2024 Men's Golf - Year In Review
Trey Jones, Head Coach
Robert Duck
Gigi Ebert, Director of Operations
Ryan Heisey, Assistant Coach
Stephen Parker, Strength and Conditioning
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2024 Men's Golf - Year In Review |
| Coaching Staff Trey Jones, Head Coach Robert Duck Gigi Ebert, Director of Operations Ryan Heisey, Assistant Coach Stephen Parker, Strength and Conditioning Click here to see individual photos |
Wilmer Edero, Linkoping, Sweden
Tyler Weaver, Newmarket, England
2024 Roster - By Name
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R Name Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Gray Albright Sr * Ocala (Forest)
Cole Anderson Sr-R **** Camden, Maine (Camden Hills Regional)
Jack Bigham So * Saint Albans, England
Carson Brewer Fr Jacksonville (Ponte Vedra)
Luke Clanton So * Hialeah (American Heritage-Plantation)
Wilmer Edero Fr Linkoping, Sweden
Frederik Kjettrup Sr *** Aabybro, Denmark
Sam Kodak Fr-R Naples (Naples)
Michael Mays Jr ** Winter Park (Winter Park)
Patrick McCann Jr ** Tallahassee (Chiles)
Brett Roberts Sr *** Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
James Tureskis Sr Naples (Naples)
Tyler Weaver Fr Newmarket, England
2024 Schedule and Results
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| Folds of Honor Collegiate September 4-6, 2023, Grand Haven, Mich. |
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| OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite September 15-17, 2023, Olympia Fields, Ill. |
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| Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite October 1-3, 2023, Fort Worth, Tex. |
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| Jackson T. Stephens Cup Oct 9-10, 2023, Dallas, Tex. |
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| Arizona Jackson T. Stevens Cup Match Play, Dallas, Tex. |
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| East Lake Cup Stroke Play Atlanta, Ga. |
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| Florida East Lake Cup Match Play, Atlanta, Ga. |
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| North Carolina East Lake Cup Match Play Championship, Atlanta, Ga. |
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| Thomas Sharkey Individual Feb 3-4, 2024, Statesboro, Ga. |
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| Amer Ari Invitational February 8-10, 2024, Waimea, Hawaii |
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| Watersound Invitational February 19-21, 2024, Watersound |
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| Cabo Collegiate March 3-5, 2024, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
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| Seminole Invitational March 11-12, 2024 |
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| Valspar Collegiate Invite March 25-26, 2024, Palm City |
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| Lewis Chitengwa Memorial April 8-9, 2024, Charlottesville, Va. |
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| ACC Championship Apr 19-21, 2024, Charlotte, N.C. |
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| Georgia Tech ACC Match Play, Charlotte, N.C. |
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| North Carolina ACC Championship Match Play, Charlotte, N.C. |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 3- 2 0- 0 0- 0 3- 2
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 North Carolina 842 2t Florida State 848 2t Georgia Tech 848 2t Wake Forest 848 5 Virginia 851 6 Duke 854 7 Notre Dame 861 8 North Carolina State 862 9 Louisville 864 10 Clemson 868 11 Boston College 873 12 Louisville 886
2023-24 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Charlotte, N.C. Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 04/22/2024 (1)North Carolina 3, (4)Wake Forest 2 Round 1 04/22/2024 (2)Florida State 3, (3)Georgia Tech 0 Round 1 04/22/2024 (1)North Carolina 3, (2)Florida State 1 Round 2
2024 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Luke Clanton 12 33 24 64 2,287 3 8 69.30 Frederik Kjettrup 9 25 17 62 1,764 1 5 70.56 Gray Albright 10 27 19 65 1,923 1 4 71.22 Brett Roberts 7 18 9 67 1,283 0 3 71.28 Cole Anderson 11 31 17 67 2,219 0 3 71.58 Tyler Weaver 11 28 17 65 2,008 0 2 71.71 Jack Bigham 7 20 10 67 1,445 0 1 72.25 Michael Mays 5 15 8 69 1,089 0 0 72.60 James Tureskis 3 9 0 73 676 0 0 75.11 Sam Kodak 1 3 0 77 237 0 0 79.00
| 09/06/2023 Folds of Honor Collegiate Par 71 |
09/17/2023 OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite Par 70 |
10/03/2023 Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite Par 70 |
10/10/2023 Jackson T. Stephens Cup Par 72 |
10/11/2023 Arizona |
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| Cole Anderson | |||||
| Jack Bigham | |||||
| Carson Brewer | |||||
| Luke Clanton | |||||
| Wilmer Edero | |||||
| Frederik Kjettrup | |||||
| Sam Kodak | |||||
| Michael Mays | |||||
| Patrick McCann | |||||
| Brett Roberts | |||||
| James Tureskis | |||||
| Tyler Weaver |
| 10/30/2023 East Lake Cup Stroke Play Par 72 |
10/31/2023 Florida |
11/01/2023 North Carolina |
02/04/2024 Thomas Sharkey Individual Par 72 |
02/10/2024 Amer Ari Invitational Par 72 |
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| Cole Anderson | |||||
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| Wilmer Edero | |||||
| Frederik Kjettrup | |||||
| Sam Kodak | |||||
| Michael Mays | |||||
| Patrick McCann | |||||
| Brett Roberts | |||||
| James Tureskis | |||||
| Tyler Weaver |
| 02/21/2024 Watersound Invitational Par 72 |
03/05/2024 Cabo Collegiate Par 72 |
03/12/2024 Seminole Invitational Par 72 |
03/26/2024 Valspar Collegiate Invite Par 71 |
04/09/2024 Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Par 71 |
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| Cole Anderson | |||||
| Jack Bigham | |||||
| Carson Brewer | |||||
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| Wilmer Edero | |||||
| Frederik Kjettrup | |||||
| Sam Kodak | |||||
| Michael Mays | |||||
| Patrick McCann | |||||
| Brett Roberts | |||||
| James Tureskis | |||||
| Tyler Weaver |
| 04/21/2024 ACC Championship Par 71 |
04/22/2024 Georgia Tech |
04/24/2024 North Carolina |
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| Cole Anderson | |||
| Jack Bigham | |||
| Carson Brewer | |||
| Luke Clanton | |||
| Wilmer Edero | |||
| Frederik Kjettrup | |||
| Sam Kodak | |||
| Michael Mays | |||
| Patrick McCann | |||
| Brett Roberts | |||
| James Tureskis | |||
| Tyler Weaver |
Freshman Tyler Weaver Leads No. 5 Men's Golf in First Round of Folds of Honor Collegiate.
September 4, 2023
By Taylor Caradonna
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The Florida State Men's Golf team, ranked No. 5 in the nation after a historical 2023 season, is tied for 10th place in round one of the Folds of Honor Collegiate held at American Dunes Golf Club after shooting a 7-over par, 291 total on Monday.
After a low-scoring back-nine that gave the team a spot at the top of the leaderboard, Florida State switched over to the hardest nine of the 18 holes, which ultimately led to a 10-over par finish on their second nine of the day.
South Carolina currently leads the 18-team field at 2-under par. Nick Mathews from NC State leads the individual 90-player field at 4-under par.
The front-nine did not just play extremely difficult for the Seminoles, as six of the top nine most challenging holes were those of the front-nine. On the front-nine, Florida State was a combined 10-over par, while the back-nine [where they began] was an impressive even-par total.
The lowest scoring Seminole in round one was freshman Tyler Weaver. Making his collegiate debut as a Seminole, as well as competing in his first-ever collegiate tournament, proved to be little of a challenge for the newcomer.
