Clemson Golf Still Ranked #1

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Clemson, SC--The Clemson golf team is ranked #1 in the latest

Golfweek/Sagarin poll. The Tigers are ranked ahead of UNLV, TCU,

Florida and Wake Forest according to the computer poll published by

Golfweek.

The Tigers are coming off one of their best fall seasons. Larry

Penley's team gained three wins and two-second place finishes in

their five events. The Tigers will begin their spring season Monday,

Feb. 17th at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate in Jacksonville Florida.

The event will take place at Sawgrass Country Club. Individually, Clemson has three of the top 10 players in the nation

according to the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Senior D.J.

Trahan is the top ranked Tiger as he holds down the number-four

position. Junior Matt Hendrix is ranked ninth, while sophomore Jack

Ferguson is ranked 10th. All three will be in the Clemson lineup at

the Mercedes Collegiate next week. They will be joined by senior Ben

Duncan and junior Gregg Jones.

Four of the top 10 teams in the nation are from the ACC. In addition

to Clemson's number-one ranking, Wake Forest is fifth, North Carolina

is sixth and Duke is 10th.

Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings as of 2/12/03

#1 Clemson

#2 UNLV

#3 TCU

#4 Florida

#5 Wake Forest

#6 North Carolina

#7 Augusta State

#8 Arizona

#9 Minnesota

#10 Duke

#11 Texas

#12 UCLA

#13 Illinois

#14 Georgia

#15 Northwestern

#16 New Mexico

#17 College Of Charleston

#18 Pepperdine

#19 Tennessee

#20 Arkansas

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