Clemson Golf Team Ranked Third In Latest Poll

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