Clemson Golf. The Season

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1 Clemson Golf Tournament Facts Name: NCAA National Tournament Dates: May 28-31, 2008 Site: West Lafayette, IN (Host: Purdue) Course: Kampen Course (Pete Dye Design) Par/Distance: 72, 7431 Yards Tee Times: May 28 (1st Tee: 12:30 Pm to 1:08 PM) May 29 (10th tee: 7:20 AM to 7:58 AM) Play Oklahoma State and Florida Cut: Top 15 teams after 54 holes Clemson Lineup Kyle Stanley So Gig Harbor, WA Phillip Mollica Jr Anderson, SC Sam Saunders So Windermere, FL Ben Martin So Greenwood, SC David May Jr Auburn, NY Clemson s NCAA National Tournament History *Clemson s best finish came in 2003 when it won the National Championship at Oklahoma State. *This is Clemson s 26th appearance in the National Tournament and all have been since Clemson appeared in the event 23 consecutive years from Clemson has had 8 top 5 finishes, 12 top 10s, and 22 top 20s in its previous 25 appearances. Clemson had the individual champion in 1997 when Charles Warren won medalist honors in Chicago, IL. Current Clemson sophomore Kyle Stanley finished second last year at the NCAA Tournament at Williamsburg, VA. Clemson Golf Staff Head Coach...Larry Penley, Clemson 83 Years at Clemson... 25th NCAA Tournament Appearances: NCAA National Appearances... 23rd ACC Championships...8 NCAA Regional Championships...7 NCAA Champions Phone... (864) Home... (864) lpenley@clemson.edu Assistant Coach... Jordan Byrd, Furman 98 Phone... (864) Home... (864) jordanb@clemson.edu Academic Advisor...Wayne Coffman Clemson Finishes Third at NCAA West Regional Sam Saunders and Ben Martin both recorded one-under par rounds of 71 in the final round to lead Clemson to a third-place finish at the 27-team NCAA West Regional at the Gold Mountain Country Club in Bremerton, WA. By virtue of the third place finish Clemson will now advance to the NCAA National Tournament at Purdue University May Southern California won the regional tournament with a two-under par team score of 862, while Oregon was second at 864. Clemson was third at 867, just five shots behind the Trojans. Washington was fourth at 874 and UCLA was fifth at 876. Clemson was the only Eastern school to finish in the top eight. The Tigers actually had a better score (287 to 288) than Southern California for the final round. This is head coach Larry Penley s 25th season and he has now taken the Tigers to the national tournament 23 of those seasons. This year marked the 14th time in 20 previous regional appearances that he has taken Clemson to a fourth place finish or better. This year s thirdplace finish was the best by a Clemson team at the regional since 2004 when the Tigers won the tournament at Yale University. It was a solid performance by all the players all week, said Penley. The key was that we had all five guys in the game all three rounds. That takes the pressure off. No one player felt he had to carry the team. As a team we really drove the ball well all week. We didn t put it in crazy places. Sam and Phillip were great the entire tournament with 11 place finishes, but really everyone contributed. It was a team effort. Clemson had a team score of one under par 287 on Saturday, its second consecutive under par team round. The Tigers did not get off to a good start as a team and stood six-over par for the front nine. But, Clemson rallied on the back nine to shoot seven-under par as a team, its best nine-hole score of the tournament. Saunders round of 71 included three birdies on par five holes. He played the last eight holes at three-under-par, including a birdie on the difficult 16th hole. The sophomore from Windermere, FL improved by a stroke in each round, going from 73 to 72 to 71 in recording an even par 216 for the event. He finished in a tie for 11th, a great improvement over last year when he finished 103rd at the NCAA East Regional. Martin s 71 included a double bogey on the fourth hole. But, he played three-under-par the rest of the way. He had birdies on 14, 15 and 17 before finishing with a bogey on the final hole. Had he pared that hole he also would have had a 11th place finish. Martin, like Saunders, improved each day, recording scores of for a 217 total that was good enough for a 16th place finish. Phillip Mollica continued his fine play on Saturday and had an even par 72. Like Saunders, he finished at 216 for the tournament for an 11 th place finish. He shot a one-under-par 35 on the back nine and had two birdies and two bogeys on the day. The native of Anderson, SC had a second-round 68 that was the top individual round of the tournament by a Clemson golfer. Sophomore Kyle Stanley also contributed to Clemson s strong back nine and shot a 73. He was three over par through 12 holes, but made birdies on the 14th and 17th holes coming in. He finished at four over par 220 for 25 th place. David May shot a 75 on Saturday, but he had some The Season Date Tournament Site, Course Finish Score Par Yards +- Sept. 4-6 Topy Cup Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Tanagura GC. 4th of Sept Carpet Capital Classic Dalton, GA, The Farm 13th of Oct. 7-9 The Brickyard Macon, GA, The Brickyard 2nd of Oct Isleworth Collegiate Windermere, FL, Isleworth Country Club 2nd of Feb Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar, PR, Rio Mar Country Club 8th of Mar Linger Longer Greensboro, GA, Reynolds Plantation 7th of Mar The Hootie Invitational Mount Pleasant, SC, Bulls Bay Golf Club 2nd of Mar Furman Invitational Greenville, SC, Furman University 2nd of Apr. 4-6 Augusta State Invitational Augusta, GA, Champions Retreat 8th of Apr ACC Tournament Uwharrie Point, NC, Old North State Club 6th of May NCAA West Regional Bremerton, WA, Gold Mountain Course 3rd of

