Clemson, SC Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley is a finalist for the 2021 Dave Williams Award. The award is presented to the national coach of the year by the Collegiate Golf Coaches Association.Penley is one of five finalists for the honor and is joined on the list by Michael Beard of Pepperdine, Alan Bratton of Oklahoma State, Trey Jones of Florida State, and Brandt Kieschwick of Sam Houston.Penley led the Tigers to the ACC Championship in his final year at the helm of the Clemson program, his 10th league title as Clemson head coach. The Tigers reached the NCAA Tournament for the 37th time under Penley and advanced to the national tournament for the 30th time. Clemson finished 13th at the tournament on Monday.Penley was named ACC Coach of the Year for the ninth time this year, tied for the most by any coach in any sport in Clemson history. It gave Penley ACC Coach of the Year honors in five different decades, just the second coach in any sport to win the award in five differ
Clemson Tied for Fifth Entering Final Round of Kingston Regional
Kingston Springs, Tenn. Zack Gordon and Turk Pettit both had rounds of two-under-par 69 to lead Clemson to a five-under-par team score of 279 on Tuesday, and a tie for fifth entering the final round of the 2021 NCAA Kingston Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston, Tennessee.
The Tigers are tied for fifth with Charlotte at 566, two-under-par, for the 36 holes played over the last two days. The top five teams after Wednesday’s third round will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona starting May 28.
It will be quite a dramatic day on Wednesday, as only nine shots separate teams currently third-through-ninth place. San Diego State, ranked 26
Tigers Seventh after First Round of NCAA Regional
Kingston Springs, Tenn. Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley hopes a late eagle by senior Turk Pettit will jumpstart his team in the second round of the NCAA Kingston Regional at The Golf Club of Tennessee on Tuesday morning. His team shot three-over-par 287 in the opening round on Monday and stands in seventh place after the first day.
Only the top five teams in the 13-team field will advance to the NCAA National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona May 28 to June 2. Penley’s number-one regional seed and the number-three national seeded team are a manageable six shots off that fifth-place cutline after 18 holes, but the Tigers will have to play much better over the last 36 holes.