Clemson Men's Golf

#31

ACCMen's · 2025-26

Record

98-62-3

163 meetings

Field status

At-Large

Regional

Marana

#6 seed · #32 overall

Travel distance

1,636 mi

−3 time zones

Program arc

Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Geography

homeMaranatime zones1,636 mi (−3 time zones)

2026 conference championship

ACC Men's Golf Championship

Shark's Tooth Golf Club · Panama City Beach, FL·2026-04-23 → 2026-04-27

CONCLUDED

Stroke Play Match Play

Winner: Virginia

Program history

Regional apps

Active streak: 1

Longest streak: 35

Advanced

Active streak: 0

Longest streak: 16

Regional wins

Best regional

NCAA apps

Active streak: 0

Longest streak: 23

NCAA wins

NCAA best

Match-play

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles

36 appearances

Avg committee seed

4.4

across 23 seeded years

Best Regional SG

+53.8

2003 · East

Beat the seed

10×

Finished better than seeded

Advanced as underdog

2×

Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding

Seeded years

Seeding data available: 2002-present

Team

Single round

Score

266(-14)·2024 R2

273(-15)·2001 R3

274(-6)·2024 R3

274(-14)·2026 R3

To par

-15(273)·2001 R3

-14(266)·2024 R2

-14(274)·2026 R3

36-Hole

Score

541(-19)·2024

559(-17)·2018

560(-16)·2023

To par

-19(541)·2024

-17(559)·2018

-16(560)·2023

54-Hole

Score

815(-25)·2024

835(-29)·2023

839(-25)·2003

To par

-29(835)·2023

-25(839)·2003

-25(815)·2024

Individual

Single round

Score

63(-7)·2024 R2

Thomas Higgins

65(-7)·2018 R2

Turk Pettit

65(-7)·2023 R2

Andrew Swanson

65(-5)·2024 R1

Calahan Keever

65(-5)·2024 R2

Calahan Keever

To par

-7(65)·2018 R2

Turk Pettit

-7(65)·2023 R2

Andrew Swanson

-7(63)·2024 R2

Thomas Higgins

36-Hole

Score

130(-10)·2024

Calahan Keever

132(-12)·2023

Andrew Swanson

135(-5)·2024

Jonathan Nielsen

To par

-12(132)·2023

Andrew Swanson

-10(130)·2024

Calahan Keever

-7(137)·2003

Matt Hendrix

-7(137)·2017

Bryson Nimmer

-7(137)·2018

Doc Redman

-7(137)·2018

Turk Pettit

54-Hole

Score

200(-10)·2024

Calahan Keever

201(-9)·2024

Jonathan Nielsen

204(-6)·2024

Thomas Higgins

To par

-11(205)·2023

Kian Rose

-10(206)·2018

Doc Redman

-10(200)·2024

Calahan Keever

Seed breakdown

Seed 1

3 entries

1 wins · 2 advanced

Seed 2

3 entries

1 wins · 2 advanced

Seed 3

2 entries

0 wins · 2 advanced

Seed 4

5 entries

0 wins · 3 advanced

Seed 5–8

7 entries

1 wins · 3 advanced

Seed 9+

3 entries

1 wins · 1 advanced

Year-by-year NCAAs

NCAA championship scoring records

Team

Single round

Score

274(-6)·1989

277(-11)·2000

277(-7)·2002

To par

-11(277)·2000

-10(278)·1998

-10(278)·2000

36-Hole

Score

561(-15)·1998

563(-5)·2002

570(+10)·1989

570(-6)·2006

To par

-15(561)·1998

-6(570)·2006

-5(563)·2002

54-Hole

Score

839(-25)·1998

855(-9)·2000

856(+16)·2021

To par

-25(839)·1998

-9(855)·2000

-3(861)·1994

72-Hole

Score

1121(-31)·1998

1133(-19)·2000

1142(+6)·2002

