1 Julian Taylor 3 Phillip Mollica 3 Parker Moore 1 Brad Clark 3 Michael Hoey 2 John Trivison 2 Larry Penley 1 Tommy Biershenk 3 Jason Griffith 4 Len Yaun 1 Chad Starliper 4 3 Elliot Gealy
Rds 20 7 28 28 9 27 28 16 7 26 26 28 16 22 20 11 4 28 28 16 28 21 10 21 7 28 19 8 7 13 7 10 20 4 14 3 13 7 10 2 17 22 3 3 4 11 10 4 11 7 6 4 10 13 2 12 10
60s 6 0 3 9 1 7 3 2 0 3 7 4 2 2 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Par 3 2 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-Par 7 3 7 14 2 11 11 5 1 8 10 7 4 5 5 3 0 13 8 3 4 3 3 3 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Clemson Top 10 Finishes in NCAA National Tournament
Year 1998 1998 2007 2009 1993 1994 1997 1993 2001 2008 1990 1999 2002 1987 1996 1998
Player Charles Warren Charles Warren Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Thump Delk Mark Swygert Richard Coughlan Mark Swygert D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley Danny Ellis Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan Kevin Johnson Joey Maxon Joey Maxon
Score vs Par 279 -5 272 -16 273 -7 209 -4 287 -1 277 -11 284 E 288 E 283 -5 296 +8 288 E 295 +7 281 -3 291 +3 295 +7 278 -10
Fin 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 6th 7th 7th 7th 8th 8th 8th 9th 9th 10th
Strks 1426 504 2047 2020 650 1952 2025 1159 508 1892 1893 2040 1167 1607 1463 805 293 2025 2053 1174 2063 1373 739 1552 519 2076 1410 5책95 524 976 525 752 1505 301 1054 226 980 528 755 151 1284 1670 228 228 304 836 762 305 839 534 458 306 765 996 154 932 779
Avg 71.30 72.00 72.10 72.14 72.22 72.30 72.32 72.43 72.57 72.76 72.80 72.85 72.94 73.04 73.15 73.18 73.25 73.32 73.32 73.37 73.67 73.85 73.90 73.92 74.14 74.14 74.21 74.38 74.86 75.08 75.00 75.20 75.25 75.25 75.29 75.33 75.38 75.43 75.50 75.50 75.52 75.90 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.20 76.25 76.27 76.28 76.33 76.50 76.50 76.62 77.00 77.66 77.90
Clemson Best Team Rounds vs. Par
Year 2000 1998 1998 2000 2001 2002 1998 2006 1989 2001 1998 1984 1994 1993 1994 1992 2002 1990 1991 2000 2003 1982 1983 1993 1993 2008
Site Score Par Opelika, AL 277 -11 Albuquerque, NM 278 -10 Albuquerque, NM 278 -10 Opelika, AL 278 -10 Durham, NC 279 -9 Columbus, OH 277 -7 Albuquerque, NM 282 -6 Sunriver,OR 282 -6 Edmond, OK 274 -6 Durham, NC 282 -6 Albuquerque, NM 283 -5 Houston, TX 283 -5 McKinney, TX 283 -5 Lexington, KY 284 -4 McKinney, TX 284 -4 Albuquerque, NM 285 -3 Columbus, OH 281 -3 Tarpon Springs, FL 287 -1 Pebble Beach, CA 287 -1 Opelika, AL 287 -1 Stillwater, OK 287 -1 Pinehurst, NC 288 E Fresno, CA 288 E Lexington, KY 288 E Lexington, KY 288 E W. Lafayette, IN 288 E
Year 1998 2007 1994 1998 1997 2002 2000 2001 2002 1997 2000 2001 1998 1984 1993 2001 1990 1993 2000
Year 1989 2000 2002 1998 1998 2000 2001 2002 1998 2001 2006 1998 1984 1994 1997 1993 1994 1992 2004 2002 1990 1991 1997 2000 2003
Name Year Mark Swygert 1994 Kyle Stanley 2007 Kyle Stanley 2009 Kevin Johnson 1989 Charles Warren 1998 D.J. Trahan 2002 D.J. Trahan 2002 Charles Warren 1997 Charles Warren 1998 Nicky Goetze 1992 Nicky Goetze 1993 Chris Patton 1989 Brad Clark 1986 Jim MacFie 1984 Dillard Pruitt 1984 Bo Beard 1989 Charles Warren 1997 Richard Coughlan 1997 Joey Maxon 1998 John Engler 2000 Matt Hendrix 2000 Kyle Stanley 2008
Rounds 69-66-67-70 70-69-65-69 70-72-65-70 69-71-70-68 71-68-73-67 71-66-78-66 71-74-68-69 72-71-71-69 69-69-75-70 71-72-68-73 73-73-70-68 72-71-69-73 71-72-71-72 73-68-76-70 71-71-73-72 75-71-71-70 72-75-69-72 73-73-71-71 73-75-69-71
Par -16 -7 -11 -10 -5 -3 -6 -5 -1 E -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 E E E
Score 272 273 277 278 279 281 282 283 283 284 284 285 286 287 287 287 288 288 288
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Rd Score 3rd 65 3rd 65 3rd 66 1st 66 2nd 66 2nd 66 4th 66 4th 67 3rd 67 3rd 68 3rd 68 1st 68 1st 68 1st 68 2nd 68 1st 68 2nd 68 3rd 68 4th 68 4th 68 2nd 68 2nd 68
Site Par Score Edmond, OK -6 274 Opelika, AL -11 277 Columbus, OH -7 277 Albuquerque, NM -10 278 Albuquerque, NM -10 278 Opelika, AL -10 278 Durham, NC -9 279 Columbus, OH -3 281 Albuquerque, NM -6 282 Durham, NC -6 282 Sunriver, OR -6 282 Albuquerque, NM -5 283 Houston, TX -5 283 McKinney, TX -5 283 Lake Forest, IL E 284 Lexington, KY -4 284 McKinney, TX -4 284 Albuquerque, NM -3 285 Hot Springs,VA +5 285 Columbus, OH +2 286 Tarpon Springs, FL -1 287 Pebble Beach, CA -1 287 Lake Forest, IL +3 287 Opelika, AL -1 287 Stillwater, OK -1 287
Clemson Individual Best Rounds vs. Par
Clemson Individual Best Rounds
Clemson Individual Best Tourneys
Name Charles Warren Kyle Stanley Mark Swygert Joey Maxon Charles Warren D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones R. Coughlan John Engler Lucas Glover John Engler Dillard Pruitt Thump Delk John Engler Danny Ellis Mark Swygert Jani Saari
Clemson Best Team Rounds (National Tournament)
Name
Year
Rd Score Par
Mark Swygert Charles Warren Charles Warren D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kevin Johnson Charles Warren Brad Clark Jim MacFie Dillard Pruitt Nicky Goetze Nicky Goetze John Engler D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones Kyle Stanley Matt Hendrix Stephen Poole
1994 1998 1998 2002 2002 2007 2009 1989 1997 1986 1984 1984 1992 1993 2000 2000 2001 2008 2003 2006
3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st
65 66 67 66 66 65 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69
-7 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3
Clemson Individual Best Tourneys vs. Par
Name Charles Warren Mark Swygert Joey Maxon Kyle Stanley D.J. Trahan Charles Warren D.J. Trahan John Engler Kyle Stanley Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan John Engler Dillard Pruitt Thump Delk John Engler Gregg Jones Danny Ellis Mark Swygert R. Coughlan Jani Saari
Year 1998 1994 1998 2007 2000 1997 2001 2000 2009 2001 2002 1998 1984 1993 2001 2002 1990 1993 1997 2000
Rounds Score 69-66-67-70 272 70-72-65-70 277 69-71-70-68 278 70-69-65-69 273 71-74-68-69 282 71-68-73-67 279 72-71-71-69 283 73-73-70-68 284 72-71-66 209 72-71-69-73 285 71-66-78-66 283 71-72-71-72 286 73-68-76-70 287 71-71-73-72 287 75-71-71-70 287 69-69-75-70 283 72-75-69-72 288 73-73-71-71 288 71-72-68-73 284 73-75-69-71 288
Par -16 -11 -10 -7 -6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E E E
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NCAA Regional Boxscores 1989 @ Long Bay Club, Myrtle Beach, SC Date: May 25-27 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 19 teams Yards: 7,107 Name Scores Finish Kevin Johnson 73-71-74-218 +2 9 Chris Patton 74-72-73-219 +3 12 Oswald Drawdy 69-76-78-223 +7 25 Bo Beard 77-76-76-229 +13 47 Max Fain 81-75-76-232 +16 64 Team 293-294-299-886 +22 4th 1990 @ Savannah Resort, Wilmington Island, GA Date: May 24-26 Par: 72 Finish: 7th out of 23 teams Name Scores Finish Chris Patton 73-75-68-216 E 23 Danny Ellis 70-72-74-216 E 23 Nicky Goetze 72-73-72-217 +1 29 Bobby Doolittle 71-74-75-220 +4 52 Oswald Drawdy 82-73-73-228 +12 81 Team 286-292-287-865 +1 7th 1991 @ Yale University Gold Course, New Haven, CT Date: May 23-25 Par: 70 Finish: T-4th out of 23 teams Yards: 6,785 Name Scores Finish Nicky Goetze 76-66-76-218 +8 18 Bobby Doolittle 73-74-72-219 +9 22 Mark Swygert 77-66-80-223 +13 41 Danny Ellis 82-72-72-226 +16 58 Bo Beard 73-82-78-233 +23 95 Team 299-278-298-875 +35 4th
Mark Swygert won the 1994 East Regional in Opelika, AL and finished third at the NCAA Championships.
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Clemson’s 1993 team finished first at the NCAA East Regional and fourth at the NCAA Championships. 1992 @ Colgate Univ. Seven Oaks, Hamilton, NY Date: May 21-23 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 22 teams Yards: 6,915 Name Scores Finish Danny Ellis 71-71-74-216 E 4 Nicky Goetze 75-72-74-221 +5 20 Bobby Doolittle 77-72-73-222 +6 24 Mark Swygert 73-77-74-224 +8 32 Mark Byce 78-73-79-230 +14 64 Team 296-288-295-879 +15 4th
1996 @ The Monster Course in West Point, NY Date: May 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 23 teams Yards: 6,989 Name Scores Finish Richard Coughlan 74-74-74-222 +6 8 Joey Maxon 74-76-74-224 +8 18 Charles Warren 81-73-73-227 +11 35 Chad Starliper 82-84-73-239 +23 83 Elliot Gealy 80-81-83-244 +28 91 Team 309-304-294-907 +43 8th
1993 @ Birdwood, Charlottesville, VA Date: May 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 23 teams Yards: 6,820 Name Scores Finish Bobby Doolittle 74-70-66-210 -6 2 Danny Ellis 70-71-72-213 -3 5 Nicky Goetze 72-73-70-215 -1 13 Thump Delk 73-72-72-217 +1 23 Mark Swygert 68-77-76-221 +5 44 Team 283-286-280-849 -15 1st
1997 @ Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA Date: May 15-17 Par: 70 Finish: 2nd out of 23 teams Yards: 6,610 Name Scores Finish Charles Warren 70-67-76-213 +3 3 Joey Maxon 73-72-72-217 +7 8 Richard Coughlan 77-74-71-222 +12 24 Jonathan Byrd 75-76-78-229 +19 66 Elliot Gealy 80-77-73-230 +20 70 Team 295-289-292-876 +36 2nd
1994 @ Grand National Lake, Opelika, AL Date: May 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 23 teams Yards: 7,089 Name Scores Finish Mark Swygert 73-73-67-213 -3 1 Rich Coughlan 74-75-68-217 +1 4 Tom Biershenk 76-73-69-218 +2 8 Mike Byce 75-75-74-224 +8 28 Britt Jones 72-78-77-227 +11 47 Team 294-296-278-868 +4 1st
1998 @ Melrose Course, Daufuskie Island, SC Date: May 14-16 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd out of 23 teams Yards: 7,081 Name Scores Finish Joey Maxon 68-70-71-209 -7 5 Charles Warren 71-69-71-211 -5 11 John Engler 69-74-70-213 -3 16 Lucas Glover 72-71-70-213 -3 16 Jonathan Byrd 74-72-74-220 +4 48 Team 280-282-282-844 -20 2nd
1995 @ Yale University Course, New Haven, CT Date: May 18-20 Par: 70 Finish: 1st out of 21 teams Yards: 6,622 Name Scores Finish Mike Byce 67-73-73-213 +3 2 Richard Coughlan 70-72-71-213 +3 2 Joey Maxon 75-72-71-218 +8 15 Chad Starliper 74-72-72-218 +8 15 Charles Warren 71-72-77-220 +10 30 Team 282-288-287-857 +17 1st
1999 @ Rhode Island Country Club, Barington, RI Date: May 20-22 Par: 71 Finish: 10th out of 23 teams Yards: 6,734 Name Scores Finish John Engler 73-71-74-218 +4 32 Jonathan Byrd 75-67-77-219 +5 37 Michael Hoey 72-72-75-219 +5 37 Lucas Glover 71-75-77-223 +9 64 Jani Saari 78-72-77-227 +13 87 Team 291-282-303-876 +24 10th Note: Clemson won a playoff with Mississippi State for the last spot in the NCAA National Tournament
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NCAA Regional Boxscores D.J. Trahan led the Tigers to a first place finish at the 2002 NCAA East Regional.
Stephen Poole 70-76-72-218 Jack Ferguson 74-74-74-222 Team 288-291-277-856
+8 +12 +16
29 54 1st
2005 @ Golf Club of Tennessee, Nashville, TN Date: May 19-21 Par: 71 Finish: 11th out of 27 teams Yards: 6,864 Name Scores Finish Stephen Poole 68-72-70-210 -3 18 Jack Ferguson 71-70-70-211 -2 21 B. Delahoussaye 74-72-70-216 +3 48 Brian Duncan 72-76-70-218 +5 61 Tanner Ervin 80-73-76-229 +16 112 Team 285-287-280-852 E 11th Note: Missed cut for National Tournament by two shots. 2006 @ Sand Ridge Golf Club, Cleveland, OH Date: May 18-20 P ar: 71 Finish: 8th out of 27 teams Yards: 7,173 Name Scores Finish Vince Hatfield 72-72-72-216 +3 12 Stephen Poole 73-74-74-221 +8 37 Tanner Ervin 77-74-72-223 +10 47 David May 74-74-75-223 +10 47 Brian Duncan 81-77-73-231 +18 102 Team 296-294-291-881 +29 8th
2000 @ Glenmaura National, Moosic, PA Date: May 18-20 Par: 71 Finish: 1st out of 27 teams Yards: 6,847 Name Scores Finish John Engler 76-70-69-215 +2 4 Jonathan Byrd 70-72-73-215 +2 4 Lucas Glover 70-73-72-215 +2 4 Jani Saari 76-79-76-231 +18 75 D.J. Trahan 87-74-81-242 +29 104 Team 292-289-290-871 +19 1st 2001 @ Green Course, Williamsburg, VA Date: May 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 27 teams Yards: 7,008 Name Scores Finish Gregg Jones 71-68-71-210 -6 10 John Engler 72-70-69-211 -5 17 Jani Saari 71-72-69-212 -4 27 D.J. Trahan 72-74-67-213 -3 33 Lucas Glover 71-75-68-214 -2 40 Team 285-284-273-842 -22 4th 2002 @ Settindown Creek, Roswell, GA Date: May 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: T-1st out of 27 teams Yards: 7,119 Name Scores Finish D.J. Trahan 69-70-71-210 -6 1 Gregg Jones 71-73-76-220 +4 13 Ben Duncan 73-75-77-225 +9 36 Matt Hendrix 73-77-76-226 +10 47 Martin Catalioto 77-73-76-226 +10 47 Team 286-291-299-876 +12 1st
2007 @ Golf Club of Georgia, Alpharetta, GA Date: May 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 10th out of 27 teams Yards: 7,017 Name Scores Finish Kyle Stanley 73-71-67-211 -5 3 David May 71-77-72-220 +4 23 Ben Martin 75-74-78-227 +11 72 Tanner Ervin 74-77-78-229 +13 87 Sam Saunders 79-79-75-233 +17 103 Team 293-299-292-884 +20 10th Note: Lost 4 hole playoff to Coastal Carolina for last NCAA National Tournament Berth. 2008 @ Gold Mountain Country Club, Bremerton, WA Date: May 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 27 teams Yards: 6,707 Name Scores Finish Sam Saunders 73-72-71-216 E 11 Phillip Mollica 76-68-72-216 E 11 Ben Martin 74-72-71-217 +1 16 Kyle Stanley 72-75-73-220 +4 25 David May 76-73-75-224 +8 46 Team 295-285-287-867 +3 3rd
Kyle Stanley finished third at the NCAA Regional in 2007 and 2009. 2009 @ Galloway National, Galloway, NJ Date: May 14-16 Par: 71 Finish: 9th out of 14 teams Yards: 7,022 Name Scores Finish Kyle Stanley 72-72-73-217 +4 3 Luke Hopkins 76-76-74-226 +13 27 Ben Martin 81-75-76-232 +19 49 Phillip Mollica 81-76-76-233 +20 50 David May 81-78-83-242 +29 54 Team 310-299-299-908 +56
2003 @ Auburn University Course, Auburn, AL Date: May 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 27 teams Yards: 7,207 Name Scores Finish Gregg Jones 69-72-67-208 -8 2 Matt Hendrix 70-67-72-209 -7 4 D.J. Trahan 73-69-68-210 -6 7 Jack Ferguson 73-69-70-212 -4 16 Ben Duncan 77-75-73-225 +9 69 Team 285-277-277-839 -25 1st 2004 @ Yale University Course, New Haven, CT Date: May 20-22 P ar: 70 Finish: 1st out of 27 teams Yards: 6,749 Name Scores Finish 70-72-69-211 +1 4 B. Delahoussaye Gregg Jones 75-73-66-214 +4 14 Matt Hendrix 74-72-70-216 +6 21
Clemson’s 2008 team finished third at the NCAA Regional in Bremerton, WA.
