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Ford Clegg
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Mountain Brook HS
Career Awards
2023 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2022 CoSIDAย First Team Academic All-American
2022 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-Districtย
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 PING All-Region Team
2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 First Team All-SEC
2021 CoSIDAย First Team Academic All-American
2021 CoSIDAย First Team Academic All-District
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 U.S. Amateur Qualifier
SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week (April 10, 2019)
SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week (March 20, 2019)
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2022-23 (Graduate)ย
Season: Started in all 12 team events ... had the second-lowest stroke averageย (71.58) and the third-most rounds of par or better (20) ... became the program leader in career rounds of par or better (80) after his performance on his home course at the Mossy Oak Collegiate, surpassing Alex Rocha (72, 1996-97) ... also holds the program record for the career rounds played (155).ย Fredericaย Cup (9/7-8/22): Finished tied for fourth in the first event of the season ... shot par or better all three rounds with scores of 67, 65 and 69 ...ย carded 20 birdies and two eagles. SEC Fall Preview (9/25-27/22):ย Shot 4-under 66 with a bogey-free front nine in the first round ... defeated Florida's Ricky Castillo 2-and-1 in match play. Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/3-5/22): Shot 2-under 70 during the second round of play. Daniel Island Intercollegiate (10/30/22-11/1/22): Tied for third for the highest finish on the team after shooting rounds of 72 and 71 in the first and third rounds ... made four consecutive birdies and an eagleย on the No. 8 hole in Round 1. Watersound Invitational (2/19-21/23): Shot 3-under 69 in the second round ... went bogey-free on the back nine and carded fourย birdies. Desert Mountain Invitational (3/4-5/23): Made a top-20 finish with a round of 72 and six birdies in the third round. Schenkel Invitational (3/17-19/23):ย Finished 10th with rounds of 70 in the second and third rounds ... carded 10 birdies and an eagle for the tournament. Mossy Oak Collegiate (4/3-4/23):ย Fired scores of 69 and 65 in the opening rounds, making him the program leader in career rounds of par or better with 74 ... finished the tournament tied for 11th with a three-round total of 9-under 207. Mason Rudolph Championship (4/10-12/23): Finished 25th in the final tournament of the regular season. SEC Championship (4/19-21/23): Fired back-to-back rounds in the 60s in the first two rounds of stroke play ... won his match, 2&1, in the quarterfinals against Tennessee's Bryce Lewis. NCAA Morgan Hill Regional (5/15-17/23): Tied for seventh after shooting an even 216, helping lead the team to its first regional championship in program history ... had the second-most birdies in the individual field for the tournament (13).ย ย ย ย
2021-22 (Senior)
Season: Started all 11ย tournaments ... finished the season with a 72.22 stroke average ... completed seven top-20 finishes, including an Individual Title ... shot 14 par or better rounds.ย Carmel Cup (9/3-5/21):ย State's best performer at the tournament ... finished tied for 17th shooting 73, 74, 68. Fighting Irish Classic (10/4-5/21):ย Finished in the top-20 ... secured a birdie every round on Hole 17 ... carded a total of 12 birdies. SEC Match Play (10/10-12/21): Won Missouri match 2-and-1. Steelwood Collegiate (10/30-31/21): Won Individual Title for the tournament ... collected 18 birdies and an eagle to win with a 2-stroke lead ... shot 5-under for first two rounds and finished at 11-under.