2 outstanding moments. David was really the guy who got us going, said Penley. The native of Auburn, NY birdied four of five holes at one point, converting on holes 10, 11, 13 and 14. But, he played the last four holes at four over, including a double bogey on the last hole. Still, he had a score of 224 for the event. Clemson s NCAA Tournament History This is the 27 th straight year Clemson has appeared in the NCAA men s golf tournament, and the 28 th appearance overall. All 28 appearances have come since That first Clemson NCAA Tournament team in 1980 included current head coach Larry Penley, who was a junior on Bobby Robinson s team that finished 12 th in the 32-team field. Penley shot a 306 in the event at Ohio State s Scarlet Course. Future longtime PGA Tour pro Clarence Rose was the top player on that team for the year, but Kevin Walsh was the best Tiger at the NCAA Tournament that year with a 299 score, good enough for 26 th place. This is Clemson s 25 th appearance in the national tournament. Clemson has made the national tournament out of the regional in 18 of the 20 years of regional play. Clemson is one of six schools to be chosen for the regional Robinson also took the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in 1982 and His 1983 team, his final year as Clemson head coach before he became the Athletic Director, finished fifth in the nation, the best finish for the Clemson program until The leader of the 1982 and 1983 team was future PGA Tour player Dillard Pruitt, who is now a rules official on the PGA Tour. Larry Penley took over as Clemson head coach in He kept the string of NCAA Tournament appearances going with a 19-place finish in 1984 and a 27 th place finish in Penley led Clemson to the NCAA National Tournament for each of his first 21 seasons ( ). Penley s first team to make the cut for all four days of the NCAA Tournament came in 1987 when the Tigers were 11 th with an 1197 score. Kevin Johnson led the Tigers with a ninth place finish and a 291 score. Two years later, Clemson finished third with a 1160 score at Edmond, OK. It was a bittersweet performance because Clemson senior Kevin Johnson would have won the individual championship, but his second round 69 was disqualified. Johnson went to the scoring area after the round, which had concluded late in the day. But he was taken away by a media official for post-round interviews before he had signed his card. Figuring he was asked to leave the area by an NCAA official who knew the rules, Johnson left the card in the scoring area with the intention of returning to sign it. While he was gone doing interviews, the card was picked up by another official in the scoring area, who turned it in. Since Johnson had not signed it, he was ruled disqualified for that round. Clemson appealed overnight, but the next morning just prior to the start of the third round, the appeal was denied. Clemson had to count a 76 instead of Johnson s 69 and the seven-shot difference was the difference between second place and third place in the final standings. Clemson finished in the top 13 in the nation all four years during the careers of Danny Ellis, Bobby Doolittle and Nicky Goetze. Their performance was highlighted by a fourth place finish at Lexington, KY in Thump Delk, a walk-on who had played in just five of the previous 13 tournaments that year, led the Tigers with a third place individual finish and 287 score. In 1994, Clemson had another top 10 finish with a ninth place at McKinney, TX. Mark Swygert finished third with an 11-under-par 277 score. His performance included a third-round 65, the best NCAA Tournament round in school history on a par 72 course. Charles Warren won the 1997 NCAA Tournament at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, IL. Warren won the title in a one-hole playoff against Brad Elder of Texas. Warren never led at any portion of the event until he made his putt on the playoff hole. Jason Gore of Pepperdine had made a double bogey on the 18 th hole to allow Elder and Warren to tie for first after regulation. Richard Coughlan finished sixth with a 284 score, five shots off of Warren s 279. Warren finished second the following year with a school record 16-under par 272 on the New Mexico State University Course in Albuquerque. Joey Maxon finished at 10 under, giving Clemson two top 10 finishers for the third time in six years. Clemson finished second as a team with a 31-under score, just three shots short of UNLV. Clemson continued its streak of top 10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2000 behind the play of future PGA Tour players Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd and John Engler. Clemson was eighth in 1999 and seventh in That 2000 Clemson lineup also had D.J. Trahan, who finished seventh individually his freshman year. The 2001 team was also second, then the Tigers finished third at Ohio State behind Trahan s eighth-place finish. That Clemson team did not have a senior and it was ready for greatness in Clemson went to the 2003 NCAA Tournament ranked numberone in the nation. Clemson had won five tournaments and had not finished under third all year thanks to Trahan, Matt Hendrix and Jack Ferguson. All three would make one of the All-America teams that year. Clemson won at Oklahoma State s home course with an 1191 score. It was Clemson s first national championship in any sport since Jack Ferguson was the top finisher for Clemson with a 298 score while Trahan had a 299. His par on the last hole clinched the two-shot victory. It gave Clemson three consecutive top three finishes at the NCAA Tournament. Clemson missed the NCAA national tournaments in 2005 and In 2006, Clemson s most recent appearance, the Tigers finished seventh thanks to the most balanced performance in school history. Brian Duncan, David May and Stephen Poole all shot 290 for the tournament to tie for 32 nd. Freshman Vince Hatfield was just two shots behind. Other Notes on Clemson s NCAA National Tournament History Clemson finished in the top 10 seven consecutive years, , tied for the longest streak of top 10 finishes in any sport in Clemson history. Clemson played in the national tournament for 23 straight years between Larry Penley was the coach for 21 of those seasons. Clemson has made the cut for the final round of the tournament in nine of its last 10 appearances, including eight years in a row from Clemson has made the cut for the four rounds in 18 of its previous 25 NCAA National tournaments. Clemson has had eight top five finishes in