Clegg Named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week
March 20, 2019 | Men's Golf
By Austin Coats, Student Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's golf freshman Ford Clegg captured his fourth consecutive top-15 finish Sunday with his tied-for-11th performance at the Schenkel Invitational. A week earlier, the Birmingham, Alabama, native earned a tied-for-third effort at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, good for a career-best finish.
On Wednesday, Clegg was rewarded for his consistently strong play by the Southeastern Conference, who named him SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week.
Clegg is the first Bulldog golfer since Chad Ramey on March 11, 2014, to earn a weekly SEC award, and just the sixth in program history.
One of two golfers to play in all seven of MSU's 2018-19 tournaments, Clegg has carded a 71.71 stroke average so far this season and four of State's 14 top-15 finishes.
Clegg's four top-15 finishes rank second among SEC freshmen, behind only Georgia's Trent Phillips, who has six.
At the Schenkel, where MSU took fourth place as a team, Clegg shot a 1-under 215, aided by a 69 in Friday's opening round. Clegg helped the Golf Dawgs win at Desert Mountain a week prior with a 5-under-211, which tied a career-low 54-hole total.
Clegg is likely to be listed on Dusty Smith's scorecard when the MSU men's golf team begins play at its third tournament in as many weeks Saturday at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. State is set to play three more regular season events this spring before the SEC Championship in late April.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's golf freshman Ford Clegg captured his fourth consecutive top-15 finish Sunday with his tied-for-11th performance at the Schenkel Invitational. A week earlier, the Birmingham, Alabama, native earned a tied-for-third effort at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, good for a career-best finish.
On Wednesday, Clegg was rewarded for his consistently strong play by the Southeastern Conference, who named him SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week.
Clegg is the first Bulldog golfer since Chad Ramey on March 11, 2014, to earn a weekly SEC award, and just the sixth in program history.
One of two golfers to play in all seven of MSU's 2018-19 tournaments, Clegg has carded a 71.71 stroke average so far this season and four of State's 14 top-15 finishes.
Clegg's four top-15 finishes rank second among SEC freshmen, behind only Georgia's Trent Phillips, who has six.
At the Schenkel, where MSU took fourth place as a team, Clegg shot a 1-under 215, aided by a 69 in Friday's opening round. Clegg helped the Golf Dawgs win at Desert Mountain a week prior with a 5-under-211, which tied a career-low 54-hole total.
Clegg is likely to be listed on Dusty Smith's scorecard when the MSU men's golf team begins play at its third tournament in as many weeks Saturday at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. State is set to play three more regular season events this spring before the SEC Championship in late April.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
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