ย Nexus Collegiate (2/14-16/22):ย Shot his best score during the final round in windy conditions ... finished in the top-15 at tied for 12th. Desert Mountain Collegiate (3/15-16/22):ย Secured his season-lowest 18-hole score of 65, 7-under, during the first round. Louisiana Classics (3/14-15/22):ย Secured 13 birdies throughout tournament ... shot par or better for all three rounds with scores of 72, 70,ย 69 ... shot bogey-free for 16 consecutive holes in the final round ... finished tied for 13th at 5-under. All-American Intercollegiate (3/21-22/22):ย Had a second-round comeback and tacked on six birdies to haveย a 4-under performanceย to finish tied for 14th. Mossy Oak Collegiate (4/11-12/22): Shotย a 3-under, 69, during the first round of competition. SEC Championship (4/20-24): Led the Bulldogs in scoring shooting 68, 2-under, for the first and second round ... finished tied for 11th and helped State advance to match play as the No. 8 seed ... defeated Vanderbilt's No. 8 Cole Sherwood 2-and-1 in match play. NCAA New Haven Regional (5/16-18/22):ย Competed in his third NCAA appearance.ย 2021ย Non-MSU Events: Competed at the Northeast Amateur (6/23-26/21) where he finished 4-over through four rounds ... finished tied for 16th at the Southern Amateur (7/14-17/21) at MSU's home course of Old Waverly Golf Club ... shot under par in all four rounds and was 11-under for the tournament ... best round came with a 4-under 67 on the second day ... competed at the Western Amateur (7/26-27/21) ... qualified for the U.S. Open Sectionals after having a 7-under performance and taking home the Individual Title at the U.S. Open Locals (05/05/22).ย ย
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2020-21 (Junior)
Season: Started all 10 tournaments ... led the team with a 71.17 stroke average and five top-10 finishes ... shot par or better in 57 percent of his rounds and posted MSU's four lowest rounds of the year ... rankedย eighthย in the SEC in stroke average and was one of five SEC men's golfers with a round of 63 or better this season ... tied the school-record 54-hole total with a 198, the lowest by a Bulldog since 2014-15.ย The Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/5-7/20): Stateโs best performer at the tournament โฆ finished tied for eighth shooting 70, 68, 77 over the three-day event โฆ collected 11 birdies and one eagle at the event. Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate (10/25-27/20): Shot a 1-under 70 in the first round, 2-under 69 in the second round โฆ shot the Bulldogsโ only eagle and 10 of the teamโs 44 birdies. Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (11/8-10/20): Led MSU to a top-10 finish and collected his second career win shooting 12-under 198 โฆ tied the school 54-hole recordย โฆ also shot a new personal best low-round 63 โฆ led the tournament in birdies with 18. Gator Invitational (2/12-14/21): Shot a 4-under 66 in the final found. LSU Invitational (2/26-28/21): State's best finisher, shooting 3-over for the tournament. Tiger Invitational (3/15-17/21): Shot 7-under for the tournament to finish tied for sixth ... opened with a 5-under 67 in the first round. Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (3/26-28/21): Finished tied for sixth at 4-under ... dominated the opening round, leading the field with a 5-under 67 after the first day ... finished the tournament with 15 birdies, which was second in the field. The Collegiate Invitational (4/5-7/21): Led MSU's roster with a 6-over performance. SEC Championship (4/21-23/21): Shot 1-under par in the final round. NCAA Cle Elum Regional (5/17-19/21): Opened with a 1-under round ... finished as MSU's top golfer.2020 Non-MSU Events: Shot a 68 to tie for eighth place in the first round of the Sunnehanna Amateur (7/21-24/20) โฆ competed in the 118th Western Amateur (7/27-8/1/20) where he tied for 29th in the second round โฆ shot a pair of 71โs to tie for 30th through two rounds of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur Championship (8/10-16/20).
