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Three-way tie for lead, Rory McIlroy’s water trouble and more from Saturday at 2024 Cognizant Classic

Catch up on third-round action here.

Moving day has come and gone and now it’s time to crown a winner at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the first of four straight tournaments in the Sunshine State.

With 18 holes left at PGA National’s Champion Course, Shane Lowry, David Skinns and Austin Eckroat lead the way at 13 under, three shots clear of five players at 10 under (Jacob Bridgeman, Min Woo Lee, Martin Laird, Kevin Yu and Victor Perez).

In four previous starts on Tour this season, Skinns failed to make a weekend.

As for Lowry, this showing isn’t a surprise. He lives locally and has finished inside the top five here each of the last two seasons. Eckroat has made the cut in four of his previous five starts this season, but has yet to finish inside the top 20.

If you missed any of Saturday’s action, no worries, we have you covered. Here’s everything you need to know from the third round of the Cognizant Classic.

The 2022 Clemson Athletic Department Awards Announced

The 2022 Clemson Athletic Department Awards are official.

Via Clemson Athletic Communications:

The Clemson athletic department has announced winners of the Frank Howard Award, the IPTAY Athlete of the Year, and the Brandon Streeter Award for the 2021-22 academic year. A 20-person committee made up of local media and Clemson administrators voted on the candidates.

The Frank Howard Award: Max Wagner, Baseball

The Frank Howard Award is the honor presented each year to a student-athlete for bringing honor to Clemson athletics. This year’s recipient is baseball All-American Max Wagner.

Wagner was a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, two honors presented each year to the top player in college baseball. Wagner was a unanimous first-team All-American and First-Team All-ACC selection in 2022, when he hit a school-record-tying 27 home runs. He hit .369 overall with 76 RBIs and a .496 on-base average. He also had a .852 slugging percentage, second best in Clemson history.

Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment was Wagner’s home run every 7.5 at bats. That broke a record that had been held by Doug Kingsmore since 1954. From April 17-23, Wagner tied a school record with a home run in five consecutive games.

Wagner was also named to the All-ACC Academic team and was named the ACC Player-of-the-Year. In July, he was selected in the second round of the MLB draft, the No. 42 overall player selected. He was No. 23 among college players and No. 16 among Power Five Conference players.

The native of Green Bay, Wis. is the first baseball player drafted who played his high school baseball at a Green Bay district public school.

Wagner was one of the great stories of college baseball in 2022, as he made significant improvement from his first year. In 2021, as a first-year freshman, he hit .214 with just two home runs and nine RBIs. His improvement of 25 home runs over the previous year is the greatest one-year improvement in Clemson history.

IPTAY Athlete of the Year: Jacob Bridgeman, Men’s Golf

The IPTAY Athlete of the Year takes into account excellence on the field and achievement in the classroom and the community. This year’s recipient is Clemson senior golfer Jacob Bridgeman.

Bridgeman was named the ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year for Men’s Golf for the second consecutive year, the first two-time recipient of the award in seven years, and just the second two-time recipient in league history. He was named to the Academic All-ACC team and the All-ACC team for the third time in his career.

Additionally, Bridgeman was the recipient of a Weaver-James-Corrigan Scholarship from the ACC for his outstanding performance in the classroom and on the course.

A native of Inman, S.C., Bridgeman was named the ACC Most Valuable Player for the season and won the ACC Championship at the league tournament in April. He was the first Clemson golfer to win the ACC Tournament since 2006.

Bridgeman finished his career with a 70.70 stroke average, second in Clemson history behind Doc Redman and set the school record for career rounds in the 60s with 50.   He won two tournaments this year in recording a 70.43 stroke average. In addition to winning the ACC Tournament, he captured the Linger Longer Invitational. That gave him five tournament wins for his career, tied for first in Clemson history.

