2013-14 Clemson Women's Golf Media Guide

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2013-2014 CLEMSON TIGERS

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Table Of Contents ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 2013-2014 Schedule ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 2013-2014 Outlook ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3-5 2013-2014 Roster �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Staff Directory ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7

Credits: The 2013-14 Clemson Women’s Golf media guide was written and edited by Tim Bourret and Hannah Burleson. Interior layout and design by Heath Bradley and Hannah Burleson. Cover design by Jeff Kallin.

Photos: Rex Brown, Mark Crammer, Dawson Powers, & the PGA Tour

Coaching Staff Head Coach John Thomas Horton ��������������������������������������������������������������� 8-10 Assistant Coach Janine Fellows �����������������������������������������������������������������������11

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Meet The Tigers Meet The Tigers ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12-13 Jessica Hoang ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Ashlan Ramsey �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15 Taylor Ramsey ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 Lauren Salazar �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17 Sloan Shanahan ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 McKenzie Talbert ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19 Tiger Tidbits ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20-21

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Facilities Larry B. Penley Clubhouse ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 22-23 R.W. Robinson Practice Facility ����������������������������������������������������������������������24 Women’s Golf Facility ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 25 Clemson Facilities ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26

Courses We Play The Walker Course ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27-31 Local Courses ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32-33

The ACC ACC Women’s Golf ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 34

Clemson Athletics Clemson Athletics ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35-36 Clemson Golf Heritage ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 37-38 Supporting The Tigers ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Clemson University �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40

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2013-2014 Schedule

2013-14 Schedule Date

Sept. 8-10 Sept. 20-22 Oct. 11-13 Oct. 25-27 Feb. 14-16 Feb. 23-25 Mar. 24-25 Mar. 28-30 Apr. 18-20 May. 8-10 May. 20-23

Tournament

Cougar Classic Lady Paladin Invitational Ruth’s Chris Tarheel Invitational The Landfall Tradition Florida State Matchup Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Briar’s Creek Invitational Bryan National Collegiate ACC Championship NCAA Regional NCAA National

Course

Yeamans Hall Furman Golf Club Finley Golf Course Country Club of Landfall Southwood Golf Club English Turn Golf & Country Club The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek Bryan Park Golf Course Sedgefield Country Club TBA Tulsa Country Club

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Host

Charleston, SC CofC Greenville, SC Furman Chapel Hill, NC UNC Wilmington, NC UNCW Tallahassee, FL FSU New Orleans, LA Tulane Charleston, SC CofC Greensboro, NC UNCG/WF Greensboro, NC ACC TBA TBA Tulsa, OK

The Tigers recorded a 2nd place finish in their inaugural event, the Cougar Classic, held at Yeamans Hall.

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2013-2014 Outlook It hasn’t taken the Clemson women’s golf program long to get the attention of the college golf world and Clemson Nation. J.T. Horton’s Tigers are ranked in the preseason top 25 by Golfweek (21st) and they haven’t even hit a shot yet…..ever.

Three members of the inaugural Clemson team qualified for the 2013 United States Amateur in Charleston, including Ashlan Ramsey, who comes to Clemson ranked as the number one women’s amateur in the world according to Golfweek. She has already played in a professional major as well.

“This is an exciting time for our coaches and student-athletes,” said Horton, who resurrected the program at Tulane after Hurricane Katrina.

“We have been recruiting for two years and now we are finally here with the first tournament (Cougar Classic in Charleston in early September) right around the corner. Any time you are a part of the inaugural season of anything it is special.”

Horton’s roster is composed of six freshmen, two of whom were on campus last year to red-shirt (Taylor Ramsey and Lauren Salazar) and four ladies in their first year of college. The foursome of newcomers were all ranked in the top 50 in the Golfweek Junior rankings for the class of 2013, but Horton realizes there will be uncertainty with such a young squad.

“The fall will be a time to evaluate the players, seeing where they are with their games and make any adjustments we need to. We expect to establish some structure and consistency in the way we McKenzie Talbert

Ashlan Ramsey

practice. These adjustments could lead to movement within the lineup. We will have a lot of qualifying, a lot of competition for the five spots.”

It is a young team, but it is not a team without experience in major tournaments. As stated above, half the roster played in the 2013 US Amateur. All six have considerable experience against national competition in major tournaments.

“We have a lot of proven winners on this team and I think this team will have a good camaraderie. I expect to see a disciplined team with good practice habits and improved consistency over the course of the year.

It is hard to call Taylor Ramsey and Lauren Salazar the veterans of the Clemson team, but they are the closest that Horton has. Both ladies were at Clemson all of last year and worked on their game with Horton during many practices. “We look for Taylor Ramsey and Lauren Salazar to be leaders because they went through the process last year.

“Anytime someone comes to college for the first time there is possibly an adjustment period. While they didn’t play in any college tournaments last year, Taylor and Lauren can certainly provide the first-year freshmen with their experience. They know what is expected. I am optimistic they can speed up the adjustment period for the others.”

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2013-2014 Outlook

Taylor Ramsey is from Milledgeville, GA where she won the 2010 Charles Howell Junior Championship.

She continued at a high level the rest of her junior career, recording four top-15 finishes. “Taylor has worked very hard to improve her ball striking and short game,” said Horton. “She has been at an elite level before and she has been working hard to return to that level.”

Salazar came across the United States from Santa Clara, CA. A two-time USGA Junior Girls Championship qualifier, she recorded 12 AJGA Top 10s, eight top fives and two championships in her junior career. She won medalist honors at the Woodward Video Junior at the Greenbrier in 2011.

“Lauren will be one of the best ball strikers on the team. She has been working on her short game quite a bit and has shown a lot of improvement over the last year.”

Ashlan Ramsey is the highest regarded of the first-year freshmen. That might be an understatement considering she was elevated to the number one position among world amateur golfers according to Golfweek on August 18.

Ramsey, the younger sister of Taylor Ramsey, played in eight events this past summer and finished first five times, second twice and tied for fifth once. She won the Georgia Amateur Match Play and the Georgia Amateur in terms of stroke play. She also won the Western Amateur and the

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Eastern Amateur. She was also the medalist at her US Amateur qualifier finished second at the Trans America Amateur.

Ramsey was invited to the Kraft Nabisco Championship on the LPGA Tour back in April by virtue of her second-place finish at the 2012 U.S. Public Links. She made the cut and finished 48th.

At the end of the summer she played on the United States Junior Solheim Cup team.

“It will be important for her to adjust to the college game. I expect she will, as she knows how to prepare.

“Ashlan has had a great summer and gained great experience playing in a professional Major, the US Amateur and the Junior Solheim Cup. Most importantly she had the experience of winning at a high level on a consistent basis.”

McKenzie Talbert and Sloan Shanahan are other two members of the signee class of 2013 who played in the US Amateur this past summer.

Talbert was a second-team AJGA All-American in 2010 and honorable mention in 2011. She was ranked as the 14th best Junior player by Golfweek in the class of 2013 as she came to Clemson for her first class on August 21.

The native of Edgefield, SC was a three-time winner of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Beth Daniel Award as well as the Carolinas Golf Junior Player of the Year three times. She was a member

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2013-2014 Outlook of the 2011 US Junior Solheim Cup team as well.

“McKenzie is a proven winner who will bring intensity to our lineup. She has been among the best players in this area for a long time and also brings with her Junior Solheim Cup experience as well as experience with the South Carolina team in the Cannon Cup. Shanahan was a top 35 player nationally in her class according to Golfweek. She had four top 10 finishes in AJGA events in 2012 and won the 2013 Players Championship. The native of Suwanee, GA is one of the best ball strikers on the team. “Sloan has shown great improvement over last year. I expect she will make a quick adjustment to the college game and be a strong player in our lineup.”