Weaver finished the day at 1-over par (72) and is currently T20. The freshman standout started off his round with a bogey on the 11th hole, but quickly recuperated with a birdie on the 12th. He followed this same pattern on holes 16 and 17 to finish his first nine at even-par.
Although a challenging front-nine awaited Weaver, he managed to escape with only two bogeys on the front-nine and captured a birdie on the 6th hole to finish his first round as a Seminole at 1-over par.
Weaver led the Seminoles in par-3 scoring, averaging a 2.75 (-1). The 2023 Carris Trophy Champion was one of only two freshmen to score an average of 2.75 (-1) or better on par 3's in the first round of the Folds of Honor Collegiate.
Three Seminoles finished the first round at 2-over par and are currently T32. Redshirt Senior Cole Anderson, Senior Brett Roberts, and Sophomore Luke Clanton each shared a round of 73.
2023 Lewis Chitengwa Champion, Cole Anderson, was the only Seminole to shoot under par on either of the nines on Monday. After starting off the day with a birdie on hole No. 10, he joined his teammates in bogeying the hardest hole on the golf course - the 503-yard par 4, No. 16.
Sitting at even-par through seven holes, Anderson continued his tremendous play and captured back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to close out the back-nine at 2-under par.
It wasn't until the 11th hole of the day (hole No. 2), when Anderson hit trouble. After a striking par on one of the hardest holes at American Dunes, Anderson bogeyed four holes in a row, but ultimately pulled his play back together to finish the round with four pars.
Brett Roberts continued his consistent play from last season, carding 1-over par on both nines to total a 2-over par 73 for round one. Although the senior did not get off to the initial start he wanted, carding a double-bogey on the hardest hole on the golf course, No. 16, he recovered with a birdie on the following hole to move onto the front-nine at 1-over par.
Even with a double on the most taxing hole at American Dunes, Roberts showed his resiliency by opening his back-nine with a birdie on hole No. 1, which only saw six other birdies out of the 90-player field for the entire day.
Roberts made three bogeys in a row, following his birdie on the first hole of the front-nine, and climbed up to 3-over par through 13 holes. He joined three of his Seminole teammates in birdying hole No. 6 to return to 2-over par, where he maintained that score through 18.
Luke Clanton, ranked at the top of the Seminoles lineup for the Folds of Honor Collegiate, followed in suit of teammate Brett Roberts, carding two nines at 1-over par to round out a 73 for the first day in Michigan.
With two bogeys to start off the first seven holes of his first nine, Clanton finished the back-nine at 1-over par following a birdie on hole No. 18 - the 538-yard par 5.
Just as his teammates faced difficulty in the opening holes of the front-nine, Clanton did the same as he bogeyed three out of his first four holes. He quickly showed last season's strength by following his drought with two back-to-back birdies on holes 5 and 6.
In his last five holes of round one, Clanton was 2-under par. He finished the front-nine with three birdies to sit T32 at 2-over par.
Junior Michael Mays, second year veteran of the Folds of Honor Collegiate, opened his first-nine as one of the lowest scoring Seminoles in the five-man tournament roster.
After securing two birdies on the back-nine, Mays made the turn at even-par. Although he only faced two holes of true difficulty on the front-nine, excluding a birdie on the sixth hole, Mays carded a 3-over par 38 to finish T44 at 3-over (74).
Mays led the Seminoles on par-5 scoring, averaging a 4.00 (-3).
As a team, Florida State was in the middle of the mix on par-3 scoring, averaging a 3.10 (+2), and par-4 scoring, averaging a 4.27 (+15). Par-5 scoring is where the Seminoles showed their elite play, averaging a 4.53 (-7), which tied them with Oregon State on lowest average scoring for par 5s.
Florida State totaled 52 pars and 15 birdies, with all five Seminoles carding three
birdies each in round one of the Folds of Honor Collegiate.
September 5, 2023
By Taylor Caradonna
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The No. 5 Florida State Men's Golf team completed play in the second round of the Folds Of Honor Collegiate, moving their way up the leaderboard to sixth place after shooting a 5-over par, 289 total in round two.
Michigan State overcame round one's leader, South Carolina, after being the only team to shoot under par in the second round. Michigan State leads the 18-team field at 2-over par. NC State's Nick Mathews continues to lead the individual field at 5-under.
The front-nine at American Dunes Golf Club retained its monumental difficulty from the first round, as Florida State struggled as a team in the opening nine. Although the Seminoles did not get off to the promising start they expected, the team recuperated their play on the back-nine.
Redshirt Senior Cole Anderson and freshman Tyler Weaver led the Seminoles in Grand Haven, Michigan on day two, with both teammates shooting even-par.
Tyler Weaver currently sits atop the leaderboard for Florida State and is T9 at 1-over par in the 90-player field.
Although Weaver got off to a rocky start with a bogey on the first hole, he quickly recovered with two birdies on holes four and six to get to his lowest score of the tournament at 1-under par.
He was one of four Seminoles in round two's play to card a double bogey. After making the turn at 2-over par and bogeying the 10th hole, Weaver never looked back as he captured two back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15, followed by a finishing birdie on the 18th hole.
Weaver doubled down on his consistent junior golf play, as he beat his collegiate debut score of 1-over in the first round with an even-par finish in round two. With a combined eight birdies made in round one and two, Weaver joins teammate Luke Clanton to lead the Seminoles in birdies.
Weaver is the top-Seminole scorer and the only freshman to have a 2.75 (-2) or better scoring average on par 3's in the entire individual field.
Anderson joined Weaver in consistent play as the redshirt senior carded three birdies and three bogeys in his second 18 of the Folds of Honor Collegiate.
The tale of two nines proved to be true for Anderson, as compared to round one, his scorecard showed drastic improvement on the front-nine. Through his first six holes on the front-nine in round one, Anderson was 4-over par, whereas on Tuesday, Anderson posted a 1-under par through those same holes.
Moving onto his favorite nine from Monday, Anderson started off the back-nine with a birdie to get to 2-under for the day. It wasn't until hole No. 13 where he carded back-to-back bogeys to return to even-par.
Anderson finished out round two with four pars and is currently T18 at 2-over par.
Sophomore Luke Clanton improved from round two, shooting a 1-over par 72 to finish the day in 24th place.
After starting off his first nine with a birdie, Clanton was 3-over through his next three holes due to a bogey on the second hole and a double bogey on hole No. 4. He captured another birdie on No. 6, the 553-yard par 5, to end the nine at 1-over par.
Through an up-and-down back-nine filled with three birdies and three birdies, Clanton was able to card two of those birdies on his last two holes to score even-par on his final nine of the day.
Clanton joined teammate Tyler Weaver in being the lowest-scoring Seminole on par-5 scoring, averaging a 4.50 (-3).
Junior Michael Mays was unable to card a single birdie in Tuesday's round, unlike round one where he carded three birdies along with an even-par back-nine.
Mays started off with two pars followed by two bogeys to push him to 2-over par through four holes, but ultimately found his rhythm as he carded eight straight pars until an ultimate double bogey on the 13th hole.
He returned to his previous smooth rhythm, ending his round with five pars to finish with a 4-over par 75. He is currently 7-over par for the tournament and T44. Mays leads the Seminoles in pars, totaling 25 over two rounds.
Senior Brett Roberts found trouble in his opening holes, falling victim to the treacherous second hole on the front-nine - the hardest hole on the golf course. Hole No. 2 at American Dunes has, thus far, recorded a +0.63 scoring average which includes 68 bogeys, 13 double bogeys, and six others [more than a double bogey].
Although he faced more difficulty on hole No. 3, Roberts persevered and birdied two out of his remaining six holes on the front-nine. He carried this momentum onto the back-nine, carding eight pars in a row followed by a birdie on hole No. 15.
