Clegg Repeats as SEC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete
April 22, 2022 | Men's Golf
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State senior Ford Clegg was named the SEC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second straight season, the conference office announced on Friday.
Clegg is the seventh men's golfer in SEC history to win back-to-back Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.
"I am so proud of Ford [Clegg] for winning this award for the second straight year," head coach Dusty Smith said. "I know he deserves it and is a great example of what a student athlete truly is. Ford takes his golf and studies very seriously. It is great to see him rewarded for his hard work."
Clegg will graduate this May from Mississippi State University with a degree in finance, posting a cumulative 4.0 GPA, and has been named a Presidential Scholar in every semester of collegiate career. He has maintained leadership in the classroom and on the course as he was named team captain this year.
On the course, Clegg lead the Bulldogs in stroke average (72.19) entering the SEC Championship. He started in every tournament this season and has shot par or better in 14 rounds with 10 rounds in the 60's.
The Birmingham, Alabama, native won the individual title at the 2021 Steelwood Collegiate where he shot 11-under overall this fall.
In his career, Clegg is a two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a 2021 First-Team All-SEC selection. Last spring, he was one of two Division I men's golfers in the country to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and the only one to receive first team honors.
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Clegg is the seventh men's golfer in SEC history to win back-to-back Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.
"I am so proud of Ford [Clegg] for winning this award for the second straight year," head coach Dusty Smith said. "I know he deserves it and is a great example of what a student athlete truly is. Ford takes his golf and studies very seriously. It is great to see him rewarded for his hard work."
Clegg will graduate this May from Mississippi State University with a degree in finance, posting a cumulative 4.0 GPA, and has been named a Presidential Scholar in every semester of collegiate career. He has maintained leadership in the classroom and on the course as he was named team captain this year.
On the course, Clegg lead the Bulldogs in stroke average (72.19) entering the SEC Championship. He started in every tournament this season and has shot par or better in 14 rounds with 10 rounds in the 60's.
The Birmingham, Alabama, native won the individual title at the 2021 Steelwood Collegiate where he shot 11-under overall this fall.
In his career, Clegg is a two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a 2021 First-Team All-SEC selection. Last spring, he was one of two Division I men's golfers in the country to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and the only one to receive first team honors.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "HailStateMG."
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