CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson golfer Calahan Keever finished third at the J.T. Poston Invitational on Tuesday afternoon. Keever, who was playing in his first tournament for the Tigers, was one of three Clemson golfer participating as an individual in the tournament held at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley in Sapphire, N.C. Keever had a 54-hole score of 207 on the par 71 course that measures 7007 yards. The former Eastside High School star and Greenville, SC native had rounds of 71 and 67 on Monday and had a two-under-par 69 on Tuesday. He improved eight positions with his 69 on Tuesday to finish in a tie for third with Luke Koenig of Georgia Southern and Juan Callejo of Elon. Remi Chartier of East Tennessee State won the tournament with a 199 total. Keever had 15 birdies for his 54 holes, fourth in the field of 100 golfers from around the southeast. He played the par five holes at 4.44 for the tournament and the par four holes at 3.94. Keever came to Clemson in August as a transfer
Clemson, S.C Andrew Swanson took medalist honors thanks to a career best 63 on Sunday in leading Clemson to a second-place finish at the 20-team Ka’anapali Classic at Ka’anapali Country Club in Lahaina, Hawaii. The tournament concluded the fall portion of the Clemson season. Swanson finished with a 54-hole score of 18-under-par 195. His 18-under-par score versus par set a Clemson record for score versus par in any tournament. The previous record was 17-under par by Bryson Nimmer at the Clemson Invitational in 2019. Swanson’s 195 total score tied the Clemson record that Nimmer had at the 2018 Maui Jim Invitational. The Clemson sophomore is now in exclusive company with the victory, as he joined Lucas Glover, Kyle Stanley and Doc Redman as the only Clemson golfers to win a tournament in Hawaii. All three of those former Tigers are currently on the PGA Tour. “It was a great way to finish the fall,” said Swanson about his performance and that of the Clemson team.
Clemson, S.C Andrew Swanson and Kian Rose both fired second-round scores of 68 to lead Clemson to a 286 team score and a third-place standing out of 20 teams after two rounds of the Ka’anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii. The tournament concludes on Sunday with the final 18 holes for all 20 teams.Oklahoma, ranked 11th in the nation entering the tournament, holds a six-shot lead with a 546 team score through two rounds, six shots ahead of East Tennessee State and seven ahead of the Tigers, who stand at 15-under par 553 after Saturday’s round. Scores were higher for all the teams, as the course played harder with higher winds and tougher pin placements. The scoring average on Saturday was 72.6 on the par 71 course, above the 71.5 on Friday.Swanson stands in second place in the individual race, just two shots out of the lead entering Sunday’s final round. The sophomore from Bluffton, SC has scores of 64-68 for a 10-under-par score of 132, just two shots behind Nick Gabre