Clemson, SC Thomas Higgins, Andrew Swanson and Jonathan Nielsen all had rounds in the 60s to help Clemson make a 12-shot team improvement on Friday in the second round of the Ka’anapali Classic at Royal Ka’anapali Golf Course in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Tigers are in 13th place in the 20-team field with a 564 team score entering Saturday’s final round on the par 71 course that measures 6700 yards.Clemson improved from Thursday’s 288 team score to an eight under par 276 score on Friday. It was the biggest improvement from Thursday to Friday among the 20 teams and Clemson’s 276 score was the fifth best in the second round.Swanson had six birdies and three bogeys in scoring his three-under-par 68, while Higgins had five birdies and just two bogeys in scoring his 68. He is in 44th place with a 140 total. Higgins is in 24th place after two rounds with a 138 score, four-under-par.Nielsen’s round of two-under-par 69 on Friday, included five birdies and three bogeys. The
Clemson, SC The Clemson men’s golf team will travel to Hawaii this week to compete in the ninth Ka’anapali Classic at Royal Ka’anapali Golf Course in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Tigers will be one of 20 teams in the tournament that will run October 26-28 on the par 71 course that measures 67-yards.Clemson is one of three teams in the field to win this tournament in recent years. The Tigers were the 2016 champions, while Kansas won in 2021 and Oklahoma won last year.Making up the rest of the field are Air Force, Boise State, Colorado, CSUN, Denver, East Tennessee State, Georgia, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Liberty, Louisiana, Mount St. Mary's, North Florida, Sacramento State, San José State, UConn, and Wyoming.The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins each day with an 8:30 a.m. (Hawaii time) with a shotgun start . The course was built in 1962 and is one of only two courses in Hawaii designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr.Leading the Tigers will be Andrew Swanson who was the medalist at th