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ACC Tournament Boxscores 1954 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 15 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name Tot Par Fin Leonard Yaun 74 +2 7 Joe Courell 74 +2 7 John Woodward 76 +4 15 Bill Johnson 80 +8 27 Carr Larisey 85 +13 40 Ned Thornhilt 88 +16 43 Ambross Easterby 91 +19 44 Team 315 +27 6th 1955 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 13-14 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Leonard Yaun 74 77 151 +7 11 John Woodward 79 78 157 +13 27 Bruce Schaefer 79 82 161 +17 35 R.I. Agnew 83 83 166 +22 45 Butler 83 86 169 +25 48 Billy Johnson 87 NC NC NC Team 315 320 635 +59 6th 1956 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 11-12 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin A.J. Inman 78 76 154 +10 22 John Woodward 78 76 154 +10 22 Leonard Yaun 78 77 155 +11 27 George Warren III 79 78 157 +13 30 R.I. Agnew 79 78 157 +13 30 Keith Hane 80 80 160 +16 40 W.K.Van Arsdale 79 81 160 +16 40 Team 313 307 620 +44 6th 1957 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 10-11 Par: 72 Finish: 7th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Bruce Schaefer 76 77 153 +9 18 Melvin Mattison 78 77 155 +11 28 Keith Hane 76 80 156 +12 31 Al Bullington 76 86 162 +18 42 Tommy Townsend 82 88 170 +26 58 Toddy Crittenden 84 89 173 +29 59 Team 306 320 626 +50 7th 1958 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 9-10 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Burnham Uhler 77 78 155 +11 25 Melvin Mattison 80 77 157 +13 30 Ford Verdery 79 82 161 +17 40 Keith Hane 85 78 163 +19 45 Mack Long 85 82 167 +23 50 Dick Yeary 85 91 176 +32 54 Tate Bowers 79 NC NC NC Team 321 315 636 +60 8th 1959 @ Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, NC Date: May 8-9 Par: 72 Finish: 7th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Bob Moser 78 74 152 +8 33 Toddy Crittenden 76 78 154 +10 38 Burnham Uhler 79 76 155 +11 41 Ed George 80 76 156 +12 45 Mack Long 81 75 156 +12 45 John Murray 82 78 160 +16 50 Buddy Grant 78 82 160 +16 50 Sonny Darden 85 78 163 +19 56 Team 313 304 617 +41 7th
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1960 @ Duke University Course, Durham, NC Date: May 13-14 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Bob Mosher 78 76 154 +10 10 Nick Clark 82 74 156 +12 17 Gene Beard 84 80 164 +20 35 Max Fain 82 83 165 +21 40 Mack Long 84 82 166 +22 42 Bill Townsend 88 81 169 +25 50 Team 326 313 639 +63 6th 1961 @ Maryland University Course, College Park, MD Date: May 12-13 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Yards: 6,800 Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Allan Masters 78 78 156 +12 27 Bob Moser 79 77 156 +12 27 Ed George 80 77 157 +13 30 Ford Verdery 74 85 159 +15 34 Bill Townsend 83 77 160 +16 38 Gene Beard 83 83 166 +22 50 Team 311 317 628 +52 8th 1962 @ Old Town Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC Date: May 11-12 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Mike Dawes 76 77 153 +9 22 Ray Chapman 76 81 157 +13 36 Larry Myers 82 160 +16 43 78 Nick Clark 83 77 160 +16 43 Bo Johnson 86 80 166 +22 51 Robert Baker 86 81 167 +23 52 Team 313 317 630 +54 8th 1963 @ Cascades Course, Hot Springs, VA Date: May 10-11 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Ray Chapman 81 79 160 +16 30 Robert Baker 79 84 163 +19 36 Mike Dawes 88 77 165 +21 44 Jim Self 82 84 166 +22 47 Larry Myers 87 83 170 +26 52 Pat Harman 86 89 175 +31 56 Bo Johnson 87 NC NC NC Team 330 324 654 +78 8th 1964 @ Forest Lake Country Club, Columbia, SC Date: May 8-9 Par: 72 Finish: 7th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Mike Dawes 75 81 156 +12 29 Jim Self 75 82 157 +13 33 Pete Pierson 78 79 157 +13 34 Pat Harman 78 80 158 +14 39 Fay Gooding 82 76 158 +14 43 Ray Chapman 86 83 169 +25 57 Randy Foster 89 87 176 +32 58 Robert Baker 82 NC NC NC – Team 388 398 786 +66 7th 1965 @ Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, NC Date: May 7-8 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Bill Wallace 80 82 162 +18 43 Pete Pierson 80 83 163 +19 47 Jim Self 86 79 165 +21 50 Bob McLeod 83 88 171 +27 55 Jim McKellar 84 93 177 +33 56 Team 419 414 838 +113 8th 1966 @ Country Club of N. Carolina, Pinehurst, NC Date: May 16-17 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Jim Carson 84 84 168 +24 35 Jim Gardner 85 86 171 +27 45
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90 77 86 86 91 422
82 172 +28 97 174 +30 89 175 +31 94 180 +36 94 185 +41 438 865 +140
46 47 49 55 56 8th
1967 @ Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Date: May 15-16 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Jim Gardner 84 75 159 +15 19 Pete Neumann 82 79 161 +17 22 Charles Hartline 87 76 163 +19 31 Allen Carroll 84 86 170 +26 47 Bob Stringer 81 89 170 +26 48 Steve Dawes 87 84 171 +27 51 Don Liberty 87 85 172 +28 55 Team 418 405 823 +103 6th 1968 @ Quail Ridge Golf Club, Sanford, NC Date: May 13-14 Par: 72 Finish: 7th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Charles Hartline 75 75 150 +6 11 Joe Vignati 70 81 151 +7 15 Tommy Fulmer 83 79 162 +18 52 Tommy Suber 78 86 164 +20 59 Don Liberty 84 84 168 +24 63 Chuck Glenn 86 84 170 +26 67 Mike Castre 87 87 174 +30 71 Team 390 405 795 +75 7th 1969 @ MacGregor Downs Country Club, Raleigh, NC Date: May 9-10 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Joe Vignati 76 77 153 +9 10 Don Liberty 78 79 157 +13 24 Robert Hawthorne 80 79 159 +15 35 William Ford 83 77 160 +16 43 Tommy Suber 78 82 160 +16 43 Bud Zipf 79 NC NC NC – Frank Chandler 87 NC NC NC – Team 395 394 789 +69 5th 1970 @ Foxfire Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Date: May 8-9 Par: 72 Finish: 8th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Tommy Suber 75 74 149 +5 23 Joe Vignati 76 75 151 +7 32 Robert Hawthorne 75 77 152 +8 39 Frank Chandler 76 77 153 +9 42 Randy Orander 81 76 157 +13 57 Bud Zipf 80 77 157 +13 57 Buzzy Smith 80 87 167 +23 66 Team 383 379 762 +42 8th 1971 @ Midland Valley Country Club, Aiken, SC & Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, MD Dates: April 16-17, May 10-11 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot Par Fin Joe Vignati 73 78 77 78 306 +18 23 Jimmy Martin 73 72 78 85 308 +20 26 Frank Chandler 77 80 80 76 313 +25 36 Tommy Suber 79 77 80 79 315 +27 42 Steve Broome 79 75 83 80 317 +29 47 Don Bowie 82 77 79 80 318 +30 49 T.J. Grubbs 76 76 86 81 319 +31 50 Team 381 382 398 398 1559 +119 6th 1972 @ Willow Creek Golf Club, High Point, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Billy Rigby 82 75 78 235 +19 18 Jimmy Martin 80 81 77 238 +22 23 Al Sanders 80 76 82 238 +22 23
ACC Tournament Boxscores T.J. Grubbs 83 74 86 243 +27 Charlie Craft 81 82 81 244 +28 Steve Broome 80 82 85 247 +31 James Glenn 84 85 81 250 +34 Buzzy Smith 80 87 NC 167 NC Team 406 388 404 1198 +118
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1973 @ Foxfire Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Date: April 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Billy Rigbe 76 77 73 226 +10 11 Steve Broome 76 82 75 233 +17 31 Terry Willis 83 78 74 235 +19 34 Al Sanders 81 80 77 238 +22 38 Charles Craft 83 75 82 240 +24 43 T.J. Grubbs 79 81 80 240 +24 43 Rick Beasley 77 85 82 244 +28 46 Team 399 392 381 1172 +92 7th 1974 @ Carolina Trace, Sanford, NC Date: April 22-24 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Johnny Black 80 80 78 238 +22 14 Joe Moses 85 74 83 242 +26 22 T.J. Grubbs 86 80 79 245 +29 24 Parker Moore 82 78 85 245 +29 24 Billy Rigby 83 83 81 247 +31 28 Bill Shipley 86 83 79 248 +32 31 Rick Beasley 85 88 77 250 +34 36 Team 416 395 406 1217 +137 5th 1975 @ Foxfire Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Jimmy White 73 74 76 223 +7 5 Bill Rigby 77 77 77 231 +15 21 Bill Shipley 75 78 80 233 +17 24 Joe Moses 78 79 80 237 +21 32 Parker Moore 82 77 81 240 +24 36 John Black 78 79 85 242 +26 39 Chuck Smith 86 72 89 247 +31 46 5th Team 385 385 394 1164 +84 1976 @ N. Ridge Country Club, Raleigh, NC Date: April 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Parker Moore 71 68 68 207 -9 1 Mike Teasley 79 78 76 233 +17 32 Joe Moses 74 80 79 233 +17 32 Johnny Black 80 79 74 233 +17 32 RobertVan Savage 74 81 81 236 +20 37 Jimmy White 80 80 76 236 +20 37 Jim McNair 85 84 76 245 +29 48 Team 378 386 378 1142 +62 5th 1977 @ N. Ridge Country Club, Raleigh, NC Date: April 13-15 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Kevin Walsh 70 77 74 221 +5 15 Joe Moses 75 74 79 228 +12 25 Johnny Black 78 72 79 229 +13 27 Steve Bond 76 74 80 230 +14 29 Mike Teasley 75 79 76 230 +14 29 42 Jimmy White 73 81 81 235 +19 Jim McNair 78 80 80 238 +22 46 Team 374 376 388 1138 +58 5th 1978 @ N. Ridge Country Club, Raleigh, NC Date: April 11-13 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 7 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Mike Lawrence 76 77 68 221 +5 8 Kevin Walsh 75 73 73 221 +5 8 Mike Carlisle 78 73 75 226 +10 22 Jim McNair 77 75 77 229 +13 28
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78 78 79 235 +19 76 82 78 236 +20 75 78 87 240 +24 384 378 372 1132 +54
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1979 @ Cardinal Golf Club, Greensboro, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Clarence Rose 80 74 72 226 +10 13 Mike Carlisle 75 80 72 227 +11 15 Jim McNair 78 77 73 228 +12 19 Kevin Walsh 77 76 78 231 +15 27 Mike Lawrence 79 75 78 232 +16 30 Tom Petrosewicz 76 83 75 234 +18 34 Larry Penley 79 76 80 235 +19 37 Team 389 382 373 1144 +64 4th 1980 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 18-20 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Clarence Rose 74 71 72 217 +1 5 Kevin Walsh 71 72 74 217 +1 5 Larry Penley 72 75 71 218 +2 7 Julian Taylor 74 74 72 220 +4 11 Mike Carlisle 75 74 74 223 +7 20 Tony Nimmer 78 77 76 231 +15 38 Team 291 291 289 871 +7 2nd 1981 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Tony Nimmer 77 72 71 220 +4 6 Bobby Clark 75 78 76 229 +13 19 Larry Penley 76 76 77 229 +13 19 Dillard Pruitt 75 77 77 229 +13 19 Norman Chapman 79 79 74 232 +16 31 Julian Taylor 77 80 75 232 +16 31 Team 303 303 296 902 +38 5th 1982 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Dillard Pruitt 71 71 74 216 E 2 Tony Nimmer 75 74 71 220 +4 6 Julian Taylor 69 75 76 220 +4 6 Norman Chapman 73 71 77 221 +5 11 Jim Macfie 77 74 80 231 +15 26 Team 288 290 298 876 +12 1st
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1983 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Dillard Pruitt 70 74 73 217 +1 6 Tony Nimmer 77 69 72 218 +2 6 Charles Raulerson 74 73 75 222 +6 14 Julian Taylor 77 72 73 222 +6 14 Norman Chapman 72 76 82 230 +14 31 Team 293 288 293 874 +10 1st 1984 @ Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Date: April 20-22 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Dillard Pruitt 77 70 75 222 +6 4 Norman Chapman 77 75 73 225 +9 10 Jim Macfie 79 75 75 229 +13 14 John Trivison 79 73 82 234 +18 24 Charles Raulerson 78 80 80 238 +22 28 Team 311 293 303 907 +43 3rd 1985 @ Bryan Park Country Club, Greensboro, NC Date: April 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Mitch Ralston 73 74 70 217 +1 18 Brad Clark 80 63 76 219 +3 24 John Trivison 71 78 73 222 +6 28 Jason Griffith 74 77 71 222 +6 28 Jim Macfie 74 74 77 225 +9 32 Team 292 288 290 885 +21 6th 1986 @ Bryan Park Country Club, Greensboro, NC Date: April 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Brad Clark 70 78 68 216 E 6 Kevin Johnson 74 74 72 220 +4 12 Robert McCardle 72 73 76 221 +5 13 Jason Grifith 72 76 75 223 +8 17 Mike Taylor 76 77 78 231 +16 30 Team 288 301 291 880 +16 4th 1987 @ Cardinal Country Club, Greensboro, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 8 teams Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Brad Clark 69 73 69 211 -5 2 Bo Beard 69 78 70 217 +1 10 Jason Griffith 70 76 72 218 +2 15 Kevin Johnson +3 16 70 76 73 219 Chris Patton 74 75 72 221 +5 23 Team 278 300 283 865 -3 1st
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1995 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 20-22 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 9 teams Yards: 6,888 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Richard Coughlan 69 70 72 211 -5 2 Mike Byce 72 72 74 218 +2 15 Charles Warren 71 77 70 218 +2 15 Joey Maxon 78 70 74 222 +6 24 Chad Starliper 78 75 71 224 +8 30 Team 290 287 287 864 E 4th
1989 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 8 teams Yards: 7,134 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Chris Patton 78 74 69 221 +5 11 Max Fain 75 71 76 222 +6 15 Oswald Drawdy 77 75 73 225 +9 24 Bo Beard 75 77 75 227 +11 27 Kevin Johnson 75 77 75 227 +11 27 Team 302 296 293 891 +27 5th
1996 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 9 teams Yards: 7,106 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Richard Coughlan 71 73 70 214 -2 3 Charles Warren 74 73 68 215 -1 8 Joey Maxon 77 72 68 217 +1 11 Elliot Gealy 77 74 75 226 +10 33 Chad Starliper 75 79 75 229 +13 37 Team 297 292 281 870 +6 3rd
1990 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 20-22 Par: 72 Finish: T-1st out of 8 teams Yards: 7,134 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Chris Patton 69 72 71 212 -4 3 Nicky Goetze 70 73 69 212 -4 3 Oswald Drawdy 70 75 74 219 +3 12 Danny Ellis 74 83 76 233 +17 31 Sam Olson 78 83 77 238 +22 36 Team 283 303 290 876 +12 1st 1991 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 17-18 Par: 72 Finish: 5th out of 8 teams * Yards: 7134 Name 1st 2nd Tot Par Fin Bo Beard 68 75 143 -1 10 Danny Ellis 71 73 144 E 12 Nicky Goetze 75 74 149 +5 25 Bobby Doolittle 76 73 149 +5 25 Mark Swygert 73 78 151 +7 31 Team 287 295 582 +6 5th *- Tournament was scheduled for 54 holes
1992 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd out of 9 teams Yards: 7,100 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Danny Ellis 67 73 68 208 -8 1 Nicky Goetze 69 70 73 212 -4 9 Mike Byce 72 73 68 213 -3 11 Bobby Doolittle 74 74 67 215 -1 14 Mark Swygert 71 74 73 218 +2 28 Team 279 290 276 846 -19 2nd 1993 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 17-18 Par: 72 Finish: T-2nd out of 9 teams Yards: 7,100 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Nicky Goetze 67 73 70 210 -6 2 Mark Swygert 71 70 71 212 -4 3 Danny Ellis 74 71 71 216 E 7 Bobby Doolittle 75 73 72 220 +4 16 Thump Delk 79 78 74 231 +15 40 Team 287 287 284 858 -6 2nd 1994 @ Northgreen Country Club, Rocky Mt., NC Date: April 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 9 teams Yards: 7,134 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Mike Byce 75 75 72 222 +6 16 Mark Swgert 73 77 74 224 +8 20 Richard Coughlan 76 72 79 227 +11 28 Tom Biershenk 73 77 78 228 +12 30 Steve White 72 88 86 246 +30 44 Team 293 301 303 897 +33 6th