its history, 12 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 22 top 20s. Clemson s NCAA National Tournament History Year Site Score Par Finish 1980 Columbus, OH of *Pinehurst, NC of Fresno, CA of *Houston, TX of *Haines City, FL of *Advance, NC of Columbus, OH of *Westlake Village, CA of Edmond, OK of Tarpon Springs, FL of Pebble Beach, CA of Albuquerque, NM of Lexington, KY of McKinnney, TX of *Columbus, OH of Chattanooga, TN of Lake Forest, IL of Albuquerque, NM of Chaska, MN of Opelika, AL of Durham, NC of Columbus, OH of Stillwater, OK of *Hot Springs, VA of Sunriver, OR of 30 *Did not make cut for final day Stanley Second at 2007 NCAA Tournament Kyle Stanley finished second at the 2007 NCAA Tournament at The Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg, VA. Stanley was trying to become the first Clemson player to win the national championship since Charles Warren in Stanley shot a final round 69 to finish with a 273 score for his four rounds and 72 holes on the par 70 course, just two shots off the pace of Southern California freshman Jamie Lovemark, who shot a 64 in the final round to finish with a 271 total. Ron Grube of National Champion Stanford, finished third with a 274 score after making a bogey on the final hole. Stanley and Lovemark had competed for the nation s top freshman honor most of the year so it was fitting that the final round of the NCAA Championship was a battle between the two young players. Entering the NCAA national tournament, Lovemark had the nation s number-one individual ranking in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, while Stanley was eighth overall, second among freshmen. For Stanley it was his third straight top three finish in a major tournament. He finished third at the ACC Tournament, third at the NCAA Regional to go with his second place at the NCAA National. He joined Charles Warren 1997 performance as the only players in Clemson history to finish in the top three in all three of those postseason events in the 2

3 Clemson Golf same year. He is the first Clemson freshman to accomplish the feat Stanley made a strong start on Saturday s final round when he shot a 31 on the front nine, his best nine-hole score on any nine all week. He made birdies on the par three third hole, the fifth, sixth and seventh holes, to get to four under par for the round and 10 under par for the tournament. When he made the turn, he had a three shot lead over Lovemark.The front nine was Stanley s stronger nine all week. He was 10 under par for the week on the front nine and three over par on the back nine in recording his seven under par score overall. That included an 11-under par aggregate for holes four through nine for the week. Stanley continued his strong play with pars on holes 10 and 11. He then made bogeys on the 12 and 14 holes about the time Lovemark made three consecutive birdies ahead on holes Suddenly Lovemark went from three strokes down to one shot ahead. Stanley still could have tied Lovemark with a birdie on either the 17th or 18th holes. The Southern Cal freshman had finished nearly 45 minutes ahead of Stanley, so the Clemson freshmen knew what he had to do to tie Lovemark, who had competed against Stanley in junior tournaments prior to this year. But, Stanley made a par on the 17th hole and made a bogey on the 18th to finish two shots behind Lovemark Stanley s performance for the 72 holes was remarkable. He had 19 birdies and 12 bogeys and never had a score worse than bogey for the week. His 273 score is the second best in Clemson history for an NCAA Tournament. It is topped only by Charles Warren s 272 at the 1998 NCAA Tournament in Albuquerque when he finished second. Stanley had scores of for his 273 total. His seven under par is the best ever for a Clemson freshman versus par and the best overall total in an NCAA Tournament. The seven under par is the fourth best in school history regardless of class. He finished the tournament with three rounds in the 60s, joining Warren as the only players in Clemson history with three rounds in the 60s in the same NCAA Tournament. He is the first freshman to record three rounds in the 60s in any tournament in Clemson history. Clemson vs. the NCAA Tournament Field As usual, Clemson has played a tough national schedule in The Tigers have played in tournaments with 23 of the other 29 teams in the NCAA National Tournament at Purdue. Clemson has a overall record against the other 29 teams in the national field. Clemson has defeated 19 different teams among the 29 in the field and has lost to 11 different teams over the course of the season. Overall, Clemson has posted a record for the season, a 72 percent winning percentage. While Clemson has not won an event this year, the Tigers have finished second four times and third once. That third place finish took place at the NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, WA. Clemson finished second at The Brickyard, the Isleworth Collegiate, The Hootie and the Furman Invitational. No Seniors on NCAA Lineup Clemson enters the 2008 NCAA Tournament with a lineup that does not include a senior. The Tigers lose a pair of seniors who participated in events this year (Zack Siefert and Tanner Ervin), but they are not in the lineup for the National tournament at Purdue. Clemson s lineup for the NCAA National Tournament includes three sophomores and two juniors. The sophomores are Kyle Stanley, Sam Saunders and Ben Martin, while the veteran juniors are Phillip Mollica and David May. This is the seventh time Clemson has taken a team to the NCAA National tournament that did not have a senior in the lineup, the first time since That year Clemson finished third in the nation at the NCAA Championships at Ohio State behind junior All-American D.J. Trahan. The next year Clemson won the national championship. Clemson has finished in the top 25 all six of its previous NCAA National tournament appearances without a senior in the lineup, including four top 12 finishes. Clemson also had a top 10 at Hazeltine Country Club in Minnesota without a senior in the lineup in That team included junior Jonathan Byrd