Clemson Finishes Third at Nike Golf Collegiate

Clemson, S.C.—Colby Patton shot a season-best four-under-par 67 and Turk Pettit added a 69 on Tuesday to lead Clemson to a third-place finish at the Nike Intercollegiate at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near Portland, Oregon.   The 15-team field featured eight of the top 21 teams in the nation according to the latest College Golf Coaches Poll.

Clemson finished third with a team score of 835 on the par 71 layout, 12 shots behind champion and ninth-ranked Oklahoma and seven shots back of fourth-ranked Wake Forest.  The  15^th ranked Tigers should move up in the next rankings as they finished higher in the standings than perennial national power Oklahoma State by five shots, 10^th ranked Texas by eight, seventh-ranked Duke by 12 shots, and third-ranked Baylor by 24.

Patton had an eagle and five birdies on Tuesday in leading the Tigers for a second straight day.  The junior had an eagle on the par five fourth hole, the only eagle of the tournament by a Clemson golfer and the third eagle of his career. The second generation Tiger (Chris Patton, 1986-90) played the last 12 holes in five-under-par to finish 21^st in the field of 75 golfers. He was Clemson’s best player over the last 36 holes with a 135 total.

Pettit shot a two-under 69 thanks to five birdies and three bogeys.  He finished strong with birdies on two of his last four holes.  His even-par score of 213 for the 54 holes ranked in a tie for 23^rd.    It was his third round in the 60s this year and 21^st of his career.

Jacob Bridgeman was Clemson’s top golfer  for the tournament with a 208 total off of scores of 69-68-71 for a 10^th place finish, his first top 10 of the year.   Bridgeman had a team best 14 birdies in the tournament.

Kyle Cottam shot a 76 in the final round, but shot 69-68 in the first two rounds and finished 23^rd for his second top 25 of the year. William Nottingham, the lone senior in the Clemson lineup, finished with a 74 on Tuesday and shot one-over-par 214 for the tournament, good enough for a 30^th place.

Clemson returns to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Jack Nicklaus Match Play at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.   Clemson and Georgia Tech were co-champions of the event last year.

Nike Golf Collegiate

Sept. 29-Oct 1, 2019

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club

North Plains, Oregon

Par 71, 6,997 Yards

Team Results

1. Oklahoma 823, 2. Wake Forest 828;  3.  Clemson 835;  4. Oklahoma State 840;  5. Texas and Vanderbilt 843;  7.  Duke 847;  8.  Georgia 850; 9.  Stanford 855;  10.  Baylor 859;  11.  Southern California 861;  12. TCU  863, 13.  Florida 865;  14.  Oregon 869;  15.  Ohio State 873.

Clemson Individuals

10. Jacob Bridgeman 69-68-71/  208;  21.  Colby Patton  77-68-67/ 212;  23.  Turk Pettit 72-72-69/ 213; 23.  Kyle Cottam 69-68-76/213;  30.  William Nottingham 68-72-74/214.