Tigers On Tour

June 17, 2002

Twelve professional golfers with ties to Clemson have competed on the BUY.com or PGA Tours in 2002. The list is led by Jonathan Byrd, who is currently 75th on the PGA Tour money list. He finished third in Greensboro and eighth at the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX on May 19. The rookie on the PGA Tour was a two-time All-American at Clemson from 1996-00.

Charles Warren, a former teammate of Byrd at Clemson in 1997 and 1998, is sixth on the BUY.com Tour in money earned with $115,872. He won the BUY.com event at the Cliffs in Travelers Rest, SC in April. Lucas Glover, another member of Clemson’s 1998 team that finished second at the NCAA Tournament, finished third at the BUY.com event in Raleigh on May 19 and is now 56th on the BUY.com money list with $26,100. Tommy Biershenk recently finished third in a BUY.com event and is now 27th on that tour’s list.

The list of former Tigers on Tour below includes Jeff Julian, a student at Clemson from 1979-82 who never played in an event for the Tigers, but did participate in practice. He has played in six events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions. He is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Tigers on Tour in 2002 Stats as of June 18, 2002

Jonathan  Byrd (At Clemson 1996-2000)                             Best    Top     Top     Stroke        Tour    Trns    Cuts    Fin.    25      10      Avg.    Money   Rank        PGA     17      7       3rd     4       2       71.23 $462,573  75

Danny Ellis (At Clemson 1989-93) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank PGA 12 3 21st 1 0 72.36 $52,817 181

Charles Warren (At Clemson 1994-98) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 10 6 1st 3 1 70.81 $115,872 6

John Engler (at Clemson 1997-2001) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 9 4 45th 0 0 72.00 $5,788 139 PGA 1 0 NA 0 0 72.50 —– —-

Joey Maxon (at 1994-98) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 8 1 36th 0 0 72.89 $2,160 196

Tommy Biershenk (1992-96) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 10 4 3rd 3 1 72.11 $44,325 27 PGA 1 1 — 0 0 74.00 — —

Kevin Johnson (1985-89) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 7 4 22nd 1 0 70.59 $11,026 102

Clarence Rose (1978-80) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 1 0 — 0 0 76.50 — —

Lucas Glover (1997-2001) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 3 1 3rd 1 1 71.00 $26,100 56 PGA 3 0 — 0 0 74.17 —- —-

Mike Lawrence (1975-79) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank BUY.com 1 0 — 0 0 76.00 — —

Jeff Julian (1979-82) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank PGA 6 0 — 0 0 75.70 — —

Richard Coughlan (1993-97) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank PGA 4 1 76th 0 0 73.40 $6,624 218 BUY.com 5 1 10th 1 1 71.67 $9,975 109

D.J. Trahan (1999-present) Best Top Top Stroke Tour Trns Cuts Fin. 25 10 Avg. Money Rank Buy.com 1 1 45th 0 0 70.00 NA NA