Roberts finished his last three holes of round two at 1-over par to card a 5-over par 76. He joins teammate Michael Mays at 7-over par for the tournament and is T44.
Florida State once again led the way with Michigan State on par-5 scoring, averaging a 4.67 (-10). The Seminoles were +25 (4.23) on par 4's and +5 (3.13) on par 3's. The five-man team
totaled 105 pars and 32 birdies.
September 6, 2023
By Stephen Stone
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The fifth-ranked Florida State Men's Golf team ended its stay at the Folds of Honor Collegiate finishing in eighth place, wrapping up its final round on Wednesday evening at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich.
FSU shot 22-over (291-289-294) for the tournament.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson shot a 2-over 73 in his final round and tied for 16th overall at 4-over (73-71-73). He birdied his final two holes on 17 and 18 and totaled three for the day on an afternoon where there were several bogeys.
Sophomore Luke Clanton shot 5-over for the tournament (73-72-73), including a 2-over showing on Wednesday, as he tied for 24th. Clanton matched Anderson's three birdies, ending his run on a high note when he birdied the par-5, 538-yard 18th hole.
Freshman Tyler Waver tied for 30th at 6-over (72-71-76).
Senior Brett Roberts recorded his best round of the tournament with a 1-over 72, shooting 8-over (73-76-72) over his three rounds played. Michael Mays finished at 15-over.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Cole Anderson 16t 73 71 73 217 Luke Clanton 24t 73 72 73 218 Tyler Weaver 30t 72 71 76 219 Brett Roberts 37t 73 76 72 221 Michael Mays 58t 74 75 79 228
Men's Golf Ends First Round of OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational in Fourth.
September 15, 2023
By Stephen Stone
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - No. 5 Florida State Men's Golf had a productive first round at the challenging OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, shooting a 3-over 283 and sitting in fourth place through Friday at Olympia Fields Country Club.
Senior Gray Albright, who is playing as an individual, was Florida State's top finisher for the day as he carded an impressive 4-under 66 to mark a career low. The Ocala, Fla., native racked up six birdies on a difficult course that has hosted several Majors, starting his first nine holes on the back nine with a 32.
Albright has winning experience as a Seminole, earning the 2023 Seminole Intercollegiate title when he shot a 10-under 206 at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club. His score does not factor into FSU's team score.
Albright is tied for third on the leaderboard, behind only Christo Lamprecht (-5) of Georgia Tech and Karl Vilips of Stanford (-5) and tying Jacob Sosa (-4) of Texas.
Sophomore Luke Clanton and freshman Tyler Weaver each finished their first rounds at 1-under. Clanton managed three birdies and just two bogeys while Weaver, who had a nice debut at the Folds of Honor Collegiate earlier in the month, totaled four birdies on the day. Both golfers are tied for 10th.
Senior Brett Roberts shot a 1-over 71 to count among the team's four scores, finishing well with a 35 on the back nine that included a birdie and a bogey. Roberts is tied for 25th.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson is 4-over and tied for 57th.
September 16, 2023
By Taylor Caradonna
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - The No. 5 ranked Florida State Men's Golf team posted another solid round at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, shooting 3-over par to wrap up day two of the event in sixth place.
North Carolina took the lead at 10-under after an 11-under performance in the second round. The Tar Heels hold a six-stroke lead over former team leader, Texas. Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech holds his individual lead of 36 holes at 9-under par.
Sophomore Jack Bigham led the Seminoles in round two with a 3-under par 67. Bigham had a historical comeback, improving his second round score by 16 strokes.
Bigham only carded one bogey for the entire day accompanied by four birdies. He had a spotless back-nine, starting off with a birdie on hole No. 11 followed by back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15.
With today's score, Bigham tied his career low for the third time.
Freshman Tyler Weaver continued to be lights out in his first year and second tournament as a Seminole. His consistency flourished throughout the day as he posted a bogey-free 2-under par 68.
Weaver's precision came about on par 4's today, birdying hole No. 2 at 467 yards and hole No. 11 at 396 yards. He was the only Seminole to birdie the second hole over two days.
Weaver is 3-under for the tournament and in sole possession of seventh place on the leaderboard. He leads his Seminole teammates on scoring averages; posting -1 (3.96) on par 3's and -2 (4.50) on par 4's.
Senior Gray Albright posted a great round, considerate of the fact that he was unable to card a birdie on day two. Playing as an individual, Albright is even-par for the tournament after shooting a 3-over par 73.
Albright's main contributing factor to his tournament success is due to par 3's. He is averaging a 2.88 (-1) and joins teammate Tyler Weaver on par 4's at 4.50 (-2).
Sophomore Luke Clanton found trouble on his first nine of the day, carding four bogeys in a row on holes four through seven. He discarded this play with six consecutive pars and ultimately shot a much improved 2-over par on the back-nine.
Clanton is tied for 44th at 5-over par.
Senior Brett Roberts followed suit of Clanton with three consecutive bogeys on the front-nine, but also turned around his game on the second nine of the day. With one birdie for the day on hole No. 12, the 389-yard par 4, Roberts closed round two with a 5-over par 75.
Roberts is 6-over for the tournament and tied for 58th.
Redshirt Senior Cole Anderson started off his day strong with a birdie on the first hole. The front-nine, playing as the more difficult nine for the entire 15-team field, caused trouble for Anderson.
After carding three bogeys on the front-nine, Anderson was able to persevere through the back-nine and shot 1-under on his last seven holes. He is tied for 60th at 7-over par.
The Seminoles were one of only two teams (Arizona State) to shoot
par on the hardest hole at Olympia Fields, No. 18. Ranked as the most difficult hole on Golfstat, recording 69 bogeys and six doubles, and averaging a +0.44 score, Florida State proved their
resiliency as a team.
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - The final round has been cancelled due to unplayable conditions and continuing rain fall.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Tyler Weaver 7 69 68 137 Gray Albright * 18t 66 74 140 Luke Clanton 44t 69 76 145 Brett Roberts 58t 71 75 146 Cole Anderson 60t 74 73 147 Jack Bigham 73 83 67 150
Men's Golf in Sixth at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational.
October 2, 2023
By Stephen Stone
Fort Worth, TEXAS - No. 5 Florida State Men's Golf wrapped up its first two rounds at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational on Monday, shooting 3-over (284-279) and sitting in sixth place amongst the competitive field at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Seminoles improved in their second round, carding a 1-under score as a team. Among the top six teams in the field are first-place Oklahoma (-18), Arizona State (-13), Vanderbilt (-10), North Carolina (-5), Oregon (-3) and FSU (+3).
Senior Brett Roberts is 18th after shooting 1-under (71-68) on Monday, making him one of just 18 golfers to go under par for the day. A second-round 68 included a scintillating front nine where he delivered an impressive 31 with four birdies.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson is tied for 26th at 1-over (72-69), also getting four birdies on the front nine in the second round in what was an eye-opening 32 score.
Sophomore Luke Clanton is tied for 34th at 2-over (71-71), staying consistent in both rounds with a pair of 71s. Clanton had an eagle in the second round on the par-5, 540-yard 14th hole to highlight his day.
Freshman Tyler Weaver and sophomore Jack Bigham are each tied for 40th so far at 3-over.
October 13, 2023
By Stephen Stone
Fort Worth, TEXAS - Fifth-ranked Florida State Men's Golf finished the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in sixth place on Tuesday afternoon at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. FSU shot 2-over (284-279-279) for the tournament.