The Clemson graduate finished second in the PGA University Rankings this year to gain full status this summer on the Korn Ferry Tour. He has made the cut in four-of-six Korn Ferry Tour events so far this year, including a fifth-place finish at the BMW Charity Pro Am in Greenville, S.C. He also made the cut at the Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour.

Brandon Streeter Award: Justyn Ross, Football

The Brandon Streeter Award is presented each year to the Clemson student-athlete who has overcome physical injury to achieve success on the fields of competition.  It is named after Clemson’s current quarterback coach and offensive coordinator who overcame multiple injuries throughout his career (broken ankle and broken ribs among them) to lead the Tigers during the 1999 football season.

This year’s recipient is senior football wide receiver Justyn Ross. Ross won the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award as the league’s Most Courageous Player in 2021. He came back in 2022 after he suffered an injury in the spring of 2021. The injury revealed that he had a congenital neck injury that needed significant surgery.

Ross had the surgery in Pittsburgh on June 5, 2020 and sat out the entire 2020 season. He was finally cleared to play in August of 2021. He went almost 600 days without playing before coming back to start against Georgia in the 2021 season opener. His hard work at rehabilitation allowed him to become what is believed to be the first football player across all levels to play after two fusion surgeries.

Ross led Clemson in receiving this year with 46 receptions for 514 yards and three scores this year. He had a season-best eight catches for 77 yards and two scores against NC State. At the conclusion of the season, he was named one of the team’s permanent captains.

For his career, Ross finished with 158 receptions for 2,379 yards and 20 touchdowns. He is fifth in Clemson history in career touchdown receptions, 11th in total receptions and 10th in yardage.

Ross signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs this summer.

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Clemson finishes season sixth at NCAA Columbus Regional

Columbus, Ohio-Clemson finished four shots short of qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament on Wednesday after shooting a final round seven over par 291 at the NCAA Columbus Regional. The Tigers finished in a tie for sixth place, just one place …

Columbus, Ohio—Clemson finished four shots short of qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament on Wednesday after shooting a final round seven over par 291 at the NCAA Columbus Regional.    The Tigers finished in a tie for sixth place, just one place shy of the needed top five finish to advance to the national tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona later this month.

Clemson was in fourth place entering the final round, but there was a logjam of teams in contention entering the day and throughout the final round on the par 71 Ohio State University Course.

Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech were co-champions of the regional with scores of 10-under-par 842.  Ohio State took advantage of its home course to finish third with a score of 856.   Arkansas was fourth with a seven over par score of 859 and East Tennessee State was the final qualifier with an 862 score.  Clemson was tied for sixth at 14-over-par 866 with San Francisco.

Clemson, who started on the back nine for the third straight day, got off to a good start and was two-under-par as a team through the first five holes to rank in third place by two shots at five-over-par.  But holes 15-18 on the course proved to be a turning point as Clemson’s five players were 11-over-par for those holes and made just one birdie.  Clemson dropped from third to eighth place heading to the final nine.

Clemson made a comeback on the front nine playing holes 1-4 in two-under-par.   At one point with five holes to play there were six teams, including Clemson, within a shot of the five-team cutline.   But, Arkansas and East Tennessee State pulled away with fine play over the last five holes, especially the par five holes, to gain the final spots.

Jacob Bridgeman, as he has all year, led the Tigers in the final round and for the tournament with a final round 69.  He had seven birdies and five bogeys in a wild ride for the Tiger senior from Inman, SC.   He made a bounce back birdie after all five of his bogeys.

Bridgeman, ranked second in the PGA University Rankings,  recorded his 15th round in the 60s this year and it was the 50th of his Clemson career, an all-time Clemson record.    He had rounds of 72-72-69 for a 213 to lead the Tigers and finish 11th

Jacob Bridgeman named ACC Men’s Golfer of the Year

Jacob Bridgeman takes home ACC Men’s Golfer of the Year

Via Clemson Athletic Communications:

Jacob Bridgeman (Inman, S.C./Chapman) has been named the ACC Golfer of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Bridgeman is the fifth Clemson golfer to be named the league’s top golfer. He joins Richard Couglan (1996-97), D.J. Trahan (2001-02), Kyle Stanley (2006-07) and Bryson Nimmer (2018-19). Each of the previous four selections have played on the PGA Tour.