1997 @ Whitewater Country Club, Fayetteville, GA Date: April 18-20 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 9 teams Yards: 6,739 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Charles Warren 74 67 71 212 -4 1 Joey Maxon 71 73 74 218 +2 5 Jonathan Byrd 71 78 70 219 +3 7 Richard Coughlan 77 75 70 222 +6 14 Elliot Gealy 76 75 76 227 +11 25 Team 292 290 285 867 +3 1st 1998 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Charles Warren 68 68 69 205 -11 1 John Engler 69 70 70 209 -7 5 Jonathan Byrd 68 70 72 210 -6 8 Joey Maxon 72 76 68 216 E 20 Lucas Glover 76 74 70 220 +4 29 Team 277 282 277 836 -28 1st 1999 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin John Engler 70 72 74 216 E 4 Jonathan Byrd 74 70 74 218 +2 9 Michale Hoey 72 73 75 220 +4 12 Lucas Glover 74 74 74 222 +6 18 Elliot Gealy 75 74 78 227 +11 29 Team 290 289 297 876 +12 4th 2000 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 21-23 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin John Engler 70 71 69 210 -6 2 Jonathan Byrd 72 74 67 213 -3 4 D.J. Trahan 74 71 68 213 -3 4 Jani Saari 74 73 74 221 +5 19 Lucas Glover 74 73 77 224 +8 26 Team 290 288 278 856 -8 1st 2001 @ Magnolia Course, Orlando, FL Date: April 20-22 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd out of 9 teams Yards: 7,093 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin John Engler 66 70 67 203 -13 1 Lucas Glover 71 72 73 216 E 12 D.J. Trahan 71 75 74 220 +4 22 Gregg Jones 79 70 71 220 +4 22 Ben Duncan 75 73 76 224 +8 35 Team 284 284 285 853 -11 2nd 2002 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 19-21 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin D.J. Trahan 71 68 70 209 -7 6
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2003 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 18-20 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Jack Ferguson 72 72 70 214 -2 3 Matt Hendrix 76 73 68 217 +1 7 D.J. Trahan 77 68 73 218 +2 9 Ben Duncan 72 75 74 221 +5 14 Gregg Jones 74 73 78 225 +9 20 Team 294 286 285 865 +1 1st 2004 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 16-18 Par: 72 Finish: 1st out of 9 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Jack Ferguson 69 67 70 206 -10 2 Matt Hendrix 70 68 70 208 -8 3 Stephen Poole 72 69 69 210 -6 6 Gregg Jones 76 73 69 218 +2 21 Brian Duncan 73 71 74 218 +2 21 Team 284 275 278 837 -27 1st 2005 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 15-17 Par: 72 Finish: 4th out of 10 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Jack Ferguson 71 72 74 217 +1 4 Brent Delahoussaye 73 74 70 217 +1 4 Brian Duncan 77 72 74 223 +7 19 Tanner Ervin 85 75 72 232 +16 40 Martin Catalioto 79 86 74 239 +23 49 Team 300 293 290 883 +19 4th 2006 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 21-23 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 10 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Brian Duncan 68 67 73 208 -8 3 David May 72 65 74 211 -5 9 Stephen Poole 77 68 67 212 -4 12 Tanner Ervin 72 68 73 213 -3 16 Vince Hatfield 73 72 75 220 +4 35 Team 285 268 287 840 -24 3rd 2007 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 20-22 Par: 72 Finish: 3rd out of 11 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Kyle Stanley 68 72 70 210 -6 3 Tanner Ervin 72 71 71 214 -2 7 David May 72 72 72 216 E 12 Sam Saunders 73 73 72 218 +2 19 Phillip Mollica 77 81 78 236 +20 50 Team 285 288 285 858 -6 3rd 2008 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 18-20 Par: 72 Finish: 6th out of 11 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin Ben Martin 73 68 70 211 -5 8 Kyle Stanley 72 68 73 213 -3 18 David May 69 73 72 214 -2 20 Phillip Mollica 70 74 74 218 +2 29 Sam Saunders 75 78 72 225 +9 45 Team 284 283 287 854 -10 6th 2009 @ Old North St. Club, New London, NC Date: April 17-19 Par: 72 Finish: 2nd out of 11 teams Yards: 7,102 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Par Fin David May 71 69 66 206 -10 #1 Kyle Stanley 69 73 71 213 -3 8 Phillip Mollica 73 71 70 214 -2 10 Ben Martin 73 72 72 217 +1 15 Luke Hopkins 76 72 75 223 +7 40 Team 286 284 279 849 -15 2nd #Co-champion with Matt Hill of NC State
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Overview
The sport of golf at Clemson University dates to 1930. Clemson posted a 3-3 record in year one, including a victory over Furman and two over Presbyterian, while dropping matches with Georgia, Emory, and Furman. That first edition of the Clemson golf team was coached by the Reverend George Hodges, minister of the Methodist Church in Clemson. The next 45 years saw many dual match victories, including a 19-match victory streak in the 1940s, but Clemson golf did not reach regional or national prominence until the 1970s. A renewed interest in all of Clemson’s Olympic sports, spearheaded by then Athletic Director Bill McLellan, allowed for increased funding for the golf team. As the decade of the 80’s rolled around, Tiger golf found itself even with many of the traditional Southern powers. Now, Clemson is a national challenger every season. Clemson made 23 consecutive appearances at the NCAA National Tournament from 1982-04 and has been invited to the tournament every year since 1982. Since 1982, Clemson has finished in the top 20 nationally 21 times, including nine top five finishes and the National Championship in 2003. Former Athletic Director Bobby Robinson can be considered the man responsible for turning the program into a consistent national contender. During his 10-season reign as coach (1974-1983), Robinson guided the Tigers to some of their greatest triumphs. His accomplishments include being the first coach to take a Tiger team to the NCAA’s, producing a pair of All-Americans, nine All-ACC selections and three top 20 teams. Much of Clemson’s modern day success can be attributed to the foundation that Robinson built. Before Robinson’s tenure, no Tiger team had ever won an ACC championship and just one Tiger linkster had ever appeared in the NCAA individual tournament. In 1955 Leonard Yaun became the first Clemson golfer to play in the NCAA Tournament. HIs playing partner the first day was a Stanford Athlete named John Brodie, who went on to pro football fame with the San Francisco 49ers.
The ‘70s and ‘80s Clemson had success on the links in the mid-1970’s. Jim White played in the NCAA Tournament, followed by Parker Moore, who became Clemson’s first ACC medalist. That summer of 1976, Moore also reached the finals of the U.S. Amateur and played in the 1977 Masters. Clemson received its first ever top 20 ranking (12th) by Golf World in March of 1978. Clemson was chosen for the NCAAs as a team for the first time in 1980 behind All-American Clarence Rose. Clemson took home its first ACC team championship in 1982. The linksters enjoyed their greatest success up to that time in 1983, when they fired their way to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA’s. Finding themselves in 22nd place after the first round,
the Tigers, led by Dillard Pruitt and Julian Taylor, pulled off a fantastic finish. They ended up fifth, as the Tiger’s averaged 290 over the final three days at San Juaquin Country Club in Fresno, CA. Taylor finished the tournament ranked 15th and Charles Raulerson, who played on the PGA Tour, finished 20th. Norman Chapman, Dillard Pruitt and Tony Nimmer comprised the remainder of Clemson’s first ever top 5 finisher. Before leaving the Golden Corner of South Carolina all but Raulerson would earn All-ACC honors, and Pruitt became Clemson’s first two-time All- American. He finished 13th in the NCAA tournament in 1984, then the highest finish ever for a Clemson golfer. Following the 1983 season, Robinson left the team to pursue athletic administration on a full time basis. He became Clemson’s Athletic Director in 1985. Larry Penley, a former all-conference performer for Robinson, then took over the reigns. With a number-19 finish in 1984, the former fouryear letterman became only the second coach in Clemson athletic history to guide a team to a top 20 season in his first year. The year was highlighted by seven top 5 finishes and two all-conference selections (Dillard Pruitt and Norman Chapman). Pruitt was an All-American. Following trips to the NCAA’s in 1985 and ’86, the Tiger linksters began making great strides. In Penley’s fourth year at the helm, the Tigers walked away winners at the Palmetto Classic, the Gamecock Invitational, and the ACC Championships. This marked the first time in history that the Tigers had won three tournaments in the same season. Clemson placed 11th at the NCAA’s, and Penley was named the 1987 ACC and District III Coach-of-the-year. The 1987 record did not stand for long, as theTigers won four tourneys in 1988 (the Palmetto Invitational, Wofford Intercollegiate,ACC Championships, and the Chris Schenkel Invitational). The season was highlighted by a midseason number 3 ranking and featured for the first time ever three All-ACC players (Kevin Johnson, Chris Patton and Oswald Drawdy). Johnson was a repeat performer as an All-American, while sophomore Chris Patton was a second-team choice. Continuing the trend of improving yearly, the 1989 Tigers were the preseason number-one team in the country, and finished with a 72.62 stroke average. The season culminated with a best ever number-three finish at the NCAA’s. The ’89 team was led by All-Americans Kevin Johnson and Chris Patton and first-team Academic All-American Oswald Drawdy. The triplet also repeated as All-ACC performers. Johnson would have won the individual national championship, but a controversy over the signing of his scorecard on the second day of competition resulted in a round of 69 being voided. Individual play brought attention to the Clemson program in the summer of 1989. Chris Patton won the US Amatuer championship at Merion Country Club inArdmore,PA. Patton won the last of six matches over Danny Green 3 and 1 in the finals. He became the second Tiger to compete in the Master’s, (Parker Moore was the other in 1977) finishing as the low amateur and 39th overall in the prestigious event. Patton also competed in the US Open and the British Open in 1990.
Clemson first fielded a golf team in 1930 when local minister, George Hodges, served as coach.
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Golf History 1990 - 1994
The 1990 linksters became the fourth straight top 20 Tiger team with a top 12 finish. Chris Patton was a firstteam All-American, Oswald Drawdy a third-team choice, and freshman Danny Ellis garnered honorable mention honors with an eighth place finish at the NCAA’s, the highest finish ever for a Clemson player at the time. The next three years of the 90’s were dominated by Bobby Doolittle, Nicky Goetze, and Danny Ellis. They started all four years, led the Tigers to four top 20 finishes, including fourth in 1993. The trio combined to win five medalist honors in their four years and the Tigers won 11 team titles in their careers. Goetze was a three-time All-ACC selection, while teammates Ellis and Doolittle were selected twice each for the honor. Upon graduation, all three ranked in the top 10 in Clemson history in stroke average. Danny Ellis was ACC Champion in 1992, was a three-time All-American, and ranked seventh in stroke average at the end of his career. He also reached the finals of the 1993 U.S. Amateur. Clemson’s incredible depth was highlighted in 1993 NCAA Tournament play, as the Tigers took the NCAA East Regional and finished fourth in the NCAA. Doolittle led the team to its first ever East Regional title. He finished second individually, the best ever by a Tiger at that event at the time. It was a fourth, lesser known senior who led the Tigers to the number four finish at the Champions Country Club in Lexington, KY. Thump Delk, who had never broken par in his career and played in only five tournaments all season, fired rounds of 71-71-73-72 totaling 287, one-under-par for the four round NCAA tournament and finished third. Mark Swygert finished seventh overall, one stroke behind Delk. The duo’s performance garnered them honorable mention All-America awards. Therefore, five Clemson golfers earned some type of All-America honors in 1993. This was a first in Clemson history and possibly a first in Division I golf history. The 1994 season saw the Tiger’s again claim the East Regional with a team effort. Mark Swygert fired a third round 67 to finish the tournament in a tie for first place. He became Clemson’s first Regional medalist. Coach Penley also received rounds in the 60s from Richard Coughlan and Tommy Biershenk to lead the Tigers to the championship. Swygert tied the Clemson record for low finish in an NCAA tournament with a third-place 11-under par effort. Clemson finished the event in ninth place as a team, marking the fourth top 10 finish in Clemson history in NCAA play.
1995 - 1999 Winning the East Regional became a habit for the Tigers in 1995 as they claimed their third straight championship. Led by 213 tournament totals from Richard Coughlan and Mike Byce, the Tiger’s won the regional by 12 strokes over ACC rival North Carolina. The 1996 team earned quite a few individual honors. At the ACC Tournament, head coach Larry Penley was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year for the second time in his career. Richard Coughlan, Joey Maxon, and Charles Warren were tabbed as All-ACC selections. For the fifth time since 1988, three Clemson players were picked as All-Americans. Warren was a third team pick, while Coughlan and Maxon were honorable mention selections. The spring of 1997 was a noteworthy season on an individual and team basis. Charles Warren came back from a six-stroke deficit entering the final round and won the NCAA Tournament, the first Clemson golfer in history to win the National Championship. The native of Columbia fired a 67 on the final day, the lowest final round ever for a Clemson golfer in NCAA Tournament play. He then defeated Brad Elder of Texas in a one-hole playoff. Warren also won the ACCTournament, and thus became the second league player in history to win the ACC and NCAA tournaments in the same year. He also finished second at the NCAA East Regional in one of the greatest individual late season runs in Clemson history.