and sophomore Lucas Glover, two current PGA Tour players. Clemson National NCAA Appearances without a Senior Year Site Score Par Finish 1982 Pinehurst, NC of Columbus, OH of Alburquerque, NM of Columbus, OH of Chaska, MN of Columbus, OH of 30 Clemson Has Balanced Team in 2008 This is one of the more balanced teams in Clemson history. From number-one player Kyle Stanley to number-five player David May there is just a 1.20 stroke average difference. Stanley has a average for the year, while May is at Clemson actually has seven players with a stroke average under this season, the most on one team in Clemson history. A look to the record books shows us that this would be regarded as the fourth most balanced top five in Clemson history. The 1992 team had just a 1.00 stroke average difference from its top player to numberfive. The 1993 team had a 1.12 stroke average difference, while the 2006 team had a 1.18 stroke average difference. This year s 1.20 would be fourth. This is just the second team in Clemson history with all five players at a stroke average of or better. The only other team to do it was the 1998 team that finished second in the nation. That team was led by Charles Warren (71.28), Joey Maxon (72.26), Jonathan Byrd (72.33), John Engler (72.62) and Lucas Glover (72.68). Three of those five players are currently on the PGA Tour and all five went on to play on the Nationwide or PGA Tours. Four Tigers Advance Through Local Qualifying Four current Clemson golfers have advanced to sectional qualifying for the 2008 United States Open. Clemson teammates Ben Martin and Phillip Mollica qualified through the local qualifying site at Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca on Monday, while Sam Saunders qualified on May 12 at a local qualifying site in Orlando, FL. Sophomore Kyle Stanley automatically qualified for the sectional stage by virtue of his selection to the 2007 United States Walker Cup team. Martin shot a 69 on Monday at Cross Creek Plantation to finish second behind Michael Sim of Australia. Mollica was involved in a fiveperson playoff for two spots after shooting a 71. Mollica was one of the two players to advance after the seven hole playoff. Teammate David May and former Tiger Stephen Poole were also involved in that playoff, but did not advance. Saunders had a 67 at Metrowest Country Club in Orlando on May 12. He had the second best score at that site. Saunders, Mollica and Stanley will all compete at the US Open Sectional Qualifying Tournament at The Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University on Monday, June 2. Martin will compete in a Sectional Tournament in Atlanta. The US Open will be played at Torrey Pines Golf Club in San Diego, CA, June SID Contact Info Assistant AD/SID: Tim Bourret SID Office Phone...(864) SID Fax Machine...(864) Bourret Home...(864) Bourret ...btimoth@clemson.edu SID Address...PO Box Clemson, SC Overnight Mailing Address Perimeter Rd....Clemson, SC Ticket Office CLEMSON Clemson Men s Golf Roster Name Hgt Wgt Cl Exp DOB Hometown High School Alex Boyd Fr. HS Augusta, GA Richmond County, Acad. McCuen Elmore Fr. HS Cheraw, SC Cheraw Tanner Ervin *Sr. #VL Mt. Pleasant, SC Wando Luke Hopkins *So. 1VL Greer, SC Eastside Ben Martin *So. 1VL Greenwood, SC Greenwood David May Jr. 2VL Auburn, NY Auburn Phillip Mollica Jr. 2VL Anderson, SC Hanna Zack Siefert *Sr. 1VL Simpsonville, SC Hillcrest Sam Saunders So. 1VL Windermere, FL Trinity Prep Mike Soowal Fr. HS Walhalla, SC St. Stephen s Epis. (PA) Kyle Stanley So. 1VL Gig Harbor, WA Bellarmine Prep 3

4 Clemson Golf Jordan Byrd Scores Hole in One Clemson assistant coach Jordan Byrd concluded a successful two-day period for his family when he scored a hole-in-one during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Tournament near Clemson on May 19. Byrd, the brother of PGA Tour player and former Clemson All-American Jonathan Byrd, scored an ace on the 168-yard 11 th hole with an eight-iron at the Cliffs Keowee Falls Course. It so happened that he picked a hole that offered a new Ford Explorer automobile for a hole-in-one. Byrd s ace came one day after his brother finished fourth at the AT+T Classic in Atlanta with a 13-under par 275. That finish gave Jonathan a check for $264,000, moving him to 49 th place on the money list. As far as the hole-in-one race between brothers, Jonathan has five in his career and Jordan s ace on May 19 th was his third. Martin Finishing Strong Ben Martin has picked a great time to play his best golf of the season. The sophomore from Greenwood, SC made All- ACC as a freshman, but did not make the league s elite team this year. He did not finish inside the top 20 in five consecutive tournaments from the fall through the March 30 Furman Invitational. But over the last two tournaments he has been among Clemson s top three golfers in each event. He was the top Tiger at the ACC tournament with an eighth-place finish after a season best 211 score at The Old North State Club. He followed that up with a 217 score at the NCAA West Regional after rounds of , good enough for a 16 th place finish. Martin is the only Clemson golfer to finish in the top 20 at both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA West Regional. He played well in the final round of both events, shooting a twounder par 70 at the ACC Tournament on the last day and a one-under par 71 on the final day of the West Regional. For the year, Martin has a stroke average, better than the he posted last year when he was first-team All- ACC. His top round of the year was a 67 at the Topy Cup in Japan in the first tournament of the year. He continued his fine play on Monday, May 19 when he shot a 69 at Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca, SC. That score Tigers on Tour in 2008 was the second best at the US Open Local qualifying tournament. He will advance to the sectional qualifying after the NCAA Tournament. Clemson Ties to the Hoosier State Clemson has never had a golfer from the state of Indiana and this is the first time Clemson has played a college golf tournament in that state. But, Clemson does have some ties to the