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Overview: Red-shirt
senior
who
is
in
his
third
year
as
a
starter
on
the
Tiger
team...played
in
one
tournament
and
earned
a
letter
during
Clemson's
run
to
the
National
Championship
in
2003,
he
is
the
only
current
Tiger
who
lettered
during
the
national
championship
season...the
highest
ranked
Tiger
golfer
after
the
fall
of
2005
with
a
number-31
ranking
according
to
the
Sagarin
rankings....
had
a
74.14
stroke
average
last
year
as
a
junior,
but
has
improved
to
a
73.67
in
the
fall
of
2005...did
not
have
a
round
in
the
60s
prior
to
the
2004-05
season,
but
led
the
Tigers
in
rounds
in
the
60s
(4)
and
rounds
under
par
(9)
for
the
season... had
a
career
highlight
at
Bulls
Bay
when
he
made
a
hole-in-one,
just
the
fourth
hole-in-one
in
Clemson
history
in
competition...that
was
the
11th
hole-in-one
for
the
Duncan
family,
the
first
for
Brian...brother
Ben
has
had
three
and
his
father,
Bill,
an
accomplished
amateur
player
in
Greenville,
has
had
eight,
including
one
last
year
at
the
Tiger
Golf
Gathering...brother
of
Ben
Duncan,
starter
on
the
2003
National
Championship
team,
who
is
now
a
professional...Brian
earned
a
National
Championship
ring
that
year
,
joining
his
brother
Ben
as
one
of
only
two
brother
combinations
in
Clemson
athletics
history
(any
sport)
with
National
Championship
rings....the
McSwain
Brothers
(Chuck
and
Rod)
were
teammates
on
Clemson's
1981
National
Championship
football
team... Brian
won
the
Palmetto
Amateur
in
the
summer
of
2004
and
finished
fourth
in
that
event
in
summer
of
2005.
Fall
2005
at
Clemson: Played
in
two
of
the
Tiger's
three
tournaments
in
the
Fall...five
of
his
six
rounds
were
75
or
better...finished
in
the
top-20
in
both
of
his
starts
in
the
fall
at
the
Isleworth
Collegiate
and
the
Carpet
Capital
Classic...shot
223
at
the
Isleworth
Collegiate
to
finish
18th
in
the
field
individually,
that
included
a
round
of
70
in
opening
round,
the
top
round
of
the
fall
for
Duncan...he
was
in
the
hunt
for
medallist
honors
after
36
holes
of
that
stormy
event...had
consistent
rounds
of
72-73-74
to
finish
19th
individually
in
the
Carpet
Capital
Classic...second
among
Clemson
golfers
in
both
tournaments ...highest
ranked
Tiger
in
the
Sagarin
golf
rankings
at
#31
and
is
sixth
best
among
ACC
players...had
a
fall
stroke
average
of
73.67
to
rank
second
on
the
team.
Summer
2005: Competed
in
eight
amateur
events
over
the
summer
2005...his
summer
was
highlighted
by
a
strong
defense
of
his
Palmetto
Amateur
championship
August
11-14,
an
event
he
won
the
summer
2004...recorded
rounds
of
67-69-70-70
for
an
eight-under
par
276
total,
good
enough
for
the
4th
place
finish...finished
T-11
in
the
South
Carolina
Amateur
August
4-7,
after
shooting
a
final
round
67,
which
was
the
third
lowest
score
for
the
day...he
shot
a
two-under-par
286
for
the
tournament
overall...had
top
35
finishes
at
the
Monroe
(34th,
with
288
score),
Rice
Planters
(30th,
215
score)
and
Players
Amateur
(31st,
291
score)...also
competed
in
the
Jones
Cup,
Dogwood
Amateur,
and
the
Western
Amateur.
