Clemson’s Greatest Golfers Parker Moore, 1973-77
•Clemson’s First ACC Champion, he won title in 1976 at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh
•Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2000 •Won three tournaments on the NIKE Tour (now Nationwide Tour) •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002
•First-team All-ACC in 1976, just second Clemson golfer
Oswald Drawdy, 1986-90
to make it
•Three-time Academic Scholar recipient, one of two three-
•Just the third Clemson golfer to compete in NCAA Tour-
time selections in Clemson history
nament as an individual •Runnerup at the 1976 US Amateur at Bel Air Country Club in Los Angeles •Won six matches along the way, including wins over Dick Sideroff and Mike Reid •First golfer with ties to Clemson to play in the Masters, he
•First-team All-ACC, 1988-89-90 •Starter on three Clemson teams that finished in the top 20, including third place team in 1989.
•Honorable mention All-American in 1988 and 1989 and third team selection in 1990 • Played in 1993 U.S. Open
played in the 1977 Masters •South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1975 •Qualified for the 1981 US Open, the first former Tiger to play in the US Open •First golfer inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame, he was inducted in 1991
Nicky Goetze, 1989-93
•First-team All-ACC, 1991-92-93 •Third-team All-American in 1991, honorable mention in
Clarence Rose, 1978-80
1992 and second-team in 1993
•Clemson’s first All-American in golf, he was named second-
team in spring of 1980 •Starter on Clemson’s first NCAA Tournament team in 1980 •Reached quarterfinals of 1980 US Amateur at Pinehurst •First-team All-ACC, 1979-80 •North Carolina Amateur Champion in 1978 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2004 •First former Tiger to play on the PGA Tour, he played from 1981-2000 •Won Sprint International in 1996 in a playoff with Brad Faxon •Finished in top 50 on the PGA Tour money list in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1996 •Won a career high $461,889 in 1996 when he finished a career best 41st on the money list •Played limited schedule on the Champions Tour in 2008 and 2009
Dillard Pruitt, 1980-84
•First-team All-ACC, 1982-83-84 •Starter on Clemson’s first ACC Championship team •Second-team All-American in 1983 and 1984, Clemson’s first two-time All-American
•South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1982 •Sunnehanna Amateur Champion in 1983 and 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 1998 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Played on the PGA Tour from 1988-96 •First former Tiger to win a PGA Tour event, he won the
•Named Academic Scholar in 1992 •Two-time winner of the Preview, 1990 and 1992, only Clem-
son golfer to win it twice. Beat Phil Mickelson in 1990 with an eagle on a par four hole •Still holds Clemson record for tournaments played and rounds played •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Has had a long career as a college coach, including stints at Mississippi State, Florida State and Akron
Danny Ellis, 1989-93
•First-team All-ACC, 1992-93 •Honorable mention All-American in 1990, 1992, 1993 •First freshman in school history to make any All-America team. He finished eighth at the NCAA Tournament as a freshman in 1990, helping the Tigers to a top 15 team finish. •Won the 1992 ACC Tournament as a junior •Starter on 1993 Clemson team that finished fourth in the nation •Runner-up at 1993 US Amateur at Champions Golf Club in Houston •Played in the 1994 Masters •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002 •Has played professional golf since 1995, he played on the PGA Tour in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2006. •On Web.com Tour in 2013.
Richard Coughlan, 1993-97
Chattanooga Classic in 1991
•ACC Co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1997 •Had six top 10 finishes in 1997 as a senior •Big reason Clemson finished third at NCAA Tournament
•Finished in top 100 on PGA Tour money list six straight
years from 1984-89. •Finished 13th at 1992 Masters •Currently a rules official on the PGA Tour
in 1997
Kevin Johnson, 1985-89
•First-team All-ACC, 1995-96-97 •Honorable mention All-American in 1996, first-team All-
team in 1989
•Played in 1997 Walker Cup Matches •In 1997 became first golfer in history to qualify for PGA and
American in 1997
•First-team All-ACC, 1987-88-89 •Third team All-American in 1987, first-team in 1988, second •Clemson’s first first-team All-American in golf. •Won 1988 ACC Championship •Won 1987 Public Links Championship, he was runner-up in 1988 •Played for United States in 1989 Walker Cup •Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2002 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 •Has won six Nationwide Tour events in his career, including
European Tour as a rookie.
•Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team in 2002
•Played on the PGA Tour in 1998, his first year out of school, and finished 151st on the money list. • Now a teaching professional in Texas.
Charles Warren, 1994-98
•Won 1997 NCAA Championship at Conway Farms in playoff with Brad Elder of Texas
two in 2009 •Ranks second in history of Nationwide Tour in victories. •Has been a professional golfer since 1989. •Played on PGA Tour in 2010.
•Won 1997 and 1998 ACC Tournaments, only Clemson golfer to win it twice
•Won Dave Williams Award as National Senior Player of the Year in 1998
Chris Patton, 1986-90
•Named 1998 South Carolina Amateur Athlete of the Year •First-team All-ACC, 1996-97-98 •Ranked as fifth best player in nation in 1997, 7th in 1998 •Third-team All-American in 1996, 1st-team in 1997 and
•First-team All-ACC, 1988-89-90 •Second-team All-American in 1988, first-team All-American in 1989 and 1990
1998
•Winner of 1989 US Amateur at Merion in Ardmore, PA,
only Tiger to win the US Amateur •Won the Frank Howard Award in 1989-90 •By virtue of his 1989 US Amateur title, he played in the 1990 Masters and was the top amateur at that event. He finished 39th and was first Tiger to make the cut at The Masters •Won five tournaments in his career, tied for first in Clemson history
•South Carolina Amateur Champion in 1997
•Inducted into Clemson Hall of Fame in 2005 •Named to ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 •Inducted into Clemson Ring of Honor in 2009, first Clemson golfer to be inducted •Has played on the PGA Tour in 1999 and 2005-10. He has won over $4.5 million in his PGA Tour career
•First on PGA Tour in ball striking in 2010 •Won over $1 million in three consecutive years 2005-07 •Won three Nationwide Tour events in his career, including Charity Pro Am at the Cliffs
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