Hoosier State. Two former Clemson athletes had successful professional careers in Indianapolis. Both were chosen to their respective league s all-star game and both selections took place while they played in Indianapolis. Dale Davis played for the Indiana Pacers from 1991 to He averaged a double-double for the Pacers in and helped the Pacers to the NBA Finals in 2000, the year he made his only appearance in the NBA All-Star Game. Davis is still the Pacers all-time leader in rebounds and field goal percentage. Chris Gardocki was a punter for the Indianapolis Colts from During that time he average 44.8 yards a punt, the all-time record in the history of the Colts franchise on a career basis. He averaged a career best 45.7 yards a punt in 1996, the year he was named to the Pro Bowl. One of Clemson s most memorable football and men s basketball victories took place in the state of Indiana. In 1979, Clemson s football team defeated Notre Dame in South Bend by a score. It was just the third time Notre Dame lost its Senior Day home football game in 40 years. In November of 1996, Clemson upset third ranked and defending national champion Kentucky in the Hoosier Dome by a score in overtime. That was the opening game of the college basketball season that year. Clemson has not played an athletic event on the Purdue campus since November of 2003 when Clemson played the Boilermakers in the ACC vs. Big Ten Challenge. Purdue won the contest. Penley Looks to Tie Record for Top 20 Seasons Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley has led Clemson to 19 top 20 finishes at the NCAA men s golf championships in his 24 previous years as head coach of the Tigers. One more top 20 finish will give him a record 20 top 20 Player Tour Trns Cuts Best Top 25 Top 10 Avg Earnings Rk Jonathan Byrd PGA $869, Brent Delahoussaye Nation $9, Lucas Glover PGA $388, Kevin Johnson Nation $1, D.J. Trahan PGA $1,235, Charles Warren PGA $509, Ben Duncan Nation Danny Ellis Nation Matt Hendrix Nation $5, Tommy Biershenk Nation 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 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 58 tournaments in his 25 years as Clemson head coach, fourth best in NCAA history for a coach at one school. Has finished in the top five in 210 of his 316 career tournaments, nearly 67 percent. Led Clemson to a top 10 finish seven consecutive years ( ), 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 Five-time NCAA District Coach of the Year, including 2003 and 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 (1987) 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 Two-time South Carolina Amateur Champion. Has taken Clemson to the NCAA Tournament each of his 25 years as head coach, including 21 consecutive appearances in the national finals ( ). Has 11 Top 10 Finishes, including seven Top Five finishes Golf World Coaches Poll Date: Rank School 1. Alabama 2. Georgia Southern Cal 4 UCLA 5. Oklahoma St. 6. Charlotte 7. Florida State 8. Florida 9. Georgia Tech 10. Stanford 11. South Carolina 12. Tennessee 13. Duke 14. Chattanooga 15. Clemson 16. Auburn 17. UNLV 18. Arizona State 19. Texas A&M 20. Michigan St 21. ETSU 22. Wake Forest 23. Indiana 24. North Carolina 25. Central Florida Sagarin Computer Rankings Date: Rank School 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Southern Cal 4. UCLA 5. Oklahoma St 6. Stanford 7. Florida 8. Charlotte 9. Georgia Tech 10. Tennessee 11. Florida State 12. Chattanooga 13. South Carolina 14. Clemson 15. Duke 16. Auburn 17. Wake Forest 18. Texas A&M 19. Arizona State 20. ETSU 21. Michigan State 22. UNLV 23. Louisville 24. Indiana 25. Texas Tech 4

5 seasons. He is currently tied with former Clemson men s soccer coach Dr. I.M. Ibrahim, who had 19 between Penley already has the Clemson record for top 25 finishes in a career with 21, a record he reached with Clemson s #18 finish in 2004 at the NCAA National tournament at The Homestead. He moved ahead of Ibrahim with that finish four years ago. Penley is also chasing Ibrahim in terms of top 10 finishes and top five finishes. Penley has 11 top 10 finishes, three less than Ibrahim and has seven top fives, six less than Ibrahim s 13. Penley has the Tigers ranked in the top 15 of both polls entering the national championship, 14th in the Sagarin/Golfweek poll and 15th in the Golf Coaches Association poll. However, Clemson is seeded fifth in the NCAA National championship, meaning the NCAA Committee has a high opinion of the Clemson team for this year. Clemson Coaching Record, Most Top 20 Seasons Coach Sport Career Top 20s I.M. Ibrahim Men s Soccer Larry Penley Golf 1984-Present 19 Bill Wilhelm Baseball Chuck Kriese Men s Tennis Bob Pollock Men s Indoor Track 1989-present 12 Jack Leggett Baseball 1994-present 11 Bob Pollock Men s Outdoor Track 1989-present 10 Jim Davis Women s Basketball Andy Johnton Women s Tennis Danny Ford Football Saunders Tied for 11 th at NCAA West Regional While sophomore Sam Saunders has four career top 10 finishes in his first 18 tournaments as a Clemson golfer, he might have had his best performance in his short career at the NCAA West Regional at Bremerton, WA. Saunders finished just outside the top 10 with an 11 th place finish with a 216 score. He had consistent rounds of , one of two Tigers to show improvement in each round. On a percentage basis it was the top finish of his career because there were 140 golfers in the field. His previous top 10 finishes were in fields that included less than 90 golfers. Saunders is second on the Clemson team in stroke average this year with a figure for his 10 tournaments and 29 rounds. He has just one round in the 60s, a 68 in his fifth round of the year at The Brickyard, but he has had 18 rounds between 71 and 73, including 11 of his last 14 since then. At the West Regional, Saunders had 36 pars in his 54 holes, tied for ninth in the field of 140 in that category. He had a 3.08 stroke average on the par three holes, tied for 10 th best in the field, and played the par five holes at five under par, tied for seventh best in the field. Saunders has shown significant improvement over his