Jessica Hoang, who also comes to Clemson from North Augusta, SC, was another top 50 junior according to Golfweek in the 2013 recruiting class.

She had five top 15 finishes on the AJGA circuit in 2012 and five top 10s in 2011. She won four tournaments in 2011, including the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea.

“Jessica plays at a high level. When she is good she is very good. She just needs to improve her level of consistency. She could be a very important player for us.”

Overall, Horton expects this to be a good ball striking team. “I think ball striking will be a

strength for us. We will also stress the importance of playing well from 120 yards and in. The importance of this includes wedges and all aspects of the short game. I think we will be a disciplined team in terms of course management as well.”

Clemson will attempt to manage a challenging schedule in 2013-14 that includes three tournaments in South Carolina, and three in North Carolina. The first tournament in the history of Clemson women’s golf will be the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, SC, September 8-10. This is annually one of the top tournaments of the fall and a look to the 2012 results backs that up.

Last year, six of the top eight teams at the Cougar Classic finished in the top 18 of the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season, including National Champion Southern California and second-place finisher Duke. Top 10 teams from Auburn and Alabama were also in the field.

“Our schedule was based on how we did in recruiting,” said Horton. “We were able to recruit some nationally ranked student-athletes who are used to competing at a high level, so we have scheduled some national tournaments with many top 25 teams from the outset. This is what these young ladies want. They want to compete against the best.”

Sloan Shanahan & Ashlan Ramsey shared 2nd place honors in the Tigers inaugural tournament, the Cougar Classic at Yeaman’s Hall in Charleston, SC.

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2013-2014 Roster

Jessica Hoang 5-1 • Fr. • HS North Augusta HS

Ashlan Ramsey

5-7 • Fr. • HS John Milledge Academy

Taylor Ramsey

Lauren Salazar

John Thomas Horton

Janine Fellows

5-9 • *Fr. • RS John Milledge Academy

Head Coach 2nd Season

5-6 • *Fr. • RS Archbishop Mitty HS

Sloan Shanahan 5-5 • Fr • HS Lambert HS

McKenzie Talbert 5-5 • Fr. • HS Strom Thurmond HS

Assistant Coach 1st Season

Clemson University Quick Facts Name: Clemson University Location: Clemson, SC 29633 Founded: 1889 President: James F. Barker, Clemson ’70 Enrollment: 19,453 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tigers Colors: Clemson Orange & Regalia Home Course: The Walker Course Par/Distance: 72/6,500

John Thomas Horton Quick Facts Birth: Born February 17, 1977 in Atlanta, GA Family: Married to the former Sydnie Brianne Ruland. The couple has one son Griffin, and are expecting a second child this fall.

Education: Earned Bachelor’s degree in business from Berry College in 1999.

Playing Experience: Member of Berry College team from 1996-99. Horton was a first-team NAIA All-America as both a junior and senior and claimed first-team All-TranSouth Conference honors all four years. He helped the Vikings win the conference title from 1996-1999 and capped off his career as a member of the NAIA National Championship team in 1998.

Assistant Coaching Experience: Georgia Southern Men’s Golf Assistant (2005-07) Head Coaching Experience: Tulane (2007-11)

Janine Fellows Quick Facts Birth: Born October 30, 1989 in Houston, TX Family: Single Education: Earned Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Tulane in 2011.

Playing Experience: Member of Tulane University team from 2008-11. At Tulane, Fellows was a team captain, a two-time All-Conference USA

first- team selection, and the 2010 Conference USA Co-Player of the Year. She played in the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open at Oakmont as an amateur.

Assistant Coaching Experience: Houston Baptist Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach (2012-13)

Clemson Women’s Golf Media Availability All interviews with Clemson golfers as well as the coaching staff must be coodinated through the Clemson Athletic Communications Office. Please contact Tim Bourret or Hannah Burleson to schedule interview opportunities.

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Administrative Coordinator Olympic Sports

Mike Echols

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Assistant Supervisor of Athletic Grounds

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Stephanie Ellison

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Associate Athletic Director Event Management

Assistant Athletic Director Marketing & Game Management

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Assistant Coach

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Associate Director Athlete Academic Services

IPTAY Major Gifts

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Webmaster & Associate Athletic Communications Director

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Assistant Director of IPTAY Major Gifts

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Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Associate Athletic Director Student- Athlete Services

Associate Athletic Director Finances & Facilities

Bill D’Andrea

Sports Nutritionist

Assistant Athletic Director Athletic Communications

Kyra Lobbins

Assistant Director of StudentAthlete Services

Director of Golf Men’s Golf Head Coach

Mike Wilson

Director of Equipment Olympic Sports

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Head Coach John Thomas Horton

John Thomas Horton 1st Season of Competition (3rd Year at Clemson) Berry College ‘99 The 2013-14 academic year is finally here and that means the first year of competition for the Clemson women’s golf program. And no one is more excited about it than Head Coach John Thomas Horton.

Horton, known as J.T. by most, was named the first women’s golf coach at Clemson University in August of 2011 and since that day has been preparing tirelessly for the September opening tournament in Charleston.

The majority of his time has been spent recruiting one of the top freshman classes in the nation. His six person roster will be all freshmen, two red-shirt and four in their first year at Clemson.

The newcomers for the 2013-14 academic year were all top 50 players at some point according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings for the 2013 class.

Horton came to Clemson after four years (three seasons of competition) as the head coach at Tulane. He re-started the program after Hurricane Katrina halted it from the fall of 2005 until the fall of 2008.

In his three seasons, Horton was the Conference USA Coach of the Year twice (2009 and 2010), led the program to the NCAA National Tournament twice and the NCAA regional three times. Tulane won the Conference USA championship twice and won five tournament titles overall.

The Green Wave finished in the top three in 14 of 33 tournaments over the three-year period. He had 14 all-conference players on the course and 17 on the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll in those three years. He coached the Conference Player of the Year each of his three years with the program.

Horton was named head coach of the Tulane women’s program on July 4, 2007.

He established the program through recruiting the first 13 months, then put a quality team on the course for the 2008-09 season.

In that first year, he led the Green Wave to two tournament titles, including the C-USA

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Championship and the Ole Miss Lady Rebel Intercollegiate, a fifth-place finish at the NCAA East Regional and a 20th-place finish at the 2009 NCAA National Championships. The team finished in the top five in six of 11 tournaments.

Five of his six first-year players were named to All C-USA first, second or third teams, and Linn Gustafsson was tabbed the Conference USA Player and Newcomer of the Year, while freshman Daniela Holmqvist captured the C-USA championship individual medalist honors en route to earning the league’s Freshman of the Year honors.

Horton’s second year mirrored the success of his rookie season. He led the Green Wave to its second straight C-USA Championship and a return trip into the NCAA Championship, where his team posted an 18th-place national finish.

His sophomore season as a head coach featured a school record three tournament victories, including the Conference USA Championship, which was won in record fashion. The team posted a 54-hole score of 858, the lowest team tournament score in school history.

Under his leadership, five Green Wave players were named to the 2010 All-Conference USA teams, including three to the first team, and for the second straight season he has coached the C-USA Player of the Year with Janine Fellows’ Co-Player of the Year selection.

Off the course, six of his seven players were either members of the Conference USA Commissioner’s

Horton Year-by-Year Head Coach at Tulane Year

08-09 09-10 10-11 Totals

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Win

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Top 3

4 5 5 14

Top 5 Top 10 Conf Reg

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9 6 8 23

1st 5th 1st 6th 3rd 12th 2 first

Nat 20 18 NA

GStat 29 28 17

Head Coach John Thomas Horton Honor Roll, earned the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal or as a member of Tulane’s 3.0 Club. The group included Linn Gustafsson, who was named to the NGCA All-Scholar Team in 2010. She also made the team in 2011.

