Bridgeman Named to US Palmer Cup Team
Clemson, S.C. Clemson junior Jacob Bridgeman has been named to the 2021 United States Palmer Cup Team. The announcement was made on Tuesday on The Golf Channel. The Palmer Cup will be played June 11-13, 2021 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men’s and women’s university/college golfers, matching the United States against a team of international players.
Bridgeman leads the nation in stroke average with a 69.24 figure, an average that is on pace to be a Clemson single-season record. He has a team-best six top 10 finishes in seven tournaments this year, including two victories. He is ranked as the third-best player in the nation by Golfweek and seventh-best by Golfstat. He has 16 under-par rounds and is 40-under-par in his aggregate score for his 21 total rounds.
Clemson, S.C. Hall of Fame Men’s Golf Coach Larry Penley announced today that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2021 spring season. Penley has been the head coach of the Tigers since the 1983-84 academic year, with this year marking his 38th leading the program, the longest tenure by a Clemson head coach in any sport.
“I can’t thank Clemson University enough for allowing me to live a dream,” said Penley. “Being part of the Clemson Golf program as a player, assistant coach and head coach since 1977 has been special to say the least. Thanks also to all of our past student-athletes and their families. It has been an honor to serve as their coach. I am proud of the way they have represented Clemson in competition and off the course when they were student-athletes and in their careers.