Men’s Golf
October 1, 2019
Clemson, S.C.—Colby Patton shot a season-best four-under-par 67 and Turk Pettit added a 69 on Tuesday to lead Clemson to a third-place finish at the Nike Intercollegiate at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near Portland, Oregon. The 15-team field featured eight of the top 21 teams in the nation according to the latest College Golf Coaches Poll.
Clemson finished third with a team score of 835 on the par 71 layout, 12 shots behind champion and ninth-ranked Oklahoma and seven shots back of fourth-ranked Wake Forest. The 15th ranked Tigers should move up in the next rankings as they finished higher in the standings than perennial national power Oklahoma State by five shots, 10th ranked Texas by eight, seventh-ranked Duke by 12 shots, and third-ranked Baylor by 24.
Patton had an eagle and five birdies on Tuesday in leading the Tigers for a second straight day. The junior had an eagle on the par five fourth hole, the only eagle of the tournament by a Clemson golfer and the third eagle of his career. He then double bogeyed the next hole. But the second generation Tiger (Chris Patton, 1986-90) played the last 12 holes in five-under-par to finish 21st in the field of 75 golfers. An opening round 77 kept him from a better finish, but he was Clemson’s best player over the last 36 holes with a 135 total.
Pettit shot a two-under 69 thanks to five birdies and three bogeys. He finished strong with birdies on two of his last four holes. His even-par score of 213 for the 54 holes ranked in a tie for 23rd. It was his third round in the 60s this year and 21st of his career.
Jacob Bridgeman was Clemson’s top golfer for the tournament with a 208 total off of scores of 69-68-71 for a 10th place finish, his first top 10 of the year. He could have finished sixth if he had made par on the last hole, but he scored a seven on the par five 18th. Still, Bridgeman had a team best 14 birdies in the tournament.
Kyle Cottam also finished in a tie for 23rd with his 213 total. The junior had 13 birdies in the tournament, but he slumped to a 76 in the final round and was Clemson’s non-counter in the final round after opening with scores of 69 and 68.
William Nottingham, the lone senior in the Clemson lineup, finished with a 74 on Tuesday and shot one-over-par 214 for the tournament, good enough for a 30th place. He was one-under-par through 13 on Tuesday, but played the last five holes at four over.
Clemson returns to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Jack Nicklaus Match Play at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Clemson and Georgia Tech were co-champions of the event last year.
Nike Golf Collegiate
Sept. 29-Oct 1, 2019
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
North Plains, Oregon
Par 71, 6,997 Yards
Team Results
1. Oklahoma 823, 2. Wake Forest 828; 3. Clemson 835; 4. Oklahoma State 840; 5. Texas and Vanderbilt 843; 7. Duke 847; 8. Georgia 850; 9. Stanford 855; 10. Baylor 859; 11. Southern California 861; 12. TCU 863, 13. Florida 865; 14. Oregon 869; 15. Ohio State 873.
Clemson Individuals
10. Jacob Bridgeman 69-68-71/ 208; 21. Colby Patton 77-68-67/ 212; 23. Turk Pettit 72-72-69/ 213; 23. Kyle Cottam 69-68-76/213; 30. William Nottingham 68-72-74/214.