In his last year the team had six top 10 finishes in 10 tournaments to qualify for the NCAA regional for a third straight year. The team finished 17th in the final Golfstat computer ranking. He led Tulane to a third-place finish in Conference USA and once again he coached the league’s top player, Maribel Lopez Porras.

Porras qualified for the NCAA national tournament as an individual and was a Golfweek honorable mention All-American. Four more players made one of the three All-Conference USA teams, and Meghan Chapman was named the top newcomer in the conference.

A two-time All-American as a student-athlete at Berry College in Rome, GA (1995-99), Horton joined the Green Wave family following two years at Georgia Southern where he served as an assistant coach for the Eagles’ men’s golf program.

Horton helped the Eagles win the 2006 Southern Conference Championship, where all five golfers finished in the Top 25 individually and the team won the title by 12 strokes over College of Charleston.

The team also advanced to the NCAA East Regional finishing one spot out of qualifying for NCAA

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JT Horton & Ashlan Ramsey

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Head Coach John Thomas Horton National Championship.

During the 2006-07 season, GSU posted four top five team finishes including a runner-up showing at the SoCon Championship.

During his two seasons in Statesboro, Ga., Horton coached Jonathan Shaw who earned Academic All-America honors in 2006 and played an integral role in J.D. Kennedy, Drew Bowen, and Bryan Jones claiming All-Southern Conference honors.

As the program’s recruiting coordinator, Horton helped Georgia Southern ink one of the top recruiting classes in school history in 2007. He also oversaw the team’s player development, workouts and physical conditioning, as well as serving as the liaison to the director of studentathlete services for academic progress.

A four-year letterman at Berry College, Horton was a first-team NAIA All-America as both a junior and senior and claimed first-team All-TranSouth Conference honors all four years. He helped the Vikings win the conference title from 1996-1999 and capped off his career as a member of the NAIA National Championship team in 1998.

Individually, Horton won six collegiate tournaments, including TranSouth Conference medalist honors in 1997 and 1998. He was selected to represent the U.S. in the 1998 World University Golf Games in San Lameer, South Africa.

No stranger to balancing academics and athletics, Horton graduated with a business degree

in 1999 and earned All-TranSouth Conference Scholar Athlete honors in 1998 and 1999.

Following his successful collegiate career, Horton played professionally on several mini-tours for five years. In 2002, he won his first professional event, The Harbor Club Classic Championship, on the DP Tour with a 19-under par 269 (63-70-7165). He was an exempt member of the NGA Hooters Tour from 2000-2004 and reached the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School in 2000 and 2001.

As a pro, Horton worked with renowned golf instructors Rob Akins, Todd Anderson and Dave Pelz, as well as sports psychologists Dr. Rick Jensen and Dr. Jack Llewellyn, and fitness guru Randy Myers.

Prior to joining the GSU staff, he served as the head golf professional and assistant general manager at Horseleg Plantation County Club (Rome, Ga.).

At Horseleg, Horton managed all golf operations and assisted the general manager in supervising department heads and employees for golf, swimming, tennis and fitness. Horton developed and oversaw a Ladies Golf Association and Junior Golf Academy in addition to managing the Men’s and Senior’s Golf Associations.

A native of Clayton, GA, Horton is married to the former Sydnie Brianne Ruland of Rome, GA. They have two sons; Griffin (Born January 2011) and Brooks (Born November 2013).

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Assistant Coach Janine Fellows

Janine Fellows 1st Season Tulane ‘11

In June 2013, Head Coach J.T. Horton announced that Janine Fellows would be the first assistant coach in the program’s history. Fellows, a 2011 graduate of Tulane University, comes to Clemson after serving as the assistant men’s and women’s coach at Houston Baptist for the past season.

“We are very excited to welcome Janine to the Clemson family,” Horton said. “I thought it was important to have uniformity within the coaching staff, someone who had knowledge of me and my coaching system, but also knew what it was like to start a program from scratch.

“Janine played for me at Tulane and played an integral role in not only starting the program at Tulane, but also making it successful quickly. She is one of the hardest workers and most motivated players/coaches I have ever worked with or coached.

She had a very distinguished playing career in college golf, and that will pay dividends in assisting the development of the players here at Clemson.

Her collegiate coaching accomplishments in a short time at Houston Baptist University are impressive, and we look forward to her joining us here in Tigertown.”

Fellows helped Houston Baptist to an outstanding 2012-13 season in both men’s and women’s golf.

The men won three events, including the conference title, while the women won two tournaments, including the conference title.

“I am extremely fortunate to become part of the Clemson Tiger family,” Fellows said. “I want to thank Coach Horton and Dan Radakovich for this opportunity. Coach Horton is an extremely passionate and dedicated individual and I am excited to help begin the legacy of Clemson Women’s Golf.

The support and enthusiasm from the staff and surrounding community is exceptional. I could not be more honored to become part of this great tradition and high standard set by the Clemson Tiger family. “My experience and success with three newly established programs either as a player or coach demonstrates my commitment and

dedication to achieving success from the ground up,” Fellows said. “Coaching at the Division I level, junior golfers, as well as providing lessons to clientele as an assistant golf professional have increased my ability to teach all levels of play and illustrates my knowledge of coaching all aspects of the game.”

Fellows played at Tulane under Horton from 20082011, where she was a team captain, a two-time All-Conference USA first- team selection, and the 2010 Conference USA Co-Player of the Year.

She played in the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open at Oakmont as an amateur. She was then a member of the LPGA Futures Tour from 2011-2012 and worked as an assistant golf professional near Houston, TX at Timber Creek Golf Club.

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Meet The Tigers

Lauren Salazar Sloan Shanahan Jessica Hoang

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Taylor Ramsey Ashlan Ramsey McKenzie Talbert

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Jessica Hoang

Jessica Hoang 5-1 - Freshman North Augusta, SC North Augusta High School

Overview: - Played for the American Team in the 2012 Can-Am Matches - 5 top 15 finishes in 2012 (including a 4th place finish at the EZ- Go Vaughn Taylor Championship) - Finished 10th in AJGA Juniors at Savannah Quarters in 2012 - Had 5 Top 10 finishes in 2011, six that were top 3 finishes (including a win at the EZ GO Vaughn Taylor Championship & a third place finish at the AJGA Junior at Chateau Elan, and runner up at the Golf Pride Junior Classic) - Won 4 tournaments in 2011 (The Beth Daniel Junior Azalea, The AJGA Junior at Jones Creek, the Carolinas Junior PGA, and the Ballantyne Junior Open) - Golfweek Player of the Week in 2011 (August 1) - Won the SJGT Forest Hills Junior Classic and the UGA AutoTrader.com Invitational in 2010 - Won the SJGT Forest Hills Junior Classic in 2009 along with the Carolinas Junior PGA (At age 14, she was the youngest player in 36 years to win that event) - Was named the SJGT Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010 - Was named the 2009 Augusta Area Player of the Year - Won the Goshen Plantation Junior Classic on the Hurricane Junior Tour in 2008 Personal: - Daughter of Tracy and Dave - Born May 1, 1995 - Majoring in Hospital Management

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Ashlan Ramsey

Ashlan Ramsey 5-7 - Freshman Milledgeville, GA John Milledge Academy

Overview: - #1 ranked amateur in world by Golfweek - First-team AJGA All-American in 2011 and 2012 - One of eight women’s golfers nationally to be first-team All-American in each of the last two years.

- #1 junior in the state of Georgia - Ranked fifth by National Junior Golf Scoreboard for the class of 2013.

