March 9, 2002
Las Vegas, NV – Ben Duncan was the only Clemson player to shoot even par golf during the first round of the Las Vegas Invitational. The 15-team event features 10 of the top 25 teams in the nation and is being played at the Southern Highlands Golf Course in Las Vegas. Clemson stands in a tie for seventh place with Arizona and TCU at 293. Clemson is only six shots off the pace set by number-one ranked Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have won two tournaments already this spring and have a one-shot lead over Florida, Georgia and UNLV. New Mexico and NC State are tied for fifth at 291, followed by the Tigers.
Clark Corbett and Brien Davis of UNLV lead the event individually with opening rounds of 68. Matt Hendrix supported Duncan with a 73, good enough for 21st place. Duncan stands tied for 13th. Freshman Martin Catalioto had his best round of the year with a 74, while sophomore Gregg Jones also shot a 74.
D.J. Trahan, the number-one ranked player in the nation and the winner of this event two years ago, had a 76 in the opening round. It ended his streak of 20 consecutive rounds at 72 or better and it was the first round all year his score did not count towards the Clemson team score.
Competition in the three-day event continues on Saturday and Sunday.
| 1 | Georgia Tech | -1 | F | -1 | 287 | 287 |
| T2 | Florida U. of | E | F | E | 288 | 288 |
| T2 | Georgia U. of | E | F | E | 288 | 288 |
| T2 | UNLV | E | F | E | 288 | 288 |
| T5 | New Mexico U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 291 | 291 |
| T5 | North Carolina State | +3 | F | +3 | 291 | 291 |
| T7 | Arizona U. of | +5 | F | +5 | 293 | 293 |
| T7 | Clemson University | +5 | F | +5 | 293 | 293 |
| T7 | TCU | +5 | F | +5 | 293 | 293 |
| 10 | Houston Univ. of | +8 | F | +8 | 296 | 296 |
| 11 | Ohio State Univ. | +11 | F | +11 | 299 | 299 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State U. | +12 | F | +12 | 300 | 300 |
| 13 | Arizona State U. | +16 | F | +16 | 304 | 304 |
| 14 | Alabama U. of | +20 | F | +20 | 308 | 308 |
| 15 | Air Force | +27 | F | +27 | 315 | 315 |
| 16 | Kent State | +31 | F | +31 | 319 | 319 |
| – T1 | Clark Corbett | UNLV | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 |
| – T1 | Brien Davis* | UNLV | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 |
| – T1 | Camilo Villegas | Florida U. of | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 |
| – T4 | Wil Collins | New Mexico U. of | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 |
| – T4 | Ryan Hybl | Georgia U. of | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 |
| – T4 | Hunter Mahan | Oklahoma State U. | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 |
| – T4 | Nicholas Thompson | Georgia Tech | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 |
| – 8 | Troy Matteson | Georgia Tech | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 |
| – T9 | J.J. Killeen | TCU | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 |
| – T9 | Kris Mikkelsen | Georgia Tech | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 |
| – T9 | Jason Moon | North Carolina State | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 |
| – T9 | Garth Mulroy | North Carolina State | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 |
| – T13 | Camilo Benedetti | Florida U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Ben Duncan | Clemson University | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Scott Hailes | New Mexico U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Reid Hatley | Arizona U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Dalton Melnyk | Florida U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Chris Nallen | Arizona U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Bryant Odom | Georgia U. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T13 | Simon Robinson | Houston Univ. of | E | F | E | 72 | 72 |
| – T21 | Brandon Askew | UNLV | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Brett Foulds | UNLV | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Matt Hendrix | Clemson University | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Brad McIntosh | Houston Univ. of | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | David Miller | Georgia U. of | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Scott Miller | Ohio State Univ. | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Jason Oien | Ohio State Univ. | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T21 | Steve Shuert | TCU | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 |
| – T29 | Martin Catalioto | Clemson University | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Christo Greyling | Georgia U. of | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Bret Guetz | TCU | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Gregg Jones | Clemson University | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Fernando Mechereffe | North Carolina State | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Ryan Moore | UNLV | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T29 | Kipp Riehle | Arizona U. of | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 |
| – T36 | Ricky Barnes | Arizona U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Brett Callas | Houston Univ. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Tyler Erickson | Arizona State U. | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Calvin Kupeyan* | UNLV | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Ben Leestma | Air Force | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Michael Letzig | New Mexico U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Alex Noren | Oklahoma State U. | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Clint Provost | Alabama U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Jay Reynolds | New Mexico U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Adam Rubinson | TCU | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | David Schultz | New Mexico U. of | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T36 | Justin Walters | North Carolina State | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 |
| – T48 | Daniel Angenscheidt | Houston Univ. of | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Lars Brovold | Alabama U. of | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Jordan Code | Florida U. of | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Justin Collins | Ohio State Univ. | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Mike Derminio | Arizona State U. | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Anders Hultman | Oklahoma State U. | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | Chez Reavie | Arizona State U. | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T48 | D.J. Trahan | Clemson University | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 |
| – T56 | Ryan Dennis | Ohio State Univ. | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 |
| – T56 | Andy Doeden | TCU | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 |
| – T56 | Jesse Mueller | Arizona State U. | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 |
| – T56 | Ari Savolainen | Florida U. of | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 |
| – T56 | Matt Weibring | Georgia Tech | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 |
| – T61 | Joe Hurtuk | Kent State | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 |
| – T61 | Peter Laws | Kent State | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 |
| – T61 | Nick Rousey | Alabama U. of | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 |
| – T61 | Matt Sakowitz | Air Force | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 |
| – T65 | Jan Are Larsen | Alabama U. of | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T65 | J.C. Deacon | UNLV | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T65 | Scott Ferguson | Houston Univ. of | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T65 | Doug Wade | Ohio State Univ. | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T65 | Tim Weiss | Arizona U. of | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T65 | Donny Wysoczynski | Georgia U. of | +7 | F | +7 | 79 | 79 |
| – T71 | J.C. DeLeon | Oklahoma State U. | +8 | F | +8 | 80 | 80 |
| – T71 | Par Nilsson | Oklahoma State U. | +8 | F | +8 | 80 | 80 |
| – T71 | Chan Wongluekiet | Georgia Tech | +8 | F | +8 | 80 | 80 |
| – T74 | Steve Lohmeyer | Kent State | +9 | F | +9 | 81 | 81 |
| – T74 | Tim Thoren | Air Force | +9 | F | +9 | 81 | 81 |
| – T74 | Adam Wasinger | Air Force | +9 | F | +9 | 81 | 81 |
| – T77 | Austin Hynson | Alabama U. of | +10 | F | +10 | 82 | 82 |
| – T77 | Kevin Kotyk | Kent State | +10 | F | +10 | 82 | 82 |
| – T77 | Rodney Thomas | North Carolina State | +10 | F | +10 | 82 | 82 |
| – T80 | Brandon Daum | Air Force | +11 | F | +11 | 83 | 83 |
| – T80 | Pat Moore* | Arizona State U. | +11 | F | +11 | 83 | 83 |
| – 82 | Sean Howell | Kent State | +15 | F | +15 | 87 | 87 |
| – 83 | Ian Medlock* | New Mexico U. of | +17 | F | +17 | 89 | 89 |
| – – | Brady Stockton | Arizona State U. | – | F | D | D | – |
