Sophomore Luke Clanton completed the unthinkable on Tuesday evening.
Arguably the nation’s hottest collegiate golfer right now, Clanton earned his third straight collegiate tournament win after finishing 15-under (68-66-64) at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial held at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville, Va.
Beginning with his victory at the Seminole Intercollegiate on March 12, and continuing with his impressive win at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational on March 26, Clanton continued his winning ways this week. A final-round 64 cemented him as the only Seminole golfer to win three consecutive tournaments played.
Despite starting his final round with a bogey on his first hole, it proved to not be indicative of the type of performance he had in store. The Hialeah, Fla., native decimated the course with eight birdies in his final round, including consecutive birdies on holes 2-3 and 10-11.
The energetic performer earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors for March and has been on an extraordinary pace over the last month: Over his last nine rounds played since winning the Seminole Intercollegiate, Clanton has shot seven of those rounds in the 60s.
Clanton held off Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis, who finished at 10-under.
Florida State finished second in the tournament at 15-under (280-282-275).
Gray Albright and Brett Roberts each finished in the Top 25 of the leaderboard, tying for 22nd at 2-over.
The Seminoles begin postseason play at the ACC Championship held at Charlotte Country Club from April 19-22.
Arguably the nation’s hottest collegiate golfer right now, Clanton earned his third straight collegiate tournament win after finishing 15-under (68-66-64) at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial held at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville, Va.
Beginning with his victory at the Seminole Intercollegiate on March 12, and continuing with his impressive win at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational on March 26, Clanton continued his winning ways this week. A final-round 64 cemented him as the only Seminole golfer to win three consecutive tournaments played.
Despite starting his final round with a bogey on his first hole, it proved to not be indicative of the type of performance he had in store. The Hialeah, Fla., native decimated the course with eight birdies in his final round, including consecutive birdies on holes 2-3 and 10-11.
The energetic performer earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors for March and has been on an extraordinary pace over the last month: Over his last nine rounds played since winning the Seminole Intercollegiate, Clanton has shot seven of those rounds in the 60s.
Clanton held off Tennessee’s Bryce Lewis, who finished at 10-under.
Florida State finished second in the tournament at 15-under (280-282-275).
Gray Albright and Brett Roberts each finished in the Top 25 of the leaderboard, tying for 22nd at 2-over.
The Seminoles begin postseason play at the ACC Championship held at Charlotte Country Club from April 19-22.