2004-05 Academic Year at Clemson: Competed in all 12 tournaments for the Tigers as a junior, his second season as a starter... led the team in rounds in the 60s (4) and rounds at par or better (9)...finished the season with a 74.14 stroke average after 36 rounds, third best on the team...23 of the 36 rounds were at 75 or lower...recorded a top 10 finish at The Ridges, the first tournament of the academic year...he shot rounds of 68-69-74 for a five-under par 211 total to lead the Tigers to a 3rd place team finish...that five-under par figure was the best score vs. par by a Clemson golfer all year and the third place individual finish was the best all year by a Clemson golfer... he did not have another top 10 finish, but had a pair of 11th place finishes and five total top 20s...he led the team in top 20 finishes ...that included an 11th-place finish at the Isleworth Collegiate with a two-over-par 218 total for 54 holes...also finished 11th at the Carpet Capital Classic with a five-over par 221 total for 54 holes...finished 20th at the Hootie Invitational at Bulls Bay with a seven-over-par 220 total for 54 holes...that included a hole in one on the par three 17th hole...it was the first hole in one on the newly built tee at the Bulls Bay course...finished 19th at the ACC Tournament with a seven-over-par 223 total for 54 holes... Clemson's top golfer in the fall of 2004 with a 72.47 stroke average...led the team in under par rounds (6) and rounds at par or better (7)...had consistent fall, 12 of his 15 rounds were at 75 or better...played in all five stroke play tournaments and the Hooters Match Play...had four rounds in the 60s, including a four-under-par 67 at the Jerry Pate, the second lowest score of the fall by a Tiger and still his career low round in competition for the Tigers....finished in the top three among Clemson golfers in all five fall events and was Clemson's top golfer twice, The Ridges and the Carpet Classic...played as Clemson's number-one player in all four matches at the Match Play Championship, he posted a 1-3 record....the victory was a 1-up triumph over Henry Liaw of Arizona...won two of the last three holes to gain that victory, winning the overall team match for the Tigers, 3-2...Duncan was very competitive in the other three matches, as all three were not decided until at least the end of the 16th hole.
2003-04 Academic Year at Clemson: Competed in eight events over the fall and spring seasons...best finish was a 21st-place at the ACC Tournament in April...he shot two-over 218 for that tournament in helping lead the Tigers to victory...the 218 score was the best 54-hole tournament of 2003-04...was set to travel with the team to Yale for the East Regional, but a jammed thumb prevented him from competing...best individual round of the year was a 70, which he accomplished twice...had a second-round 70 in the Carpet Classic in October...also had a 70 in the opening round at Las Vegas...stroke average for the year was 74.86...finished strong with seven of his last nine rounds at 75 or better... had solid rounds of 73-76-75 at the Atlanta Intercollegiate, where he finished at eight-over par...played in three out of the four fall stroke events and also the Match Play for the Tigers...competed in Clemson's first three events of the fall...best showing was a #25- finish at three-over-par in the Ridges...followed that with a two-day, eight-over 148 in the Fall Preview...finished seven-over at the Carpet Classic, helping the Tigers to a second-place finish in that event...compiled a 1-2-1 record in the Match Play event, as he defeated Wesley Horns of N.C. State and halved a match with Michael Daniels of Auburn.
Summer 2003: Put together a strong summer heading into his red-shirt sophomore season with the Tigers...won medallist honors for the stroke portion of the South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship in June...fired a course record nine-under-par 63 in the second round of stroke play...lost in the second round of match play...shot a four-over-par 292 to finish 25th at the Dogwood Invitational...finished 16th at the Rice Planters Championship, one of three Tigers to finish in the top 16 at that tournament...finished seventh in the stroke portion of the Carolinas Amateur Match Play Championship in July...shot one-under 287 in the Players Amateur, good enough for 15th place.
2002-03 Academic Year at Clemson: Saw his first action of the year at the Collegiate Match Play event in November, 2002...played well in that event posting a 1-2-1 record...had a halve in the second round against Dayton Rose of Oklahoma State, then defeated Andy Cornell of Arizona in the semifinals, 3 and 2...that win was big in Clemson's drive to the championship...lost in the finals to Scott Jamieson of Augusta State by just 2 and 1...played in the Schenkel Invitational in the spring...shot a solid five-over-par and helped the Tigers to a second-place finish in that event.
Summer 2002: Played well in many tournaments with national amateur fields...finished 14th at the Monroe, an event won by D.J. Trahan...shot a 286 for the four rounds played at the par 70 course in Pittsbord, NY...could have finished higher had he not shot 76 in the first round...finished 68-71-71 for the +6 finish...reached the semifinals of the South Carolina Match Play in June at the Spartanburg Country Club...lost to Taylor Hough in the semifinals in 20 holes...had strongest performance at the Rice Planters at Mount Pleasant, SC...finished fourth at that tournament with a 282 score...had rounds of 68-71-72-71, he had the best finish out of the six Clemson golfers who played in the event.
Summer 2001: Member of the East Team of the American Junior Golf Association Cannon Cup, was the leading point getter in the Cannon Cup (3-0-1)...honored as a member of the AJGA All-American Second-Team...competed alongside his brother (Ben) in the Rice Planters tournament, and finished 17th shooting 72-70-72-74...won the Myrtle Beach Junior Classic (AJGR), and had amazing rounds of 65-66-69 and 16-under-par...his 19 birdies broke the tournament record by 3 shots...reached the quarterfinals of the Carolinas Match Play, he lost in 20 holes to Kyle Bradley...reached the semifinals of South Carolina match play and lost to Clemson teammate Gregg Jones 3 and 2...finished 16th in the South Carolina Amateur with a 294 score.
