April 4, 2001
Princeton, NJ – Larry Penley’s Clemson golf team is ranked third in the nation in the latest MasterCard golf poll. The Tigers have ranked in the top three in the nation in every poll so far this season. Clemson trails only nearby rivals Georgia and Georgia Tech. Augusta State has risen to fourth in the nation, that school’s highest ranking ever. Florida is fifth, followed by sixth ranked NC State. The ACC is the only conference with three teams ranked in the top six in the nation.
Individually, Lucas Glover is Clemson’s top ranked golfer with a number-two rating. He trails only Georgia Tech’s Bryce Molder. Clemson’s John Engler is fourth, just behind Georgia’s Erik Compton. D.J. Trahan, who will play in the Masters this weekend, is 18th nationally.
Latest MasterCard Poll 1 Georgia 2 Georgia Tech3 Clemson 4 Augusta State 5 Florida 6 North Carolina State 7 Texas 8 TCU 9 South Carolina 10 Oklahoma 11 New Mexico 12 Southern California 13 East Tennessee State 14 Oklahoma State 15 Arizona State 16 Brigham Young 17 Virginia Tech 18 Wake Forest 19 Northwestern 20 Louisiana State
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Points |
| 1 | Bryce Molder | SR | Georgia Tech | 424.800 |
| 2 | Lucas Glover | SR | Clemson University | 278.990 |
| 3 | Erik Compton | SO | Georgia, U. of | 258.300 |
| 4 | John Engler | SR | Clemson University | 237.550 |
| 5 | David Sanchez | SR | North Carolina State | 233.150 |
| 6 | Chris Wisler | SR | East Tennessee St. | 229.408 |
| 7 | Nick Cassini | SR | Georgia, U. of | 211.550 |
| 8 | Luke Donald | SR | Northwestern | 192.805 |
| 9 | Jamie Elson | JR | Augusta State U. | 187.328 |
| 10 | Kyle Thompson | SR | South Carolina | 184.543 |
| 11 | Jeff Quinney | SR | Arizona State U. | 176.473 |
| 12 | Ryan Hybl | FR | Georgia, U. of | 174.850 |
| 13 | David Miller | JR | Georgia, U. of | 153.600 |
| 14 | David Bennett | SR | North Florida, U. of | 151.284 |
| 15 | Cody Freeman | JR | Oklahoma, U. of | 148.350 |
| 16 | Camilo Villegas | FR | Florida, U. of | 148.245 |
| 17 | Alan Morgan | SR | Louisiana State U. | 147.905 |
| 18 | D.J. Trahan | SO | Clemson University | 140.948 |
| 19 | Adam Rubinson | SO | TCU | 139.500 |
| 20 | Anders Hultman | JR | Oklahoma State U. | 138.362 |