2021-22 Clemson Athletic Department Awards Announced

The Clemson athletic department has announced winners of the Frank Howard Award, the IPTAY Athlete of the Year, and the Brandon Streeter Award for the 2021-22 academic year. A 20-person committee made up of local media and Clemson administrators voted on the candidates.  THE FRANK HOWARD AWARD – Max Wagner, Baseball The Frank Howard Award […]

Bridgeman fires opening round 63 at United States Amateur

Clemson senior Jacob Bridgeman fired a seven-under-par 63 and took the lead at the midpoint of  the first round of the 2021 United States Amateur in Pennsylvania on Monday.    The first two rounds serve as a stroke play qualifier over Monday and Tuesday.  Each of the 312 players will play one round at the Longue […]

Clemson golfer wins individual national championship

Clemson golfer Turk Pettit won the 2021 NCAA men’s national championship with a four-round seven-under-par at the NCAA National Tournament at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Pettit shot a 70 in his final round Monday to earn Clemson’s first national championship since Charles Warren won it all in 1997. Before Sunday, Warren was the […]

Tigers qualify for final round of stroke play

For the third day in a row Turk Pettit carried the Clemson golf team. The graduate from Auburn, Ala., shot his third consecutive round in the 60s to lead the Tigers to a five-over par team score of 285 and a 10th place standing entering the final round of stroke play at the NCAA National Tournament […]

Clemson improves to 8th at NCAA National Tournament

Turk Pettit once again led the way, this time with a three-under-par 67, pacing Clemson to a four-over-par 284 team score and a tie for eighth place with ACC rival Wake Forest after 36 holes of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Tigers are nine shots ahead of […]

Clemson in tie for 10th after First Round of NCAA National Tournament

Turk Pettit continued his outstanding play in the NCAA Tournament with an opening round 68 to lead Clemson to a tie for 10th after the first round of the NCAA National Tournament at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale Arizona. The Tigers had a team score of seven-over-par 287 on the par 70 layout that measures […]

Clemson advances to NCAA National Tournament

Turk Pettit posted his second consecutive round of two-under-par 69, while Jacob Bridgeman and Kyle Cottam both fired one-under-par 70s in leading Clemson to a tie for fourth at the NCAA Kingston Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee on Wednesday. The Tigers will join host school Vanderbilt, Arkansas, San Diego State and NC State […]

Clemson in position after two rounds

Zack Gordon and Turk Pettit both had rounds of two-under-par 69 to lead Clemson to a five-under-par team score of 279 on Tuesday, and a tie for fifth entering the final round of the 2021 NCAA Kingston Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston, Tennessee. The Tigers are tied for fifth with Charlotte […]

Clemson names new head coach

Clemson announced a successor for legendary men’s golf head coach Larry Penley on Thursday. Jordan Byrd, a 17-year collegiate coaching veteran, has been named the eighth head men’s golf coach at Clemson University, Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced on Thursday. Byrd succeeds 38-year coaching veteran Larry Penley, who is retiring at the end of […]

3 Tigers Named All-ACC

Jacob Bridgeman, Turk Pettit and Colby Patton were all named to the All-ACC men’s golf team on Monday.  All three are significant reasons Clemson is ranked third in the nation and is the number-one seed in the NCAA Kingston (Tenn.) Regional next week (May 17-19). It is the second All-ACC selection for Pettit, who was […]