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Richard Coughlan joined Warren on the first-team AllAmerica squad, the first time Clemson had two first-team selections. Coughlan, who earned his degree in 1997, finished sixth at the NCAAs and was named ACC Co-Player of the Year in a vote of the coaches. The duo was the prime reason Clemson finished third at the NCAA tournament, tying for the highest finish in school history. Joey Maxon, Elliot Gealy and Jonathan Byrd were the other three starters on this team that also won the Ping Intercollegiate and the ACC Championship. Byrd became the first freshman in Clemson history to be recognized as first-team All-ACC. The 1997-98 season was the most successful in Clemson golf history by many means of measurement. First, Larry Penley’s team finished #2 in the nation at the NCAA national tournament, Clemson’s highest finish in history at the time. Clemson shot a 31-under-par team score for the event, the second best team score in NCAA National Tournament history. Unfortunately, UNLV shot the lowest tournament score versus par in history, 34-under. Despite the disappointment of finishing just three strokes from a National Championship, Penley and his team could take great joy in their accomplishments, both on an individual and team basis. The team won the ACC Tournament title for the second straight year and Charles Warren was ACC Champion for the second straight year. Warren concluded his Clemson career with two ACC championships, an NCAATitle (1997) and the runnerup spot at the NCAA championship (1998). He finished his career with 16 Clemson school records, including, lowest stroke average in a season (71.28) and most rounds under par in a season (23). Warren was named the recipient of the Dave Williams Award, which is given to the top senior golfer in the nation. Joey Maxon had a superb senior season and finished 10th at the NCAA Tournament. It gave him All-America honors for the second time in his career. Jonathan Byrd joined Warren and Maxon on the All-ACC team. Byrd became the first player in Clemson history to be first-team All-ACC as a freshman and sophomore. Clemson was in tournaments with 21 of the top
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Clemson Yearly Team Statistics Team Stk Finishes Rds Year Trns Stks Rds Avg 1 or 2 -Par 1982-83 12 8934 122 73.23 3 5 1983-84 10 11,200 152 73.68 4 3 1984-85 11 9754 132 73.89 2 2 1985-86 13 10,306 140 73.61 6 7 1986-87 15 11,395 156 73.04 8 12 1987-88 12 10,553 144 73.28 7 8 1988-89 13 11,037 152 72.61 5 11 1989-90 13 11,680 159 73.45 4 8 1990-91 14 11,462 156 73.47 4 8 1991-92 12 10,501 144 72.92 5 8 1992-93 14 11,368 156 72.97 7 14 1993-94 14 12,080 164 73.66 3 7 1994-95 14 11,546 156 74.01 1 5 1995-96 14 11,539 156 73.97 5 7 1996-97 14 11,099 152 73.02 4 8 1997-98 14 11,455 160 71.59 9 20 1998-99 14 11,581 160 72.38 6 15 1999-00 12 10,555 148 71.32 7 21 2000-01 12 10, 299 144 71.52 5 20 2001-02 13 10,656 148 72.00 3 15 2002-03 13 11,126 140 71.32 12 27 2003-04 13 10,908 152 71.76 4 16 2004-05 12 10,625 144 73.78 0 5 2005-06 12 10,812 148 73.04 1 7 2006-07 10 8,716 120 72.63 2 8 2007-08 12 10,468 144 72.69 4 13 2008-09 10 8,720 120 72.67 3 11
24 teams in the nation in 1997-98 and had a cumulative stroke margin against every one of those 21 teams. That included national champion UNLV who was seven strokes higher in the five tournaments they competed in 1997-98. Coach Larry Penley was rewarded with ACC Coach of the Year honors, the third consecutive year he has won that award. He became the first golf coach in ACC history to win the honor three straight years. Penley’s Tigers set school season records for stroke average (71.59), rounds under par (80), top 10 finishes (24) and first or second place team finishes (9). Clemson had a top 10 NCAA finish for the third straight year in 1998-99, the first time in the history of the program that Clemson had put three straight top 10s together. Along the way Clemson won a record tying five tournaments, including a record three in the fall. One of the victories was at the San Juan Shootout in February in Puerto Rico. Clemson fired a record breaking 34-under-par for the event and had a record low 830 team score. Clemson was ranked number-one in the nation for most of the year. The season concluded with an eighth-place finish out of the 30 teams at the NCAA Tournament at Hazeltine National in Minnesota. Clemson had the lead after 36 holes, the first time the Tigers had a lead at the end of any round in NCAA play. Jonathan Byrd and John Engler were both firstteam All-Americans, while Lucas Glover’s eighth-place individual finish at the NCAAs
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garnered him honorable mention selection. Byrd was also a first-team All-American in the classroom, becoming the seventh Clemson athlete in history to be first team AllAmerican on the field of competition and in the classroom, in the same year.
1999 - 2002 The preseason polls for 1999-00 saw the Tigers ranked #1 in the nation. The Tigers did not win the national championship at season’s end, but did have many landmark performances. Among the team highlights were championships at the ACC Tournament and the NCAA East Regional. It was the sixth ACC title and fourth regional crown for Larry Penley, but the first time the Tigers won
In 2000, Clemson won both the ACC Tournament and NCAA East Region titles.
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Clemson’s 2003 National Championship team both in the same year. Clemson also won its third straight Jerry Pate Intercollegiate in the fall. The season concluded with a seventh-place finish at the NCAAs at Auburn, the fourth straight top 10 finish for Clemson. Lucas Glover had a Clemson record 71.24 average for the year and was named first-team All-American. John Engler was a second-team selection, Jonathan Byrd was a third-team choice and D.J.Trahan, Clemson’s top performer at the NCAAs with a 15th-place finish, was honorable mention and was a freshman All-American. Byrd was also named a first-team Academic AllAmerican, the second straight year he was an All-American on the course and in the classroom. The 1999-00 season also included Clemson’s first two hole in one shots in competition in the school’s history. John Engler (Ping Preview) and Michael Hoey (The Ridges) both accomplished the feat. In the summer of 2000, D.J. Trahan won the United States Public Links Championship, and earned an invitation to the 2001 Masters. Clemson recorded a fifth straight Top-10 NCAA finish and second, second-place ranking in a four year period with its performance at the 2001 NCAA Championships held at Duke University. Clemson finished in the top five in every event in the 2000-01 Academic Year, including team honors at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate for the fourth straight year. Lucas Glover and John Engler concluded their careers as first-team All-Americans. Each was named All-ACC for the third straight year and each won a tournament, Glover the San Juan Shootout and Engler the ACC Tournament. D.J.Trahan was All-ACC and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors with an seventh-place finish at the NCAA’s. Clemson was supposed to have a relatively down year in 2001-02 with the loss of three starters, including AllAmericans Lucas Glover and John Engler, a pair of four-year starters. But, the Tigers road the back of D.J. Trahan early in the season, then showed its ability as a strong team when it came to postseason play. The Tigers won the Ping Preview in September when Trahan birdied the final hole to give the Tigers a thrilling team victory. Trahan won three events for the year, the first Clemson golfer to do that. His final victory came at the NCAA East Regional, helping the Tigers to a co-championship as a team. The fine play continued at Ohio State in the National
Championships as Clemson finished tied for third. Clemson held the lead after the second round, the second time in history Clemson had the lead at the midway point of the national championships. At the conclusion of the season,Trahan was named the National Player of the Year, winning the Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan awards. His 70.33 stroke average was eighth best in NCAA history for a single season. Gregg Jones was named a second-team All-American.
The win at the 2004 NCAA East Regional was the seventh in history for the Clemson program, more than any other college golf team. Greg Jones shot a four-underpar 66 in the final round and Brent Delahoussaye finished fourth individually for the 54 holes to lead the Tigers to the victory on the Yale University Golf Course. It was the fourth straight year Jones finished in the top 15 at the NCAA regional, a first in Clemson golf history. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 23rd consecutive year and finished 18th overall in the 30-team field that competed at The Homestead in Virginia. After the tournament, Matt Hendrix, who had started the year competing at the Walker Cup for the United States team, was named a second-team All-American long with teammate Jack Ferguson. Clemson returned to the NCAA National Tournament and the Nation’s Elite teams with a Top 10 finish in 2006. Led by senior All-ACC player Brian Duncan and Stephen Poole, the Tigers finished seventh at the NCAA Tournament at Sunriver, OR. The balanced 2006 team had six different players record a Top 10 finish in 2006. Clemson’s 2006-07 season featured the play of Kyle Stanley, who had the top freshman season in Clemson history. The native of Gig Harbor, Washington was a First-Team All American,ACC Player of the Year,ACC Freshman of the Year, and finished second at the NCAA National Tournament. The 2007-08 season, Larry Penley’s 25th as head coach, saw Clemson return to the Top 5 at the NCAA Championships, a first for the program since 2003. The Tigers finished third at the NCAA West Regional in the program’s first appearance at West. Kyle Stanley had his second straight Top 10 at the NCAA Championship with a 7th place finish at Purdue’s Kampen Course. Kyle Stanley finished his career in 2009 with a second place finish at the NCAA, his second career runner-up finish. He won the 2009 Ben Hogan Awrd, joining D.J. Trahan as Tigers who have won the award.
A Championship Season Clemson achieved the ultimate golf team accomplishment in 2003, winning the NCAA National Championship at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, OK. It was a dominating season for the Tigers, as they claimed six tournament trophies, a school record. In addition, Clemson became the first team in NCAA history to sweep conference, regional, and national tournaments. The Tigers went wire-to-wire as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team. The National Champions were led by threeAll-Americans. D.J. Trahan capped his brilliant career with first-team AllAmerica honors. He also was named first-team All-ACC for the fourth consecutive year, joining Jonathan Byrd as the only four-time All-ACC selections in school history. Jack Ferguson was a second-team All-American, after appearing in only a handful of tournaments as a freshman in 2001-02. His birdie putt on the last hole won the ACC Championship, then his par on the 72nd hole clinched the NCAA title. Matt Hendrix was a third-teamAll-American andVerizonAcademic All-District selection. Gregg Jones, another starter for the entire year, was a first-team All-ACC selection. Ben Duncan, the fifth starter on the championship squad, rounded out his Clemson career with a strong showing in the NCAAs. At the conclusion of the season, Larry Penley was named the National Coach-of-the-Year. Clemson finished the year 183-8-3 in head to head competition.
2004-present Clemson continued its championship tradition in 2004 when the Tigers won both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA East Regional. The Tigers used a 10-under-par team round in the final round of the ACC Tournament to win the event for the eighth time under Head Coach Larry Penley.
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Lettermen Agnew, R.I. Allison, Bill
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1955-56 1954,55,56
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Baker, Bill Baker, R.J. Beard, Bo Beard, Eugene Beasley, Richard Biershenk, Nick Biershenk, Tommy Black, Kenneth Bond, Allen Steven Bowie, Donald Boyd, Alex Broome, Stephen Burger, Jacob Byce, Mike Byrd, Jonathan
1983 1962, 63, 64 1987, 88, 89, 91 1960, 61 1974 2005 1993, 94, 95, 96 1974, 75, 76, 77 1977, 78 1971 2009 1971, 72, 73 2009 1992, 94, 95, 96 1997, 98, 99, 2000
Carlisle, Mike Carroll, J. Allen Carson, James, H. Castie, Thomas, M. Catalioto, Martin Chandler, Frank Chapman, Norm Chapman, R.J. Clark, Bobby Clark, Brad Clark, N.H. Coughlan, Richard Craft, Archie Crittenden, E.M. Jr.
1978, 79, 80 1967, 69 1966 1968 2002, 04, 05, 06 1969, 70, 71 1981, 82, 83, 84 1962, 63, 64 1981, 82 1985, 86, 87, 88 1960, 61 1994, 95, 96, 97 1972, 73, 74, 75 1957, 58, 59
Darden, N. D. Jr. Dawes, Awtry Stephen Dawes, M.F. Delahoussaye, Brent DeLiesseline, Ted
Brett Delahoussaye 2004-2005
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1959 1967 1962, 63, 64 2004, 05 1966
Charleston, SC Albany, GA
Nicky Goetze 1990-93
Mullins, SC Mullins, SC Conroe, TX Elberton, GA Lamar, SC Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg, SC Greenville, SC Elberton, GA Liberty, SC Augusta, GA Sumter, SC Orangeburg, SC Spartanburg, SC Columbia, SC
Aiken, SC Chester, SC Sumter, SC Garden City, NY Hilton Head, SC Sumter, SC Spartanburg, SC Anderson, SC Copper Hill,VA Waterloo, IA Charleston, SC Offaly, Ireland Manning, SC Ware Shoals, SC
Albertville, AL Greenville, SC Greenville, SC Greenville, SC Summerville, SC
Delk, Billy Delk, Thump Dickens, Paul Dickinson, Charles Doolittle, Bobby Doulmar, Ray Drawdy, Oswald Duncan, Ben Duncan, Brian
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Ellis, Danny Elmore, McCuen Engler, John Ervin, Tanner
1990, 91, 92, 93 2009 1998, 99, 2000, 01 2005, 06, 07,08
Fain, Max Ferguson, Jack Ferguson, Luke Ford, William Foster, James Fulmer, Elton
1989, 90 2002, 03, 04, 05 1999 1968, 69 1966 1968
Gardner, James Gealy, Elliot George, E.D. Glover, Lucas Goetze, Nicky Gooding, D.F. Grant, E.H. Griffith, Jason Grubbs, Thomas
1966, 67 1996, 97, 98, 99 1959,60,61 1998, 99, 2000, 01 1990, 91, 92, 93 1964, 65 1959 1985, 86, 87, 88 1971, 72, 73, 74
Hane, J.K. Harman, J.P. Hartline, Charles Hatfield,Vince Hawthorne, Robert Hendrix, Matt Hoey, Michael Hopkins, Luke Hudson, Richard
Inman, A.J.
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1948, 49, 50, 51 1993 1996 1978 1990, 91, 92, 93 1982 1987, 88, 89, 90 2000, 01, 02, 03 2003, 04, 05, 06
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1956, 57, 58 1963, 64 1967, 68 2006 1969, 70 2002, 03, 04 1999 2006, 08, 09 1981
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1956
Greenwood, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Roanoke Rapids, NC Modesto, CA Delray Beach, FL Fort Lauderdale Fl Hampton, SC Greenville, SC Greenville, SC
Haines City, FL Cheraw, SC Augusta, GA Mt. Pleasant, SC
Spartanburg, SC Seneca, SC Rock Hill, SC Charleston, SC La Grange, GA Williston, SC
Walterboro, SC Salisbury, NC Aiken SC Greenville, SC Hull, GA Hampton, SC Chester, SC Orangeburg, SC Rock Hill, SC
North Charleston, SC Burlington, NC Jackson, SC Greenwood, SC Greenwood, SC Aiken, SC Belfast, Ireland Greer, SC Kingsport, TN
Augusta, GA
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James, Tripp Johnson, Ben Johnson, Billy Johnson, Kevin Johnson, W.L. Jones, Britt Jones, Gregg
2001, 02 2000 1952, 53, 54, 55 1986, 87, 88, 89 1962, 63 1992, 93, 94 2001, 02, 03, 04
King, Brennen
1998, 2000, 01
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Lawrence, Mike Liberty, Donald Long, J.M.
1978, 79 1967, 68, 69, 70 1958, 59,60
Macfie, Jim Madison, Robert Martin, Ben Martin, Jim Masters, S.A. Mattison, R.M. Maxon, Joey May, David McCardle, Robert McKeller, James McLoud, R.D. McNair, James Mollica, Phillip Moore, Parker Moser, R.W. Moses, Joe Murray, J.L. Myers, L.E.
1982, 83, 84, 85 1981,82,83 2007, 08, 09 1971, 72 1961 1957, 58 1995, 96, 97, 98 2006, 07, 08, 09 1982, 85, 86 1965, 66 1965 1976, 77, 78, 79 2006, 07, 08, 09 1974, 75, 76 1959, 60, 61 1974, 75, 76, 77 1959 1962, 63
Neumann, John Nimmer, Tony
O’Keefe, Lou Olson, Sam Orander, A.C.
