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Overview: Sophomore who red-shirted last year and will be a factor for the Tigers in 2007-08...starter in the fall of 2007, he and Ben Martin were only Tigers to play in all four fall events...had 73.50 stroke average in the fall for the 12 rounds...had outstanding summer of 2007, especially at the end when he won two consecutive events...only Tiger to win two tournaments in the summer of 2007, he won the South Carolina Amateur and the Palmetto Amateur...also had a third place finish at the Dogwood.
Fall 2007: Tied for team lead in rounds in the 60s with two in the fall, his 73.75 stroke average was fifth best on the team...had four rounds at par or better in the fall, third best on the team, and had nine rounds at 75 or better...had best finish in the fall at the Brickyard when he finished 11th overall with a 213 score...had a pair of 69s at the event, the first and third rounds...Clemson's third best golfer at that event, helping the Tigers to a second place team finish...also had 11th place finish at the Topy Cup where he shot 219, he was second among Clemson golfers at the event in Japan. ..named to ACC academic honor roll for the fall of 2007 semester.
Summer 2007: Had arguably the best summer of current Tigers with a pair of victories...closed the summer with a win at the South Carolina Amateur and a win at the Palmetto Amateur...shot 276 at the South Carolina Amateur with a second round 65...won the event by seven shots at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, SC...first Clemson glfer to win the South Carolina Amateur since D.J. Trahan won in 2002...beat Brent Roof of Columbia, SC by the seven shots...had 275 score in winning the Palmetto, he had a final round 65 at that event...started the day five shots back of Allen Koon, then shot 65 on the final day to win the event...also finished third at the Dogwood, he had three straight 67s to open that tournament before closing with a 70...reached the Sweet 16 of the South Carolina Match Play in June...also competed in the Rice Planters and the Eastern Amateur...played in six major amateur events in the summer and was under par for five of them...shot 33 under par for his final five amateur events and had a stroke average of 69.35.
Clemson South Carolina Amateur Champions |
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Year |
Winner |
1975 |
Parker Moore |
1982 |
Dillard Pruitt |
1987 |
Larry Penley |
1988 |
Larry Penley |
1992 |
Tommy Biershenk |
1997 |
Charles Warren |
1998 |
Lucas Glover |
1999 |
Lucas Glover |
2000 |
Lucas Glover |
2001 |
D.J. Trahan |
2002 |
D.J. Trahan |
2007 |
Luke Hopkins |
Summer 2006: Clemson's top finisher at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta in June when he ended the tournament in 22nd place with a six-under par 282 score...also competed in the Eastern Amateur and the Rice Planters...finished 43rd at the Eastern Amateur in Portsmouth, VA when he shot a 282 score...had consistent tournament with all four rounds between 68-72...finished 57th at Rice Planters, event won by teammate Tanner Ervin...had a 300 score at Rice Planters.
In 2005-06: Had a top 25 finish at the Augusta State Invitational with a 219 score, three-over par...had consistent performance with rounds of 72-73-74...played that event as an individual, his score would have counted each day towards Clemson's team score...also played in the Hall of Fame Invitational in March, he shot a 236...had his best round in the final round with a 76...finished last among Clemson golfers, but his score counted each of the last two days.
In High School: A member of the 2005 Canon Cup East team in 2005 and was an honorable mention AJGA All-American...had a strong junior career, he first gained victory in 2002 at the Callaway Golf Junior All-Star Classic in Jacksonville when he finished with a 142, first among 65 junior golfers...an honorable mention AJGA All-America in 2005 when he had a pair of top 10 finishes...finished third at the Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship with a 213 score, he was third in a field of 75...finished tied for seventh that the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic with a 215 score...had three top 10s in AJGA Tournaments in the summer of 2004, including a third-place at the Arizona National Mixed Team Championship, his 198 score included a 62 and a 63...lost to current classmate David May in the third round of the 2004 (November) Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2-and-1...finished solid fifth at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in 2004 with a 145 score...he was fifth out of 100 junior golfers...also had two top 10s in 2003 on the AJGA circuit....already has three hole in one shots to his credit, all came on courses in the Upstate...most recent was a hole in one at #14 at the Country Club of Spartanburg...played for six years on the golf team at Eastside High School in Greer, SC...played on two Eastside High School conference championship teams under Glen DeHart...all-state as a junior and senior and was a five-team All-Regional selection at Eastside...Regional Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2003.
Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1987 in Montgomery, AL...son of Frank and Melinda Hopkins.
Luke Hopkins Personality Profile
Favorite Professional Golfer of all-time: Arnold Palmer
Favorite Current Professional Golfer: Davis Love III
Favorite Athlete outside of golf: Raymond Felton
Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Jonathan Byrd
Favorite course I have played: East Lake
Course I would like to play: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Hole: #17 Sawgrass
Toughest Course I have played: TPC Sawgrass
My Best Shot Ever: Hole in one at Bobby Chapman
My best all-time round: 64 at East Lake
The Best Part of my game is: Reaching greens in regulation
My favorite club: Pitching wedge
The part of the game I must improve is: Putting
The Biggest influence on my golf career has been: My father
The Best thing about Larry Penley is: He knows when to be fun and he knows when to be serious
After my golf career is complete I want to: Help others with golf that aren't as lucky
My dream foursome includes myself and: Arnie, Tiger, my dad
My favorite trip on the Clemson gold schedule is to: Puerto Rico
If I didn't go to Clemson I would have gone to: College of Charleston
Luke Hopkins All-Time Hole in One Shots |
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Year |
Course | Hole |
Club |
Distance |
2000 |
Pebble Creek (Taylors) | 5 |
S wedge |
96 |
2001 |
Pebble Creek (Taylors) | 8 |
9 iron |
141 |
2003 |
CC of Spartanburg | 14 |
7 iron |
162 |
Luke Hopkins Tournament-by-Tournament, 2005-06 |
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| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 |
Par |
Tot |
Fin |
| 3/17-19 | Hall of Fame | 80-80-76 |
+20 |
236 |
67 |
| 4/1-2 | #Augusta State | 72-73-74 |
+3 |
219 |
25 |
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Luke Hopkins Career Stats |
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| Year | Tr |
Rds |
Stks |
60s |
-75 |
Par |
-Par |
Avg |
Top 10 |
BR |
BT |
| 2005-06 | 2 |
6 |
455 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
75.83 |
0 |
72 |
219 |