Senior Brett Roberts fired a final-round 67 and tied for seventh overall at 4-under (71-68-67), getting better with each round played. The Coral Springs, Fla., native delivered an eagle on the par-5, 610-yard eighth hole and added five more birdies in what was a quality day of golf for the three-time All-American.
Like many of the golfers, Roberts took advantage of the front nine with a 31 before finishing the back nine with a 36.
Freshman Tyler Weaver continued his strong debut as a Seminole, playing another solid tournament as he ended his day with a 68. Weaver shot 1-over (70-73-68) over his three rounds and tied for 25th. His final round included four birdies and two bogeys.
Sophomore Luke Clanton went 2-over for the tournament (71-71-70), tying for 30th in a final round that featured three birdies alongside three bogeys.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson tied for 43rd and sophomore Jack Bigham tied for 48th.
Vanderbilt won the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational by a stroke (-16) over second-place North Carolina (-15).
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Brett Roberts 7t 71 68 67 206 Tyler Weaver 25t 70 73 68 211 Luke Clanton 30t 71 71 70 212 Cole Anderson 43t 72 69 75 216 Jack Bigham 48t 72 71 74 217
Men's Golf in First Place at Jackson Stephens Cup.
October 9, 2023
By Stephen Stone
DALLAS, Texas - The nationally-ranked Florida State Men's Golf team got off to a blistering start at the Jackson Stephens Cup, sitting atop the leaderboard at 36-under as it nears completion of the second round of stroke play held at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.
Play was halted late in the second round due to darkness. Florida State has three holes remaining in the round. In the seven-team field, FSU currently has a 10-stroke lead over SMU (-26), followed by San Diego State (-24), LSU (-22), Arizona (-20), Stanford (-19) and Arkansas (-16).
Gray Albright leads the field at -10 (65-69), completing both rounds. He is trying to follow up on his Seminole Intercollegiate title he won last season at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club. Albright had a stretch on the back nine in his opening round where he birdied six of seven holes.
Cole Anderson is right behind Albright and tied for second at -9 (68) as he needs to finish one more hole to complete his second round. Anderson recorded an impressive 12 birdies on the day.
Brett Roberts is tied for fifth at -8 (69) and has three holes left to finish on Tuesday in the second round. Frederik Kjettrup and Luke Clanton are each tied for seventh at -7.
The
tournament format includes 54 holes of stroke play to set the field for the final day of match play, which will be 18 holes.
October 10, 2023
By Stephen Stone
DALLAS, Texas - Florida State Men's Golf continued its hot play at the Jackson Stephens Cup on Tuesday, finishing first among all seven squads by shooting 51-under in stroke play (271-270-272) at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.
The Seminoles have earned the No. 1 seed for Wednesday's match play round where they will face No. 2 seed Arizona for the tournament title.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson (68-67-67) went 14-under in stroke play to finish second, only behind individual champion Tiger Christensen of Arizona (-19). Anderson had five birdies and an eagle, scoring a '3' on the par-5, 539-yard 10th hole.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup (70-67-67) and fellow senior Gray Albright (65-69-70) each tied for fifth in stroke play at 12-under apiece.
Senior Brett Roberts (69-68-69) and sophomore Luke Clanton (69-68-69) each tied for 10th and had identical scores in each round.
The Seminoles carved up the course in many areas, including par 5 scoring (-36) and par 4 scoring (-18) which far and away led the field. FSU's 84 total birdies were also the most among all seven teams.
Arizona finished in second at -46, followed by SMU (-39), LSU (-32), San Diego State (-31), Stanford (-29) and Arkansas (-27).
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Cole Anderson 2 68 67 67 202 Frederik Kjettrup 5t 70 67 67 204 Gray Albright 5t 65 69 70 204 Luke Clanton 10t 69 68 69 206 Brett Roberts 10t 69 68 69 206
Seminoles Win Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
By Chuck Walsh
DALLAS, Texas - Florida State's Brett Roberts defeated Arizona's Johnny Walker to give the Seminoles a 3-2 victory over Arizona and the championship of the Jackson T. Stephen's Cup at the Trinity Forest Golf Club. Roberts and Walker were tied through 16 holes in the deciding match when Roberts won hole No. 17 by a 3-2 margin to move to 1UP in the match scoring. The pair then tied the final hole to give Roberts and the Seminoles the championship.
A year after finishing in second place in the Stephen's Cup, Florida State and Head Coach Trey Jones claimed the championship in 2023.
"I really want to thank these guys (the FSU players) for everything they do for us every day," said Jones. "You can't replicate (match play). You can't do it at home. It has to be done here. They (our players) put themselves in that situation to give themselves a chance to win a golf tournament. It's something they'll never forget, and I won't forget.
"I think so (we are the team to beat) anytime we go out with these guys. After the practice round, how comfortable they were and the focus we had coming out, it felt like we were going to be tough to beat. But you never know in this game. Some things aren't in your control; they did a great job."
Kjettrup, a senior, earned the first point of the day for the Seminoles with a 4&3 victory over Arizona's Filip Jakubcik. He won the first hole of the match, never trailed, and increased his lead to four holes with three remaining to be played to put Florida State up, 1-0.
The Wildcats took a 2-1 the lead with victories by Yannick Malik over Florida State's Cole Anderson (2&1), and by Tiger Christensen over the Seminoles Gray Albright (2&1) - both by the slimmest of margins.
Florida State's Luke Clanton then let his putter do his talking as he made a sensational 20-foot putt to reach a 5&3 win over Arizona's Zach Polo and tie the match at 2-2.
Roberts then clinched the silver Stephens Cup with his win over Walker. In the deciding match, neither player led by more than one hole while the fierce competitors played through eight ties.
Florida State def. Arizona 3-2
Frederik Kjettrup (FSU) def. Filip Jakubcik (UA), 4&3
Yannick Malik (UA) def. Cole Anderson (FSU),
2&1
Tiger Christensen (UA) def. Gray Albright (FSU), 2&1
Luke Clanton (FSU) def. Zach Pollo (UA), 5&3
Brett Roberts (FSU) def. Johnny Walker (UA), 1UP
Noles Clinch One Seed at East Lake Cup, Prepare for Florida.
By Stephen Stone
ATLANTA, Ga. - The 15th-ranked Florida State Men's Golf team clinched the No. 1 seed in the upcoming match play semifinals at the East Lake Cup on Monday at Atlanta Athletic Club.
The Seminoles recorded a 5-under team score against second-place North Carolina (-3), third-place Georgia Tech (+2) and fourth-place Florida (+4). Florida State and rival Florida get set to play again in the match-play semifinals on Tuesday - a rematch of this past year's NCAA Semifinals.
Sophomore Luke Clanton and senior Gray Albright both tied for fourth in the stroke-play standings at 2-under apiece on Monday. Albright was aided by a clean back nine where he recorded two birdies and seven pars to finish his round strong. Clanton did his damage on the front nine, shooting a 34 with two birdies.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup tied for sixth at 1-under, securing four birdies on the day and shaking off a double bogey. Fellow senior Brett Roberts tied for eighth at even par.
Freshman Tyler Weaver shot a 2-over and tied for 13th.
Name Place Rnd1 Total ========================= ===== ==== ===== Luke Clanton 4t 70 70 Gray Albright 4t 70 70 Frederik Kjettrup 6t 71 71 Brett Roberts 8t 72 72 Tyler Weaver 13t 74 74
Clanton Clinches Trip to East Lake Cup Finals; Noles Outlast Gators.