- Won the Georgia Women’s Matchplay 2013 - Runner up 2013 AJGA Thunderbird Invitational - in 2012 played 16 national and amateur tournaments and had three wins, two second-places and five other top 10s - Won the Sea Pines Junior Heritage, the Georgia Junior PGA Championship and the Joe Cheves Junior Invitational - Reached championship match of the US Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in the summer of 2012 where she lost 4 &2 to Kyung Kim - Named to the 2011 & 2013 PING Junior Solheim Cup U.S. Team - Also played in 2011 Wyndham Cup and the 2010 Cannon Cup - GSGA Girls Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 Personal: - Daughter of Carla and Al - Born December 3, 1995 - Majoring in Parks Recreation Tourism Management

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Taylor Ramsey

Taylor Ramsey 5-9 - *Freshman Milledgeville, GA John Milledge Academy

At Clemson: -Red-shirted during the 2012-13 season.

Overview: - Won the 2010 Charles Howell Junior Championship with a 213 score after consistent rounds of 69-71-73 - Had a strong 2011 season with four top 15 finishes - Finished eighth at the AJGA Junior at Savannah Quarters - Recorded top-12 finishes at the E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship and the AJGA Huntsville Junior in July, and in the Kathy Whitworth Invitational in March - Finished 13th at the AJGA Junior at Steelwood in 2010 - in 2009 she had four top-10 finishes, including second places at the Chateau Elan Junior and the Charles Howell.

Personal: - Daugter of Carla and Al - Born July 29, 1994 - Majoring in Parks Recreation Tourism Management

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Lauren Salazar

Lauren Salazar 5-6 - *Freshman Santa Clara, CA Archbishop Mitty High School

At Clemson: - Red-shirted during the 2012-13 season.

Overview: - Four-year letter winner in golf at Archbishop Mitty High School - Qualified for the USGA Junior Girls Championship in 2010 and 2011 - Future Collegian World Tour All-American in 2008 and 2010 - Selected first-team All-League as well as the All-San Jose Mercury News Team in 2008 and 2010 - Led Archbishop Mitty to Central Coast Section Championships after second place finish in 2010 - Had 12 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) top-10 finishes, eight top-five finishes and two championships in her career as a junior - Won medalist honors at the Woodward Video Junior at The Greenbrier in 2011 and Lockton Kansas City Junior in 2009 - Her victory at The Greenbrier included a final round 65 when she overcame a three-shot deficit with eight birdies in the final round - Recorded third-place finish at AJGA Junior at Oxmoor Valley and was sixth at the AJGA Stelewood - Recorded five top-15 finishes in AJGA events in 2010, including a fourth-place at the Greenbriar Personal: - Daughter of Dolores and Ken - Born June 2, 1994 - Majoring in Pre-Business

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Sloan Shanahan

Sloan Shanahan 5-5 - Freshman Suwanee, GA Lambert High School

Overview: - Ranked as the 23rd female golfer in the class of 2013 - Qualified for the 2013 U.S. Amateur in Charleston, SC - Had four top 10 finishes in 2012 (including 6th place at the Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship, 8th at the CSGA Girls Junior Championship, 7th at the SCGA Beth Daniel Junior Invitational, and 9th at the AJGA Girls Championship) - Two top-10 finishes in both 2010 and 2011 (including a 2010 5th-place finish at the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star) - 2011 Junior PGA Qualifier - Won the the Region 7-AAA individual state title in 2010 - Qualified for two U.S. Girls Junior All-Star Championships (2009 & 2010) - Has four career top-10 finishes in AJGA events - Four-time Region 7 High School Champion (2010-2013) - Runner-up at the GA High School State Championships in 2011 - 2013 Team State Champion (Lambert High School) Personal: - Daughter of Adrienne and Keric - Born March 22, 1995 - Majoring in Pre-Business

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McKenzie Talbert

McKenzie Talbert 5-5 - Freshman Edgefield, SC Strom Thurmond High School

Overview: - Qualified for the 2013 U.S. Amateur in Charleston, SC - Second-team AJGA All-American in 2010 & Honorable Mention in 2011 - Named to the 2011 PING Junior Solheim Cup United States Team - Three-time South Carolina Junior Golf Association Beth Daniel Player of the Year - Three-time Carolinas Golf Player of the Year - Three-time Champion of the Carolinas/Georgia Junior Golf Championships (2011,2012,2013) - Three-time winner of the State 3AAA South Carolina High School Golf Championships (also finished 4th in 2012) - Recorded three top-5 finishes in AJGA events in the summer of 2012 (including 2nd in the Vaughn Taylor Championship and 4th at the Golf Pride Junior Classic, where she shot a season best second round 69) - Recorded four top-15 finishes in 2011 - Won the Sea Pines Junior Heritage in 2011 - Won the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea tournament in 2008 & 2010 and was runner-up in 2009 - Was the 2010 & 2011 SCJGA Fall Challenge Champion - Three-time CPGA Charles Tilghman Junior Invitational Champion Personal: - Daughter of Robyn and Ken - Born February 28, 1995 - Majoring in Pre-Business

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Tiger Q&A Jessica Hoang

Q: Who is the biggest influence in your life and why?

A:My parents. They came to America with nothing and worked hard to provide me and my brother with everything we could ever want.

Q: What is something most people do not know about you?

A: I used to play the piano.

Q: What made Clemson stand out to you?

A: The campus is beautiful, everything is close together on campus, everyone is so nice, and the golf facility is amazing.

Q: Who got you started in golf and how?

A: My dad got me started when I was 9. He used to take my brother to play, so one day I tagged along and the game grew on me.

Q: What would you tell a student-athlete considering Clemson?

A: The campus is beautiful, the people are generous, and you will feel right at home.

Q: What one word would you pick to describe Coach Horton?

A: Helpful Q: Who is your dream foursome?

A: Myself, Adam Scott, Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson Q: What is your favorite Clemson tradition?

A: When the Tigers “Run Down The Hill”

Ashlan Ramsey

Q: Who is the biggest influence in your life and why?

A: My entire family. They are all so encouraging and supportive with everything that I do. They push me to not only be a good person but to be the athlete they know I am capable of being.

Q: What is something most people do not know about you?

A: I am very organized and precise.

Q:Do you have any hidden talents?

A: I love cooking and baking.

Q: What made Clemson stand out to you?

A: Initially I was attracted to Clemson because of the many traditions. I love learning about the history of the school and I am hoping that the first women’s golf team at Clemson can make some history of our own.

Q: What is your favorite spot on Clemson’s campus?

A: Standing at the top of “The Hill” at Howard’s Rock Q: What one word would you pick to describe Coach Horton?

A: Committed Q: Who is your dream foursome?

A: Me, Nicklaus, Chase Crawford (Gossip Girl), and Bubba Watson Q: What is your most memorable shot?

A: 2011 Junior Solheim Cup, I hit a 5-iron to inside two feet to make birdie, won the hole, and helped the US Team retain the cup.

Q: What is something most people do not know about you?

A: I enjoy fishing, painting, shooting clay pigeons with friends, and I really enjoyed the riflery class I took last year!

Q: Do you have any hidden talents?

A: I can paint really well.

Q: What one word would you use to describe yourself?

A: Resilient Q: What made Clemson stand out to you?

A: I have always loved Clemson. I knew Coach Horton would be a great person to build this program. I love the small town feel and I felt very comfortable in Clemson.

Q: What is your favorite spot on Clemson’s campus?

A: The ampitheatre—I love going there between classes to lie in the sun and look at the reflection pond.

Q: What is your favorite Clemson tradition?

A: Solid Orange Friday’s—It isn’t the most popular answer, but I love that it shows how strong the Clemson family is and that everyone bleeds orange!

Q: Who got you started in golf and how?

