CLEMSON, S.C. Andrew Swanson shot a final round 73 and finished with an even-par score of 216 for the 54 holes in the Watersound Invitational at Sharks Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Fla. The Tigers finished ninth in the 11-team field that included six of the top 20 teams in the nation. The Tigers played without top player Kian Rose, who is recovering from a wrist injury. He has a team best 71.13 stroke average this season. Rose is expected back in the lineup at the next tournament, the Pinehurst Invitational, March 6-7. Swanson finished with rounds of 69-74-73 over the three days to finish in 28th place. He finished with a team best 13 birdies and was among the tournament leaders in par three scoring with a 2.92 figure. All five Clemson golfers in the starting lineup, plus Drayton Stewart, who was playing as an individual, shot one over par rounds of 73 in the final round on Tuesday. Sean Curren, a sophomore from Illinois, finished in 38th place after rounds of 72-75-73. He had n
CLEMSON, S.C. Jonathan Nielsen shot a two-under-par 70 on Monday to lead Clemson to a 290 team score and a ninth-place standing after 36 holes of the Watersound Invitational at Sharks Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Florida. The 11 teams in the field will finish the 54-hole event on Tuesday. Live scoring is available on golfstat.com.Number-one ranked Vanderbilt leads the tournament with a 552 team score through two rounds. Georgia Tech, ranked 12th in the nation, is second at 560 and 11th-ranked Florida State, the host school, is third at 565. Clemson is at seven-over-par 583, just two shots behind 16th-ranked Oklahoma State.Clemson improved from 293 to 290 as far as it’s team score on Monday. The field stroke average improved from 73.52 to 73.03.The field includes six of the top 20 teams, and eight of the top 40 teams in the nation according to golfstat.com. Eighteen of the top 100 players in the nation are in the 69-player field.Nielsen is a transfer from Ca
CLEMSON, S.C. Andrew Swanson fired a three-under-par 69 to lead Clemson to a 293 team score and a ninth-place standing after the first round of the Watersound Invitational at Sharks Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Fla. It was the first round of the spring season for the Clemson team.Clemson shot a five-over-par team round of 293. Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech lead the 11-team field at 279, while Alabama is in third at 282. The field includes eight of the top 40 teams and 18 of the top 100 players in the nation in the latest Golfstat rankings. While Clemson is 14 shots out of the lead, the Tigers are only seven shots out of fifth.Swanson’s round of 69 was his fourth consecutive round in the 60s, as he shot in the 60s in each round at the Ka’anapali Classic in Hawaii to close the fall season. He won that event with a Clemson record 18-under par score. The Clemson record for consecutive rounds in the 60s is six by Bryson Nimmer in 2018-19.Swanson shot a 32 on the back nine, his first