High School: Lettered six years in golf at Travelers Rest High School...all-state honors 1999, 2000, and 2001...2001 State AAA High School Individual Champion...2001 State AAA South Carolina Player of the Year...member of the 2001 State AAA South Carolina Championship Team. ..2000 U S Open Alternate...member of the American-Canadian Junior in 2000 and 2001...
Personal: Born James Brian Duncan, on June 29, 1983...coached by Jack Anderson...majoring is Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management.
Brian
Duncan
Personality
Profile
Favorite
Professional
Golfer
of
All-time:
Bobby
Jones
Favorite
Current
Professional
Golfer:
Charles
Warren
Favorite
Athlete
Outside
of
Golf:
The
dog
sledding
team
from
the
Winter
Olympic
Games
Favorite
Clemson
Golfer
of
All-time:
Charles
Warren
Favorite
Course
I
have
Played:
Pumpkin
Ridge
Course
I
Would
Like
to
Play:
Muirfield
Favorite
Golf
Hole:
12th
at
Musgrove
Mill
Toughest
Course
I
Have
Played:
Conway
Farms
My
Best
Shot
Ever:
The
hole
in
one
on
the
17th
hole
at
Bulls
Bay
My
Best
All-time
Round:
Have
shot
a
63
three
times
The
Best
Part
Of
My
Game
Is:
putting
My
Favorite
Club:
7
iron
The
Part
of
the
Game
I
Must
Improve
Is:
Driving
The
Biggest
Influence
on
My
Golf
Career
Has
Been:
My
Dad
The
Best
Thing
About
Larry
Penley
Is:
A
friend
who
is
always
there
when
you
need
him.
After
My
Golf
Career
Is
Complete
I
Want
To:
go
duck
hunting
on
a
regular
basis.
My
Dream
Foursome
Includes
Myself
And:
my
brother
Ben,
Davis
Love
III,
and
Fred
Couples
My
Favorite
Trip
On
The
Clemson
Golf
Schedule
Is
To:
Las
Vegas
Duncan
Tournament
by
Tournament,
2002-03
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Tot | Fin |
| 3/22-23 | Schenkel Invitational | 75-74-72 | +5 | 221 | 45 |
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Tot | Fin |
| 9/13-14 | The Ridges | 72-75-72 | +3 | 219 | 25 |
| 9/22-23 | Fall Preview | 73-75 | +8 | 148 | 38 |
| 10/3-5 | Carpet Classic | 76-70-77 | +7 | 223 | 46 |
| 2/8-10 | N. Florida Collegiate | 88-75-76 | +23 | 239 | 78 |
| 2/22-24 | Puerto Rico Classic | 74-79-WD | +9 | 153 | WD |
| 3/12-14 | Las Vegas | 70-74-79 | +7 | 223 | 40 |
| 3/29-30 | Atlanta Intercollegiate | 73-76-75 | +8 | 224 | 41 |
| 4/16-18 | ACC Tournament | 73-71-74 | +2 | 218 | 21 |
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Tot | Fin |
| 9/11-12 | The Ridges | 68-69-74 | -5 | 211 | 3 |
| 9/22-23 | Preview | 76-72-73 | +11 | 221 | 36 |
| 10/11-12 | Jerry Pate | 79-70-67 | +3 | 216 | 41 |
| 10/25-26 | Isleworth | 76-69-73 | +2 | 218 | 11 |
| 11/5-7 | Carpet Classic | 78-72-71 | +5 | 221 | 11 |
| 2/27-1 | Puerto Rico Classic | 71-81-76 | +12 | 228 | 65 |
| 3/11-13 | Las Vegas | 78-77-77 | +16 | 232 | 64 |
| 3/19-20 | Schenkel | 74-75-75 | +8 | 224 | 32 |
| 3/27-29 | Bulls Bay | 75-75-70 | +7 | 220 | 20 |
| 4/2-3 | Augusta State | 80-80-77 | +21 | 237 | 49 |
| 4/15-17 | ACC Tournament | 77-72-74 | +7 | 223 | 19 |
| 5/19-21 | NCAA East | 72-76-70 | +5 | 218 | 61 |
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Tot | Fin |
| 10/23-25 | Isleworth | 70-72-81 | +7 | 223 | 18 |
| 11/4-6 | Carpet Classic | 72-73-74 | +3 | 219 | 19 |
| Top | |||||||||||
| Year | Tr | Rds | Stks | 60s | -75 | Par | -Par | Avg | 10 | BR | BT |
| 2002-03 | 1 | 3 | 221 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 73.67 | 0 | 72 | 221 |
| 2003-04 | 8 | 22 | 1647 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 74.86 | 0 | 70 | 218 |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 36 | 2669 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 74.14 | 1 | 67 | 211 |
| Totals | 21 | 61 | 4537 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 74.38 | 1 | 67 | 211 |
