Clemson Remains Second in Golf Poll

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NORMAN, Okla.-Clemson is ranked second in the nation according to the

latest Golf Coach's Association/Precept poll. The Tigers have 761

points in the poll, second only to number-one ranked Florida, who

earnedl 31 first place votes cast. Florida has been the nation's

top-ranked team the entire regular season after opening the fall tied

for second in the preseason poll. They have already won six

tournaments this year.

Clemson has been in the top four of every poll this year and for 24

straight rankings over three years. Clemson remained second for the

second straight week and is followed by Georgia, who moved up two

spots to third. UCLA and Georgia Tech each slid one spot to fourth

and fifth, respectively. Sixth-ranked Arizona State and No. 7

Oklahoma State flip-flopped rankings for the third-straight poll.

Texas, TCU and UNLV stood pat at positions eight through 10.

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After winning the Hall of Fame Invitational, Arizona received one

first-place vote and climbed two spots to No. 11 where it replaces

Minnesota, who slipped to No. 12. Brigham Young made the biggest jump

in the polls - seven spots to No. 13 - after winning the Morris

Williams Intercollegiate. South Carolina come in at No. 14 and is

followed by New Mexico, California, Augusta State, Arkansas, Wake

Forest and Southern California.

Oklahoma (No. 21) and Washington (No. 22) each moved up one notch.

North Carolina fell out of the top 20 to No. 23. Kentucky enters the

rankings for the first time this season at No. 24 and is followed by

Duke.

The GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches

at Division I institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches

Association of America. The next Division I GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll

will be released April 8.

In the individual national rankings by Golfweek and Sagarin, three

Tigers are ranked in the top 35 in the nation. Matt Hendrix is

ranked 10th in the latest computer rankings, while Jack Ferguson is

14th and Gregg Jones is 35th.

GCAA/Precept Division I Coaches Poll


Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.


1 Florida (31)		799 1


2 Clemson     		761 2


3 Georgia 		673 5


4 UCLA 			668 3


5 Georgia Tech 		653 4


6 Arizona State		638 7


7 Oklahoma State 	618 6


8 Texas 		584 8


9 TCU 			521 9


10 UNLV 		447 10


11 Arizona (1) 		409 13


12 Minnesota 		402 11


13 Brigham Young 	397 20


14 South Carolina 	386 15


15 New Mexico 		323 12


16 California 		294 16


17 Augusta State 	276 14


18 Arkansas 		243 18


19 Wake Forest 		239 17


20 Southern California 	205 21


21 Oklahoma 		184 22


22 Washington 		148 23


23 North Carolina 	104 19


24 Kentucky 		72 NR


25 Duke 		61 24

Three Clemson Golfers on Hogan Award Watch List

Hendrix, Ferguson and Jones Candidates for National Award

Clemson, SC-Clemson golfers Matt Hendrix, Jack Ferguson and Gregg

Jones are among 34 NCAA Division I, II or III golfers named to the

Watch List for the 2004 Ben Hogan Award. The Award is presented by

the Friends of Golf and Colonial Country Club of Fort Worth, TX in

cooperation with Bank of America and the Collegiate Golf Coach's

Association.

The award, named in honor of golfing legend Ben Hogan, takes

into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the

previous 12 months. The Hogan Award selection committee will choose

10 semifinalists on April 14, name five finalists on April 27, then

announce the winner on May 6. There will be a banquet to honor the

recipient at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX on May 17, the

Monday prior to the Bank of America Colonial on the PGA Tour. Former

Clemson All-American D.J. Trahan won the award in the 2001-02

academic year.

Clemson and UCLA are the only schools with three players on

the 2004 Watch List. Clemson's three players on the list have

combined for 10 top 10 finishes, 29 under par rounds and 39 at par or

better so far this year.

Hendrix, a senior from Aiken, SC, won the Puerto Rico Classic

with a 207 score February 24 and has the top stroke average on the

Clemson team this year with a 71.10 figure. He has 13 under par

rounds to lead the Tigers in his 20 rounds so far this year. He won

the Sunnehanna Amateur and was a member of the United States Walker

Cup team.

Ferguson, a junior from Seneca, SC, is second on the team in

stroke average with a 71.48 figure. He has three top 10 finishes

this year, including a fifth-place at the Carpet Classic in Dalton,

GA last fall. Jones, a senior from Florence, SC, has a 72.30 stroke

average this year and has three top 10 finishes including a season

best third-place at the North Florida Collegiate. He also won the

Jones Cup in 2003.

All three Clemson golfers will be back in action when

Clemson travels to the Atlanta Intercollegiate Invitational at Eagles

Landing in McDonough, GA next Monday and Tuesday.

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