By Stephen Stone
ATLANTA, Ga. - Florida State Men's Golf sophomore Luke Clanton continued his tremendous play in career match play, defeating Florida's Matthew Kress, 1UP, in the decisive fifth and final match of the East Lake Cup Match Play Semifinal on Tuesday night at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Clanton delivered the winning birdie putt on the 18th hole to secure the victory and exact a bit of revenge on the Gators, who defeated FSU by the same 3-2 score in last year's NCAA Match Play Semifinal at Grayhawk Golf Club. With Clanton 4UP thru 14 holes, he managed to hang on and clinch FSU's spot in the championship against North Carolina.
The Seminoles and Tar Heels will battle for the East Lake Cup title on Wednesday. UNC defeated Georgia Tech, 3-2, in the other match play semifinal on Tuesday.
Delivering huge wins for the Seminoles were senior Gray Albright (3&1) as well as freshman Tyler Weaver (2&1). Albright defeated UF's Ian Gilligan to help swing the momentum of the entire match, tying things up on the 12th hole. Albright then dominated holes 14-17, winning three of the four holes while halving hole 16 to get the big win.
Weaver and Parker Bell were knotted up through 14 holes before Weaver took the lead after a birdie on the par-3 15th hole. Weaver then recorded a 4 on the 16th hole to go 2UP before closing it out on the 17th when he halved the hole with Bell.
Florida State def. Florida 3-2
Tyler Wilkes (UF)
def. Frederik Kjettrup (FSU), 5&3
Tyler Weaver (FSU) def. Parker Bell (UF) 2&1
Gray Albright (FSU) def. Ian Gilligan (UF) 3&1
Luke Poulter (UF) def. Brett Roberts (FSU) 4&3
Luke
Clanton (FSU) def. Matthew Kress (UF) 1UP
Men's Golf Finishes Second At East Lake Cup.
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Florida State's 15th-ranked men's golf team battled through a blue-chip field to reach the match play finals at the Atlanta Athletic Club before losing to ACC rival North Carolina 3-1-1 on Wednesday.
The Seminoles, who reached the finals by defeating Florida Tuesday in match play, got a win from senior Brett Roberts 3&2 and sophomore Luke Clanton tied his match. Senior Gray Albright mounted a terrific charge on the back nine before losing 2&1, while senior Frederick Kjettrup and true freshman Tyler Weaver both lost 4&3.
FSU played without senior Cole Anderson who led the Seminoles to a win at the Stephens Cup with a second place finish in the Noles previous outing.
North Carolina def. Florida State 3-1-1
Brett Roberts (FSU) def. Kenan Poole (UNC) 3&2
David Ford (UNC) def. Frederik Kjettrup (FSU) 4&3
Luke Clanton (FSU) tied Maxwell Ford
(UNC)
Austin Greaser (UNC) def. Gray Albright (FSU) 2&1
Peter Fountain (UNC) def. Tyler Weaver (FSU) 4&3
Albright Tied for 12th at Thomas Sharkey Tournament.
February 3, 2024
STATESBORO, Ga. - Senior Gray Albright led the way for No. 12 Florida State Men's Golf on Saturday, shooting even par through two rounds at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate held at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course in Statesboro, Ga.
Albright is tied for 12th, carding even 72s in each of his first two rounds played. Fellow senior James Tureskis made his collegiate debut by shooting 6-over (76-74) as he sits in a tie for 34th with one round left to play.
The final round of the individual tournament will be played on Sunday with tee times yet to be determined.
Albright's 34 on the back nine in his second round gave him a boost on Saturday, carding six birdies overall in back-to-back ones on holes 11 and 12. His lone blemish was a quintuple bogey on the par-3, seventh hole.
Tureskis recorded three birdies in his second round, shooting a 35 on the back nine.
South Carolina's Nathan Franks holds a five-shot lead at 10-under. The field consists of 79 golfers playing unattached to their teams.
February 4, 2024
By Edward Klinsport
STATESBORO, Ga. - Seniors Gray Albright and James Tureskis completed their final rounds on Sunday afternoon at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate held at Georgia Southern University's golf course in Statesboro, Ga.
Albright finished the tournament tied for 22nd, carding a 77 (+5) during the final round. Fellow senior Tureskis completed his collegiate debut by shooting 12-over (76-74-78) as he finished in a tie for 47th.
After strong performances during the first two rounds of the tournament, the elements provided some difficulty in Sunday's final round - with many scores going higher across the field.
Albright recorded three birdies during the final round and reached 14th place with four holes left to play.
Tureskis recorded two birdies during the final round of his collegiate debut, shooting a 35 on the back nine.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Gray Albright 22t 72 72 77 221 James Tureskis 47t 76 74 78 228
Men's Golf in Sixth at Amer Ari Invitational.
By Edward Klinsport
February 8, 2024
WAIMEA, Hawaii - The No. 12 Florida State Men's Golf team wrapped up the first round at the Amer Ari Invitational on Thursday, shooting 15-under (273) and sitting tied for sixth place amongst the competitive field at Mauna Lani North Course in Waimea, Hawaii.
The Seminoles moved up the leaderboard throughout the first day of the tournament. Among the top six teams in the field are first-place North Carolina (-26), Arizona State (-23), Texas Tech (-21), Oklahoma State (-18), Auburn (-16) and FSU (-15).
Freshman Tyler Weaver is tied for fifth at the end of the first round, carding a 7-under (65) on Thursday, including hitting an eagle on a par-5 and six birdies throughout day one.
Sophomore Luke Clanton finished day one tied for 12th at 5-under (67), also getting six birdies on the day.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup is tied for 49th at 2-under (70).
Sophomore Jack Bingham is tied for 65th at 1-under (71) and hit five birdies on the back nine during the first round.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson is tied for 76th at an even par (72).
Junior Michael Mays played as Florida State's individual at sits tied for 37th at 3-under (69).
February 9, 2024
By Edward Klinsport
WAIMEA, Hawaii - The No. 12 Florida State Men's Golf team posted another solid round at the Amer Ari Invitational, shooting 8-under par to wrap up day two of the event in a tie for 12th place.
North Carolina is in first place after day two for the second day in a row at 46-under par after being 26-under the day prior. The Tar Heels hold a seven-stroke advantage over Auburn who jumped from fifth place. Price Hill of Texas Tech holds his first-place spot in individual play at 11-under par.
Sophomore Luke Clanton led the Seminoles in round two with a 9-under par after two days. Clanton hit seven birdies on day two, one more than he had the day before.
Freshman Tyler Weaver was solid for much of the day, hitting five birdies on the back nine, but the final hole gave him trouble, where he had a quadruple bogey that forced him from the top five to tie for 32nd.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup stayed consistent during day two, matching his total of 70 from the day before and is tied for 54th at 4-under (140).
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson improved from his even-par from day one to 2-under on day two and is tied for 71st at 142.
Sophomore Jack Bingham had a bit of trouble during round two and is tied for 96th after carding 3-over (75).
Junior Michael Mays played as Florida State's individual and sits tied for 32nd carding a two-day total of 138 (69,
69). Mays is currently the third highest ranked in individual play, 5-under the current leader Price Hill.
February 10, 2024
WAIMEA, Hawaii - The 12th-ranked Florida State Men's Golf team moved up five spots on the leaderboard in Saturday's final round, finishing seventh at the Amer Ari Invitational and shooting 47-under (273-280-264) overall.
The Seminoles had a strong final round where they shot 24-under, the lowest final round of any team in the field. The effort was punctuated by senior Frederik Kjettrup's career-low 62 on Saturday, which also tied for the lowest score at the tournament. Kjettrup's previous career low was 64 in three different tournaments.
