Clemson Golf Ranked 3rd

April 25, 2001

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson is ranked third in the nation for the fourth straight week and two Tigers remain in the top five in the nation according to the latest MasterCard collegiate golf poll. Clemson trails only Georgia and Georgia Tech in the national team rankings. It is the 60th straight MasterCard poll that Larry Penley’s team has been ranked in at least the top five in the nation.

Individually, Clemson seniors John Engler and Lucas Glover have switched positions. Engler won the ACC Tournament last weekend with a 203 score and moved from fifth to fourth in the nation in the individual rankings. Glover fell from fourth to fifth. Georgia Tech’s Bryce Molder, who finished second to Engler at the ACC Tournament, is ranked first nationally.

Clemson has completed its regular season and will next be in action at the NCAA East Regional in Williamsburg, VA May 17-19.

Rank Team 1 Georgia 2 Georgia Tech3 Clemson 4 Texas 5 Arizona State 6 Southern California 7 North Carolina State 8 TCU 9 Florida 10 Augusta State 11 Oklahoma State 12 Wake Forest 13 New Mexico 14 Brigham Young 15 South Carolina 16 Oklahoma 17 East Tennessee State 18 Arizona 19 Duke 20 Oregon

Rank Player Year School Points 1 Bryce Molder SR Georgia Tech 504.750 2 Erik Compton SO Georgia, U. of 339.811 3 Nick Cassini SR Georgia, U. of 307.770 4 John Engler SR Clemson University 300.293 5 Lucas Glover SR Clemson University 271.098 6 Luke Donald SR Northwestern 259.844 7 David Sanchez SR North Carolina State 254.700 8 Chris Wisler SR East Tennessee St. 251.468 9 Anders Hultman JR Oklahoma State U. 223.450 10 Jamie Elson JR Augusta State U. 210.407 11 David Miller JR Georgia, U. of 201.569 12 Jeff Quinney SR Arizona State U. 197.553 13 Kyle Thompson SR South Carolina 194.871 14 Bryant Odom JR Georgia, U. of 193.595 15 Ryan Hybl FR Georgia, U. of 188.290 25 D.J. Trahan SO Clemson University 134.626