Clemson, SC Sophomore Thomas Higgins shot a career best tying 65 on Saturday to lead the Clemson men’s golf team to a 282 team score and a tie for sixth place standing after two rounds of the ACC Men’s Golf Championship at Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, NC. Clemson is in sixth place with a team score of four-under-par 564, but Jordan Byrd’s team is just two shots off the fourth-place cutline to qualify for the match play championship on Monday. The 12 teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference play 54 holes of stroke play between Friday and Sunday to determine the four teams that will advance to the match play championship. Those four teams will play the semifinals and finals of the match play tournament to determine the champion. North Carolina has the team lead after two rounds with a 552 score, 16-under par. Florida State is second with a 555 total (-13), while Georgia Tech is third at 560. Duke is fourth at 562, but is just one shot ahead of fifth-place Wake Fores
Clemson, SC Andrew Swanson shot a final round 72 to lead Clemson on Sunday at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn. The Tigers finished in 13th place in the 14-team national field with a score of 868 (+28) on the par 70 course. It was Clemson’s first appearance in the tournament and the season opener for Jordan Byrd’s team.Swanson finished in a tie for 23rd place individually with a 212 score over the 54 holes with rounds of 69-71-72. He led the Tigers in par three scoring (3.17), par four scoring (4.11) and par five scoring (4.33) for the 54 holes. He was fourth in the 84-player field in par five scoring average.Jonathan Nielsen was Clemson’s second best player on Sunday and overall with his third consecutive round of 73. He finished 48th individually and tied Swanson for team honors in par three scoring at 3.17.Freshman Will Baker made his first appearance as a Tiger golfer and shot +11 for the 54 holes, a 221 score an