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Clanton Repeats as ACC Golfer of the Month
5/1/2024 12:33:00 PM | Men's Golf
TALLAHASSEE – For the second straight month, Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton has earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors for his tremendous play in April.
The Hialeah, Fla., native played in two tournaments last month, winning the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial against an elite field, then securing a fifth-place finish in the stroke-play portion of the ACC Championship. At the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, Clanton earned his third consecutive victory – becoming the first Seminole ever to accomplish that feat.
Clanton shot a 15-under (68-66-64) in winning his third straight tournament in Charlottesville, then followed with a 5-under at Charlotte Country Club (69-67-72) in helping the Seminoles reach the finals of match play vs. North Carolina.
For the month, Clanton shot in the 60s in five of his six stroke-play rounds. He is currently the second-ranked golfer in the nation according to the Clippd rankings used by the NCAA, and has a year-long stroke average of 69.30 which would break the lowest single-season mark in program history.
In the spring, Clanton has been honored with several awards: Besides being named ACC Golfer of the Month twice, he was named to the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup, selected as a Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist and was honored as the SwingU Golfer of the Month.
Clanton is the sixth Seminole to win three times in a season, joining FSU legends John Pak (2018-19), Brooks Koepka (2011-12), Christian Raynor (1994-95), Bobby Cochran (1993-94) and Nolan Henke (1986-87).
2023-24 ACC Men's Golfer of the Month
September 2023 – Sebastian Moss, Louisville
October 2023 – David Ford, North Carolina
February 2024 – Bryan Lee, Virginia
March 2024 – Luke Clanton, Florida State
April 2024 – Luke Clanton, Florida State
The Hialeah, Fla., native played in two tournaments last month, winning the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial against an elite field, then securing a fifth-place finish in the stroke-play portion of the ACC Championship. At the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, Clanton earned his third consecutive victory – becoming the first Seminole ever to accomplish that feat.
Clanton shot a 15-under (68-66-64) in winning his third straight tournament in Charlottesville, then followed with a 5-under at Charlotte Country Club (69-67-72) in helping the Seminoles reach the finals of match play vs. North Carolina.
For the month, Clanton shot in the 60s in five of his six stroke-play rounds. He is currently the second-ranked golfer in the nation according to the Clippd rankings used by the NCAA, and has a year-long stroke average of 69.30 which would break the lowest single-season mark in program history.
In the spring, Clanton has been honored with several awards: Besides being named ACC Golfer of the Month twice, he was named to the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup, selected as a Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist and was honored as the SwingU Golfer of the Month.
Clanton is the sixth Seminole to win three times in a season, joining FSU legends John Pak (2018-19), Brooks Koepka (2011-12), Christian Raynor (1994-95), Bobby Cochran (1993-94) and Nolan Henke (1986-87).
2023-24 ACC Men's Golfer of the Month
September 2023 – Sebastian Moss, Louisville
October 2023 – David Ford, North Carolina
February 2024 – Bryan Lee, Virginia
March 2024 – Luke Clanton, Florida State
April 2024 – Luke Clanton, Florida State
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