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Alexandra Swayne

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Overview:   Had a terrific summer of 2021, she qualified for the US Open and the US Amateur, the first Clemson women’s golfer to do both in the same year while still a Clemson golfer…reached to quarterfinals of the 2021 Western Amateur, it was her second straight year reaching at least the final 16 of that prestigious summer amateur event… three-year starter who has played 22 tournaments and 64 rounds…has one career top 10, one round in the 60s, a career best 67 at the Gator Invitational on March 10, 2019…has seven under-par rounds and 11 rounds at par-or-better…has 152 career birdies and one eagle….has 75.74 career stroke average…improved her stroke average from 76.12 as a freshman to 75.40 as a sophomore to 75.33 as a junior….played five tournaments during COVID19 shorted season of 2019-20…played in all 11 tournaments for the Clemson team as a freshman, she and Ana Paula Valdes were only Clemson players to do that in 2018-19….had 66 birdies and an eagle as a rookie, fifth on the team in scoring average as a freshman and a sophomore, and fourth as a junior…. named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2018-19…. won the 14-15-year-old division at the National Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National in 2015….her score has counted in 42 of 61 rounds she has played in the Clemson lineup….has four top 25 finishes, three took place in 2020-21.

Summer 2021: Qualified for both the US Open and the US Amateur…. finished sixth among amateurs and fourth among active college players at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco…Swayne missed the cut by four shots with a score of 152 for the first 36 holes, but was tied for sixth out of 31 amateurs…not only did Swayne finish tied for sixth among amateurs, she finished ahead of 34 professionals, including LPGA stars Cheyenne Woods, Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, Michelle Wie West, and Sung Hyan Park….Wie West and Park are past Major Champions on the LPGA Tour…Swayne had seven bogeys and a birdie in her first round  on Thursday when she shot a 77…highlight took place when she chipped in from 10 yards off the green for par on the 18th hole…the highlight was shown on The Golf Channel….she had a four-over-par 75 on Friday…Swayne qualified for the US Open with scores of 69-72 for a 141 total at the qualifier at Druid Hills Country Club in Atlanta…second in the qualifying at that  site…qualified for the US Amateur at Walnut Grove Country Club in Dayton, Ohio on July 8, 2021 with a three-under par 69…she was third out of 72 players at that site…had four birdies and just one bogey in the 18-hole qualifier….tied for 54 at the stroke play qualifier at US Amateur at Rye, NY, but did not advance out of the playoff…reached match play of the Woman’s Western Amateur at Par Ridge Country Club in Par Ridge, Ill….posted scores of 73-70 for one-under par 143…then reached the quarterfinals with wins over Jillian Bourdage of Ohio State, 3&2, and Pilar Echeverria of the University of Indianapolis, 5&4….lost in the quarters to Jennifer Cleary of Virginia…finished tied for fifth at the Orlando Invitational  with 215 score.

In 2020-21:  Starter in six of Clemson’s seven tournaments…had 75.33 stroke average, fourth best on the team…had a top 10 at the Palmetto with a 225 score, she had a one-under-71 in the second round…finished regular season strong with a 14th place at the Clemson Invitational off a 219 score, just one shot off her career best for 54 holes…that was tied for second among Clemson golfers…had a final round 70 at the Clemson Invitational that was her best round of the yea … Clemson’s second best golfer at the NCAA Regional with a 223 score for a 24th place finish…that was her third top 25 of the year…had opening round 72 that was best among Clemson golfers…her score counted in 14 of 18 rounds…had best round of the day three times…recorded 10 birdies in three of her six tournaments this year…had 52 birdies in her 18 rounds…had 3.13 stroke average on par three holes, 4.26 on par fours and 4.96 on par fives…missed playing in the Clover Cup.

In 2019-20:  Had fifth best stroke average on the team with a 75.40…had two under-par rounds and four rounds at par-or-better…had best finish in first tournament of the year with 28th place at Mason Rudolph where she shot 221…started that tournament very strong with rounds of 72-71,but finished with a 78…had 11 birdies for the tournament, tied most by a Tiger in any tournament and most in a tournament in her career…had second-round 70 at the Schooner on way to a 222 total…shot 223 at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel, including second round 71…had 30 birdies for her 12 rounds in the fall…her score counted in nine of her 12 team rounds in the fall and for the year…played in one of the two tournaments in the spring as an individual…played in the FSU Matchup and finished 37th…had best score of the day three times, tied for third most on the team…her best round of all four events in the fall was the second round.

In 2018-19:  Showed what she was capable of with third round 67 at the Sun Trust Gator on March 10, 2019…she finished 35th with 218 score at that tournament, an opening round 79 kept her from a top 20 finish…got off to a good start with a 145 at the Mason Rudolph thanks to rounds of 71-74…that 145 total gave her a top 25 finish in her opening tournament… had a middle round 70 on the way to a 219 score in her second career event at the Schooner Classic…had opening round even-par 72 at Clemson Invitational…got significant experience playing in the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Regional…had 66 birdies and an eagle in her first year…had still career high 12  birdies in her first career tournament and added 10 at the Sun Trust…her score counted in 19-31 team rounds…had solid 70.82 driving percentage.

Before Clemson Came to Clemson from Kings High School in Ohio where she was ranked as the top player in Ohio by National Junior Scoreboard, the AJGA and Golfweek….according to Golfweek, ranked 52nd overall, 14th in the class of 2018 and first in Ohio… played Symetra Tour event in Ohio in late June 2018 and finished in a tie for 44th after rounds of 72-72-72… as a senior led the state of Ohio in stroke average per nine holes with a 35.41 figure….had five top five finishes in AJGA events, including medalist honors at Penn State with a 54-hole score of three-under-par…..finished third at Caribbean Amateur in August 2018…finished third at the Dustin Johnson Junior Amateur in May 2018…had opening round 68 and led the tournament after the first day…also third at Memorial Junior and third at Justin Thomas Junior…fourth at Randy Wise Junior…21st at Rolex Junior Girls Championship…named All-City, and All-State when she  finished fourth at the state tournament….shot an eight-under 64 at the Optimist International qualifier at Yankee Trace GC in Dayton Ohio…shot another eight-under 64 to win the ECC conference championship at Walden Ponds in Hamilton Ohio… as a senior played on ECC  championship team that qualified for the district tournament for the first time…first-team all-city, first-team all-state …finished fourth in the Division 1 state championship (high school)…played in high school as a freshman and senior…as a freshman had 39.37 average, second in the conference…first-team All-City and All-Conference as a freshman….played her high school golf for Brian Parkhurst.

Personal:  Born Alexandra Swayne on  April 27, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio…daughter of Chuck and Julianne Swayne….her father played tennis at University of Wisconsin and the University of Tennessee….he held a world ranking for over eight years and played professionally for five years.