Larry Penley Named District Coach of the Year by GCAA clemsontigers.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from clemsontigers.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Glover Wins John Deere Classic
CLEMSON, S.C. Former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover fired a seven-under-par 64 on Sunday to jump over 11 golfers and win the 50th John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. It was Glover’s fourth career win on the PGA Tour, his first since 2011.
Glover was in 12th place, four shots behind Sebastian Munoz entering the final round on the par 71 course. But, his final round 64 was good enough for a two-shot win over Ryan Moore and Kevin Na. Glover had rounds of 68-63-70-64 for a 265 total, 19-under-par.
Glover’s iron game was strong all week and he led the tournament in strokes gained tee to green. He made eight birdies on Sunday and all eight were on putts of inside 15 feet, including three that were five feet or less. He made birdie’s on five of his last seven holes.
Maxon Named Clemson Assistant Men s Golf Coach – Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site clemsontigers.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from clemsontigers.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Clemson, SC Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley is a finalist for the 2021 Dave Williams Award. The award is presented to the national coach of the year by the Collegiate Golf Coaches Association.Penley is one of five finalists for the honor and is joined on the list by Michael Beard of Pepperdine, Alan Bratton of Oklahoma State, Trey Jones of Florida State, and Brandt Kieschwick of Sam Houston.Penley led the Tigers to the ACC Championship in his final year at the helm of the Clemson program, his 10th league title as Clemson head coach. The Tigers reached the NCAA Tournament for the 37th time under Penley and advanced to the national tournament for the 30th time. Clemson finished 13th at the tournament on Monday.Penley was named ACC Coach of the Year for the ninth time this year, tied for the most by any coach in any sport in Clemson history. It gave Penley ACC Coach of the Year honors in five different decades, just the second coach in any sport to win the award in five differ