Bridgeman has had a remarkable season with a 70.37 stroke average, 14 rounds in the 60s, 18 rounds under-par and six top 10 finishes in nine events. He has finished in the top four in each of his last five tournaments, the longest such streak by a Clemson golfer since D.J Trahan had six-straight top four finishes in 2001-02, the year he was also named ACC Golfer of the Year.

Included in the streak have been two wins for Bridgeman. He won the Linger Longer Invitational in March at Great Waters Course in Eatonton, Ga., then won the ACC Tournament at Shark’s Tooth in Panama City, Fla. in April. He won the Linger Longer by a six-shot margin, tied for the largest margin of victory in Clemson history, then won the ACC Tournament in a playoff that lasted two holes against defending champion Peter Fountain of North Carolina.

Entering the NCAA Regional Tournament, Bridgeman is ranked second nationally in the PGA University Rankings. The top five in that ranking at the end of the NCAA Tournament will receive status on the Korn Ferry Tour this summer. Bridgeman is currently ranked ninth in the latest Golfweek rankings and is 14th by Golfstat. He is the highest rated ACC player in both computer rankings.

Bridgeman was also named to the All-ACC team for the third time in his career. The only year he was not on the All-ACC team in his four years at Clemson was 2020 when no team was chosen due to the COVID-19 cancelled season. Last year he was named the ACC Golf Student-Athlete of the Year for his performance on the course and in the classroom.

The native of Inman, S.C. is ranked second in Clemson history in career stroke average at 70.73 and is first in rounds in the 60s with 49. He has five individual victories, tied for the Clemson career record with Trahan and Chris Patton.

Clemson Golfers Named ACC Golfer of the Year
1996-97:               Richard Coughlan
2001-02:                D.J. Trahan
2006-07:                Kyle Stanley
2018-19:                Bryson Nimmer
2021-22:                Jacob Bridgeman

 

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Bridgeman named ACC Men’s Golfer of the Year

Jacob Bridgeman (Inman, S.C./Chapman) has been named the ACC Golfer of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Bridgeman is the fifth Clemson golfer to be named the league’s top golfer. He joins Richard …

Jacob Bridgeman (Inman, S.C./Chapman) has been named the ACC Golfer of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Bridgeman is the fifth Clemson golfer to be named the league’s top golfer. He joins Richard Couglan (1996-97), D.J. Trahan (2001-02), Kyle Stanley (2006-07) and Bryson Nimmer (2018-19). Each of the previous four selections have played on the PGA Tour.

Bridgeman has had a remarkable season with a 70.37 stroke average, 14 rounds in the 60s, 18 rounds under-par and six top 10 finishes in nine events. He has finished in the top four in each of his last five tournaments, the longest such streak by a Clemson golfer since D.J Trahan had six-straight top four finishes in 2001-02, the year he was also named ACC Golfer of the Year.

Included in the streak have been two wins for Bridgeman. He won the Linger Longer Invitational in March at Great Waters Course in Eatonton, Ga., then won the ACC Tournament at Shark’s Tooth in Panama City, Fla. in April. He won the Linger Longer by a six-shot margin, tied for the largest margin of victory in Clemson history, then won the ACC Tournament in a playoff that lasted two holes against defending champion Peter Fountain of North Carolina.

Entering the NCAA Regional Tournament, Bridgeman is ranked second nationally in the PGA University Rankings. The top five in that ranking at the end of the NCAA Tournament will receive status on the Korn Ferry Tour this summer. Bridgeman is currently ranked ninth in the latest Golfweek rankings and is 14th by Golfstat. He is the highest rated ACC player in both computer rankings.