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1966, 67 1980, 81, 82, 83
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1990, 91 1988, 89, 90 1970
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Patton, Chris Penley, Larry Petrosewicz, Tom Pierson, P.R. Pisano, Mark Polites, Mark Poole, Stephen Prokop Pete Pruitt, Dillard
1987, 88, 89, 90 1978, 79, 80, 81 1978, 79 1964, 66 1978 1981 2004, 05 1982 1981, 82, 83, 84
Ralston, Mitch Raulerson, Charles Rigby, William Rose, Clarence
1982, 84, 85 1983, 84 1972, 73, 74, 75 1979, 80
Saari, Jani Sanders, Alvin, Jr. Saunders, Sam Schaefer, Bruce, Jr. Self, J.C. Shearer, Willie Shipley, William Seifert, Zack Smith, Charles Smith, W.H., Jr. Stanley, Kyle Starliper, Chad Stringer, Robert Suber, Thomas Swygert, Mark
1999, 2000, 01 1972, 73 2007, 08, 09 1955,56,57 1963, 64, 65 1985 1972, 74, 75 2005, 08 1975 1970 2007, 08, 09 1995, 96, 97, 98 1967 1968, 69, 70, 71 1991, 92, 93, 94
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Lettermen
Spartanburg, SC Clayton, NC Aiken, SC Pembroke, MA Graniteville, SC Charlotte, NC Florence, SC
Taylor, Mike Taylor, Julian Teasley, Mike Thornhill, Ned Thornton, Sean Townsend, F.A. Townsend, T.P., Jr. Trahan, D.J. Trivison, John
Aiken, SC Uhler, W.B.III Liberty, SC Sea Girt, NJ East Gadsden, AL
Camden, SC Orlando FL Greenwood, SC Pamplico, SC Asheville, NC Donalds, SC Dover, DE Auburn, NY Columbia, SC Bennettsville, SC Elon College NC Aiken, SC Anderson, SC Laurens, SC Chester, SC Delaware, OH Augusta, GA Seneca, SC
Van Savage, Robert Van Arsdale, Wk Verdery, R.F. Vignati, Joe
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1984, 85, 86 1980,81,82,83 1976-77 1953, 54 1995, 96, 99 1960, 61, 1957 2000, 01, 02, 03 1984, 85
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1958, 59, 60
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1976 1956 1961 1968, 69, 70, 71
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Walker, John IV Wallace, W.l. Walsh, Kevin Warren, Charles Warren, George III White, Jim White, Steve Williamson, Paul Willis, Terry Woodard, John, Jr.
1995 1965 1977, 78, 79, 80 1995, 96, 97, 98 1956, 57, 58 1975, 76, 77, 78 1991, 92, 94 1978 1973 1953, 54, 55, 56
Yaun, L.A., Jr.
1953, 54, 55, 56
Zipf, Bud
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1969, 70
Gastonia, NC Youngstown, OH Anderson SC Charleston, SC Easley, SC Aiken, SC Laurens, SC Inman, SC Hilton Head, SC
Spartanburg, SC
Marietta, GA Greer SC Baltimore, MD North Augusta, SC
Macon, GA Ft. Monroe,VA Seminole, FL Columbia, SC Hampton, SC Aiken, SC Dalton, GA Aiken, SC Clemson, SC Aiken, SC
Aiken, SC
Bryn Mawr, PA
Springdale, CT Ridgeland, SC
Lynnfield, MA Anniston, AL Easley, SC
Fountain Inn, SC Dallas, NC Chagrin Falls, OH Cromwell, CT Lumberton, NC Ofallo, IL Spartanburg, SC Youngstown Oh Greenville, SC
Gainesville, GA Jacksonville, FL Kingstree, SC Goldsboro, NC
Greenville, SC Sebring, FL Windermere, FL Toccoa, GA Greenwood, SC Marysville, OH Moncks Corner, SC Simpsonville, SC Delaware, OH Fountain Inn, SC Gig Harbor, WA Knoxville, TN Columbia, SC Whitmire, SC Blythewood, SC
Dillard Pruitt 1981-84
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Yearly Tournament Results Carpet Capital Classic Dalton, GA
Year 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Finish 3rd of 15 10th of 18 3rd of 18 1st of 16 6th of 16 12th of 15 1st of 15 6th of 18 1st of 18 9th of 18 2nd of 15 2nd of 15 4th of 15 1st of 18 2nd of 18 5th of 18 6th of 18 2nd of 18 13th of 18 4th of 18 9th of 12
The Brickyard Macon, GA Finish 2nd of 13 3rd of 15 2nd of 15
Score 1132 897 884 573 896 920 869 894 855 882 862 871 882 850 858 896 874 847 897 872 884
Finish 6th of 16 11th of 18 6th of 18 2nd of 18 6th of 18 11th of 15
Score 839 866 576
Score 884 912 894 862 895 909
Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar, Puerto Rico
Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Finish 4th of 15 10th of 15 7th of 15 2nd of 15 3rd of 14 6th of 15 1st of 18 4th of 15 2nd of 15 4th of 8 2nd of 18 2nd of 18 9th of 18 9th of 18 2nd of 18 8th of 15 2nd of 15
2nd of 18 5th of 20 4th of 22 5th of 22 2nd of 24 1st of 22 1st of 21 2nd of 24 10th of 24 3rd of 28 2nd of 24
590 888 880 880 578 866 582 585 903 868 877
Augusta State Invitational Augusta, GA
Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Finish 3rd of 18 2nd of 17 6th of 18 12th of 18 3rd of 15 10th of 18 8th of 18
Score 849 822 876 937 864 874 578
The Hootie Mount Pleasant, SC
Isleworth Collegiate Orlando, FL
Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1996-97 2007-08
Score 890 908 903 876 870 886 830 861 862 854 872 856 873 877 851 875 838
Year 2004-05 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09
Finish 12th of 15 9th of 15 2nd of 15 7th of 15
ACC Tournament Various Sites
Year 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71
Finish 6th of 8 6th of 8 6th of 8 7th of 8 8th of 8 7th of 8 6th of 8 8th of 8 8th of 8 8th of 8 7th of 8 8th of 8 8th of 8 6th of 8 7th of 8 5th of 8 8th of 8 6th of 8
Score 896 879 850 855
Score $315 #635 #620 #626 #636 #617 #639 #628 *#628 *#654 *#786 *#838 *860 *823 *795 *789 *762 %1559
1971-72 6th of 8 1972-73 6th of 7 1973-74 5th of 7 1974-75 5th of 7 1975-76 5th of 7 1976-77 5th of 7 1977-78 5th of 7 1978-79 4th of 8 1979-80 2nd of 7 1980-81 5th of 8 1981-82 1st of 8 1982-83 3rd of 8 1983-84 3rd of 8 1984-85 6th of 8 1985-86 4th of 8 1986-87 1st of 8 1987-88 1st of 8 1988-89 5th of 8 1989-90 @1st of 8 1990-91 5th of 8 1991-92 2nd of 9 1992-93 2nd of 9 1993-94 6th of 9 1994-95 4th of 9 1995-96 3rd of 9 1996-97 1st of 9 1997-98 1st of 9 1998-99 4th of 9 1999-00 1st of 9 2000-01 2nd of 9 2001-02 3rd of 9 2002-03 1st of 9 2003-04 1st of 9 2004-05 4th of 10 2005-06 3rd of 11 2006-07 3rd of 11 2007-08 6th of 11 2008-09 2nd of 11 @tied for championship $played one round *counted 5 players #played 2 rounds %played 4 rounds
NCAA Regional Various Sites
Year 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95
Finish 4th of 19 7th of 23 4th of 23 4th of 22 1st of 23 1st of 23 1st of 21
*1198 *1172 *1217 *1164 *1142 *1138 *1132 *1144 871 902 876 874 907 870 879 861 880 891 876 582 845 858 897 864 870 867 836 876 856 853 845 865 837 883 840 858 854 849
Score 886 865 875 879 849 868 857
1995-96 8th of 23 907 1996-97 2nd of 23 876 1997-98 2nd of 23 844 1998-99 *10th of 23 876 1999-00 1st of 27 871 2000-01 4th of 27 842 2001-02 #1 of 27 976 2002-03 1st of 27 839 2003-04 1st of 27 856 2004-05 11th of 27 852 2005-06 8th of 27 881 2006-07 @10th of 27 884 2007-08 3rd of 27 867 2008-09 9th of 14 908 *won playoff #co-medalist @lost 4-hole playoff to Coastal Carolina Note: All East Regional with exception of Central Regional in 2005-06 and West Region in 2007-08.
NCAA National Various Sites
Year 1979-80 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 2007-08
Finish 12th of 32 16th of 31 5th of 32 19th of 32 27th of 30 21st of 31 11th of 33 17th of 32 3rd of 30 12th of 30 13th of 30 12th of 30 4th of 30 9th of 30 21st of 30 14th of 30 3rd of 30 2nd of 31 8th of 30 7th of 30 2nd of 30 3rd of 30 1st of 30 18 of 30 7th of 30 5th of 30
Note: Clemson will make its first appearance at Jacksonville University and USCA Cleveland Classic this season.
Furman Invitational Greenville, SC
Year 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86
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Finish 7th of 22 7th of 25 5th of 21 6th of 27 1st of 14 5th of 24 3rd of 21 3rd of 24 11th of 25 1st of 23 2nd of 21 3rd of 23 5th of 23
Score 917 898 890 593 601 883 869 888 873 895 899 878
Clemson finished first at the U.S. Collegiate Classic in 2006.
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Score 1213 882 1176 881 933 898 1197 903 1160 1174 1196 1116 1153 1151 594 1227 1153 1121 1199 1133 1144 1142 1191 872 1157 1201
1996-97
Date Preseason October 16, 1997 November 6, 1996 December 4, 1996 February 26, 1997 March 12, 1997 March 27, 1997 April 9, 1997 April 23, 1997 May 7, 1997 May 21, 1997 Final
1997-98
Date Preseason September 25, 1997 October 29, 1997 December 2, 1997 February 26, 1998 March 4, 1998 March 11, 1998 March 18, 1998 March 25, 1998 April 1, 1998 April 8, 1998 April 15, 1998 April 22, 1998 April 29, 1998 May 6, 1998 May 13, 1998 May 20, 1998 Final
1998-99
Date Preseason October 7, 1998 November 11, 1998 December 2, 1998 March 3, 1999 March 11, 1999 March 17, 1999 March 24, 1999 April 1, 1999 April 7, 1999 April 14, 1999 April 21, 1999 April 28, 1999 May 5, 1999 May 12, 1999 May 19, 1999 Final
1999-00
Date Preseason October 6, 1999 November 11, 1999 December 6, 1999
National Rankings March 16, 2006 March 30, 2006 April 13, 2006 April 27, 2006 May 10, 2006 Final
Rk 6 9 12 10 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 3
Rk 2 2 7 3 7 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Rk 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
2006-07
Date Sept. 28, 2006 Oct. 12, 2006 Oct 28, 2006 Nov. 16, 2006 Feb. 21, 2007 Mar. 14, 2007 Apr. 4, 2007 Apr. 25, 2007 May 16, 2007 Final
Clemson finished second in the final rankings in 2002. March 9, 2000 March 16, 2000 March 23, 2000 March 29,2000 April 5, 2000 April 12, 2000 April 19, 2000 April 26, 2000 May 4, 2000 May 11, 2000 May 18, 2000 May 24, 2000 Final
2000-01
Date Preseason October 4, 2000 November 1, 2000 December 6, 2001 March 7, 2001 March 14, 2001 March 21, 2001 March 28, 2001 April 4, 2001 April 12, 2001 April 19, 2001 April 26, 2001 May 2, 2001 May 9, 2001 May 25, 2001 Final
2001-02
Rk 1 1 1 1
Date Preseason February 7, 2002 February 21, 2002 March 7, 2002
Final Sagarin Computer Rankings
Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Rating 534.900 544.790 534.573 70.57 70.32 70.33 70.71 69.67 70.69 71.68 71.13 70.85 71.31 70.90
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 3
Rk 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
March 21, 2002 April 4, 2002 April 18, 2002 May 2, 2002 May 16, 2002 Final
2002-03
Date Preseason February 12, 2003 February 26, 2003 March 12, 2003 March 26, 2003 May 7, 2003 Final
2003-04
Date Preseason September 24, 2003 October 8, 2003 October 22, 2003 February 12, 2004 February 26, 2004 March 11, 2004 March 25, 2004 April 8, 2004 April 22, 2004 May 7, 2004 Final
2004-2005
Rk 9 5 5 3
Rank 8 3 2 5 2 3 2 1 2 27 8 12 13 6
Date Preseason September 23, 2004 October 7, 2004 November 11, 2004 February 11, 2005 February 25, 2005 March 11, 2005 March 25, 2005 April 8, 2005 April 22, 2005 May 6, 2005 Final