A: My dad—he always played and we would go with him and hit balls in our backyard (which he made into a driving range)!

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Q:Who is your dream foursome?

A: Myself, Payne Stewart, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player

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Tiger Q&A Q: Who is the biggest influence in your life?

A: My father. He inspires me everyday to be the best that I can be.

Lauren Salazar

Q: Do you have any hidden talents?

A: When I was little I was known as the “Hula-Hoop Queen.”

Q: What one word would you pick to describe yourself?

A: Confident Q: What made Clemson stand out to you?

A: I was drawn by the fact it was the first women’s golf team ever.

It’s not often you get a chance to be a part of history. I saw the potential of the Clemson program and I want a chance to be on the first national championship team in the school’s history.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time in Clemson?

A: Go to other sporting events and go out to eat.

Q: What would you tell a student –athlete considering Clemson?

A: You won’t find a better university than Clemson when it comes to support, whether it is from the tutoring center, the coaches, trainers, or the fans.

Q: What one word would you pick to describe Coach Horton?

A: Motivating Q: What is your most memorable shot?

A: All of my three hole in ones are pretty special. I can’t pick one over the other.

Q: What is something you can’t live without?

A: Wakeboarding and the show Vampire Diaries

Sloan Shanahan

Q: Do you have any hidden talents?

A: I’m a decent marksman.

What one word would you pick to describe yourself?

A: Ambitious Q: What made Clemson stand out to you?

A: My coach and teammates..what’s not to love?

Q: What is your favorite golf course around Clemson to play?

A: The Cliffs at Keowee Springs Q: What would you tell a student-athlete considering Clemson?

A: If you have any desire to be the best, then Clemson is the school for you.

Q: What one word would you pick to describe Coach Horton?

A: Passionate Q: Who got you started in golf and how?

A: My dad. He took me to the driving range when I was about 5 and shortly after we started playing together.

Q: Who is your dream foursome?

A: Me, Coach Horton, Jesus, and Jason Dufner

Q: Who is the biggest influence in your life and why?

A: My dad. He’s helped me through everything in life and I couldn’t have done it without his continuous support. He has sacrificed so much for me in his life.

Q: What is something you can’t live without?

A: Sweet tea Q: What one word you would pick to describe yourself?

A: Feisty Q: What would you tell a student-athlete considering Clemson?

A: You won’t have a better college experience than at Clemson.

You will be surrounded by people who care about you. Everyone is family and you will feel right at home!

Q: What is your favorite Clemson tradition?

A: Football Running Down “The Hill” before each game.

Q:What one word would you pick to describe Coach Horton?

A: Dedicated Q: What is your most memorable shot?

A: 2011, 6-iron in final round of Junior Heritage at Harbour Town.

I hit the shot in a stiff wind to 3 feet, made birdie, and won the tournament by 1.

McKenzie Talbert

Q: What is your biggest accomplishment so far in golf?

A: Playing for Team USA in the 2011 Ping Junior Solheim Cup

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Larry B. Penley Golf Clubhouse

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Larry B. Penley Clubhouse

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Robinson Golf Practice Facility

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 in 2005 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 27 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 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 and one with Bentgrass. The Bermuda green has many humps and bumps around the green

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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.

In the summer of 2013, the R.W. Robinson Facility began a major renovation. This renovation will see the facility not only double in size, but also feature state-of-the-art camera and video equipment. The renovation is expected to be completed in the fall of 2013.

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Bobby Robinson

Former Head Golf Coach

Women’s Golf Facility Women’s Team Room

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Clemson Facilities Weight Room

Training Room

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The Walker Course 18th Hole - Par 4

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 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. rated the Walker Course as one of the top-25 collegiate courses in the country in its “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, handicaps and backgrounds. The objective of the panel is to promote excellence in South Carolina golf course design and operations through competitive rankings, education and public advocacy.

In determining their rating, panelists consider several criteria, including routing of the course, aesthetics, distinctiveness and the variety of shot requirements a course demands.

“These kinds of rankings are a confirmation of the hard work that’s been done over the past 10 years to make the Walker Course what it is today,” said Walker Course professional Brent Jessup. “Clemson has a course to be proud of, and recognition by others gives us even more reason to be proud.”

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The Walker Course Hole #1

Par 5 480 yards

Hole #2

Par 4 381 yards

Hole #3

Par 4 415 yards

Hole #4

Par 3 221 yards

Hole #5

Par 5 503 yards

Hole #6

Par 4 415 yards

Players might want to keep the driver in the bag off the first tee with the creek coming into play down the left side for the longer hitters. An intimidating tee shot to begin the round, this shorter than average par five is a very good starting hole. You want to favor the right side of the green with your second shot due to fairway and greenside bunkers down the left side. Longer players should have no problem making birdie four with a good drive down the fairway.

A short par four with fairway bunker on the left and hazard down the right side of the fairway. Driver brings the creek that runs between the fairway and green into play. Threewood is a good choice off the tee and will leave you with only 130 yards to the hole. Left greenside bunker is the target off the tee box. Green is slightly elevated from the fairway so make sure you add at least half a club to your second shot.

Challenging hole off the tee. A steep drop-off down the right side of the hole makes you want to keep your driver left but two fairway bunkers guard the left side that you must stay out of if you want a clear shot to the green.

Driver off the tee is a good play and will leave you with 135 yards to the hole. Be wary of over the green and right of the green because of steep drop-offs that will make it difficult to get up and down for your par.

The first really challenging hole on the course, this long par-three challenges even the best of players. Normally a three or four iron for the average hitter, you have to carry your iron shot onto the green or it will end up short and roll back down the hill some 15 yards short of the hole. A long ridge running through he middle of the green separates it into two separate greens. Make sure you are on the correct side of the ridge or you will have a difficult two-putt.

Go ahead and rip your tee shot off this par-five. The wide fairway is very inviting to a long tee shot that will leave you with a long iron into the green. The second shot plays downhill so be sure to factor that into your club selection. The narrow but long green makes it easy to low hit long irons or woods into the green. Be wary of the huge greenside bunker short and right of the green, but also watch the drop-off to the left of the green that makes even the best short game player stress a little. Just commit to your second shot and hit a good one.

Another wide open tee shot that invites players to really go after their drives. The more you can cut off towards the left side of the fairway, the shorter your approach shot will be into the green. A good drive will leave you around 110 yards to the hole. Be sure you get an exact yardage for your second shot because the greenside bunker short of the green is a tough up and down. Also long is a bad spot too because you will be chipping back to the green off a down-slope which makes it harder to get the ball to stop.

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The Walker Course Hole #7

Par 4 396 yards

Hole #8

Par 3 213 yards

Hole #9

Par 4 460 yards

Hole #10

Par 4 408 yards

Hole #11

Par 4 429 yards

Hole #12

Par 3 178 yards

Don’t let the short yardage fool you on this hole.

Fairway bunkers down the middle of the fairway really come into play off the tee shot, and another fairway bunker down the right side gives you very little room to bail out. There are three fairway bunkers going down the middle of the fairway, but longer hitters can aim their tee shot at the first one and easily carry it over leaving themselves inside 100 yards for their second shot. Make sure you put your ball on the same level of the green that the hole is on, because if you do not it will be a difficult two-putt.

Another challenging par three on the front side, this hole plays slightly downhill but the wind always seems to be blowing in one direction or another which makes it difficult to choose the right club. Normally a three or four iron for the average hitter, you must really focus on this tee shot because just hitting it on the green does not always guarantee a par.

Easily the most challenging hole on the golf course.