freshman year. Last year he had a stroke average, fifth best on the team. But, this year he has a average, second best on the team. His improvement is most dramatically demonstrated in the comparison of his NCAA regional performances. Last year as a freshman he finished 103 rd individually at the East Regional. This year he was 11 th. Stanley Has Clemson Record for Stroke Average in NCAA tournament Play Clemson sophomore Kyle Stanley has a stroke average in NCAA Tournament play for his short career. He has played in three events and for 10 rounds. He has shot in the 60s in four of the 10 and has been at par or better in seven of the 10. His stroke average is the best in Clemson history in NCAA Tournament play. Clemson s Top Stroke Averages in NCAA Tournament Play (Min two tournaments) Player Years Trns Rds Stks Average Kyle Stanley Thump Delk D.J. Trahan Brent Delahoussaye Gregg Jones John Engler Jack Ferguson Vince Hatfield Joey Maxon Clemson Golf Mollica Has Had Solid Spring While his stroke average of is fourth best for the course of the season, Phillip Mollica has been Clemson s second best golfer in terms of stroke average for the spring season. Mollica had a 236 at the Topy Cup in his only fall tournament and that stroke average hurt his average for the year. But, in the spring, he has a average, second best on the Clemson team for the spring behind Kyle Stanley s For the 20 rounds of spring competition, Stanley has 1445 total strokes and Mollica has 1449 for just a four stroke difference. Mollica s spring performance has included six rounds in the 60s, most on the team. That included a second round 68 at the NCAA West Regional, not only the best round of the tournament by a Tiger, but the best round in the 140-player field in that second round. Mollica finished tied for 11 th to tie Sam Saunders for the best tournament performance by a Clemson golfer. Mollica had a third place finish at the Bulls Bay in March, and that is the top finish by a Clemson golfer this year. He had two rounds in the 60s at that event, helping Clemson to a second-place finish in the strong field. That is Mollica s only top 10 finish as a Clemson golfer, but he has been in the top 20 in five different tournaments this year. May Most Experienced in NCAA Competition David May is the most experienced golfer in the Clemson lineup when it comes to NCAA Tournament play. The junior from Auburn, NY is the only Tiger in the 2008 lineup who was also in the lineup when Clemson finished seventh at the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Oregon. May finished in a tie for 32 nd place as a freshman at the 2006 NCAA National Tournament, tied for the best finish by a Clemson golfer. He had consistent rounds of for a two over par 290 total. Last year, May finished 23 rd in the 140-player field at the NCAA East Regional in Atlanta, second among Clemson golfers. He was 46 th at the NCAA West Regional earlier this year. For his career, May has played in four NCAA Tournaments for 13 total rounds. He has five rounds at par or better and a stroke average for the 13 rounds. That is better than his career stroke average of for his 81 career rounds. Career Stroke Average in NCAA Tournament Play Player Trns Rds Stks Avg Kyle Stanley Phillip Mollica David May Ben Martin Sam Saunders Stanley Among Clemson All-time Leaders Clemson sophomore Kyle Stanley has a stroke average for his 63 career rounds, the second best average in Clemson history. The Clemson career list requires a minimum of 45 career rounds, so he moved onto the list this spring. Stanley is just behind current PGA Tour professional D.J. Trahan, who had a average for his four years ( ). Stanley is also second in Clemson history in percentage of rounds at par or better and percentage of rounds under par. He has had 41 rounds at par or better in his 63 career rounds for a.652 figure, just behind the.685 turned on by Trahan. Stanley and Trahan are also both one-two in percentage of rounds under par. Trahan shot under par in 54.5 percent of his rounds, while Stanley is at 49 percent. They are the only two golfers in Clemson history to score under par in at least 49 percent of their rounds. Clemson Career Stroke Average Leaders Rk Name Years Rds Stks Avg 1. D.J. Trahan , Kyle Stanley , John Engler , Lucas Glover , Matt Hendrix , Jack Ferguson , Jonathan Byrd , Gregg Jones , Chris Patton , Kevin Johnson ,

6 Percentage of Rounds at Par or Better Rk Name Years Rds Tot % 1. D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley John Engler Lucas Glover Matt Hendrix Chris Patton Jack Ferguson Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson Percentage of Rounds under Par Rk Name Years Round -Par % 1. D.J. Trahan Kyle Stanley John Engler Lucas Glover Matt Hendrix Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson Chris Patton Stanley Compares Favorably to Tigers on Tour Clemson sophomore Kyle Stanley has some outstanding career averages and he ranks favorable with the Clemson career stats of the four former Tigers currently on the PGA Tour. As stated above, Stanley s career stroke average is second best in Clemson history, just above the figure posted by D.J. Trahan. Stanley has scored at 75 or better in 92 percent of his rounds, better than the Clemson performance by the four Tigers on tour. Stanley vs. Tigers on Tour Category Stanley Trahan Glover Byrd Warren Years Rounds Stroke Average % Rounds 60s %Rounds Par %rounds Par/better % rounds % Top 10s Stanley Outstanding in Post Season Play Kyle Stanley had one of the best postseason performances in Clemson history last year when he made a run of top three finishes in the most important tournaments of the year. The currently sophomore finished third at the ACC Tournament, third at the NCAA East Regional and second at the NCAA Tournament to close last season. While he finished 18 th at the ACC tournament earlier this year, he still shot three under par for the three rounds. For four postseason tournaments in his short career, Stanley is 17 under par with a stroke average of He has had 12 rounds at par or better for his 16 career rounds in postseason play. Kyle Stanley