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Zack Gordon

Height:
6’5”
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Gaffney, S.C.
High School:
Gaffney HS

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Overview:  Named to the Academic All-ACC team each of the last two years…Super Senior who will always be remembered for making the winning 25-foot putt on the 21st hole in his match against Greyson Porter of Florida State that gave Clemson the 2021 ACC Championship in Atlanta…enters his Super Senior year having played 32 tournaments and 93 rounds…has five top 10s to his credit including a co-medalist honor with teammate Colby Patton at the Wake Forest Invitational at Pinehurst #2…has 15 career rounds in the 60s, 25 under-par rounds and 31 career rounds at par or better…capable of going low, he has 304 career birdies and seven career eagles, both top marks among active Tigers…had strong summer of 2021 that included reaching the semifinals of the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst #2…an off and on starter on four NCAA Tournament teams in his career, including three that have finished in the top 15…has 73.05 career stroke average.…shot a career best 63 at the Ka’anapali Classic as a freshman on 11-2-18, the first round of the tournament…had a 65 in the second round at the same tournament as a sophomore and finished fourth while playing as an individual…played in eight tournaments as a rookie, six in the team lineup and two as an individual played in all 11 as a starter in 2021-22…named the National Coaches Association Male Senior High School Golfer of the Year for 2017-18….first golfer from South Carolina to win the award…past winners include Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Brian Harman…state 5A Golf Champion for 2018 after shooting a 128 for 36 holes….broke previous 5A 36-hole record of 136 that had been set by current PGA Tour player Bill Haas….had rounds of 66-62 to win the state title…shot 30 on the back side when he shot the 62, he had 10 birdies overall in the round…his Gaffney High team won the tournament by 28 shots…qualified for the 2018 US Amateur at Pebble Beach…he was co-medalist at his US Amateur qualifying site….three time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.

Summer of 2022:   Played a significant national schedule, he competed in the North-South Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur, Northeast Amateur, Southern Amateur and Western Amateur…played 13 rounds over the summer in these high profile events and had 72.23 stroke average…had seven rounds at 72 or better…best round of the summer was a 68 at the Northeast Amateur…he shot 280 for four rounds at the tournament in Rhode Island.

In 2021-22:  Only Clemson golfer to play in the lineup for all 11 tournaments…had four under-par rounds, all were in the 60s…had six total rounds at par or better…had season best 67 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, the first tournament of the year…had a pair of Top 10 finishes, co-medalist honors at the Wake Forest Invitational at Pinehust #2, and sixth-place at the Nexus Collegiate in The Bahamas…18 of his 29 rounds counted towards Clemson’s team score…had 95 birdies to rank second on the team…had one eagle…had 4.78 average on par five holes, had 3.28 average on par three holes and 4.20 on par fours….hit 60 percent of his greens in regulation and 58 percent of his fairways…second on the team in first -ound scoring average with 73.27 average…was Clemson’s top player at two tournaments,  the Nexus Collegiate and the Wake Forest Invitational (co-medalist)…started the year with  24th-place finish off a five-under-par 205 at the Maui Jim…had strong rounds of 70-67-68…had opening round 68 at Golf Club of Georgia, he finished at 2115 and in 29th place in the strong national field…started spring with sixth-place at Nexus Collegiate…co-medalist with teammate Colby Patton at Wake Forest Invitational after rounds of 71-72-69 at Pinehurst #2…finished the season with 58th place finish at NCAA Regional at Ohio State with 223 score.

Summer of 2021:  Reached the semifinals of the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst #2…finished third in the stroke play qualifier with rounds of 65-70 for 135 total…beat William Moll of Vanderbilt, 2&1,  beat Ben Carr of Georgia Southern 2&1, beat Joe Highsmith of national champion Pepperdine,  2&1…eliminated in final four by Louis Dobbelaar, 3&11….finished 15th at the Palmetto with 282 total, he had an opening round 66 and final round 69 to highlight his performance…finished the summer with third place at the Southeast Amateur with a 10-under 200 score…had rounds of 63-67-70. 

In 2020-21:   Made winning putt in ACC Match Play championship over Greyson Porter of Florida State that gave Clemson the league title in Larry Penley’s final year…fifth on he team in stroke average with 72.86 figure…named to Academic All-ACC team…named to Academic Scholars team by Golf Coaches Association…in the Clemson lineup for four of the nine tournaments, he played in three others as an individual…starter in the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Regional among his four appearances in the Clemson lineup…so, while William Nottingham is considered the starter in the lineup for this season, Gordon started two of the three postseason events…capable of going low, he had five rounds in the 60s and seven under-par rounds among those 21 rounds…finished 13th as an individual at the Kiawah Invitational with a 211 score, five-under-par…had career high 18 birdies at that tournament…went into the starting lineup for the Palmetto when Turk Pettit was qualifying for the Canadian Tour…finished 26th, he had second round 68 that tied for his low round of he year…finished third at Birmingham for his best career finish…second among Clemson players at that tournament…had rounds of 72-68-71 for 211 score…that performance moved him into the lineup for ACC tournament…finished 43rd at ACC, but had strong final round 71…lost 1-up to Steinlechner of NC State in semifinals, then had the big win over Porter of Florida State in finals…in the lineup for NCAA Kingston Regional…had  69 in second round of the regional that tied Turk Pettit for Clemson low round of the day…finished the year with 68 birdies….his score counted in 7 of 12 rounds he was in the lineup…had 73.29 stroke average in opening rounds and 73.86 in final rounds…had 3.15 average on par threes, 4.08 on par fours and 4.94 on par fives.