2005-06
Date Sept. 23, 2005 October 7, 2005 October 21, 2005 November 4, 2005 November 18, 2005 February 16, 2006 March 2, 2006
2007-08
2 3 3 T-2 2 2
Rk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rk 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 18
Rk 3 3 11 11 16 17 18 19 24 24 26 31
Rk T-17 20 19 24 21 T19 21
Date Aug. 29, 2007 Sept. 19, 2007 Oct. 17, 2007 Nov. 7, 2007 Feb. 22, 2008 Mar. 14, 2008 Apr. 10, 2008 Apr. 24, 2008 May 16, 2008 Final
14 15 15 12 10 7
Rk 4 4 6 8 10 6 10 12 11 31
Rk 9 10 18 12 13 14 15 17 14 5
Clemson in the Final Top 25 Polls
Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 2007-08
2008-09
Date Aug. 27, 2008 Sept. 25, 2008 Oct. 15, 2008 Nov. 12, 2008 Feb. 18, 2009 Mar. 11, 2009 Apr. 6, 2009 Apr. 22, 2009 May 13, 2009 Final
Rank 8 3 2 5 3 3 2 1 18 7 5
Rk 6 6 8 7 6 4 4 4 5 T-31
Individual Golfers in Final Top 100 MasterCard/Sagarin Rankings Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 *2001-02 *2002-03 *2003-04 *2005-06 *2006-07 *2007-08 *2008-09
Golfer Charles Warren Joey Maxon Richard Coughlan Charles Warren Richard Coughlan Jonathan Byrd Charles Warren Joey Maxon Jonathan Byrd John Engler Lucas Glover Jonathan Byrd John Engler Lucas Glover Michael Hoey Lucas Glover John Engler Jonathan Byrd D.J. Trahan John Engler Lucas Glover D.J. Trahan D.J. Trahan Gregg Jones D.J. Trahan Jack Ferguson Matt Hendrix Gregg Jones Matt Hendrix Jack Ferguson Brian Duncan Stephen Poole Vince Hatfield Kyle Stanley Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Sam Saunders Ben Martin Kyle Stanley Ben Martin David May
Cl. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Points Rk 203.617 15th 195.733 19th 180.580 27th 281.086 5th 237.207 9th 97.167 45th 317.292 7th 241.134 17th 188.932 28th 121.369 53rd 115.501 62nd 324.833 6th 298.405 9th 260.698 14th 118.195 53rd 338.468 7th 297.495 9th 249.412 14th 225.704 22nd 366.750 4th 354.075 6th 226.439 25th 69.13 2nd 70.38 12th 69.22 2nd 69.62 5th 69.89 9th 71.03 41st 69.76 10th 70.13 17th 70.76 27th 70.98 42nd 71.04 46th 69.41 7th 71.15 64th 70.87 34th 71.59 81st 71.66 91st 68.51 5th 71.34 57th 71.41 65th
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13.5-4.5 W 11-7 W 15.5-2.5 W 7.5-10.5 L 0-18 L 2.5-15.5 L
A A H H A A
Presbyterian Furman Presbyterian Furman Georgia Emory
1931 (4-2 Overall)
4/25 5-9 L 4/28 W 5/2 4.5-13.5 L W 5/11 9.5-8.5 W 5/14 10.5-7.5 W
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1932 (2-2 Overall)
4/16 9.5-8.5 W 4/30 3-15 L 5/2 15.5-2.5 W 5/4 3.5-14.5 L *Tied for State Championship
1933 (0-4 Overall)
4/12 4/25 4/29 5/5
0-18 1-17 5-5-12.5 6-12
4/25 5/9 5/11
0-18 L 10.5-7.5 W 9-9 T 6.5-11.5 L
4/12 4/19 5/7 5/10
17.5-.5 W 11.5-6.5 W 0-18 L 8.5-9.5 L
L L L L
H A H A
Georgia Furman Furman South Carolina
A H H H
Furman Davidson South Carolina Furman
1935 (2-2 Overall) A H A H
Wofford Wofford Furman Furman
The 1956 Clemson Tigers
1941 (2-0 Overall)
4/23 10-8 W A 5/3 3rd N1 5/5 10.5-7.5 W H N1-Columbia, SC
3/26 4/15 4/19 4/21 4/23 4/24 4/27 5/14 5/15
11-7 W 10.5-7.5 W 11.5-6.5 W 18-0 W 12.5-5.5 W 7.5-10.5 L 6.5-11.5 L 6.5-11.5 L 1-17 L
H A A H H A
Hampden-Sydney Wofford Furman Wofford South Carolina South Carolina
1937 (5-4 Overall) H H H A H A H A A
Hampden-Sydney Wake Forest Citadel Presbyterian South Carolina Furman Furman South Carolina Citadel
1938 (2-3-1 Overall)
9-9 T 5.5-12.5 L 18-0 W 10-8 W 7.5-10.5 L 5.5-12.5 L
H A H H H A
Michigan South Carolina Furman Citadel South Carolina Citadel
1939 (1-2 Overall)
4/10 2.5-15.5 L H 4/22 2nd N1 424 4-14 L H 12-6 W N1-Columbia, SC
1940
No Team
Michigan State Tournament Citadel South Carolina
Presbyterian State Tournament Presbyterian
1942 (1-0 Overall)
4/28 13.5-4.5 W College of Charleston 5/1 3rd N1 State Tournament N1-Columbia, SC
5/5
1943 (0-1 Overall)
5.5-12.5 L
A
Davidson
1949 (9-2 Overall)
3/11 20-0 W H 3/15 17.5-9.5 W H 3/28 9-18 L H 4/1 17-1 W A 4/7 9-18 L A 4/8 12.5-5.5 W A 4/11 16-2 W A 4/23 13.5-4.5 W H 4/25 12-9 W A 4/26 17-1 W A 4/30 12.5-5.5 W H 5/17-20 3rd N1 N1-Spartanburg, SC
1944
1936 (1-3-2 Overall)
9.5-8.5 W 7.5-10.5 L 2.5-15.5 L 9-9 T 6-12 L 9-9 T
106
South Carolina South Carolina Furman Furman
1934 (1-2-1 Overall)
4/9 416 4/21 4/27 4/29 5/11
4/12 4/14 4/19 4/25 4/28 4/30
H A H A
Emory Presbyterian Furman Furman Wofford Wofford
1950 (5-2-1 Overall)
No Team
1945
No Team
4/5 4/6 4/8 4/12
1946 (4-0 Overall)
17.5-.5 16.5-1.5 16-2 17.5-.5
W W W W
H H H A
Davidson Letourneau South Carolina South Carolina
3/22 21.5-5.5 W H Wofford 3/31 13.5-13.5 T A South Carolina 4/1 6.5-11.5 L A The Citadel 4/4 14.5-3.5 W H Furman 4/14 26.5-.5 W A Wofford 4/18 12-15 L H South Carolina 4/22 16.5-1.5 W H The Citadel 5/2 25.5-1.5 W A Presbyterian 5/10-12 1st N1 State Tournament N1-Spartanburg, SC
1947 (8-0 Overall)
3/20 16.5-10.5 W H Davidson 4/10 27-0 W H Presbyterian 4/18-20 4th N1 Southern Intercollegiates 4/21 14.5-13.5 W A Davidson 4/24 14-4 W A South Carolina 4/25 12.5-5.5 W A Citadel 4/26 16.5-1.5 W A Coll. of Charleston 4/29 10.5-7.5 W A Wofford 5/7 20.5-6.5 W H Wofford 5/9-10 3rd N2 Southern Conference Tourn. 5/20-21 1st N3 State Tournament N1-Athens, GA, N2-Durham, NC, N3-Spartanburg, SC
1948 (8-2 Overall)
3/15 13.5-4.5 W A 3/24 14.5-3.5 W H 4/10 14-4 W H 4/16 13.5-4.5 W A 4/20 19-8 W A 4/22 16.5-1.5 W H 4/23 26.5-.5 W H 5/4-6 2nd N1 5/14 6-12 L A 5/15 6.5-11.5 L A 5/18 12.5-5.5 W H N1-Spartanburg, SC
Newberry Wofford Wake Forest Newberry South Carolina The Citadel Furman The Citadel Wofford Furman South Carolina State Tournament
Wofford Wofford South Carolina Furman Presbyterian Furman Presbyterian State Tournament South Carolina Citadel Citadel
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1951 (6-7 Overall)
3/16 1.5-16.5 L A 3/20 17.5-.5 W A 3/28 18-0 W H 3/29 9-18 L H 4/2 16-2 W A 4/7 7.5-10.5 L H 4/10 18-9 W H 4/14 3.5-14.5 L A 4/16 13.5-4.5 W H 4/17 7-20 L A 4/27 5.5-21.5 L A 4/30 8-19 L H 5/4 17.5-0.5 W 5/14-16 2nd N1 N1-Spartanburg, SC
3/18 4/2 3/27 4/4 4/9 4/10 4/17 4/18
Florida Wofford Newberry Duke Presbyterian The Citadel South Carolina The Citadel Presbyterian Georgia South Carolina Georgia Wake Forest State Tournament
1952 (4-10 Overall)
17-13 W 12-15 L 7-11 L 16.5-8.5 W 11-16 L 13-14 L 8-10 L 11-16 L
A A H H H H A A
Wofford Davidson Furman South Carolina The Citadel Rollins Presbyterian South Carolina
All-Time Results 4/19 7-20 L A The Citadel 4/22 20-7 W H Wofford 4/23 10.5-16.5 L H Davidson 4/28 15-3 W H Presbyterian 5/5 8.5-9.5 L A Furman 13-14 L N2 N.C. State 5/13-15 3rd N1 State Tournament N1-Spartanburg,SC N2-Greenville, SC
1953 (8-4 Overall)
3/31 4-23 L H 4/7 17.5-9.5 W H 4/15 19-2 W H 4/16 .5-26.5 L A 4/17 23.5-3.5 W H 4/20 18-0 W H 4/21 23.5-3.5 W A 4/25 6.5-20.5 L A 4/27 12-6 W A 4/30 16.5-.5 W H 5/1 11.5-15.5 L A 5/5 12-6 W H 5/12-14 2nd N1 N1-Spartanburg, SC
Georgia Davidson Wofford Georgia South Carolina Furman Wofford Davidson Furman Presbyterian South Carolina Presbyterian State Tournament
1954 (6-7 Overall)
3/22 19.5-1.5 W H 3/23 20-7 W H 4/1 3.5-23.5 L H 4/2 11-16 L H 4/5 8.5-18.5 L H 4/10 19.5-7.5 W H 4/14 24-3 W A 4/15 5-22 L A 4/20 11.5-15.5 L H 4/24 10-17 L A 4/23 13-14 L A 4/26 11.5-6.5 W A 5/6 22-5 W H 5/14-15 6th N1 N1-Winston-Salem, NC
3/21 3/29 3/30 4/1 4/2 4/4 4/13 4/19 4/21 4/23 4/28 5/2
Presbyterian South Carolina Duke Wake Forest Georgia The Citadel Wofford Georgia Maryland The Citadel South Carolina Presbyterian Wofford ACC Tournament
1955 (6-7-2 Overall)
13.5-13.5 T H 23-4 W H 5-22 L H 16-11 W H 3-24 L H 12-6 W H 8.5-18.5 L H 23-4 W A 14.5-3.5 W A 17.5-9.5 W H 9-28 L A 7.5-10.5 L N1
South Carolina Wofford Duke The Citadel Wake Forest Presbyterian Georgia Wofford Presbyterian N.C. State South Carolina Maryland
9-9 T A Virginia 5/3 4-23 L A Wake Forest 5/5 8-19 L A Georgia 5/13-14 6th N2 ACC Tournament N1-Charlottesville,VA, N2-Winston-Salem, NC
Clemson also won the State Tournament in 1959.
1956 (9-5 Overall)
3/21 24.5-2.5 W H Wofford 3/24 18-9 W H Maryland 3/28 14-13 W H Duke 3/29 23-4 W H Illinois State 4/2 14-13 W H Georgia 4/7 8-19 L H Wake Forest 4/9 19-8 W H South Carolina 4/12 24-3 W A Wofford 4/19 12-15 L A N.C. State 4/20 12-15 L A North Carolina 4/21 11-16 L A Wake Forest 4/23 23-4 W H Virginia 4/24 11-16 L A Georgia 4/26 15-12 W A South Carolina 4/27-28 2nd N1 State Tournament 5/11-12 6th N2 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Winston-Salem, NC
1957 (4-8 Overall)
3/28 11-16 L H Duke 4/1 10-17 L A Maryland 4/2 8.5-18.5 L A Virginia 4/6 22.5-4.5 W H N.C. State 4/9 8.5-9.5 L H South Carolina 4/9 2-16 L H North Carolina 4/12 9-18 L H Furman 4/16 19-8 W H VMI 4/18 0-27 L A Georgia 4/24 8.5-18.5 L H Wake Forest 4/25 21.5-5.5 W N1 The Citadel 4/26-27 1st N1 State Tournament 5/6 20-7 W A South Carolina 5/10-11 7 of 8 N2 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Winston-Salem, NC
1958 (5-4 Overall)
3/29 22.5-4.5 W H Wofford 3/31 4-23 L H Maryland 4/1 16-11 W H Virginia 4/3 9.5-17.5 L A Furman 4/11 7-20 L A Duke 4/12 14-13 W A Wake Forest 4/17 8-19 L H Georgia 4/24 23-4 W N1 The Citadel 4/25-26 3rd N1 State Tournament 5/9-10 8th N2 ACC Tournament 5/14 18.5-8.5 W H Furman N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Winston-Salem, NC
1959 (6-4 Overall)
3/25 22.5-1.5 W H Wofford 4/3 15.5-11.5 W A Furman 4/6 5.5-21 L A Georgia 4/13 11.5-18.5 L A Maryland 4/14 11-16 L A N.C. State 4/23 17-10 W H Furman 4/29 15-12 W H Wake Forest 4/30 17.5-9.5 W H South Carolina 5/5 14.5-12.5 W A Wofford 5/6 4-23 L A North Carolina 5/8-9 7th N1 ACC Tournament 5/16-17 1st N2 State Tournament N1-Chapel Hill, NC, N2-Hampton, SC
1960 (5-5 Overall)
3/23 19.5-7.5 W H Furman 4/5 16.5-10.5 W H Wake Forest 4/7 4.5-22.5 L A Georgia 4/8 24-3 W A Furman 22.5-4.5 W N1 The Citadel 4/11 8-10 L A South Carolina 8-10 L N2 Maryland 4/13 9.5-17.5 L H Georgia 4/15 18-9 W H Virginia 4/29-30 1st N3 State Tournament 5/12 4.5-22.5 L N4 North Carolina 5/13-14 6th N4 ACC Tournament N1-Greenville, SC, N2-Columbia, SC, N3-Hampton, SC, N4-Durham, NC
1961 (4-4-1 Overall)
3/22 13.5-13.5 T A Furman 3/24 22-5 W H South Carolina 4/5 10.5-16.5 L Georgia 4/7 18.5-8.5 W H The Citadel 4/10 9.5-17.5 L A Wake Forest 4/17 12-15 L A Maryland 4/18 11.5-15.5 L A Virginia 4/21-22 2nd N1 State Tournament 5/2 16-11 W H N.C. State 5/5 21-6 W H Furman 5/12-13 8th N2 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-College Park, MD
The Tigers finished first at the State Tournament in 1957.