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2019-20 (Sophomore)ย
Season: Played and started in all seven of MSUโs team events โฆ earned first collegiate win at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational โฆ carded a 71.95 stroke average, the third-best mark on the teamโฆTallied three top 15 finishes โฆ collected 10 rounds scoring par or better, ranking No. 2 on the team. Carmelย Cup (8/30-9/1/19): Carded a second round second round even 72 at Pebble Beach. Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24/19):ย Shot 1-under 70s in each of the final two rounds. Notre Dame Classic (10/7-8/19): Was MSUโs best performer, finishing tied for seventh โฆ collected a 3-under 210 for the event โฆ carded his best round to par of the season with a final round 66 โฆ bolted 19 spots up the leaderboard in the final round โฆ shot an even 71 in round two. Steelwood Intercollegiate (10/26-27/19):ย Won the tournament, shooting 10-under 206 โฆ carded 71, 68 and 67 at the par-72 Steelwood Country Club โฆ led MSU to team victory.Arizona Intercollegiate (1/27-28/20): Carded a 2-under 69 in the final round. Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/7-8/20): Shot 2-under 70 in the first round.2019 Non-MSUย Events: Recorded a tied-for 12th placing at the Pacific Coast Amateur (7/23-26/19) with scores of 67, 68, 68 and 75 โฆ competed at the Southern Amateur (7/17-20/19) where heย made the cut and finishedย tied for 30th in a very strong field โฆ played in the 2019 Dogwood Invitational (6/5-7/19).ย
2018-19 (Freshman)
Season:ย Played and started in all 12 of MSUโs team events โฆ twice named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week (3/20 & 4/10) โฆ put together four consecutive top 15 finishes between October and March โฆ totaled six top 15 performances โฆ made debut at Carmel Cup on Pebble Beach Golf Links โฆ tied for third at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate to help MSU take the team title.ย Carmel Cup (8/31-9/2/18):ย Shot 2-under 70 in the middle round โฆ collected 10 birdies.ย Louisville Cardinal Challenge (9/14-16/18):ย Shot even 71 and 67 in the opening two rounds โฆ helped State take fifth place โฆ collected first collegiate eagle on the 17th hole in round two.ย Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (10/8-9/18):ย Carded even 70 in the opening round.ย Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/27-28/18):ย Earned first-career top-15 finish, taking a share of 11th โฆ shot 1-over 217โฆBookended the event with an even 72 and a 71.ย Florida Gators Invitational (2/16-17/19):ย Shot 1-over 211 to place tied for 15th โฆ carded 4-under 66 in round two โฆ collected 10 birdies and an eagle.ย Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (3/9-10/19):ย Earned first top five performance, taking a share of third โฆ shot 4-under 68 in round one, a 67 in round two โฆ tallied 14 birdies, tying the third most of any golfer in the field โฆ picked up an eagle in round two on 13.ย Schenkel Invitational (3/15-17/19):ย Tied for 13th with 1-under 215 โฆ opened the event with 3-under 69 โฆ shot even 72 in round two โฆ carded in eagle on 12 in round two.ย Tar Heel Intercollegiate (3/23-24/19):ย Tied for 19th as Stateโs best performer โฆ tallied 11 birdies.ย Mason Rudolph Championship (4/5-7/19): Shot 4-under 209 to tie for 13th, MSUโs best finisher โฆ carded 4-under 67 in round two and 69 in the final round โฆ collected 12 birdies.ย Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (4/15-16/19):ย Shot 3-under 213 to finish tied for 13th โฆ opened the event with a first-round 3-under 69 โฆ went 33 consecutive holes without a bogey to start the event โฆ posted 72s in final two rounds โฆ collected 11 birdies.ย SEC Championship (4/24-26/19): Shot even 72 in the second round.ย NCAA Louisville Regional (5/13-15/19):ย Shot 2-under 69 in the second roundโฆTallied nine birdies.2018 Non-MSUย Events: Competed at the 2018 USGA Junior Amateur (7/16-21/18) prior to his arrival at MSU โฆ tied for 14th at the New Yearโs Invitational (1/3-6/19).
Prior to MSU
Helped Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, Alabama, win consecutive 7A state titles in 2017 and 2018 โฆ won 2018 state title with Bulldog teammateย William Wann โฆ an all-state selection by the Alabama Golf Association following his junior season โฆ was also named the best golfer in his class by the AGA โฆ 2017 Alabama High School Athletic Association State 7A Individual State Champion โฆ 2017 Bradley Johnson Memorial champion โฆ tied for third at the 2017 Bubba Conlee Junior National โฆ tied for sixth at the 2017 Jones Cup Junior.
Personal
Bornย Clifford Franklin Clegg IV on May 15, 2000 โฆ son of Trey and Collins Clegg โฆ has two sisters, Anne Carlton and Libby โฆ two-time First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... an honor graduate at Mountain Brook High School, as well as a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Honors Society, the National Honors Society and the National Spanish Honors Society โฆ also earned the rank of Eagle Scout โฆ majoring in finance.Tuesday, May 16
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