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Clemson, SC - Clemson will begin play in the NCAA National Tournament at Purdue University’s par 72 Kampen Course on Wednesday. The Tigers under Larry Penley are seeded fifth in the field of 30 teams and will begin play at 12:30 PM from the first tee. The Tigers will be paired with the teams from Oklahoma State and Florida.
Clemson will have a 7:20 AM tee time from the 10th tee on Thursday. Friday’s pairings will be based on the standings after two rounds. Clemson’s initial goal will be to rank among the top 15 teams through Friday’s third round. The top 15 teams advance to the final round on Saturday.
Clemson will take a team of three sophomores and two juniors to the NCAA National Tournament, the same five players who led the Tigers to a strong third-place finish at the NCAA West Regional 10 days ago.
Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley, who is taking his 23rd team to the national championship tournament in his 25 years as head coach, is optimistic about his team’s chances. “The Kampen Course should be a grinders course,” said Penley. “It requires patience and par will be a good team score. That was the type of course we saw at the West Regional in Washington and we finished third, just five shots off the lead. We didn’t fair as well at the ACC Tournament, where scores were very low.”
Penley’s team will be led by number-one player Kyle Stanley, who has a 72.25 stroke average this year. Stanley was a first-team All-ACC player this year when he recorded five top 10 finishes. Last year, he finished second at the NCAA National tournament when he played as an individual. He is second in Clemson history in career stroke average, but first in stroke average in NCAA Tournament events.

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