Clemson 17th in Latest Golf World Coaches Poll

March 18, 2010

CLEMSON, SC – Clemson is ranked 17th in the most recent Golf Coaches Poll released on Wednesday. The Tigers had fallen out of the coaches poll top 25 at the end of the fall, but three top three finishes in the first three tournaments of the spring have moved Larry Penley’s Tigers into the top 20 in the nation.

Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Poll Men’s Division IRank. Team 1. Oklahoma State (19) 2. Stanford (5) 3. Washington 4. Texas 5. Florida 6. Augusta State 7. Oregon 8. Texas A&M 9. Arizona State Florida State 11. UCLA 12. Illinois 13. South Carolina 14. USC 15. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia 17. Clemson 18. California 19. UNLV 20. Texas Tech 21. Alabama 22. Oregon State 23. Virginia 24. TCU 25. North Florida

Also receiving votes: San Diego, 69; Duke, 43; Chattanooga, 43; Arkansas, 30; Tennessee, 28; LSU, 25; Arizona, 15; East Tennessee State, 12; SMU, 12; Fresno State, 9; San Diego State, 9; Middle Tennessee State, 7; Wake Forest, 6; Iowa, 3; BYU, 2; Michigan, 2.

First-place votes in parentheses