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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.

Active Clemson Golfers in PGA Tour Events

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

Tot 296 148 165 159 159 153 149 150 149 150

Par Fin. +8 39 +6 cut +21 cut +15 cut +15 cut +9 cut +9 cut +10 cut +9 cut +10 cut

*Note: List does not count Sam Saunders playing in 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational, he was not yet a Clemson student.

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.