A creek running down the left side and then across the fairway forces you to keep your tee shot at the two fairway bunkers down the middle of the fairway. Only the longest of hitters can take the ball over the creek to the other side of the fairway. Three-wood is the play for everyone else and your target is the left fairway bunker. A good tee shot will leave you with around 185 yards to the green which is all carry over water. You can always bail out to the right and short of the green if you don’t think you can reach it because fairway runs all the way up on the right side. This green also has a big ridge running through the middle of it so make sure your ball is on the right side of the ridge or it will be a difficult par.

A relatively short hole that allows even the average hitter a good opportunity at a birdie. If you are feeling aggressive this is the hole to show it. The further right you take your driver, the less yardage you will have into the green. However there is a fairway bunker down the right side that you must carry or it will be difficult getting your second shot to the green. The green is relatively flat and is guarded by a bunker on the left and a bunker on the right that both should be easily avoided.

A wide open tee shot that everyone can take a rip at to try and get the ball as close to the green as possible.

Watch out for the fairway bunker down the left side because it is the same yardage as everybody hits their drives.

A good tee shot will leave you with 150 yards to the hole.

The green is guarded by one bunker short and two bunkers long, but if you have the correct yardage these should not come into play. A relatively flat green allows for a lot of putts to be made.

A difficult par three in which the elevation change makes it vary difficult to pick the right club. A creek running down the entire right side makes the right hole locations difficult to attack. The green has three levels, a level on the front then a raised level in the middle and then back down to another level in the back. A severe left to right slope tothe left of the green will sometimes kick your ball down towards the green but more often than not your ball will be stuck on the hill and you will have a difficult up and down for par.

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The Walker Course Hole #13

Par 4

392 yards

Hole #14

Par 5 528 yards

Hole #15

Par 4 361 yards

Hole #16

Par 5 539 yards

Hole #17

Par 3 192 yards

Hole #18

Par 4

One of the shorter par fours on the course. Driver is the play for average hitters but longer hitters should hit three wood. The target off the tee is the three fairway bunkers down the right side of the fairway. The ball will land next to the bunkers and kick down to the middle of the fairway. A hazard runs all the way down the left side of the fairway so be sure to keep your ball right. The green is elevated some 50 feet so be sure you take enough club on your second shot because if you miss short the ball could roll down some 30 yards. The green is thin from front to back so be sure you get the right yardage.

The first par five on the back side this tee shot is very challenging. There is a hazard running all the way down the left side with a drop-off that will kick your ball into the hazard on the left and a drop-off on the right side that will kick your ball into the rough. A good tee shot will leave you inside 240 yards to the hole to reach the green in two.

A greenside bunker guards the green on the left side so you must run your second shot up on the right side of the green. The green, though it might not look like it, slopes from back to front towards Lake Hartwell. A definite birdie hole that can get you back into the game.

Another hole you can score on the course because of its short length. You want to aim your driver over the left fairway bunker down the right side of the fairway. A good tee shot will leave you inside 75 yards for your second shot.

The green slopes primarily from back to front with a ridge running across the front portion of the green that makes a good backstop for the front hole location. But when reading your putt remember that everything wants to break toward Lake Hartwell.

A third consecutive birdie hole, this par five is one of the longer ones on the course. A steep drop-off down the left side that will kick your ball towards the hazard running down that side which makes you want to keep your drive down the right. The two fairway bunkers down the left are unreachable unless the hole is playing extremely down wind. Your target off the tee is the 250 yard pole out in the middle of the fairway. A good drive will leave you inside 250 yards on your second shot which plays uphill. The bad miss on this hole is to the right on your second shot because you will have to flop it over the greenside bunker and then the green is running away from you towards Lake Hartwell.

The signature hole on the golf course which is shaped like a Tiger Paw. The four bunkers running across the back of the green make up the toes and the green is the palm. The wind is really a factor on this hole and can make it play extremely hard. The water that is in front of the green really does not come into play unless the wind picks up and you chose the wrong club off the tee. The green is relatively flat with one ridge running across the middle.

400 yards

A good finishing hole with a demanding tee shot. You want to keep your drive left of the four bunkers running up the right side of the fairway. There is water right of the bunkers that has attracted many golf balls due to the wind blowing off Lake Hartwell. A good tee shot left of the fairway bunkers will leave you inside 120 yards for your second shot into this two-tiered green. A bunker guards the right side of the green but does not come into play for a left hole location. Make sure you hit your ball on the correct level of the green and this will be a good birdie to

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The Walker Course “Tiger Paw Hole” #17 - Par 3 - Signature Hole

South Carolina’s Top Public Courses

1. Wild Dunes Links Course (Charleston) 2. The Ocean Course (Kiawah Island) 3. Harbor Town (Hilton Head Island) 4. Tidewater Golf Club (Myrtle Beach) 5. Country Club of South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) 6. Osprey Point (Kiawah Island) 7. Golf Club of SC at Crickentree (Columbia) 8. Verdae Greens (Greenville) 9. Walker Course (Clemson University) 10. Regent Park (Fort Mill)

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Top Nine University Courses (Source: PGA.com) Scarlet Course Ohio State, Columbus, OH The Claw South Florida, Tampa, FL Kampen Course Purdue, West Lafayette, IN Karsten Creek Oklahoma State, Stillwater, OK Washington National Washington, Auburn, WA Rutgers University Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ Course at Yale Yale, New Haven, CT Stanford University Stanford, Stanford, CA

9. Walker Course

Clemson, Clemson, SC

*List compiled by Bob Gillespie, The State Newspaper of Columbia, SC

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Local Courses The Reserve at Lake Keowee

Jack Nicklaus placed his signature on The Reserve with a 7,112-yard masterpiece along the emerald waters of Lake Keowee with soaring views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The par 72 course opened in 2002.

As one of the most popular private golf courses in South Carolina, warmer winters and cooler summers are par for the course here. Golfers can enjoy year-round golf and over-sized practice facilities, including a mobile shade canopy, short game area and putting green. The course has been named a GRAA Top 50 private range and played host to the BMW Charity Pro- Am in 2013.

Boscobel Golf & Country Club

Boscobel Golf & Country Club, located in Pendleton, just minutes from Clemson University, is a Fred Bolton designed layout that is situated in the heart of the Upstate of South Carolina. While Bolton is credited as the designer, the eighteen-hole course, which opened in the 1930’s, has also seen Russell Breeden put his fingerprint on the rolling terrain of the Bermuda fairways and bentgrass greens. Boscobel is surrounded by mature oaks and pines offering an old fashioned design with modern fairways and greens. The course has some history. Arnold Palmer and his Wake Forest team played against Clemson at Boscobel in 1954.

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Local Courses The Cliffs at Keowee Springs

The 7,100-yard, par-72 course at Keowee Springs combines Bermuda fairways and rough with Eagle tee areas and Bentgrass greens. It offers the low-handicapper a challenge, the high-handicapper a manageable set, and all golfers a gentle, rolling mountainside layout. Designed to return to the Clubhouse or Turnhouse in six-hole intervals, the family-friendly course provides family tees, but experienced golfers should not be fooled. The back tees are every bit the championship golf experience.

Cross Creek Plantation

Located in Seneca, South Carolina, Cross Creek Plantation is a private country club golf community nestled into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A superb championship 18-hole golf course designed by nationally- known golf course designer, P.B. Dye, serves as the community’s centerpiece. To quote Mr.Dye, “Cross Creek has everything it needs to be the best golf course in South Carolina.”

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Clemson Athletics 2012-13 Review Program Overview • Clemson won a pair of ACC Championships in the 2012-13 academic year, both in women’s track & field.

• The Tiger football team won 11 games, most since the 1981 National Championship season, and finished with its first top-10 final ranking since 1990.

• The women’s track & field program swept the ACC indoor and outdoor championships for the fourth straight year, meaning the Tiger seniors never lost a conference title during their time at Clemson.

