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Clemson Men's Golf

#19
ACCMen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

4 events
Events won
0
1 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#38
strength of schedule
Events
4
played this season
Avg points
56.59
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 22–26, 2027
    ACC Championship
    Maridoe GC, Carrollton, TX
    Stroke-play leaderboardMatch-play leaderboard
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Lubbock Regional
    host Texas Tech · Lubbock, TX
    Overall
    #19 seed
    In regional
    #4 seed
    Bid
    At-large
    Travel
    1,091 mi
    −1 time zone
    Projection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
  3. 3 (still to come)
    NCAA Championship · May 2027
    Advance from your regional to get here

Projected NCAA Championship field · 30 teams

Projected in
Bloomington
ArkansasVanderbiltNew MexicoBrigham YoungColorado
Loudon
AuburnTennesseeNorth CarolinaSanta ClaraKansas
Lubbock
Texas TechAlabamaWashingtonClemsonUNLV
Maricopa
TexasNotre DameIllinoisPurdueEast Tennessee State
Myrtle Beach
FloridaGeorgia TechArizona StateWake ForestLiberty
Stillwater
Oklahoma StateTexas A&MGeorgiaTCUOklahoma

Top 5 per regional from the Advancement Model on Regional Predictions. Updates with each rankings release.

Geography

Lubbock Regional — Texas Tech, Lubbock, TXClemson
homeLubbocktime zones1,091 mi (−1 time zone)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#19 now46-21ACC · Apr 22–26, 2027Lubbock (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#31 final98-62-36th (stroke play)Marana · 7thDid not qualify
2024–25— —T3 (stroke play)Did not appearDid not qualify
2023–24— —10th (stroke play)1st, advancedMissed cut
2022–23— —9th (stroke play)5th, advancedDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
36
Top 1% of D1
Active streak: 1
Longest streak: 35
Advanced
26
Top 2% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 16
Regional wins
8
Top 1% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
34
Top 5% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 23
NCAA wins
1
Top 5% of D1
NCAA best
1
Top 1% of D1
Match-play
0

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut1989200820261993: won regional1994: won regional1995: won regional2000: won regional2002: won regional2003: won regional2004: won regional2024: won regionalNCAA 2003: won championship
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Year-by-year regionals

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

Regional performance

Regional titles
8
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
23
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
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.