in Postseason Play Year Event Scores Tot Vs. Par Fin 2007 ACC Tournament rd NCAA Regional rd NCAA National nd 2008 ACC Tournament th NCAA Regional th Stanley Named All-ACC Clemson, SC--Kyle Stanley has been named to the first-team All-ACC golf team for the second consecutive year. Stanley, the Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year as a freshman, led the Tigers in stroke average during the regular season with a figure. He also led the Tigers in top 10 finishes with five, rounds in the 60s with six, and rounds at par or better with 19. Stanley finished fifth at the Hootie Intercollegiate and fifth at the Furman Invitational for his top finishes in the spring season. He was seventh at The Brickyard and seventh at Isleworth during the fall. The native of Gig Harbor, WA will lead the Tigers into the NCAA West Regional next week at the Golf Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, WA. The course is just 20 minutes from his home. Last year Stanley finished third at the NCAA East Regional and second at the NCAA national tournament. It was the highest national finish by a Clemson golfer since Charles Warren finished second in Stanley enters the NCAA Tournament as the school s all-time leader in stroke average with a figure, just ahead of the by D.J. Trahan between Stanley is second in school history in percentage of rounds at par or better and percentage of rounds under par. He has played 60 career rounds and has shot at par or better 40 times, including 31 under par rounds All-ACC Men s Golf Team (Listed alphabetically by school) Name School Yr Hometown Kyle Stanley Clemson So. Gig Harbor, WA Clark Klassen Duke Jr. Grand Rapids, MI Mike Schachner Duke Sr. Libertyville, IL Jonas Blixt Florida State Sr. Hammaro, Sweden Matt Savage Florida State Jr. Louisville, KY Chesson Hadley Georgia Tech So. Raleigh, NC Cameron Tringale Georgia Tech Jr. Launa Niquel, CA Chris Gold Maryland Jr. Haddonfield, NJ Kevin O Connell North Carolina Fr. Cary, NC Matt Hill NC State Fr. Bright s Grove, Ontario Jurrian van der Vaart Virginia Tech Sr. Almelo, The Netherlands Webb Simpson Wake Forest Sr. Raleigh, NC Clemson Ranked 11th in Strength of Schedule As stated earlier, Clemson has played a strong schedule this year. The Tigers have played 49 events with the other 29 teams in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are ranked 11th in terms of strength of schedule in the latest Sagarin/Golfweek rankings. Golfweek Strength of Schedule Rankings Rk School Rating 1. Alabama Florida Georgia Stanford Georgia Tech Oklahoma State Southern Cal Florida State UCLA East Tennessee State Clemson Two Former Tigers Played in Masters Former Clemson All-Americans Jonathan Byrd and D.J. Trahan both played in the 2008 Masters April in Augusta, GA. It was the first time Clemson had two former players participate in the same Masters. The two players were teammates on Clemson s 2000 team. Both players failed to make the cut. Byrd missed by two shots with rounds of and Trahan was nine over after rounds of Both qualified by winning PGA Tour events within the last year. Byrd won the John Deere Classic last July and Trahan won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic this past January. This marked the seventh year in the last eight that at least one former Clemson golfer played in the Masters. This was Byrd s third Masters, the first former Clemson player to participate in three Masters. He finished eighth in his first Masters in 2003 and that is still the highest finish by a former Clemson golfer in any golf Major. Byrd played for Clemson between He was a twotime Academic All-American and two time on the course All-American during his Clemson career. He started on four Clemson teams that ranked in the final top 10 at the NCAA Tournament, the first Clemson golfer to accomplish that feat, and he was the first Clemson golfer to be named first-team All-ACC four consecutive years. He was named the IPTAY Athlete of the Year in and Trahan will be playing in his second Masters. He played in the 2001 event as an amateur after winning the 2000 United States Public Links Championship. So far this year Trahan has played in nine events and made seven cuts. He won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a 26- under-par score. So far this year he has made $1,079,388 and ranks 17 th on the PGA Tour money list. He had earned $1 million by February, the earliest a Clemson golfer has won $1 on the PGA Tour. He is currently 12 th on the PGA Tour in final round scoring average at 69.2, and is 13 th in the FedEx Cup standings with 5,062 points. Trahan led Clemson to the 2003 National Championship and was a two-time first-team All-American. He received the Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan Awards as national player of the year in 2002 as a junior. Trahan set 21 Clemson records over his career and was a four-time firstteam All-ACC selection. 6

7 Nine different golfers with ties to Clemson have played in the Masters over the years. The history dates to 1977 when ACC Champion Parker Moore played in the event as an amateur after finishing as the runner up at the United States Amateur. Chris Patton and D.J. Trahan are the only Tigers to play in the Masters while still a member of the Clemson golf team. Five former Tigers have made the cut at the Masters. Chris Patton finished 39 th, the low amateur in 1990, Dillard Pruitt, now an official with the PGA Tour, was 13 th in 1992, Clarence Rose was 43 rd in 1997 and Jonathan Byrd was eighth in Last year, Lucas Glover finished 20 th in his second career Masters. Golfers with Clemson Ties who have played in the Masters Name Clem Yr. Mas. Yr Scores Score (Finish) #Parker Moore missed cut #Chris Patton (39) Dillard Pruitt (13) $26, missed cut #Danny Ellis missed cut Clarence Rose (43) $9,720 #D.J. Trahan 1999-pres missed cut #Michael Hoey missed cut Jonathan Byrd (8) $162, missed Cut Lucas Glover , Missed Cut (20 th ) $84,462 D.J. Trahan 1999-Pres Jonathan Byrd #Played as an amateur Clemson in NCAA Tournament for 27 th consecutive year Clemson s streak of 27 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the