• Seven programs finished the 2012-13 season with a top-25 national ranking. The highest ranked team to end the season was women’s track & field, which finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

The other sports that finished their respective season in the top 25 were football (9th), women’s outdoor track & field (9th), women’s tennis (13th), rowing (18th), men’s tennis (21st) and men’s indoor track & field (25th).

• Seventy-two student-athletes graduated in the December and May ceremonies during the 2012-13 academic year.

Baseball • Clemson advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th time in the last 27 seasons, with a berth in the Columbia Regional.

• Clemson was ranked as high as No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball on April 22.

• Clemson defeated eight ranked teams during the regular season, including No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill 5-4 in extra innings on April 1. The Tigers won ACC series over ranked teams NC State and Georgia Tech.

• Clemson’s freshman pitchers combined to win the most games by a rookie staff since the 1997 team.

• Three players were named second-team All-ACC at the conclusion of the regular season: Daniel Gossett, Shane Kennedy and Steve Wilkerson.

• Two players, Matthew Crownover and Steven Duggar, were named freshman All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball.

Men’s Basketball • The Tigers were second among ACC schools and 34th nationally in scoring defense, allowing only 60.1 points per game. That was the lowest figure since 1950 by a Tiger basketball team.

• Clemson committed just 11.45 turnovers per game, fewest on record in school history.

• Devin Booker was named third-team All-ACC, giving the program at least one all-conference selection for the fifth time in the last six seasons.

• Jordan Roper led the Tigers in both three-point goals (41) and steals (35) as a freshman, the first rookie in history to lead Clemson in both categories.

• Booker and classmate Milton Jennings earned undergraduate degrees in sociology at the May graduation ceremony.

Women’s Basketball • Clemson announced the hiring of its sixth coach in history, Audra Smith of UAB, on April 8.

• Junior forward Quinyotta Pettaway produced eight double-doubles for the season, six in conference play alone, Pettaway was third in the ACC with 8.9 rebounds per game.

• Nikki Dixon averaged 12.7 points per game as a sophomore and was 16th among ACC players in scoring average. The sophomore reached 500 career points against North Carolina on Dec. 30, becoming the fastest to reach that mark for the Lady Tigers since Chrissy Floyd in 2001.

Cross Country • The Clemson women finished seventh as a team at both the ACC Championships and at the NCAA Southeast Regionals.

• The Tiger men, who competed without leader Ty McCormack while he was studying abroad, was 10th at ACCs and 16th at Regionals.

• For the third consecutive year, Clemson’s women had two all-region runners. Kate Borowicz led the Tigers with a 21st-place finish, while Erin Barker took 24th in her only season at Clemson.

• Aaron Ramirez earned his first all-region honor for the Tiger men’s team after finishing 21st in the November meet in Charlotte, NC. Women’s Diving • In its first full season as the nation’s only standalone program, Clemson sent five divers to the NCAA Zone B Championships in

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Tajh Boyd 2012 All-American 2012 ACC Player of the Year Knoxville, TN. • Megan Helwagen was Clemson’s top performer at the NCAA Zones, finishing 18th overall in the platform diving with a season-best score of 205.25. She also led the Tigers in the one-meter dive, placing 28th overall.

• Elizabeth Tatum led four point-scorers for the team at the ACC Championships by placing 10th in the three-meter dive.

Football (Final National Rank: 9th) • The Tigers finished the 2012 season with 11 wins, the most in a single season since the 1981 National Championship team went 12-0.

• Clemson overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to earn a 25-24 win over No. 7 LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

Chandler Catanzaro’s 37-yard field goal as time expired sealed the comeback.

• The Tigers finished the season with a 7-1 ACC record and won seven straight games at one point by at least a 14-point margin.

• Clemson was ranked in every poll during the season, a first since 2000. Clemson is one of only six schools that has been ranked in the nation’s top 25 each of the last 29 polls.

• The Tigers set the ACC record for consecutive games scoring at least 37 points (10).

• Clemson had four All-Americans, all on offense: Tajh Boyd, Dalton Freeman, DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins.

• The Tigers had six of the 11 first-team All-ACC players on offense, the most in a single-season in school history and most by any school since Florida State in 1995.

• Boyd was named the ACC Player of the Year after breaking the conference record for touchdown responsibility (46) and touchdown passes (36).

• Hopkins established an ACC record with 18 touchdown receptions and finished his three-year career first in Clemson history in both touchdown catches and receiving yards.

• Running back Andre Ellington became the fourth player in school history with at least two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

• All 13 seniors on the 2012 Tiger football team left Clemson with an undergraduate degree in hand.

Men’s Golf • Clemson advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 32nd consecutive year. The Tigers played in the Tempe Regional and finished 12th.

• Billy Kennerly led Clemson individually by shooting five straight rounds in the 60s to conclude the season. He was the first Tiger in history to achieve the feat for five consecutive rounds.

• Kennerly shot 68-68-69 and tied for 10th place at the NCAA Regional in Tempe. He was the first Clemson golfer since D.J. Trahan

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• Red-shirt freshman Stephen Behr led the Tigers in stroke average, the first freshman to lead Clemson in that statistic since Kyle Stanley in 2006-07. Behr was named to the Ping All-Region team.

Rowing (Final National Rank: 18th) • The Tigers finished second at the ACC Championships on Lake Hartwell. Clemson’s best individual finish was runner-up by the Second Varsity 8+ boat.

• Clemson produced three All-ACC rowers: Caroline Hackler, Milena Heuer and Giulia Longatti. It was the first such honor for all three rowers.

• The novice 8+ defeated three nationally-ranked foes in the spring, including No. 4 Ohio State on April 20.

• Clemson was ranked in the top 20 by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association and US Rowing each week of the 2013 spring season, with a high of No. 14 for three straight weeks in April.

• Laura Basadonna was a second-team All-American according to the CRCA, the 11th such selection in Clemson history.

• Basadonna was named to the first-team All-South Region team by the CRCA. Men’s Soccer • Defensively, the Tigers were third in the ACC in both saves per game (3.65) and shutouts (8).

• Austin Savage was named second-team All-ACC after finishing the season sixth in goals per game. Savage had a single-season high among ACC players with seven points versus Gardner-Webb.

• Manolo Sanchez was named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after assisting on Clemson’s lone goal in the semifinals against Maryland.

Women’s Soccer • Clemson defeated rival South Carolina, 1-0, in double overtime on the road in September. Liska Dobberstein scored the game-winning goal with just 28 seconds to play in the second overtime period.

• Dobberstein, a sophomore forward, led the Tigers in both goals and points.

Men’s Tennis (Final National Rank: 21st) • Clemson returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.

• Clemson was ranked 21st in the final ITA team poll, its first final top-25 ranking since the 2007 season.

• The Tigers’ doubles team of Yannick and Dominique Maden defeated the nation’s top-ranked tandem from Tennessee, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• The Maden brothers went on to earn a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships, while Yannick Maden advanced to the second round in singles.

• The Maden brothers were named ITA All-Americans after finishing with a No. 8 national ranking.

• Yannick Maden and Hunter Harrington were both named to the All-ACC team at the conclusion of the regular season, making it the first time since 2007 that Clemson had multiple all-conference selections in the same year.

Women’s Tennis (Final National Rank: 13th) • Clemson advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 12th consecutive season, and made it to the Round of 16 for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons.

• The Tigers played host to an NCAA Regional, and defeated Vanderbilt in the championship match to advance to the Round of 16. Clemson finished 16-8 overall, with seven of the eight losses coming to teams ranked in the top 10 nationally.

• The Tigers finished the ACC regular season with a 9-2 record and earned the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament.

• Nancy Harris was named the ITA Carolina Region Coach of the Year after taking guiding a team with no juniors and seniors to a No. 13 final national ranking.