Bridgeman was also named to the All-ACC team for the third time in his career. The only year he was not on the All-ACC team in his four years at Clemson was 2020 when no team was chosen due to the COVID-19 cancelled season. Last year he was named the ACC Golf Student-Athlete of the Year for his performance on the course and in the classroom.

The native of Inman, S.C. is ranked second in Clemson history in career stroke average at 70.73 and is first in rounds in the 60s with 49. He has five individual victories, tied for the Clemson career record with Trahan and Chris Patton.

Clemson Golfers Named ACC Golfer of the Year

1996-97:            Richard Coughlan

2001-02:            D.J. Trahan

2006-07:            Kyle Stanley

2018-19:            Bryson Nimmer

2021-22:            Jacob Bridgeman

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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Bridgeman wins ACC Championship

Clemson senior Jacob Bridgeman won the ACC Championship with a birdie on the second playoff hole at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City, Fla. on Saturday afternoon. Bridgeman is the first Clemson golfer to win the league title since 2009 when …

Clemson senior Jacob Bridgeman won the ACC Championship with a birdie on the second playoff hole at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City, Fla. on Saturday afternoon.   Bridgeman is the first Clemson golfer to win the league title since 2009 when David May was co-champion with Matt Hill of NC State.

Clemson finished tied for ninth with Duke as a team and did not qualify for the match play portion of the tournament, which starts with the semifinals on Sunday.  The four qualifiers were North Carolina (829), Georgia Tech (838), Florida State (845) and Wake Forest (847).

Clemson now awaits an NCAA Tournament invitation on May 4.

Bridgeman had rounds of 69-66-68 for a 203 total.   The 203 total and 13-under score in relation to par tied for the second best at the ACC Tournament for a Clemson golfer.  Doc Redman’s 202 and 14-under par score in 2018 is still the standard.

Bridgeman’s 68 on Saturday included three birdies, an eagle and one bogey.  He had just one bogey in each of his three rounds.    He had 14 birdies and the eagle for the week.  The eagle was the 15th of his career, now tied for second in Clemson history.

When Bridgeman finished he had a one-shot lead over defending champion Peter Fountain of North Carolina and Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech.      Coming down the stretch, Lamprecht made bogey on the 14th hole to drop back to 11-under, but Fountain made birdie on the 17th hole to get to 13-under, tie Bridgeman, and force a playoff after he made par on 18.

 

Both players made par on the first playoff hole, the 18th.  Bridgeman had a six-foot birdie putt to win, but missed.  The players then went back to the 18th tee.   Fountain’s second shot went to the back of the green and Bridgeman again hit a great second shot to within seven feet.  After Fountain missed from long range,  Bridgeman made his birdie putt to win the championship.

With the victory, Bridgeman has tied the Clemson record for victories in a career with five.  Chris Patton (1986-90) and D.J. Trahan (1999-03) also had five victories.   Bridgeman also set the Clemson record for career rounds in the 60s, as he now has 49 after scoring at that level in all three rounds this weekend.  He improved his career stroke average to 70.73, just short of the Clemson career mark held by PGA professional Doc Redman (70.70)

Bridgeman, ranked fourth in the latest PGA University rankings,  is the seventh different Clemson golfer to win the ACC Championship a total of eight times.  The list of Clemson golfers to win the league title includes Parker Moore (1976), Kevin Johnson (1988), Danny Ellis (1992), Charles Warren (1997 and1998), John Engler (2001), David May (2009) and now Jacob Bridgeman (2022).

 

This was Bridgeman’s fifth consecutive top four finish, as he has finished fourth at Watersound (same course as ACC Championship), first at Linger Longer, third at Valspar Collegiate, fourth at Calusa Cup and now first at the ACC Championship.   The native of Inman, SC is the first Clemson golfer with a streak of at least five straight top four finishes since Trahan had six in a row during the 2001-02 season.  Like Bridgeman, Trahan was  from Inman, SC.

