Clemson senior Miller Capps shot a two-over-par 72 on Tuesday on the Olympia Fields South Course and is in great shape to qualify for the Match Play Championship of the 2015 United States Amateur.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol, City of Clemson and Clemson Athletics announced today three new traffic policies designed to improve pregame and postgame access to areas around Memorial Stadium on gamedays.
It was a long day, but the final long day for the Clemson football team during preseason camp. It was the final day of two practices, as the Tigers worked for 90 minutes in the morning and for two hours and 15 minutes in the evening.
Clemson senior Miller Capps and graduate Billy Kennerly, both had outstanding first rounds at the 2015 United States Amateur at Olympia Fields Golf Club near Chicago, Ill. Capps fired an even-par 70 in the opening round, while Kennerly, who has used up his eligibility at Clemson, had a one over par 71.
Billy Kennerly, Clemson’s top golfer for the 2014-15 season, won the Canadian Amateur Golf Tournament in Toronto, Canada on Thursday afternoon with a 72-hole score of 275, 12-under par.
Phil Prince, former Clemson University President who had a distinguished career in business and as a Clemson student-athlete, has been named the recipient of the Clemson Distinguished Athletes Award.
Two conference coaches see Clemson as the team to beat again for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, while five coaches see the Tigers as the team to beat in the Atlantic Division, according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches released by the ACC this morning.
Korrin Wiggins, one of just four returning players who started at least six games on Clemson’s number-one ranked defense of 2014, suffered a torn ACL during practice Wednesday morning and will be out for the 2015 season.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney was back with the Clemson football team for the first time in four days following services in conjunction with the passing of his father on August 8.
The Tiger football team held a physical first of two practices Monday morning. It was the first of Clemson’s four two-a-days scheduled in August camp, with two more this week and the final two-a-day set for August 17. Clemson worked for just over two hours in the morning, and will return in the evening for a walk-through practice.
Austin Langdale and Stephen Behr finished in the top 10 and Carson Young and Josh Fickes finished in the top 20 of the 84th South Carolina Amateur Golf tournament. The 72-hole event was completed on Sunday afternoon in near 90-degree heat at the Chanticleer Course at Greenville Country Club.
Clemson held its fifth practice of the preseason, its first in pads, and the first without Head Coach Dabo Swinney, who returned to Alabama to be with his family after the passing of his father, Ervil Swinney on Saturday afternoon.
Clemson golfers Carson Young, Stephen Behr and Austin Langdale all rank in the top 10 after three rounds of the 84th Annual South Carolina Amateur at the Chanticleer Course at Greenville Country Club in Greenville, S.C. The final round will be held Sunday.
Dabo Swinney and his Clemson football team have been grinding through the first week of practice and that is the way he likes it. Due to the combination of the academic schedule and the extra week of preparation before the September 5 opener, the Tiger football team’s preseason preparation coincides with a two-week period of time where there is no school.
Six Clemson golfers, including rising juniors Austin Langdale and Carson Young, made the cut at the South Carolina Amateur on Friday. The 84th annual event is being played at the Chanticleer Course at the Greenville Country club.
Clemson Athletics is in the process of ongoing capital projects totaling $106 million, with several facilities on schedule for completion in the coming weeks. Below is a status update on each of the projects. Up-to-date pictures and renderings of each of Clemson’s athletics facilities upgrades can be found at the “Expand and Enhance” page on ClemsonTigers.com.
Clemson held its second practice of the preseason in helmets, jerseys and shorts on Wednesday. It was another productive day for the 12th ranked (USA Today, Sports Illustrated) Tigers who open their season September 5 against Wofford.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson was back on the practice fields in full go mode for the first time since November 29 and the reviews from Coach Dabo Swinney and Watson himself were good.
The Clemson Tigers began fall practice in Clemson Tuesday afternoon with expectations of winning an ACC Championship. But Head Coach Dabo Swinney refusing to talk about the hype.