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3/22 3/26 3/27
1962 (6-3-1 Overall)
15-12 W 15-12 W 14.5-12.5 W
H A A
Furman South Carolina N.C. State
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All-Time Results 4/2 14-13 W H Maryland 4/3 13.5-13.5 T H Virginia 4/9 7-20 L H Wake Forest 4/13-14 4th N1 State Tournament 4/16 16-11 W A Furman 4/27 2.5-24.5 L A Duke 5/2 8.5-18.5 L A The Citadel 5/10 15-12 W N1 North Carolina 5/11-12 8th N1 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Winston-Salem, NC
1963 (7-5 Overall)
3/25 2-19 L A Duke 3/26 5.5-15.5 L A North Carolina 3/28 16-2 W H Furman 11.5-9.5 W H The Citadel 4/1 10.5-19.5 L H Maryland 4/2 14-7 W H Virginia 4/8 9-12 L H Wake Forest 4/22 12-9 W H N.C. State 4/19-20 2nd N1 State Tournament 4/25 21.5-5.5 W A The Citadel 5/3 24-3 W H Wofford 24-0 W H Presbyterian 5/6 6.5-11.5 L H South Carolina 5/10-11 8th N2 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Hot Springs,VA
1964 (2-8-1 Overall)
3/19 6.5-14.5 L H North Carolina 3/24 17-4 W H Hartford 4/4 11.5-12.5 L H Duke 4/6 3-18 L A Wake Forest 4/7 9.5-11.5 L A N.C. State 4/13 7.5-13.5 L A Virginia 4/14 3-18 L A Maryland 4/17-18 2nd N1 State Tournament 4/28 13-11 W H Wofford 5/1 9.5-11.5 L A The Citadel 9-9 T N2 Furman 5/5 7-14 L A South Carolina 5/8-9 7th N3 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Charleston, SC, N3-Columbia, SC
1965 (4-4 Overall)
3/19 11-10 W A 3/22 2.5-18.5 L A 3/23 3.5-17.5 L A 3/30 16-5 W H 4/5 3.5-17.5 L H 4/10 13.5-7.5 W H 14.5-6.5 W H 4/13 9-12 L H 4/23-24 2nd N1 5/7-8 8th N2 N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Pinehurst, NC
Wofford Duke North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest South Carolina Maryland N.C. State State Tournament ACC Tournament
1966 (1-8 Overall)
3/18 5-19 L H North Carolina 3/25 11.5-12.5 L H Wofford 3/31 18-6 W H MIT 4/4 6.5-14.5 L H Wake Forest 4/15-16 6th N1 State Tournament 4/19 4.5-16.5 L A South Carolina 4/21 3.5-17.5 L A N.C. State 4/22 5-16 L N2 Maryland 4.5-16.5 L A Virginia 4/29 2-19 L H Duke 5/16-17 8th N3 ACC Tournament N1-Hampton, SC, N2-Charlottesville, VA, N3-Pinehurst, NC
3/21 3/22 3/29 4/4
108
1967 (2-6-1 Overall)
2-19 L A 4-17 L A 19-9 W N1 11.5-16.5 L A 10.5-10.5 T N2 10-11 L A
North Carolina Duke MIT Wofford N.C. State South Carolina
4/11 12-9 W H Virginia 4/14-15 3rd N3 State Tournament 4/18 5-16 L A Wake Forest 4/22 3-18 L H Maryland 5/15-16 6th N4 ACC Tournament N1-Spartanburg, SC, N2-Columbia, SC, N3-Hampton, SC, N4-Pinehurst, NC
1968 (2-6 Overall)
3/18 6-30 L H Wofford 18.5-9.5 W H Rutgers 3/25 3-18 L A South Carolina 3/28-30 12th N1 Palmetto Invitational 4/5-6 6th N2 State Tournament 4/11 8-13 L H North Carolina 4/15 3.5-17.5 L A Maryland 3.5-17.5 L N1 Virginia 4/17 4.5-16.5 L H Wake Forest 4/22 12.5-11.5 W H Duke 5/13/14 7th N3 ACC Tournament N1-Orangeburg, SC, N2-Hampton, SC, N3-Sanford, NC
1969 (5-8-1 Overall)
3/13 10.5-10.5 T H South Carolina 3/24 10.5-7.5 W H Kent State 3/26-29 12th N1 Palmetto Invitational 4/7 3-24 L A Georgia 4/10-12 2nd N2 State Tournament 4/15 2.5-18.5 L A Wake Forest 4/17 7-14 L H N.C. State 10-11 L H Wofford 4.5-16.5 L H Georgia 4/19 11.5-9.5 W A Duke 4/21 14-7 W N3 Wofford 21-0 W N3 High Point 16.5-4.5 W N3 Presbyterian 4/26 9.5-11.5 L A Furman 4/26 10-11 L N4 The Citadel 4/26 5.5-15.5 L N4 Tennessee 5/9-10 5th N5 ACC Tournament N1-Orangeburg, SC, N2-Hampton, SC, N3-Tryon, NC, N4-Greenville, SC, N5-Cary, NC
1970 (11-6 Overall)
3/3 13-17 L A Erskine 3/10 4.5-16.5 L A South Carolina 3/19-21 11th N1 Palmetto Invitational 3/23 8.5-12.5 L H Duke 14.5-6.5 W H Furman 9.5-11.5 L H Va. Tech 3/30 11-10 W N Furman 11-10 W A South Carolina 4/4 4th N2 Furman Invitational 4/7 11-10 W A N.C. State 4/13 10-11 L H North Carolina 11.5-9.5 W H Wofford 4/14 8-13 L H Wake Forest 18-3 W H Presbyterian 4/17-18 2nd N3 State Tournament 4/23 14.5-9.5 W H Presbyterian 14-10 W H Gardner-Webb 22-2 W H Erskine 4/24 9.5-8.5 W Appalachian St. 13-8 W The Citadel 5/8-9 8th N4 ACC Tournament N1-Orangeburg, SC, N2-Greenville, SC, N3-Hampton, SC, N4-Pinehurst, NC
3/5 3/17-20 4/1-3 4/5 4/8-10 4/12 4/13
1971 (7-1 Overall)
12-9 W H 11.5-9.5 W H 13th N1 17th N2 6.5-7.5 L N3 10.5-7.5 W 2nd N4 15-3 W 12.5-8.5 W 16.5-4.5 W H 18-9 W H
Erskine Gardner-Webb Palmetto Invitational Furman Invitational Wofford Citadel State Tournament Marion Wofford Appalachian State Erskine
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1972 (4-0 Overall)
3/9 26-2 W H Presbyterian 23-5 W H Erskine 3/22-25 8th N1 Palmetto Invitational 3/29-4/1 7th N2 Furman Tournament 4/4 22-6 W Gardner-Webb 4/10 27-1 W Western Carolina 4/15-16 2nd N3 State Tournament 4/17-19 6th N4 ACC Tournament N1-Orangeburg, SC, N2-Greenville, SC, N3-Hampton, SC, N4-High Point, NC
1973 (2-1 Overall)
3/5 7-14 L A Furman 20-1 W N1 Presbyterian 14.5-6.5 W N1 N.C.State 3/15-18 13th N2 Palmetto Tournament 4/5-7 5th N3 Furman Tournament 4/16-18 6th N4 ACC Tournament N1-Greenville, SC, N2-Orangeburg, SC, N3-Greenville, SC, N4-Pinehurst, NC
1973-74
Date Apr. 22-24
Tournanent Etowah 4-Way Matches Orangeburg Invitational Red Fox Furman Invitational State Invitational ACC Tournament
Date
Tournanent
1974-75
Finish 4th 2nd 8 of 22 2 of 14 7 of 22 1st 5 of 7
Finish
Fall Oct. 2-4 Oct. 12-14
Etowah Valley Calloway Gardens
Mar. 1-2 Mar. 11 Mar. 14-17 Mar. 19-22 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 4-6 Apr. 11-13 Apr. 17-19
Seminole Pinehurst Orangeburg Red Fox Furman College of Charleston State ACC Tournament
4 of 14 9 of 22
Spring 10 of 26 4 of 12 8 of 19 2 of 14 7 of 25 1 of 8 1 of 14 5 of 7
1975-76
Date
Tournanent
Calloway Gardens Etowah Furman
Feb. 26-Mar. 2 Mar. 9-12 Mar. 13-16 Mar. 18-21 Mar. 21-22 Apr. 2-5 Apr. 9-11 Apr. 15-17
Seminole Pinehurst Orangeburg Red Fox Iron Duke Furman State ACC Tournament
1978-79
Finish
Date
Tournanent
7 of 20 2 of 11 5 of 21
Grandfather Mtn. 8 of 12 LSU 10th of 14 Cypress Gardens 10th of 18
Feb. 16-18 Mar. 2-4 Mar. 10-12 Mar. 17-19 Mar. 23-25 Apr. 17-19
Gator Seminole Pinehurst Iron Duke Furman ACC
Date
Tournanent
Fall
Tournanent
Finish
14 of 27 8 of 18 10 of 18 1 of 14 7 of 32 7 of 32 2 of 13 5 of 7
All-Dixie 7 of 17 Etowah 2 of 13 Furman 4 of 22 Cypress Gardens 10 of 17
Mar. 4-6 Apr. 13-15
Seminole 8 of 23 Palmetto 9 of 18 Red Fox 3 of 17 Furman 6 of 27 Gulf American 8 of 19 State 15 of 24 ACC Tournament 5 of 7
Score
Date
Tournanent
Finish
Foxfire 17 of 24 LSU 7 of 14 Cypress Gardens 6 of 18
303
Oct. 2-4 Oct. 10-13 Oct. 26-28
Score
Grandfather Mtn. 3 of 14 LSU 5 of 16 Cypress Gardens 9 of 18
612 874 1162
Feb. 25-26 Feb. 29-2 Mar. 7-9 Mar. 11-13 Mar. 20-22 Apr. 5-7 Apr. 18-20 Apr. 25-27 May 28-31
Gator Seminole Palmetto Pinehurst Furman Southeastern ACC Chris Schenkel NCAA Champ.
Date
Tournanent
1138
Score
Fall
10 of 22 6 of 22 6 of 20 3 of 18 3 of 21 4 of 21 2 of 8 6 of 22 12 of 33
1980-81
Finish
864 291 723 570 883 901 871 880 1213
Score
Fall Sept. 25-27 State 1 of 12 Oct. 5-8 Grandfather Mtn 6 of 16 Oct. 24-26 Gyprus Garden 17 of 18
Spring
Spring 21-15 2 of 24 12 of 24 4 of 18 1 of 18 1 of 24 13 of 20 2 of 14 5 of 7 11 of 24
Finish
Spring
Spring
1977-78
1979-80
900 882 1161 873 601 1144
Fall
Fall Oct. 7-8 Oct. 15-16
17 of 22 2nd of 23 7th of 28 3 of 18 5 of 24 4 of 7
904 1156 884 593 876 1132 910
Feb. 26-1 Mar. 5-8 Mar. 13-16 Mar. 18-21 Apr. 2-5 Apr. 17-19 Apr. 19-22
Seminole Palmetto Iron Duke Furman Southeastern ACC Schenkel
Date
Tournanent
4 of 21 11 of 18 2 of 24 3 of 24 6 of 24 5 of 8 19 of 22
1981-82
Finish
868 1126 1129 869 869 902 912
Score
Feb. 26-28 Seminole Mar. 4-7 Imperial Lakes Mar. 8-10 East Carolina Mar. 11-14 Iron Duke Mar. 17-20 Furman Mar. 25-28 Palmetto Mar. 31- 3 Southeastern Apr. 8-10 Tar Heel Apr. 16-18 ACC May 5-8 Southeastern May 26-29 NCAA Champ.
Date
E. Tennessee St.
13 of 18
15th of 23 8th of 21 T9th of 12 2nd of 24 11th of 25 4th of 18 12th of 26 8th of 12 1st of 8 7th of 23 16th of 31
1982-83
Tournanent
Finish
904 291 936 872 888 1109 924 902 876 895 882
Score
Fall
NC State 4 of 12 E. Tennessee St. 12 of 18 Augusta 2nd of 18 Pickens 3rd of 21 State 2nd of 12
Feb. 24-27 Mar. 4-6 Mar. 11-13 Mar. 17-19 Mar. 25-27 Apr. 1-3 Apr. 15-17 Apr. 22-24 May 19-21 May 25-27
Seminole Imperial Lakes Iron Duke Furman Palmetto Southeastern ACC Schenkel Southern NCAA National
Date Feb. 17-19 Mar. 2-4 Mar. 9-11 Mar. 23-25 Apr. 5-7 Apr. 13-15 Apr. 20-22 Apr. 27-29 May 17-19 May 23-26
Tournanent Finish Palmetto Dunes 1 of 18 Lakeland 10 of 20 Palmetto 2 of 20 Iron Duke 4 of 24 Furman 2 of 21 Tar Heel 2 of 12 ACC 3 of 8 Chris Schenkel 8 of 18 Southern 5 of 15 NCAA National 19 of 32
Date
Tournanent
Spring
Fall
Augusta 12 of 18 Cypress Gardens 10 of 18 State 2nd of 12
Spring
Spring
1976-77
W vs. S. Carolina Seminole Palmetto Mar. 18-20 Iron Duke Mar. 25-26 Red Fox Mar. 25-26 Furman Mar. 31-2 Gulf America State Apr. 12-14 ACC Tournament Southern
Score
Fall
Spring
Date
Finish
All-Time Results
4 of 21 15 of 21 1 of 24 1 of 23 2 of 18 4 of 24 3 of 8 8 of 18 3 of 26 5 of 32
1983-84
1984-85
888 896 870 873 722 887 874 878 870 1176
Score 863 874 855 875 895 855 907 870 864 1114
Finish
Score
Oct. 5-7 McGregor Downs 6 of 24 Oct. 19-21 Augusta College 1 of 18
891 883
Fall Spring Feb. 15-17 Feb. 22-24 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 14-16 Mar. 29-31 Apr. 4-6 Apr. 19-21 Apr. 25-28 May 22-25
Hilton Head Seminole Golf Palmetto State Iron Duke Furman ACC Schenkel NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
3 of 24 5 of 21 3 of 15 2 of 12 5 of 24 3 of 23 6 of 8 11 of 18 27 of 30
1985-86
891 886 869 882 885 899 870 871 933
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 27-29 Grandfather Mtn. 12 of 16 945 Oct. 5-6 MacGregor Downs 2 of 20 578 Oct. 25-26 S.C. Inter. 1 of 14 880
+81 +2 +16
Fall
Spring
Clemson’s 1979-80 squad was the first Clemson team to go to the NCAA Tournament as a unit. The Tigers, led by All-American Clarence Rose (front row, third from left), finished 12th at the Championships held at Ohio State University.
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Mar. 7-9 Mar. 17-18 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 3-5 Apr. 18-20 Apr. 25-27 May 28-31
USC Spring Valley 1 of 12 588 Campbell 1 of 20 580 Iron Duke 2 of 24 867 Furman 5 of 23 878 ACC 4 of 8 879 Schenkel 2 of 18 842 NCAA National 21 of 31 898
+12 +4 +3 +14 +15 -22 +34
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All-Time Results 1986-1987
Date
Tournanent
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 25-28 Oct. 2-4 Oct. 30-1 Nov. 2-4 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 27-30
Wake Forest 3 of 10 907 MacGregor T7 of 18 594 S.C. Inter. 1 of 17 866 Fairfield-Saphire 2 of 8 616 River Bend 1 of 10 291 Palmetto Dunes 6 of 14 875
+43 +18 +2 +40 +3 +11
Feb. 20-21 Feb. 27-1 Mar. 13-14 Mar. 20-22 Mar. 27-29 Apr. 1-4 Apr. 17-19 Apr. 23-26 June 10-13
Seminole Palmetto Gamecock Homberg Iron Duke Furman ACC Schenkel NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
Fall
Spring 2 of 20 1 of 15 1 of 12 5 of 18 4 of 24 2 of 18 1 of 8 5 of 18 11 of 33
579 552 847 861 892 590 861 867 1197
+3 -24 -29 -3 +28 +14 -3 +3 +45
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 21-23 Topy Cup 2 of 12 883 Oct. 5-7 Southwestern 8 of 25 889 Nov. 6-8 Southern 5 of 9 888 Nov. 19-21 Palmetto Dunes 1 of 17 860
+19 +37 +24 -4
1987-88 Fall
Spring Feb. 26-28 Mar. 10-12 Mar. 25-27 Mar. 31- 2 Apr. 15-17 Apr. 22-24 May 13-15 May 25-28
Palmetto Rafeal Alacron Wofford Furman ACC Schenkel Virginia NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
1 of 15 4 of 12 1 of 12 5 of 20 1 of 8 1 of 18 2 of 9 17 of 32
869 874 880 888 880 854 885 903
+5 +10 +16 +24 +40 -10 +21 +51
Finish Score
+/-
Oct. 8-9 Wachesaw Plant. 1 of 12 588 Nov. 4-6 Southern Inter. 3 of 10 885 Nov.17-19 Palmetto Dunes 1of 18 850
+12 +21 -14
1988-89 Fall
Spring Feb. 17-19 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 3-5 Mar. 9-11 Mar. 24-26 Mar. 31-2 Apr. 14-16 Apr. 21-23 May 25-27 June 7-10
National Collegiate 5 of 18 879 Palmetto 1 of 18 559 Imperial Lakes 4 of 24 857 Golf Digest 5 of 15 878 Wofford 2 of 12 871 Furman 4 of 22 880 ACC 5 of 8 891 Chris Schenkel 2 of 18 853 NCAA East Regional 4 of 19 886 NCAA National 3 of 30 1160
+15 -17 -7 +14 +7 +16 +27 -11 +22 +40
Clemson’s 1990 squad finished first at the ACC Championship held at Northgreen Country Club in Rocky Mount, NC.
1989-1990
Date
Tournanent
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 23-24 Oct. 3-4 Oct. 20-22 Oct. 27-28
Golfweek/MacGregor 4 of 12 579 LSU 1 of 12 875 Carpet Capital 3 of 15 1132 John Hancock 6 of 18 882
+3 +11 +52 +18
Fall
Spring Mar. 2-4 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 16-18 Mar. 23-25 Mar. 30-1 Apr. 6-7 Apr. 20-22 May 24-26 June 6-9
Imperial Lakes Golf Digest Palmetto Wofford Furman Ping/American ACC NCAA East NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
14 of 24 7 of 15 1 of 18 1 of 12 5 of 22 8 of 12 1 of 8 7 of 23 12 of 30
877 885 879 875 880 901 876 865 1174
+13 +21 +15 +11 +16 +37 +12 +1 +22
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 21-23 Carpet Capital 10 of 18 897 Sept. 30-2 Ping Preview 1 of 15 867 Nov. 16-18 GW/Palmetto Dunes 4 of 18 863
+33 +3 -1
1990-91 Fall
Spring Mar. 1-2 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 15-17 Mar. 22-24 Mar. 30-31 Apr. 12-13
Imperial Lakes Palmetto Golf Digest Wofford Furman Ping/American
4 of 21 3 of 18 7 of 16 2 of 15 2 of 24 8 of 12
573 895 887 878 578 904
-3 +31 +23 +14 +2 +40
Apr. 26-28 May 7-8 May 17-18 May 23-25 June 5-8
Cavalier 3 of 17 874 Iron Duke 1 of 23 593 ACC Tournament 5 of 8 582 NCAA East 4 of 23 875 NCAA National 13 of 30 1196
Date
Tournanent
1991-92
Finish Score
+10 +17 +6 +35 +44
+/-
Fall Sept. 21-22 Carpet Capital Cl. 3 of 18 Oct. 7-8 Ping/GW Preview 12 of 15 Nov. 15-17 GW/Palmetto Dunes 10 of 18
884 872 894
+20 +8 +30
2 of 21 852 9 of 15 896 2 of 12 886 1 of 22 866 8 of 12 884 1 of 21 577 2 of 9 845 4 of 22 879 12 of 30 1166
-12 +32 +22 +2 +20 +1 -19 +15 +14
Spring Mar. 6-8 Mar. 13-15 Mar. 20-22 Mar. 27-29 Apr. 10-11 May 12-13 May 15-17 May 21-23 June 3-6
Imperial Lakes Golf Digest Wofford Furman Ping/American Iron Duke ACC NCAA East NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
1992-93
Finish Score
+/-
Fall Oct. 2-3 Ping/GW Preview 2 of 15 Oct. 25-27 Jerry Pate 7 of 12 Nov. 13-15 Palmetto Dunes 13 of 18
880 901 884
+16 +37 +20
890 868 604 582 573 885 858 867 574 849 1153
+26 +4 +28 +6 -3 +21 -6 +3 -2 -15 +1
Finish Score
+/-
Spring Feb. 12-14 Mar. 5-7 Mar. 13-14 Mar. 26-28 Apr. 3-4 Apr. 10-11 Apr. 16-18 May 8-9 May 14-15 May 19-21 June 2-5
Puerto Rico Imperial Lakes Golf Digest Furman Carpet Capital Ping/American ACC Palmetto Golf Wofford NCAA East NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
4 of 15 3 of 21 5 of 15 1 of 21 1 of 16 9 of 12 2 of 9 1 of 18 2 of 9 1 of 23 4 of 30
1993-94 Fall
Oct. 2-3 Ping/GW Preview 4 of 18 Oct. 25-26 Jerry Pate 11 of 12 Nov. 12-14 GW/Palmetto Dunes 11 of 18
883 901 873
+19 +37 +9
908 872 897 585 896
+44 +8 +33 +9 +32
Spring
The Tigers captured the ACC Championship at Cardinal Country Club in Greensboro, NC in 1987.