Sophomore Luke Clanton earned his seventh career Top 10 finish, tying for eighth at 15-under (67-68-66). Kjettrup's 62 allowed him to move 40 spots up the leaderboard on Saturday and tie for 14th at 14-under (70-70-62).
Freshman Tyler Weaver tied for 36th at 10-under (65-72-69), while Cole Anderson tied for 55th at 7-under (72-70-67).
North Carolina won the tournament after shooting 68-under, followed by Arizona State (-63), Auburn (-58), Texas Tech (-57) and Washington (-57).
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Luke Clanton 8t 67 68 66 201 Frederik Kjettrup 14t 70 70 62 202 Tyler Weaver 36t 65 72 69 206 Cole Anderson 55t 72 70 67 209 Michael Mays * 63t 69 69 72 210 Jack Bigham 90t 71 75 69 215
Albright Gets Hot in Opening Round of Watersound Invitational.
February 19, 2024
WATERSOUND, Fla. - Senior lefty Gray Albright posted a 4-under 68 in Monday's opening round of the Watersound Invitational held at Shark's Tooth Golf Club near Panama City Beach, Fla.
The Ocala, Fla., native is tied for third amongst an elite field, and is the highest-ranked individual golfer in the tournament. Albright is playing unattached to Florida State's counting team scores, as the Seminoles are tied for eighth after shooting even par on the day.
Albright totaled five birdies and just one bogey in his first round of play, marking his eighth career round in the 60s. His eight rounds have occurred in his last 16 rounds played dating back to last year's eye-opening win at the Seminole Intercollegiate.
Three Seminoles are tied for 15th with identical 1-under rounds in Jack Bigham, Michael Mays and Cole Anderson. Bigham and Anderson are counting team scores while Mays is also playing as an individual.
Vanderbilt leads the tournament at 10-under, followed by a Top 5 of Clemson (-5), Mississippi State (-5), Notre Dame (-4) and
Virginia (-2). Mississippi State's Hunter Logan and Alabama's Thomas Ponder are tied atop the player leaderboard at 6-under each.
February 20, 2024
WATERSOUND, Fla. - Senior Gray Albright put together another good round on Tuesday afternoon, carding a 2-under 70 to sit at 6-under overall (68-70) while being tied for second place through two rounds at the Watersound Invitational held at Shark's Tooth Golf Club.
Albright is two shots off leader Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech (-8). He is in a three-way tie for second with Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris and Gordon Sargent.
The Seminoles were one of the biggest movers of the day, moving up four spots on the leaderboard into fourth place at 9-under (288-279). FSU shot nine strokes better than its opening round on Monday, anchored by Albright's four birdies on the day.
Sophomore Luke Clanton recorded FSU's low round of the day with a 4-under 68. He is tied for 21st at 2-under for the tournament. Clanton and fellow sophomore Jack Bigham each recorded eagles on Tuesday.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson is tied for ninth at 4-under (71-69), posting a strong back nine that included shooting a 32 with four birdies.
Bigham (71-70) is tied for 16th at 3-under. Tyler Weaver and Michael Mays have each shot even par so far and are tied for 28th.
FSU is 11 shots behind tournament leader Vanderbilt (-20).
February 21, 2024
WATERSOUND, Fla. - Senior Gray Albright recorded his second career tournament win with a victory at the Watersound Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at Shark's Tooth Golf Club in Watersound, Fla. The lefty from Ocala, Fla., shot a 10-under (68-70-68) to earn the win by one stroke against a strong field.
The Seminoles had a good final round, shooting 11-under for the day and tying for second in the tournament with Georgia Tech at 20-under. Vanderbilt took home the Watersound Invitational team title at 29-under.
For Albright, it was another crowning achievement after holding off two of collegiate golf's best in Gordon Sargent (-9) of Vanderbilt and Christo Lamprecht (-9) of Georgia Tech. It marks his first victory since winning the 2023 Seminole Intercollegiate at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.
It came down to Albright's steady play on the back nine, where he recorded a birdie on the par-5 13th hole while adding eight pars. He only made one mistake in his final round with a bogey on the par-3 fifth hole. After he recorded a par on the 18th hole, he was the clubhouse leader at 10-under and had to wait out a late surge from Sargent before earning the win.
Albright took advantage of the par 3 and par 4 holes all week, tying for third among the field with a 1-under score on par 3s and finishing second in par 4 scoring at 6-under. Only three of his 54 holes played at Shark's Tooth Golf Club were over par.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson had another good day, shoot 69 and tying for fifth overall at 7-under (71-69-69). Sophomore Luke Clanton came on late as well and earned another Top 10 finish, tying for seventh at 6-under (74-68-68).
Michael Mays and Jack Bigham each finished at 3-under and tied for 18th overall. Tyler Weaver tied for 22nd at 1-under (72-72-71).
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Gray Albright * 1 68 70 68 206 Cole Anderson 5t 71 69 69 209 Luke Clanton 7t 74 68 68 210 Jack Bigham 18t 71 70 72 213 Michael Mays * 18t 71 73 69 213 Tyler Weaver 22t 72 72 71 215 Frederik Kjettrup 45t 76 75 69 220 James Tureskis * 52t 74 73 75 222
Men's Golf in 11th at Cabo.
March 3, 2024
By Stephen Stone
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - No. 12 Florida State Men's Golf got off to a slow start at the Cabo Collegiate on Sunday. The Seminoles are currently in 11th at 9-over at Twin Dolphin Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Leading FSU is the individual play of senior Frederik Kjettrup, who is tied for eighth at 2-under. He had a steady round that included 16 pars, two birdies and no bogeys.
Sophomore Luke Clanton is FSU's leader among counting team scores, tying for 13th at 1-under. He led the Seminoles with four birdies in the opening round.
Sophomore Jack Bigham is tied for 34th at 2-over, firing two birdies of his own.
March 4, 2024
By Stephen Stone
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Senior Frederik Kjettrup, playing as an individual, leads No. 12 Florida State Men's Golf through two rounds at the Cabo Collegiate at the Twin Dolphin Golf Club held in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Kjettrup is tied for fifth at 5-under (69-68), using five birdies to his advantage on Tuesday. He recorded an impressive 33 on the back nine of the course, recording four birdies in a six-hole span on holes 12-17.
Sophomore Luke Clanton is tied for 14th at 2-under (70-70), totaling three birdies in the second round as he kept his errors to a minimum. Sophomore Jack Bigham (73-69) is tied for 20th at even par.
FSU is second among all teams with 115 total pars, but sits in 10th place at the tournament despite an improved second
round where it shot 1-under. FSU is 8-over for the tournament, 17 shots behind leader Arkansas (9-under).
March 5, 2024
By Stephen Stone
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - The 12th-ranked Florida State Men's Golf team tied for fifth at the Cabo Collegiate, which finished on Tuesday at Twin Dolphin Golf Club.
Shooting 3-under for the day, the Seminoles had their best round of the tournament and jumped five spots on the leaderboard in the final round. Playing as an individual, senior Frederik Kjettrup tied for seventh at the tournament after shooting 4-under. He shot a 1-over 72 on Tuesday, which included three birdies.
Sophomore Jack Bigham tied for 10th at 3-under, carding an impressive 68 on Tuesday. Part of his strong score was a 32 on the front nine of the course.
Sophomore Luke Clanton tied for 23rd at 2-over.
Arizona State won the Cabo Collegiate at 19-under.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frederik Kjettrup * 7t 69 68 72 209 Jack Bigham 10t 73 69 68 210 Luke Clanton 23t 70 70 75 215 Gray Albright 38t 79 71 69 219 Cole Anderson 48t 76 73 72 221 Tyler Weaver 53t 74 77 72 223
Men's Golf in First at Seminole Intercollegiate.