2019-20:  Finished season with a 71.83 stroke average…had four rounds in the 60s and six under-par rounds among his 18 rounds for the year…shot 75 or better in 17 of the 18 rounds …his 201 for 54 holes at Ka’anapali Classic was second best of the fall by any Tiger…had 63 birdies and four eagles for the year…eagle total was team best…played in four stroke-play tournaments in the fall, all as an individual….finished strong 18th at the Maui Jim in September …finished 32nd at Golf Club of Georgia with a 220 score, including solid 71 in the final round….finished fourth individually with 201 score, 12-under par, at the Ka’anapali Classic….one of the top 10 low 54-hole scores in Clemson history….posted rounds of 67-65-69 at that tournament…did not compete for the Clemson team, but his fourth-place finish was 21 places better than any other Tiger…showed his ability in match play at the Jack Nicklaus Match Player where he helped tigers to the team title. …Gordon and Turk Pettit were only Tigers to post a perfect 3-0-0 record….Gordon and Pettit won two matches against Ohio State then both won singles matches against Duke…Gordon defeated Steven DiLisio of Duke in singles….finished solid 32nd at Puerto Rico Classic and 13th at the Palmetto…shot 213 at the Palmetto…had 71.50 stroke average in opening rounds.

In 2018-19:  Had 63 in the opening round of the Ka’anapali Classic, tied for the second best round in Clemson history…had seven birdies and an eagle in that round…just the sixth player in Clemson history to shoot 63 or better…shot a six-under-par 31 on the front nine, he had just one bogey in the round….in the lineup for Clemson in the first tournament of the year at Carpet Classic, he finished 53rd…picked up experience at Hummingbird as an individual, he finished tied for 12th with three-under-par 210 score….had consistent rounds of 69-71-70…in the lineup at Golf Club of Georgia where he helped Clemson to a second-place finish against a strong national field…shot one-over-par 217 to finish 29th…finished 15th at the Ka’anapali Classic…finished at 206, seven-under-par…began the spring with his best finish of the year, seventh-place at the Puerto Rico Classic…had three under-par rounds in Puerto Rico, 70-71-71…played one round in the ACC Tournament, then traveled to the NCAA National Tournament, but did not play.

Prior to Clemson:  In addition to winning the medalist honors at the 5A South Carolina state tournament, he led Gaffney to the 2018 team title…won the Carolinas Golf Association Boys Match Play Championship in 2018…also finished second at The Blade, second at the Southern Cross and second at the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea…had a final round 65 at the 2017 SCGA Amateur to finish fourth….that was the low round of the day by four shots….won the 2016 Carolinas Junior PGA Championship in Conway, SC when he had consecutive rounds of 68. ….made a hole-in-one at the 2016 Junior PGA in Rhode Island, it was on the 210-yard 12th hole at Wannamoisett Country Club… also won the 2015 and 2016 Harvey Brock Orange Jacket Junior Tournament….finished third at the 5A State Championship as a junior…. first-team All-State in 2018…..did not begin playing the sport until he was 13 when he began by playing putt-putt… coached in high school by Brandin Coggins….born Sept. 25, 1999…majoring in recreation and tourism management.

Zack Gordon All-Time Hole-in-One Shots

YearCourseHoleDistanceClub
2016Wannamoisett Country Club122204 iron

Personality Profile

Favorite  Current Professional Golfer:  Dustin Johnson

Favorite Professional Golfer of All-time: Tiger Woods

Favorite Athlete Outside of Golf:  Shaquille O’Neal

Favorite Course I have Played: Augusta National

Course I Would Like to Play: St. Andrews

Favorite Golf Hole: 13 at Augusta National

Toughest Course I Have Played: Wade Hampton Golf Club

My Best Shot Ever: 25 ft putt to win The ACC Championship as a team

My Best All-time Round: 62 in High School State Championship. Country Club of South Carolina

The Best Part Of My Game is: Putting

My Favorite Club: Putter

The Part of the Game I Must Improve Is: Wedges

The Biggest Influence on My Golf Career Has Been: My dad

After My Golf Career Is Complete I Want To:  Own a lawn care business

My Dream Foursome Includes Myself And: Donald Trump, Morgan Wallen, John Daly