• Three players earned bids to the NCAA Singles Championships, tying the 1986 club for a program-high. The same three players – Beatrice Gumulya, Liz Jeukeng and Yana Koroleva – were also named to the All-ACC team.

• Koroleva earned All-America status after making it to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Singles Championships. In one week,

Koroleva defeated the nation’s No. 6 ranked player from Georgia, and the No. 5 from California.

• Koroleva was the fourth Tiger in history to advance to at least the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships, joining Gigi Fernandez, Sophie Woorons and Julie Coin.

Track & Field (Final Women’s Indoor Rank: 6th; Final Women’s Outdoor Rank: 9th; Final Men’s Indoor Rank: T-25th) • Clemson’s women earned a fourth straight top-15 finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, with a sixth-place team showing.

The Tiger men also earned a top-25 finish indoors.

• The Tiger women scored a third straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing ninth as a team.

• The Tiger women won the ACC Indoor and Outdoor Championships a fourth consecutive season, making the 2013 seniors the first group to earn a four-year sweep in the conference since North Carolina’s seniors of 1998.

• Rollins broke the NCAA record for the 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles, winning National Championships in both events. Her record is 7.78 in the 60 hurdles, achieved at home in January, and 12.39, set in the NCAA final of the 100 hurdles in Eugene, OR. • Rollins can claim three NCAA National Championships, one of only two females in Clemson track & field history to earn that distinction.

Tina Krebs, a member of Clemson’s Ring of Honor, is the other.

• Ten Tigers earned indoor All-America distinction, including Dezerea Bryant with first-team honors in two separate events.

• Nine student-athletes were outdoor All-Americans. Keni Harrison earned three honors, including two in both hurdles and one with the 4x100 relay. The women’s 4x1 won the bronze medal a second straight year at the NCAA Championships.

• Spencer Adams and Brittney Waller both earned bronze medals at the NCAA Indoor Championships, Adams in the 60 hurdles and Waller in the 20-pound weight throw. Adams followed with another bronze outdoors in the 110 hurdles.

• Rollins was named ACC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, while Waller was ACC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.

• Bryant (indoor) and Harrison (outdoor) claimed ACC Most Valuable Track Performer honors.

Volleyball • Head Coach Jolene Jordan Hoover won her 400th career match in August, and her 200th career ACC match this past season as well.

She is No. 2 all-time in ACC wins behind North Carolina’s Joe Sagula.

• Sandra Adeleye received All-ACC honors for a fourth straight season, the only player in Clemson history to achieve that distinction.

• Adeleye was an honorable mention All-American and AVCA All-Region selection as a senior after leading the Tigers in kills per set and tying for the team lead with 119 total blocks.

Brianna Rollins 2013 Bowerman Award Winner

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Clemson Golf Heritage Academic Excellence *Only 18 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 18 student-athletes who have accomplished this have been golfers. Jonathan Byrd is one of three Clemson student-athletes 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, the only National Player of the Year to also be an academic All-American in the same year. *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 each of the last five semesters. That includes the spring of 2013 when all nine players on the roster had at least a 3.0, a first for the program. *Six times in the last 14 years the team has posted a team GPA of 3.0 or better for the spring semester, then ranked in the top 16 in the nation at the NCAA Tournament. *Ben Martin, a senior in 2010, was a three-time selection to the All-ACC academic team and a two-time selection as an Academic Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association. He graduated in December of his final year at Clemson and is now on the PGA Tour. *Crawford Reeves, a senior in 2012-13, was named to the All-ACC Academic team four straight years, also a first in Clemson golf history.

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. He finished second at the NCAA Tournament two of his three years at Clemson. *Clemson has had 53 All-America selections over the years, including at least one All-American in nine consecutive seasons between 199604. The list includes 14 first-team All-Americans, 11 second-team selections, seven 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 firstteam 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. *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,

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Chris Patton 1989 US Amateur Champion

won the British Amateur in 2001. *Three Tigers have won the United States Public Links Championship and every time 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.

Corbin Mills won the US Public Links in 2011 and played in the 2012 Masters. Mills also won the 2011 Players Amateur. *The 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. *In the summer of 2008, Phillip Mollica won his second Monroe Amateur and is he only person to win the event twice. Kyle 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 tournament victories with 63. He is second among active coaches, first among active ACC coaches. He is second in ACC history behind former Wake Forest coach Jesse Haddock who won 83. *Penley is one of the few active coaches to be inducted into the College Golf Hall of Fame. At the age of 44 in 2003 he was inducted, the only coach in any sport in Clemson history to be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame while still the Clemson coach. *Penley was named the National Coach-of-the-Year by the College Golf Coaches Association 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

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Clemson Golf Heritage to win that award six times. *Penley has been the head coach at Clemson for 30 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 30 years and has finished in the top-20, 21 times, more than any coach in Clemson history regardless of sport. *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.

Conference Championship Tradition *Clemson has won the ACC Championship nine times (including a co-championship in 1990). 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 12 of the last 15 years. *Clemson has had the individual ACC Champion seven times, including four of the last 15 seasons. Charles Warren won the tournament in 1997 and 1998, Clemson’s only two-time winner.

He won the NCAA Championships in 1997 as well and 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 70 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 18 athletes in Clemson history who have been honored four times.

Lucas Glover 2009 US Open Champion

International Competition *Clemson has been prominent in the 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. *Kyle Stanley was a member of the United States Walker Cup championship team in 2007. *In terms of professional international play, Lucas Glover was a member of the winning United States President’s Cup teams in 2007 and 2009.

NCAA Tournament Excellence *Clemson has been to the NCAA Tournament 33 years overall, including an active streak of 32 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. *Clemson has won seven NCAA Regional Championships in its history, and no one has more than the Tigers since the format began in 1989. Clemson has had a pair of “three-peats” in regional championships, winning in 1993-94-95 and in 2002-03-04. *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 a top-10 finish, more than any other school during that time period. *Clemson’s fifth place finish in 2008 was the eighth time Larry Penley has had a top-five team at Clemson.

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.

Pipeline to the PGA *Clemson had four former players who were exempted or had conditional status on the PGA Tour in 2013, the ninth straight year

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Clemson Golf Heritage Clemson has had at least four players on Tour. *Jonathan Byrd (5), Lucas Glover (3), D.J. Trahan (2) and Kyle Stanley have combine for 11 PGA Tour wins since 2002. Trahan won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January of 2008 and then finished fourth at the United States Open. Byrd won the Justin Timberlake Invitational with a hole in one on the third playoff hole in 2010, the only time in PGA Tour history that has happened.

He then won the first event of the 2011 season when he won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Maui in another playoff. He was the first golfer to win consecutive PGA Tour events since Tiger Woods in 2009. *A Clemson golfer won at least one PGA Tour event nine consecutive years (every year between 2004-12). Two different Tigers won an event in 2011, as Jonathan Byrd won the season opening Hyndai Classic in Maui and Lucas Glover won the Wells Fargo Invitational in Charlotte. That was the first time two different golfers from Clemson won an event in the same year. *Clemson, UNLV and Arizona State all had former players win at least one tournament nine consecutive years between 2004-12. *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.

* Michael Hoey has won five events on the European Tour, including the Russian Open in 2013. He finished 25th in the European Tour money list in 2011 and won two events, including a victory over Rory McIlroy at the Dunhill Cup.

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 All-American each year. Kyle Stanley finished fifth in 2009.

• Clemson has been in the top 25 of 188 of the last 204 Golf World Coaches polls and in the top 10 in 132 of the last 204.

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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 celebration at Thornblade Country Club in 2012, spending time with their favorite Tigers, both past and present.

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, as well as vacations and other special opportunities.

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