To par

-31(1121)·1998

-19(1133)·2000

-8(1144)·2001

Individual

Single round

Score

64(-8)·2018

Bryson Nimmer

65(-7)·1994

Mark Swygert

65(-5)·2007

Kyle Stanley

To par

-8(64)·2018

Bryson Nimmer

-7(65)·1994

Mark Swygert

-6(66)·1998

Charles Warren

36-Hole

Score

135(-9)·1998

Charles Warren

135(-5)·2021

Turk Pettit

137(-5)·2002

DJ Trahan

To par

-9(135)·1998

Charles Warren

-5(139)·1997

Charles Warren

-5(137)·2002

DJ Trahan

-5(139)·2018

Bryson Nimmer

-5(139)·2018

Doc Redman

-5(135)·2021

Turk Pettit

54-Hole

Score

202(-14)·1998

Charles Warren

203(-7)·2021

Turk Pettit

204(-6)·2007

Kyle Stanley

To par

-14(202)·1998

Charles Warren

-9(207)·1994

Mark Swygert

-9(207)·2018

Bryson Nimmer

72-Hole

Score

272(-16)·1998

Charles Warren

273(-7)·2007

Kyle Stanley

273(-7)·2021

Turk Pettit

To par

-16(272)·1998

Charles Warren

-11(277)·1994

Mark Swygert

-10(278)·1998

Joey Maxon

NCAA Individual Champions

2021Turk Pettit

1997^Charles Warren

Clemson in the record book

Career Top 10 Finishes

28Bryson Nimmer · 2015-19

27Kevin Johnson · 1985-89

26Jonathan Byrd · 1996-00

26D.J. Trahan · 1999-03

Career Even or Under Par Rounds

98D.J. Trahan · 1999-03

95John Engler · 1997-01

86Lucas Glover · 1997-01

82Bryson Nimmer · 2015-19

75Jonathan Byrd · 1996-00

Career Rounds Played

159Nicky Goetze · 1989-93

155Jonathan Byrd · 1996-00

153John Engler · 1997-01

Career Rounds in the 60's

50Jacob Bridgeman · 2018-22

46Bryson Nimmer · 2015-19

Career Stroke Average

70.70 avgDoc Redman · 2016-18 · 61 rounds

70.74 avgJacob Bridgeman · 2018-22 · 116 rounds

71.04 avgTurk Pettit · 2017-21 · 98 rounds

71.07 avgBryson Nimmer · 2015-19 · 134 rounds

71.49 avgD.J. Trahan · 1999-03 · 143 rounds

71.63 avgKyle Stanley · 2006-09 · 100 rounds

Single Season Wins

4Bryson Nimmer · 2018-19

Single Season Top 10 Finishes

10D.J. Trahan · 2001-02

10Bryson Nimmer · 2018-19

Single Season Even or Under Rounds

34D.J. Trahan · 2001-02

31John Engler · 2000-01

28Lucas Glover · 2000-01

28D.J. Trahan · 2002-03

27Jack Ferguson · 2002-03

27Bryson Nimmer · 2018-19

Single Season Stroke Average

69.73 avgBryson Nimmer · 2018-19 · 37 rounds

69.84 avgTurk Pettit · 2020-21 · 25 rounds

70.11 avgJacob Bridgeman · 2020-21 · 28 rounds

70.33 avgD.J. Trahan · 2001-02 · 40 rounds

70.43 avgJacob Bridgeman · 2021-22 · 30 rounds

70.50 avgBryson Nimmer · 2017-18 · 34 rounds

Consecutive Individual Wins

2Kevin Johnson · 1987-88

2D.J. Trahan · 2001-02

Lowest Individual Round

62William Nottingham · Wolfpack Spring Open · April 14, 2017

Lowest Team Round

(-22, 262)Round 1

(-20, 264)Round 3

(-20, 268)Round 2

Largest Margin of Victory

33Mauna Kea (November 25-26, 1998)

31Topy Cup (September 3-5, 2002)

Career Coaching Wins

83Larry Penley · 1983 - 2021

Golf Majors by School

1Lucas Glover - 1

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Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.