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CLEMSON, S.C For the third day in a row Turk Pettit carried the Clemson golf team. The graduate from Auburn, Ala. shot his third consecutive round in the 60s to lead the Tigers to a five-over par team score of 285 and a 10th place standing entering the final round of stroke play at the NCAA National Tournament at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.The Tigers are 10th with a score of 16 over par 856. Larry Penley’s team easily made the 15-team cut for the final round, but now must finish in the top eight to advance to the Match Play tournament that will determine the National Champion. The Tigers are just three shots off the eight-team cutline.Oklahoma State has dominated the stroke play with an 828 score, 13 shots better than second-place Oklahoma, the number-one ranked team in the nation entering the tournament. Home standing Arizona State is third at 842, while Illinois is fourth at 844. Florida State shot six-under-par on Sunday after shooting 14-over-par on Saturday an
Three Tigers Named to Ping All-Region Team
Clemson, S.C. Turk Pettit, Jacob Bridgeman, and Kyle Cottam have all been named to the Ping All-Region Golf Team as chosen by the Collegiate Golf Coaches Association. All three are key members of Clemson’s fourth-ranked team that is competing this weekend at the NCAA National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona.
It marks the first time since 2018 and the seventh time since the CGCA starting picking all-region teams in 2007 that Clemson has had at least three golfers named to the team. It is the third all-region selection for Pettit and Bridgeman and the first for Cottam.
Clemson, S.C - Turk Pettit once again led the way, this time with a three-under-par 67, pacing Clemson to a four-over-par 284 team score and a tie for eighth place with ACC rival Wake Forest after 36 holes of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Tigers are nine shots ahead of the 15th place cutline that will be used after the third round. The top eight teams after the fourth round of stroke play will advance to match play on Tuesday. Clemson and Wake Forest are currently tied for eighth with 571 strokes. Oklahoma State has the team lead at 554.Larry Penley’s team had an early tee time on Saturday (6:32 a.m. local start) and the Tigers were in 16th place when they walked off the course in mid-afternoon. But the field came back to Clemson as the day wore on, leading to the eighth place standing at the end of the day.Pettit is in strong contention for the individual championship after 36 holes as his five-under-par 135 total is ti
Clemson, S.C. Turk Pettit continued his outstanding play in the NCAA Tournament with an opening-round 68 to lead Clemson to a tie for 10th after the first round of the NCAA National Tournament at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale Arizona. The Tigers had a team score of seven-over-par 287 on the par 70 layout that measures 7,289 yards in length.Clemson is part of a log jam in the 30-team field with the 287 score. Wake Forest, Arkansas, SMU, and Illinois are all tied with the Tigers for 10th with the same 287 score. Only three shots separate the 11 teams who are between eighth and 17th place.Clemson has an early tee time for the second round, as Head Coach Larry Penley’s team will begin play off the 10th tee at 6:32 a.m. Pacific time, 9:32 a.m. on the east coast. Fans may follow the scoring live on Golfstat.com. Television coverage begins Monday on the Golf Channel.“We played in difficult conditions this afternoon,” said Penley. “It was hot and the course got hard (crusty) late