Tiger Woods follows 20-year-old Luke Clanton on PGA Tour; easily beats the 66-year-old record
Author: Alan
Is Luke Clanton the new face of golf, or does Tiger Woods still have some magic left?
He was a two-time All-American. He was named the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year in 1996. Yes, we are talking about Tiger Woods and his impressive amateur career before he stunned everyone with a phenomenal 28-year professional career. But now an amateur golfer has come forward to humiliate him: young Luke Clanton!
The 20-year-old recorded four birdies in the final five holes on the final day of play at the John Deere Classic. With this, his 8-under 63 on Sunday made him the first amateur golfer since 1958 to finish in the top 10 in consecutive PGA Tour starts (T2 with KT Pang and Michael Thorbjornsen). The golfer recorded a total of 26 birdies, including eight on Sunday alone. 20-year-old Luke Clanton made four birdies in the final five holes to finish 9 of 30 and become the first amateur to finish in the top 10 in consecutive PGA Tour events dating back to 1958. I love watching these young guys mix things up. On the big stage 🔥
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His previous top 10 finish was at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he finished T10th with six other players. He then shot 69-68-65-72 over four days of play to finish 14 under par. It is interesting that this was his third professional event, which was released in 2024 in Pinehurst No. 2 in 2024 in 2024.
Returning to a recent feat, Clanton was able to do the same on a male expressway more than 60 years, but lasted in 1958. At the time, Billy Joe Patton had two top-10 finishes in consecutive Tour starts, at the 1957 U.S. Open and the 1958 Masters Tournament. Although Tiger Woods has six USGA Amateur victories, the golfer can’t boast the feat the young athlete achieved. “I came into this week with pretty high expectations,” the 20-year-old said, adding: “Of course you want to win.” But again, what I did today was surprising. This is a blessing just here. Of course, he gained the right to say this with sparkling results and the help of recording. I couldn’t even achieve the forest!
GOLPHIST’s recent feats have helped get 9 points on the PGA University Tour. This is a program that helps college golfers with a 20-point score earn Tour status based on their performance in a variety of professional and amateur events. The athlete will receive one point for each pass completed on the course, as well as another point for finishing in the top 10.
Clanton’s recent performance, consequently, managed to help him card a total of four points in two weeks allowing him to take a step closer to a PGA Tour status. Moreover, he is now placed third in the WAGC, not to mention being the highest-ranked golfer in the NCAA rankings. This athlete is just beginning his remarkable career.
Alan Abe is the senior golf columnist for EssentiallySports. With a master’s degree in English, he has written about many golf-related topics and detailed the lives of many golfers, including Bubba Watson and Adam Scott. Alan is especially skilled at covering the events live and providing hole-by-hole analysis.