March 11, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - An entertaining first day at the Seminole Intercollegiate features a neck-and-neck leaderboard at the top, with Florida State Men's Golf (-11) holding a one-stroke lead over Ole Miss (-10) through two rounds at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.
Sophomore Luke Clanton (-9) leads all players as he fired a second-round 65 to take a two-stroke advantage. Tied for second place is Arkansas' Jacob Skov Olesen (-7) and FSU's Tyler Weaver (-7).
Clanton recorded six birdies in the second round and also had an eagle on the par-5, 590-yard 11th hole. Weaver added four birdies in what was another strong performance for the freshman.
Sophomore Jack Bigham is tied for eighth at 2-under, adding four birdies to the Seminole total. Cole Anderson shot 1-under and is tied for 14th, while Michael Mays is tied for 17th at 1-over. Mays, like Weaver, is playing as an individual.
The Seminoles were the only team to shoot under par collectively on par 3 holes (-1). FSU also led the field with 37 birdies.
Michael La Sasso of Ole Miss set the
Seminole Legacy Golf Club record with a 64 in the second round.
March 12, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Sophomore Luke Clanton punctuated his second collegiate victory by sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to shoot 11-under at the Seminole Intercollegiate held at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.
Clanton made a statement at home, which included a second-round 65 where he tied for the second-lowest score ever shot at Seminole Legacy. In Tuesday's final round, he had to battle with teammate and freshman Tyler Weaver, who shot 10-under (68-69-69) and finished second overall.
"It's awesome," Clanton said after his second win. "Gray Albright winning last year, me winning this year...It's an honor to have the trophy case here. Hopefully next year we can bring it home as a team."
The Seminoles finished second as a team, shooting 3-over for the day as Ole Miss took home the team title at 13-under. FSU went 8-under, with redshirt senior Cole Anderson aiding the cause after tying for eighth at 1-under (73-71-71).
Clanton now has five Top 10 finishes in his last six tournaments played. His other victory was an impressive one - winning the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional last year as a freshman.
It became clear at the turn that Clanton would have to battle Weaver on the player leaderboard. Weaver finished his round on the front nine with a 33, which included a run of four consecutive birdies. Clanton finished on the back nine, and with Weaver tied with him atop the leaderboard at 10-under, Clanton hit a solid approach shot on the 18th hole that still made for a difficult 15-footer.
Clanton proceeded to read the left break precisely as he celebrated his make, knowing he secured yet another victory.
Rounding out the Top 5 was VCU in third place (+1) and Indiana and Arkansas tying for fourth at 17-over apiece.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Luke Clanton 1 70 65 70 205 Tyler Weaver * 2 68 69 69 206 Cole Anderson 8t 73 71 71 215 Michael Mays 14t 71 74 74 219 Gray Albright 19t 77 71 73 221 Jack Bigham 23t 73 69 80 222 Frederik Kjettrup 32t 73 74 77 224 James Tureskis * 41t 73 77 76 226 Sam Kodak * 78 77 78 82 237
Clanton, Noles Lead at Valspar.
March 25, 2024
By Stephen Stone
PALM CITY, Fla. - The No. 11 Florida State Men's Golf team put together a scintillating first two rounds at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, leading by six strokes at 10-under at Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.
Sophomore Luke Clanton leads all golfers at 9-under (65-68), ahead by two strokes over UNC's Austin Greaser. Clanton is looking to win his second consecutive tournament after winning the Seminole Intercollegiate two weeks ago.
Clanton's first-round 65 included an eagle on the par-5, 539-yard 15th hole.In his second round, he delivered four consecutive birdies on the front nine.
Wake Forest is in second place at 4-under, followed by Arizona State and Vanderbilt tying for third at 3-under and Arkansas in fifth at 2-under.
Senior Gray Albright is tied for eighth at 3-under (70-69). In his second round, he was unblemished with two birdies and 16 pars recorded.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson and senior Frederik Kjettrup are tied for 22nd at 1-over each.
March 26, 2024
PALM CITY, Fla. - For the third time in program history, No. 11 Florida State Men's Golf won the Valspar Collegiate Invitational after shooting 19-under (280-278-275) to fend off second-place Vanderbilt (-15) on Tuesday at Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.
The Seminoles also won the prestigious event in 2015 and 2021. Sophomore Luke Clanton won his second consecutive tournament, carding a 14-under score (65-68-66) that including a clinching final-round 66 on Tuesday.
Clanton won his last tournament played at the Seminole Intercollegiate. He is the first Seminole to win consecutive tournaments since national golfer of the year John Pak won in back-to-back fashion in the shortened 2020 season at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (Feb. 11) and the Seminole Intercollegiate (Feb. 23).
The victory also marks the 100th tournament win for the Florida State Men's Golf program, which dates back to their first win at the Dixie Conference Tournament on May 20, 1950.
Clanton, who now owns three collegiate wins, tore up Floridian Golf Club with eight more birdies in his final round. Remarkably, he completed another string of four consecutive birdies on holes 12-15, a four-birdie run that he also did in his second round on holes 5-8.
Clanton led the field with 18 birdies in his three rounds played. He won the tournament by five strokes over Vanderbilt's Matthew Riedel (-9) and Arkansas' Christian Castillo (-9).
Seniors Frederik Kjettrup (75-68-67) and Gray Albright (70-69-71) each tied for eighth place at 3-under. Kjettrup came through with a big final-round 67, recording five birdies.
Freshman Tyler Weaver also played a big role in securing the win, shooting a final-round 71 at even par.
Vanderbilt finished in second place at 15-under, followed by Arizona State (-10), Arkansas (-9) and Oklahoma (even) to finish the Top 5.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Luke Clanton 1 65 68 66 199 Gray Albright 8t 70 69 71 210 Frederik Kjettrup 8t 75 68 67 210 Cole Anderson 38t 70 73 74 217 Jack Bigham * 46t 73 74 71 218 Michael Mays * 51t 71 77 71 219 Tyler Weaver 65t 77 73 71 221
Clanton Tied for First at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial.
April 8, 2024
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Sophomore Luke Clanton continues his torrid stretch of play, sitting in a tie for first place at 8-under (68-66) through two rounds at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial held at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville, Va.
Clanton has won each of his last two tournaments played, including the Seminole Intercollegiate and the Valspar Collegiate Invitational.
The sixth-ranked Seminoles are in second place at 6-under (280-282), a distant spot behind first-place Tennessee (23-under).
Clanton delivered a second-round 66 that was punctuated by an eagle on the 15th hole, a par-5, 572-yarder. His second round included four birdies and an eagle to just one bogey.
Clanton, the ACC Golfer of the Month for March, is tied with Tennessee's Bryce Lewis for the tournament lead.
Today's second round was briefly paused due to the solar eclipse.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup is tied for 13th at 1-under (68-73), using five birdies in his opening round to highlight a strong day.
Gray Albright and Brett Roberts, who is playing as an individual, are both tied for 36th at 4-over apiece.
The Seminoles are tied with Tennessee for the tournament lead with 39 total birdies.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - 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.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Luke Clanton 1 68 66 64 198 Brett Roberts * 22t 73 73 69 215 Gray Albright 22t 79 67 69 215 Frederik Kjettrup 34t 68 73 77 218 Tyler Weaver 51t 73 80 68 221 Cole Anderson 51t 71 76 74 221
FSU Men's Golf in Fourth at ACC Championship.
April 19, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - No. 2 seeded Florida State Men's Golf has put itself in early position for the all-important match play sequence on Monday, finishing the opening round of the ACC Championship in fourth place at 4-under on Friday at Charlotte Country Club.