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Feb. 13-15 Mar. 4-6 Mar. 11-13 Mar. 25-26 Apr. 1-3
Puerto Rico Imperial Lakes Golf Digest Furman Carpet Capital
10 of 15 10 of 21 10 of 15 2 of 24 6 of 16
All-Time Results Apr. 9-10 Apr. 15-17 Apr. 23-24 May 12-14 May 19-21 June 1-4
PING/American ACC Palmetto Wofford NCAA East NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
6 of 12 883 6 of 9 897 5 of 18 885 2 of 10 581 1 of 23 868 9 of 30 1151
1994-95
Finish Score
+19 +33 +21 +5 +4 -1
+/-
Fall Sept. 23-24 Ping/GW Preview 14 of 18 Oct. 24-25 Jerry Pate 9 of 12 Nov. 11-13 GW/Palmetto 12 of 18
604 889 887
+28 +25 +23
7 of 15 903 10 of 21 869 6 of 18 892 10 of 24 903 12 of 15 920 10 of 12 894 4 of 9 864 6 of 17 903 3 of 12 580 1 of 21 857 21 of 30 594
+39 +5 +28 +39 +56 +30 E +26 +4 +17 +18
Spring Feb. 12-14 Mar. 3-5 Mar. 10-12 Mar. 24-26 Mar. 31-2 Apr. 8-9 Apr. 14-16 Apr. 22-23 May 12-13 May 18-20 May 31- 3
Date
Puerto Rico Imperial Lakes Golf Digest Furman Carpet Capital Ping American ACC Tournament Palmetto Wofford NCAA East NCAA National
1995-96
Tournanent
Finish Score
+/-
3 of 18 6 of 12 3 of 15 6 of 18
Fall Sept. 15-17 Sept. 23-24 Oct. 17-18 Nov. 10-12
Ping/GW Preview Cavalier Adams Cup GW/Palmetto
882 882 902 878
+21 +18 +42 +14
Feb. 16-18 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 15 Mar. 29-31 Apr. 5-6 Apr. 19-21 Apr. 26-27 May 9-10 May 16-18 May 29- 1
Puerto Rico 2 of 15 876 Golf Digest 5 of 15 891 Wofford 2 of 12 582 Carpet Capital 1 of 15 869 Ping 2 of 12 868 ACC Tournament 3 of 9 870 Palmetto 2 of 16 602 Liberty 4 of 8 590 NCAA East 8 of 23 907 NCAA National 14 of 30 1227
+12 +27 +6 +5 +4 +6 +26 +14 +43 +75
Spring
Date
1996-97
Tournanent
Finish Score
+/-
Topy Cup 3 of 12 868 Ping/GW Preview 6 of 15 904 Jerry Pate 10 of 12 896 Rolex Team 6 of 8 Golf World 6 of 18 871
+4 +52 +32 MP +7
Fall Sept. 17-18 Oct. 7-8 Oct. 21-22 Oct. 27-28 Nov. 8-10
Clemson won the NCAA East Regional in 1995. Spring Feb. 24-25 Mar. 14-15 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 4-6 Apr. 12-13 Apr. 18-20 May 8-9 May 15-17 May 28-31
Date
Puerto Rico Golf Digest Furman US Collegiate Ping Int. ACC Liberty NCAA East NCAA National
3 of 14 870 3 of 15 592 3 of 28 868 6 of 18 894 1 of 12 855 1 of 9 867 2 of 10 585 2 of 23 876 3 of 30 1153
1997-98
Tournanent
+6 +16 +4 +30 -9 +3 +9 +36 +17
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 15-16 Palmetto 2 of 18 855 Sept. 29-30 Ping/GW Preview 9 of 15 874 Oct. 20-21 Jerry Pate 1 of 12 864 Nov. 2-3 Rolex Match Play 2 of 8 Nov. 14-16 Palmetto Dunes 3 of 18 862 Nov. 28-29 Mauna Kea 2 of 13 861 Spring Feb. 23-24 Puerto Rico 6 of 15 886 Mar. 13-15 Golf Digest 4 of 15 870 Mar. 23-24 Cuscowilla 2 of 12 847 Apr. 3-5 Carpet Capital 1 of 18 855 Apr. 11-12 BellSouth 5 of 10 880 Apr. 17-19 ACC 1 of 9 836 May 14-16 NCAA East 2 of 23 844 May 27-30 NCAA National 2 of 30 1121
-9 +10 +12 MP -2 -3
Fall
+22 +6 +7 -9 +16 -28 -20 -31
Date
1998-99
Tournanent
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 12-13 The Ridges 1 of 14 844 Sept. 28-29 Ping Preview 7 of 15 896 Oct. 19-20 Jerry Pate 1 of 12 832 Oct. 31-2 Rolex Match Play 2 of 8 Nov. 6-8 Palmetto Dunes/GW 3 of 18 866 Nov. 25-26 Mauna Kea 1 of 12 871
-20 +32 -20 MP +2 +7
Fall
Spring Feb. 21-23 Mar. 12-14 Mar. 27-28 Apr. 2-3 Apr. 9-10 Apr. 16-18 May 20-22 June 2-5
San Juan Shootout 1 of 18 830 Golf Digest 4 of 15 863 Schenkel 1 of 15 869 Carpet Capital 9 of 18 882 BellSouth 4 of 12 877 ACC 4 of 9 876 NCAA East 10 of 23 876 NCAA National 8 of 30 1199
Date
Tournanent
1999-2000
-34 -1 +5 +18 +13 +12 +24 +47
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 11-12 Sept. 19-21 Oct. 1-3 Oct. 18-19 Nov. 5-7
The Ridges T6 of 15 890 Ping/GW Preview 2 of 18 856 Carpet Classic 2 of 15 862 Jerry Pate 1 of 12 835 Palmetto Dunes 4 of 18 843
+26 -8 -2 -17 -21
Feb. 27-29 Mar. 10-12 Mar. 25-26 Apr. 7-9 Apr. 21-23 May 18-20 May 31- 3
Puerto Rico Las Vegas Schenkel US Collegiate ACC NCAA East NCAA National
Date
Tournanent
Fall
Spring 4 of 15 861 6 of 14 850 2 of 15 846 2 of 12 852 1 of 9 856 1 of 27 871 7 of 30 1133
2000-01
-3 -14 -18 -12 -8 +19 -19
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 9-10 Sept. 25-26 Oct. 6-8 Oct. 16-17 Nov. 3-5 Nov. 10-12
The Ridges 3 of 14 864 Ping/GW Preview 3 of 16 588 Carpet Classic 2 of 15 871 Jerry Pate 1 of 12 825 Palmetto Dunes 5 of 18 848 Rolex Match Play 4 of 8
E +12 +7 -27 -16 MP
Feb. 25-27 Mar. 9-11 Mar. 24-25 Apr. 6-8 Apr. 20-22 May 17-19 May 30-2
Puerto Rico Las Vegas Schenkel Ford US Collegiate ACC Tournament NCAA East NCAA National
Fall
Spring
In 2000, Clemson won both the ACC Tournament and NCAA East Region titles.
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2 of 15 862 3 of 15 869 3 of 15 859 3 of 12 874 2 of 9 853 4 of 27 842 2 of 30 1144
-2 +5 -5 +10 -11 -22 -8
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Augusta St. 3 of 15 864 US Collegiate 1 of 13 864 ACC Tournament 3 of 11 840 NCAA Central 8 of 17 881 NCAA National 7 of 30 1157
Date
Tournament
2006-07
E E -24 +29 +5
Finish Score
+/-
2 of 18 7 of 15 6 of 18 MP 5 of 9
847 855 894
-17 +15 +30
859
+19
Fall Sept. 15-17 Oct. 2-4 Oct. 22-24 Oct. 29-31 Nov. 22-23
Carpet Classic Ping Preview Isleworth Coll. Callaway Match Play Ahoha Purdue
Spring
Clemson’s 2001 squad finished second at the NCAA Tournament.
Date
2001-02
Tournanent
2004-05
Date
Finish Score
+/-
Date
Tournament
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 8-9 The Ridges 9 of 15 871 Sept. 28-30 Ping/GW Preview 1 of 15 862 Oct. 5-7 Carpet Classic 4 of 15 882 Oct. 15-16 Jerry Pate 3 of 12 860 Nov. 9-11 Hilton Head Inv. 3 of 15 872
+7 +10 +18 +8 +20
Sept. 11-12 Sept. 26-27 Oct. 10-12 Oct. 25-26 Nov. 5-7 Nov. 14-16
The Ridges 3 of 15 861 The Preview 11 of 15 882 Jerry Pate 10 of 12 855 UCF Collegiate 6 of 16 884 Carpet Classic 5 of 18 896 Hooters Match Play 6 of 16
-3 +42 +3 +20 +32 MP
Fall
Fall
Spring Feb. 24-26 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 23-24 Apr. 6-7 Apr. 19-21 May 16-18 May 29-1
Puerto Rico Cl. 2 of 15 854 Las Vegas 4 of 16 867 Schenkel 6 of 15 876 Augusta St. Inv. 3 of 18 849 ACC Tournament 3 of 9 845 NCAA East 1 of 27 876 NCAA National 3 of 30 1142
2002-03 (National Champions)
Date
Tournament
-10 +3 +12 -15 -19 +12 +6
Finish Score
+/-
Sept. 3-5 Topy Cup 1 of 15 830 Sept. 27-29 Carpet Classic 1 of 18 850 Oct. 7-8 Ping Preview 2 of 15 886 Oct. 14-15 Jerry Pate 1 of 12 556 Nov. 8-10 Hooters Match Play 2 of 16
-34 -14 +22 -12 MP
Fall
Spring Feb. 21-Mar. 1 Puerto Rico Cl. Mar. 11-13 Las Vegas Mar. 18-20 Schenkel Inv. Mar. 27-29 Hootie’s Inv. Apr. 2-3 Augusta St. Inv. Apr. 15-17 ACC Tournament May 19-21* NCAA East * - missed final NCAA spot by 2
9 of 18 13 of 15 12 of 15 12 of 15 12 of 18 4 of 10 11 of 27 shots
873 903 903 896 937 883 852
Tournament
+9 +39 +39 +44 +73 +19 E
Finish Score
+/-
Fall Oct. 10-11 Jerry Pate Oct. 23-25 Isleworth Nov. 4-6 Carpet Classic
Spring
7 of 14 11 of 18 6 of 18
851 912 874
-1 +48 +10
9 of 18 5 of 15 10 of 17 9 of 15
877 902 909 879
+13 +38 +45 +27
Spring
Feb. 17-18 Feb. 23-25 Mar. 7-9 Mar. 22-23 Apr. 5-6 Apr. 18-20 May 8-9 May 15-17 May 27-30
Mercedes Benz 2 of 15 862 Puerto Rico Cl. 2 of 18 872 Las Vegas 3 of 15 858 Schenkel Inv. 2 of 15 847 Augusta St. Invit. 2 of 17 822 ACC 1 of 9 865 Atlanta Int. 2 of 12 848 NCAA East 1 of 27 839 NCAA National 1 of 30 1191
Date
Tournament
2003-04
-2 +8 -6 -17 -42 +1 -16 -25 +39
Finish Score
+/-
Feb. 24-26 Mar. 10-12 Mar. 17-19 Mar. 26-28
Puerto Rico Cl. Las Vegas Hall of Fame Hooties Inv.
Fall Sept.13-14 Sept. 22-23 Oct. 3-5 Oct.13-14 Nov. 7-9
The Ridges The Preview Carpet Classic Jerry Pate Hooter’s Match Play
3 of 18 871 3 of 15 575 2 of 18 858 4 of 12 826 3 of 16
+7 +8 -6 -26 MP
Feb. 8-10 Feb. 22-24 Mar. 12-14 Mar. 20-21 Mar. 29-30 Apr. 3-4 Apr. 16-18 May 20-22 June 1-4
Mercedes Benz 4 of 18 889 Puerto Rico Cl. 2 of 18 856 Las Vegas 3 of 15 859 Schenkel Inv. 6 of 15 878 Atlanta Int. 4 of 12 855 Augusta State Inv. 6 of 18 876 ACC 1 of 9 837 NCAA East 1 of 27 856 NCAA National 18 of 30 872
+25 -8 -5 +14 -9 +12 -27 +16 +32
Spring
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Tournament
Finish Score
+/-
Fall Sept. 4-6 Sept. 14-16 Oct. 7-9 Oct. 21-23
Topy Cup Carpet Classic The Brickyard Isleworth Coll.
4th of 4 13th of 18 2nd of 13 2nd of 18
880 897 839 862
+16 +33 -25 -2
Feb. 29-2 Mar. 14-16 Mar. 23-25 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 4-6 Apr. 18-20 May 15-17 May 28-31
Puerto Rico Cl. 8th of 15 875 Linger Longer Inv. 7th of 14 888 The Hootie 2nd of 15 850 Furman Inv. 2nd of 24 877 Augusta St. Coll. 8th of 18 578 ACC Tournament 6th of 11 854 NCAA East 3rd of 27 867 NCAA National 5th of 30 1201
+11 +24 -2 +13 +2 -10 +3 +49
Date
Tournament
Spring
2008-09
Finish Score
+/-
Fall
2005-06
Date
Feb. 25-27 Puerto Rico Cl. 2 of 18 851 -13 Mar. 9-11 Las Vegas 8 of 15 896 +32 Mar. 30-1 Augusta St. 10 of 18 874 +10 Apr. 9-11 US Collegiate 6 of 15 898 +34 Apr. 20-22 ACC Tournament 3 of 11 858 -6 May 17-19 NCAA East *10 of 27 884 +20 * - lost 4-hole playoff to Coastal Carolina for final NCAA National berth
In 2004, Clemson captured both the ACC and the NCAA East Regional titles.
2009-10 Clemson Golf
Sept. 12-14 Sept. 28-30 Oct. 11-13 Oct. 26-28
Carpet Classic Ping Preview The Brickyard Isleworth Coll.
4th of 18 7th of 15 3rd of 15 6th of 18
Feb. 27-1 Mar. 13-15 Mar. 29-31 Apr. 5-7 Apr. 18-20 May 14-16
Puerto Rico Cl. 2nd of 15 Las Vegas Inv. 7th of 15 The Hootie 7th of 15 US Collegiate 1st of 15 ACC Tourn. 2nd of 11 NCAA Northeast 9th of 14
872 874 866 895
+8 +22 +26 +31
838 887 855 826 849 908
-26 +18 +3 +12 -15 +56
Spring