Starter on 2022-23 team after transferring to Clemson from Augusta, where she played the 2021-22 season … played in all 12 tournaments and has 72.88 stroke average, third on the team … Clemson’s second best player at NCAA National tournament with 222 total of 54 holes, including second round 72.
Overview: Starter on Clemson’s last two teams, both of whom have gone to NCAA National Tournament…first-team All-ACC in 2023-24…has had quite an impact on the program and the Clemson record book…just the second Clemson player to record a hole-in-one in a tournament, she had an ace on October 15, 2023 at the Mercedes Benz at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee…she used a seven iron from 165…Clemson’s career leader in stroke average at 72.25, ahead of the 72.58 posted by Alice Hewson (2015-19)…has 26 career rounds under par, tied for fourth in school history even though she has played just two years…has 34 rounds at par or better, tied for fourth in school history…her 13 rounds in the 60s are fifth in school history…has 242 birdies, fifth in history…in two years at Clemson she has had 51-63 counting scores, .810 ratio…started in 2022-23 after transferring to Clemson from Augusta, where she played the 2021-22 season…played in all 12 tournaments and had 72.88 stroke average, third on the team in 2022-23…Clemson’s second best player at 2023 NCAA National tournament with 222 total for 54 holes, including second round 72…finished 65th…had three rounds in the 60s for the year, but that included a six-under-par 64 at the Schooner Classic on September 24, 2022, just her fourth round as a Clemson golfer…that round set the Clemson record for low gross score, it was since been broken by Savannah Grewal with her 63 at NCAA Regional and at 2024 Cougar Classic…a big reason Clemson won its first ACC Championship in 2023, she was 2-0 in match play, winning her semifinal and final match…had a 1-2-1 record in match play in 2024, so she is 3-2-1 in her career…had school record nine rounds at even par in 2023…native of nearby Anderson, SC, she attended Wren High School….had strong freshman year at Augusta, where she had three top five finishes and six top 20s in her 11 tournaments…won the first tournament of her career at Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate in Knoxville, Tennessee….finished third at Southland Conference Championship…team won 4A State Championship as a junior at Wren High…made all-region team on the men’s team as a freshman….shot a 61 in a high school tournament as a senior…finished fourth at the CGA Carolinas Amateur in June of 2022…two-time winner of the Vikki DiSantis Tournament.
In 2023-24: Second on the team in stroke average at 71.66, that on pace to be the second best average in Clemson history…ranked 89th in the nation according to Spikemark…her 17 rounds at par or better rank tied for fifth in school history for a season…had 10 rounds in the 60s to lead the team, it is the third most in a season in school history…has 95 birdies entering the NCAA national tournament, second on the team this year…her score counted 23-29 rounds…averaged 2.98 on par three holes, best in Clemson history, her 4.05 average on par four holes is second best…had 4.92 average on par five holes…had best score of the round nine times and was Clemson’s best player at three tournaments…consistent, she had 71.7 average in opening rounds of tournaments and 71.2 in final rounds…started the year strong with 14th place finish at Cougar Classic with rounds of 67-71-69…followed that with first top 10 of the year at The Blessings…finished 14th at the Mercedes Benz, she made a hole-in-one in the first round when she shot a 69…she had won the tournament there when she was at Augusta…had career best 63 in the final round at the Landfall Tradition, she finished seventh…that tied the Clemson record for low round…she had nine birdies in that round…had a 31 on the back nine…she had three 31, nine-hole scores this year…had pair of bogey free rounds, the 63 at Landfall Tradition and a 68 in the second round of the NCAA Bryan Regional…finished third at the Gator Invitational, she had the lead after 36 holes with opening rounds of 67-69…that was her best finish of the year….had seven top 25 finishes for the year.
In 2022-23: Third on the team in stroke average at 72.88, a figure that was eighth best in Clemson history…had 16 rounds at par or better, eight under-par rounds and eight at even-par…that ranks second behind Grewal in total rounds at par or better and tied for fifth best in Clemson history…had 97 birdies, fourth on the team, and two eagles…had 73.5 stroke average in first round of tournaments and 73.1 in final rounds…hd 3.16 stroke average on par three holes, 4.13 on par fours and 4.9 on par fives…her score counted towards Clemson’s team core in 28 of 34 rounds…had best score of the round seven times and has been Clemson’s best player at three tournaments…Clemson’s best player in the third round of he NCAA National tournament…had a 2-0-1 record in match play this year, including a 2-0 mark at the ACC Championship….beat two-time Duke All-American Erica Shepherd of Duke, 3&2….then defeated Rebecca Skaler of Virginia 4&3 in the championship match…had her top finish of the year at the Blessings where she finished fifth with a 220 score…finished 13th at Schooner Classic where her first round 64 set the Clemson record, at the time…had solid tournament at the Battle at the Beach with a 17th-place finish…shot three-under-par 213 at Moon Golf…has had at least one round at par or better in each of her last seven tournaments…Clemson’s top golfer at the Schooner Classic, the Blessings and the Battle at the Beach…best finish of the spring was at the Clover Cup where she finished 19th with a 218 score.
At Augusta 2021-22: Had a strong year as a freshman at Augusta with three top five finishes…won the first tournament of her college career at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate with a six-under-par 207…had rounds of 71-67-69 in gaining the victory against the 89-player field…won the tournament by four shots, she led the field in birdies with 15…had a top 20 at the Lady Paladin Invitational the next week, her two-under-par 70 was a highlight…closed the fall with a top 20 at the Olde Stone…opened the spring with a fourth place out of 79 players at The Show….had two-under-par 70 to open the tournament…finished 18th at the Indiana Invitational in April, then finished third at the Southland Conference Championship with a 223 score….finished 50th at the NCAA Regional in Franklin, Tennessee…has finished in the top 10 of the CGA Carolina Women’s Amateur each of the last two years…has taken lessons from former Clemson golfer Tommy Biershenk over the years.
In High School: Played for Stan Yarborough and Phillip Hewlett at Wren High School…shot a 61 in winning the Hurricane Invitational, her senior year…ranked second in the state as a senior…won Vikki Disantis Tournament as a senior by shooting scores of 69-64…that 64 was a tournament record…qualified for the US Junior Girls as a senior in high school… won the 4A State championship as a junior…finished 15th at 2021 South Carolina Women’s Open….won the Vikki Disantis, the Balde Junior Championship and the orange Jacket Classic, where she posted rounds of 67 and 69…named all-state and all-regional as a sophomore…second at the 2020 Beth Daniels AJGA Amateur…finished named 4A State Player of the Year as a sophomore….played on the men’s golf team as a freshman and made the all-region team.
Personal: Born Chloe Grace Holder on Sept. 21, 2002 in Anderson, SC…daughter of Shane and Tiffine Holder…
Tournament-by-Tournament 2021-22 (Augusta)
Tournament-by-Tournament 2022-23
Tournament-by-Tournament 2023-24
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