The current Top four on the leaderboard are Wake Forest (-13), North Carolina (-9), Georgia Tech (-6) and FSU (-4).
Senior Frederik Kjettrup had a good opening-round performance, tying for sixth at 3-under. After starting off with a 37 on the front nine, he caught fire on the back end with a 31 that included four birdies and three in a row on holes 12-14.
Sophomore Luke Clanton continued his strong play, currently tied for 10th at 2-under. The Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist totaled three birdies and a bogey in the first round, providing the Seminoles what they needed to stay ahead.
Senior Brett Roberts gave FSU an even-par 71 performance, also adding three birdies. Of the 61 golfers playing, 34 of them shot at even par or lower.
Gray Albright added a 1-over 72 while Cole Anderson finished with a 3-over 74.
FSU's 18 total birdies is tied for the second most in the field, capitalizing on several holes throughout the day.
April 20, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The second-seeded Florida State Men's Golf team was firing on all cylinders in the second round of the ACC Championship at Charlotte Country Club, shooting a 9-under on Saturday to sit in second place at 13-under (280-275). FSU's second-round showing was the low round of the day.
The Seminoles are just three strokes out of first place, with North Carolina leading at 16-under. The final round of stroke play is Sunday, followed by the match-play semifinals on Monday which include the Top four stroke-play teams.
Georgia Tech is in third place at 8-under, followed by Duke (-6), Wake Forest (-5), Virginia (-4), Clemson (-4) and Louisville (-4).
Senior Frederik Kjettrup is in second place at the ACC Championship at 7-under (68-67). Sophomore Luke Clanton is tied for third place at 6-under (69-67).
Kjettrup played another very clean round on Saturday, totaling four birdies and no holes above par. Clanton added six birdies in what was another quality round for one of the nation's top golfers. Clanton now has eight consecutive rounds in the 60s.
Seniors Gray Albright and Brett Roberts have both shown steady play as well, as each is tied for 22nd at even par. Albright recorded just one bogey on Saturday, and Roberts added four birdies to aid the Seminoles tremendously.
Cole Anderson improved by
three strokes from his opening round with a 71, and is currently 3-over.
April 21, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the third time in the last four years, No. 2 seeded Florida State Men's Golf has reached the match play semifinals of the ACC Championship. The Seminoles tied for second on Sunday at 4-under (280-275-293) alongside Georgia Tech and Wake Forest to earn a coveted Top four spot on Monday.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup also was named co-champion of the ACC Championship alongside Wake Forest's Michael Brennan. Kjettrup finished at 7-under (68-67-71) and went toe-to-toe with Brennan for five playoff holes on hole No. 18 before being declared a co-champion. It is Kjettrup's third collegiate title.
North Carolina (-10) won the stroke-play portion of the tournament and will be the No. 1 seed in match play.
FSU will face Georgia Tech on Monday in the semifinals, with Kjettrup up first for the Noles by teeing off at 7:36 a.m. The winner will face either North Carolina or Wake Forest in the finals on Monday afternoon.
Sophomore Luke Clanton finished fifth at the ACC Championship, shooting 5-under (69-67-72) and ending his impressive streak of eight consecutive rounds in the 60s. As the Seminoles tried to hold on to a Top 4 position on the back nine, Clanton did his job with eight pars on his final nine holes played.
Seniors Brett Roberts and Gray Albright once again went neck-and-neck in the final round, with both shooting 75s and finishing 4-over for the tournament to each tie for 26th.
Substituting for the final round was freshman Tyler Weaver, who finished with a 75 on Sunday.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frederik Kjettrup 1t 68 67 71 206 Luke Clanton 5 69 67 72 208 Gray Albright 26t 72 70 75 217 Brett Roberts 26t 71 71 75 217 Tyler Weaver --- 75 75 Cole Anderson --- 74 71 145
Seminoles Reach ACC Finals, Fall to North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - No. 2 seed Florida State Men's Golf reached the ACC Match Play Finals on Monday after defeating Georgia Tech, 3-0, but ultimately fell in the championship match against top-seeded North Carolina, 3-1.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson delivered two match-play wins on Monday, taking down Georgia Tech's Kale Fontenot 3&2 in the match play semifinals and then defeating North Carolina's Dylan Menante 5&3 in the finals. The Camden, Maine, native looked assertive all day and withstood all the pressures that come with match play golf.
Freshman Tyler Weaver clinched FSU's victory over the Yellow Jackets 3&2, tying with opponent Hiroshi Tai on the seventh hole to put the match out of reach up three holes with only two to play.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup, who was a co-champion of the ACC Championship in stroke play, got his match play off to a strong start after defeating Georgia Tech's Bartley Forrester, 3&2. North Carolina's Peter Fountain ended the match before Kjettrup mounted his comeback separately against the Tar Heels, being two holes down through 14 before tying the match on the 16th hole after a string of birdies.
Senior Gray Albright's match went unfinished against Georgia Tech, but he held a 2UP lead with three holes remaining when Weaver clinched the semifinals.
The finals was billed as a pair of golf heavyweights, the top two seeds from the league in a match that virtually went down to the very end. Despite being down 4-1 later in the match, both Kjettrup and Brett Roberts stayed resilient despite the loss - nearly helping the Seminoles pull off the comeback.
No. 2 Florida State 3, No. 3 Georgia Tech 0
Frederik
Kjettrup (FSU) def. Bartley Forrester (GT) 3&2
Cole Anderson (FSU) def. Kale Fontenot (GT) 3&2
Tyler Weaver (FSU) def. Hirosho Tai (GT) 3&2
Gray Albright (FSU) vs. Carson Kim (GT) dnf
Luke Clanton (FSU) vs. Christo Lamprecht (GT) dnf
Seminoles Reach ACC Finals, Fall to North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - No. 2 seed Florida State Men's Golf reached the ACC Match Play Finals on Monday after defeating Georgia Tech, 3-0, but ultimately fell in the championship match against top-seeded North Carolina, 3-1.
Redshirt senior Cole Anderson delivered two match-play wins on Monday, taking down Georgia Tech's Kale Fontenot 3&2 in the match play semifinals and then defeating North Carolina's Dylan Menante 5&3 in the finals. The Camden, Maine, native looked assertive all day and withstood all the pressures that come with match play golf.
Freshman Tyler Weaver clinched FSU's victory over the Yellow Jackets 3&2, tying with opponent Hiroshi Tai on the seventh hole to put the match out of reach up three holes with only two to play.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup, who was a co-champion of the ACC Championship in stroke play, got his match play off to a strong start after defeating Georgia Tech's Bartley Forrester, 3&2. North Carolina's Peter Fountain ended the match before Kjettrup mounted his comeback separately against the Tar Heels, being two holes down through 14 before tying the match on the 16th hole after a string of birdies.
Senior Gray Albright's match went unfinished against Georgia Tech, but he held a 2UP lead with three holes remaining when Weaver clinched the semifinals.
The finals was billed as a pair of golf heavyweights, the top two seeds from the league in a match that virtually went down to the very end. Despite being down 4-1 later in the match, both Kjettrup and Brett Roberts stayed resilient despite the loss - nearly helping the Seminoles pull off the comeback.
No. 1 North Carolina 3, No. 2 Florida State 1
Cole
Anderson (FSU) def. Dylan Menante (UNC) 5&3
Austin Greaser (UNC) def. Gray Albright (FSU) 2&1
David Ford (UNC) def. Luke Clanton (FSU) 2&1
Peter Fountain (UNC) def. Brett Roberts (FSU)
2&1
Frederik Kjettrup (FSU) vs. Maxwell Ford (UNC) dnf