Colby Patton was Clemson’s second best golfer at the ACC Tournament with a 54-hole score of 220 to finish in 41st place.  Kyle Cottam finished 45th with a 221 score and Kian Rose was 53rd at 224.

ACC Championship Results

April 22-23, 2022

Shark’s Tooth Golf Club

Panama City, Fla.

 

Team Results for Stroke Play

  1. North Carolina 829, 2. Georgia Tech 838, 3. Florida State 845, 4. Wake Forest 847, 5.  Notre Dame   848,  6. Louisville 849,  7.  Virginia 854,  8.  NC State 858,  9.  Clemson and Duke 865,  11.  Virginia Tech 873,  12.  Boston College 884.

 

Clemson Individuals

  1. Jacob Bridgeman 69-66-68/203;   41.  Colby Patton  73-71-76/  220;  45. Kyle Cottam 75-71-75/  221;  53.  Kian Rose 70-74-80/224;  DN  Zack Gordon  76-80/156/  DN Carter Pendley  77

Bridgeman Leads Tigers at Colonial Collegiate Invitational

Clemson, SC-Clemson Senior Jacob Bridgeman fired a two-under-par 68 on Tuesday and finished 20 th in a strong national field at the Colonial Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Clemson improved by 14 shots over its …

Clemson, SC—Clemson Senior Jacob Bridgeman fired a two-under-par 68 on Tuesday and finished 20th in a strong national field at the Colonial Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.    

Clemson improved by 14 shots over its second round 298 to fire a team round of four-over-par 284, the sixth best round on Tuesday among the 15 teams in the field.  The Tigers finished with a team score of 878 for the 54 holes, 14th place for the three rounds and 54 holes in the field that included seven of the top 10, and 10 of the top 20 teams in the nation. 

Stanford won the tournament with a 837 score, one shot better than Oklahoma.  Stanford fired a tournament best 11-under-par 269 in the final round on Tuesday to jump from fifth place to first. 

Individually the field included  17 of the top 50 players in the nation and 29 of the top 100 according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Computer Rankings.   

Bridgeman’s round of 68 included four birdies and just two bogeys on the par 70 course that measured 7,204 yards.   He finished with nine birdies for the tournament and played  the par-five holes at two-under-par, tied for third in the field of 75 golfers.    

It was his 39th career round in the 60s and 49th under par round.    He now has a 70.71 career stroke average, second best in Clemson history behind Doc Redman’s 70.70. 

Kyle Cottam came back from a second round 82 to fire an even-par 70 on Tuesday.    He had one bogey and one birdie to go with 16 pars, and finished the tournament with a 224 total, good enough for 63rd place.    

Senior Zack Gordon had a one-over-par 71 in Tuesday’s final round and finished 34th with a 217 total, second best among the five Tigers in the field.   Gordon finished with eight birdies for the tournament, second to Bridgeman’s nine.   He had 15 pars on Tuesday to go with one birdie and two bogeys.

 

Colby Patton had a final round 75 and finished with a 231 total, while Carter Pendley had a final round 79 and finished at 237.

 

Clemson returns to action October 22-24 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga.

 

Results at Colonial Collegiate Invitational

October 4-5, 2021

Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Par 70,   7204 yards 

Team Standings

1. Stanford  837, 2.  Oklahoma 838,  3.  Oklahoma State 843,  and  Wake Forest  843,  5.  Pepperdine 846,  6.  TCU,  7.  Texas and Georgia 858,  9.  Vanderbilt 863,  10.  San Diego State and Southern California,  871,  12.  Florida, 873,  13.  Oregon 877,  14.  Clemson  878,  Baylor 882. 

Clemson Individuals

20.  Jacob Bridgeman  70-75-68/213,    34.  Zack Gordon  73-73-71/217,  63.  Kyle Cottam 72-82-70/224,  73.  Colby Patton 81-75-75/231,  74.  Carter Pendley  83-75-79/237