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
Clemson, SC All five golfers in the Clemson team lineup shot the 60s to lead Clemson to a 267 team score and the lead after the first round of the 20-team Ka’anapali Classic at Ka’anapali Country Club in Lahaina, Hawaii. It was the first of three rounds over three days on the par 71 course. Clemson’s 17-under-par score was the fifth best round in the school’s history in terms of score vs. par, and the best since the Tigers had a school record 22-under-par on the same course on November 2, 2018. It marked the first time since the third round of the 2021-22 season at the Maui Jim Invitational in Arizona that all five Clemson golfers shot in the 60s in the same round. Clemson is one shot ahead of 11th-ranked Oklahoma after 18 holes. East Tennessee State is third at 269, while North Florida is fourth at 273. Clemson is 11 shots ahead of 20th ranked Georgia. Sophomore Andrew Swanson led the way with a career best 64 on Friday. The native of Bluffton, SC shot 32
Clemson, SC Clemson will travel to Hawaii to conclude its fall slate October 28-30 in the eighth annual Ka’anapali Classic at Royal Ka’anapali Golf Course in Lahaina, Hawaii. It will be Clemson’s fifth trip to this tournament its first appearance since 2019. Clemson won the tournament in 2016 with an impressive 26-under-par team score.Twenty teams will compete for the championship with the highest ranked team being 11th ranked Oklahoma, winners of the tournament in 2015 and 2019. Eight teams in the field are ranked in the top 100 in the nation, including Clemson. The ranked teams also include Georgia, Mississippi, East Tennessee State, North Florida, Liberty, Colorado and Kansas.Also in the field are teams from Air Force, Boise State, UCONN, Denver, Gonzaga, Louisiana, Mount St. Mary’s, UC Irvine, Wyoming and CSUN. Kansas won the title last year with a record score of 52-under-par 800.The 54-hole, three-day tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. (Hawaii time) shotg
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Jonathan Nielsen and Andrew Swanson had one-over-par rounds of 73 on Tuesday to lead Clemson during the second round The Blessings Collegiate Invitational at The Blessings Golf Club in Johnson, Arkansas. Clemson stands in fifth place in the 11-team national field with a 589 score, but the Tigers are just four shots out of third place.The tournament is being televised by The Golf Channel with final round coverage on Wednesday slated for 4:30-7:30 p.m. eastern time. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.Texas A&M shot 15-under-par as a team on Tuesday, 12 shots better than any other team, to take the lead with a 565 score. Host school and defending tournament champion Arkansas is in second place at 577, while Mississippi State is third at 585. Mississippi is at 588, just one shot ahead of the fifth-place Tigers. Louisville and Kansas are tied for sixth at 596. Clemson continued to play the par four holes well and has a 4.19 team average throu