longest streak in Clemson sports history. The Clemson baseball team had an active 21-year streak entering this year. Their NCAA fate will be determind on Monday, May 26. Longest Clemson Streaks NCAA Tournament Team Appearances Sport Seasons Yrs $Golf $Baseball #21 $Women s Soccer Men s Tennis Men s Soccer Women s Basketball Baseball Tigers Have Record Seven Regional Titles Clemson has won seven NCAA regional championships, more than any other school Clemson won the East Regional in , 2000, Clemson s seven titles are one more than Arizona and Oklahoma State have accumulated. Arizona State has won five. Larry Penley has coached Clemson to all seven of its regional titles and obviously has more regional titles than any other coach in NCAA history. Clemson has won three of the last six and four of the last eight East Regional titles. Clemson played in the Central Regional in Cleveland in 2006, the only other year Clemson has not gone to the East Regional. Two Clemson individuals have won medallist honors at NCAA regional play over the years. Mark Swygert won the regional title at the East Regional at Grand National Lake in Opelika, AL in 1994, helping the Tigers to the team title, and D.J. Trahan won the individual title at the East Regional in 2002 at Settindown Creek in Roswell, GA. Clemson is one of five schools to play in all 20 NCAA regional tournaments. Most Victories in NCAA Regional Tournaments Clemson (E), 1994 (E), 1995 (E), 2000 *E), 2002 (E), 2003 (E), 2004 (E) Arizona (W), 1991 (W), 1992 (W), 1993 (W), 2000 (W), 2006 (C) Oklahoma St (Cen), (Cen), 1997 (Cen), 2002 (Cen) 2003 (Cen), 2006 (Cen) Arizona State (W), 1995 (W), 1998 (W), 1999 (W), 2001 (W) Clemson Season Review Clemson Finishes Seventh in Topy Cup September 6, 2007 Clemson, SC--Ben Martin shot a one-under par 215 total over three days to lead Clemson to a seventh-place finish at the Topy Cup in Japan. The 10-team tournament that included four top 20 teams from the United States concluded on September 6. The Tigers played the tournament without number-one player Kyle Stanley, who will play for the United States Walker Cup team in Ireland the same weekend. Tohoku Fukushi University finished first with an 842 score over the three rounds. The University of Alabama, ranked third in the nation, was second with an 843 score. Defending NCAA Champion and numberone ranked Stanford was third at 847, while Duke, ranked 17th in the preseason was fourth at 852. The ninth ranked Tigers were seventh at 880. Martin had rounds of for his 215 total. He finished 16th in the field overall, ninth among American players. His 67 in the first round was the low round of the tournament for the Tigers and it tied for first place after the first day. It was the second straight year he opened the season with a low round. Last year he started the year with a 64 at the Carpet Classic. Luke Hopkins, playing in his first tournament in a year and a half after red-shirting last year, was Clemson s second best player with a 219 total. He had rounds of and finished 21st overall, 11th among American players. Junior David May had a strong start with a 71 and 70 for the first two rounds, but he had an 80 in the final round to finish with a 221 total. May was 14th among American players and 27th overall. Clemson Golfers Finish 13 th at Carpet Classic September 16, 2007 Clemson, SC Ben Martin fired a one-under par 71 on Sunday to pace Clemson s golf team at the Carpet Classic in Dalton, GA. Clemson finished 13 th in the 18-team field with an 897 score, 33 over par. The three-day event was held at the par 72 Farm Course in Dalton, GA.Alabama won the team title in a one-hole playoff against South Carolina. Martin was Clemson s top golfer on Sunday by six shots. Each of the other four Clemson golfers failed to break 77 on Sunday. Martin s round included five birdies as he made that score on the 13, 14 th, and 16 th holes on the back nine, his first nine of the day. He also had a birdie on the third and ninth holes. He would have scored in the 60s had he not made a double bogey on the seventh hole, his 16 th of the day. Martin finished with a 227 score overall for the three days, 53 rd place. Clemson s top golfer for the tournament was junior David May, who had a 224 for the 54 holes, eight over par. His 44 th place finish included a second round 69, the only round in the 60s by a Tiger for the weekend. May had two double bogeys over his final three holes on Sunday to shoot a 79. Sam Saunders finished with a 225 score for the three days after rounds of He also had some problems with the seventh hole, making a triple bogey. Saunders finished 48 th in the field.luke Hopkins finished with a 228 total, good enough for 56 th place. He had rounds of Kyle Stanley, just back from a trip to Ireland with the United States Walker Cup team, had a 233 total and finished 74 th after rounds of Clemson Second at Brickyard Collegiate Stanley Finishes 7 th in Individual Race October 9, 2007 Macon, GA Luke Hopkins had the top Clemson round of the day, Kyle Stanley had the best Clemson finish of the tournament, and Tanner Ervin had two birdies within the last three holes to lead Clemson to a secondplace finish at the Brickyard Collegiate at Brickyard Golf Club in Macon, GA on October 9. The Tigers finished with a three-round total of 839, 25-under par. The total tied or the ninth best team score in Clemson history and the best since October of 2003 when the Tigers had a 26-under par score of 826 at the Jerry Pate Invitational in Birmingham, AL. Clemson had team rounds of to finish at 25 under, eight shots behind Georgia and two shots behind ACC rival Georgia Tech. South Carolina was fourth in the 13-team field at 861. Kyle Stanley was Clemson s top golfer of the tournament with a seventh place finish off a 209 total, seven under par. His top round came on Monday when he shot a five-under 67, his best round of the year. Hopkins had Clemson s best round on Tuesday with a threeunder par 69. He started slowly with two bogeys within his first three holes for the third straight day. But he played the next nine holes at five 7