Gregg Jones Class: Senior Hometown: Florence, S.C. High School: West Florence Height / Weight: 5-11 / 155 Experience: 3 VL

Overall: Returning starter off of last year's National Championship team who will be expected to provide leadership for the Tigers as they prepare to make a run at consecutive national titles...has a chance to become the first Clemson athlete in any sport to start on four different teams that finished in the top three in the nation...the Tigers were #2 his freshman year at Duke, #3 his sophomore year at Ohio State and Champions last year at Oklahoma State's home course...one of three Tigers who has earned All-America honors at a point in his collegiate career...Jones was a third-team All-American as a sophomore...did not have quite the year in 2002-03 that he did the previous year, but was solid nonetheless...first-team All-ACC selection in 2002-03...his stroke average of 72.79 was fourth best on the team...he had four top 10 finishes and 34 rounds under 75... fantastic iron player, he hits a lot of greens in regulation...he hit over 75 percent of his greens in regulation, second only to D.J. Trahan on the team last season...led the team and the entire country in pars per round with 12.28...also second to Trahan in par 3 scoring, he averaged 3.14 strokes on par threes last year...his career stroke average of 72.62 is sixth best in Clemson history, just one spot ahead of Matt Hendrix...his 21 career rounds in the 60s is eighth best in school history...his 54-hole total of 203 at the Augusta State Invitational in 2001-02 remains one of the highest in Clemson history...his play in the U.S. Amateur this summer should move him up in the amateur rankings for the fall of 2003.

Summer 2003: Had a very strong summer and looks poised to lead the Tigers toward a run at a second consecutive National Championship... qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship after shooting a 138 over 36 holes at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, NC...had the eighth best total in the stroke portion of the U.S. Amateur to move on to match play...he reached the final 16 of that event played at Oakmont in Pennsylvania...defeated Brandt Snedeker 4 and 3 in the first round of match play...won 7 and 5 over 16-year-old Tom Glissmeyer in the second round...lost in the round of 16 to Lee Williams, one of the last selections to the Walker Cup team, by a score of 4 and 3...so Jones just missed being selected to the Walker Cup team...finished third in the Sunnehanna, with a two-under total of 278 in that event...played well in the Monroe Invitational, finishing with an even-par 280 over his four rounds...continued his solid play at the Northeast Amateur, he placed fourth after another even-par tournament...had two rounds in the 60s to finish second in the stroke portion of the Carolinas Amateur Match Play Championship...had yet another even-par finish over the summer and finished 17th in the Players Amateur...shot a five-under-par 275, which included a second-round 64, at the Porter Cup on his way to a 14th-place finish...finished third in the South Carolina Amateur, four shots back of Champion Bill Haas who plays at Wake Forest.

2002-03 Academic Year: Fourth on the team in stroke average at 72.79, but still made first-team All-ACC for the second straight year... ranked 41st in the final Golfweek/Sagarin computer rankings...led the nation in par three greens in regulation in 2003, he was first in pars per round...won the Jones Cup in the spring of 2003...posted solid numbers in the NCAA National, his score counted each round...shot 15-over to tie for 35th with teammate and fellow senior Matt Hendrix...had three rounds of 75 in the event, so he was consistent for the Tigers...shot 208 at NCAA East Regional to lead the Tigers to nine-stroke victory...had final round 67, his best round of the year by two shots and his top final round performance as a Tiger...his 208 was also a season best...was 13-over-par for his six rounds previous to the NCAA East regional...started the year with a pair of top 10s, at Topy Cup and Carpet Classic, Clemson finished first in both events...had five straight tournaments out of the top 10 prior to second place finish at NCAA East Regional...had third-place at Puerto Rico to get off to a good start in the spring...had a 73.00 stroke average for the fall, but 72.21 for the spring... had a final round 69 to lead Clemson to the team title at the Carpet Classic...joined Ben Duncan with a final round 69 at the event...Jones was second to Duncan among Clemson golfers at the event...had five rounds at par or better in his 11 fall rounds... Clemson's top player at the Hooters Collegiate Match play event, he had a 3-0-1 record...gained victory in the championship match with a convincing 5 & 3 win over Emmett Turner of Augusta State.

Summer 2002: Had an active summer that included his participation on the United States team in the Japan vs. United States matches held in Chicago...gained a victory in the final day by defeating Riki Ikeda, 75-78 to help US to a 31-29 team victory on the final day...had a perfect 3-0 record at the event overall...had an eighth-place finish at the Sunnehanna in Johnstown, PA, he had a 281 total for the four rounds...had rounds of 67-68-74-72 at that event...that was his best finish of the summer...had a 13th place finish at the Rice Planters at Mt. Pleasant, SC...had a 286 score for the four rounds, including an opening round 68...also 19th at the Monroe (287), he had a very consistent tournament 72-72-71-72...finished 22nd at the Porter Cup and 30th at the Dogwood...had opening round 66 at the Dogwood, his low individual round of the summer, it came on a par 72 course.

2001-02 Academic Year at Clemson: Ranked 12th in the nation in the final Golfweek college rankings...Clemson's second ranked player with a strong 71.81 stroke average...that includes 71.18 for the seven spring events...finished the year strong with 17th place finish at the NCAAs at The Scarlet Course, he shot a one-under par 283...had three rounds under par in the four days, the only Tiger who could make that claim...had a pair of 69s to open the tournament and closed with a 70...finished in the top 20 in nine of his 12 tournaments this year...his scored counted in every single round in 2001-02, not even D.J. Trahan could say that...in fact every other Clemson starter did not count at least four times in 2001-02...took just 11 more shots over 22 spring rounds than D.J. Trahan, the winner of the Ben Hogan Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award...had eight rounds in the 60s in the spring, the same amount as Trahan...also second on the team in under-par rounds with 17 and in rounds at par or better with 18...shot just eight-over-par for his 37 rounds for the year...only Tiger to shoot a six-under-par round, he did that with 66 at Augusta State on April 7...outstanding on par three holes, he had a 3.03 average, seventh best in the nation...also finished 22nd nationally in par four scoring (4.07), 11th in fewest bogeys per round (2.62) and 16th in pars/round with 11.89 ... had his best tournament of the fall at the Ping Preview ...finished ninth at the event at Ohio State, he shot a 214, one over par...had three top 15 finishes in his five events in the fall, he was 14th at Carpet Classic and 13th at Jerry Pate...would have had a top 10 finish at each had he not shot a 77 in the third round at the Carpet Classic and a 76 in the final round at Jerry Pate...after recording just one top 10 in the fall, had three top five finishes in the spring and five top 15s...started spring with fourth place at Puerto Rico, he was five under...had two opening round 69s to start the spring at Puerto Rico...also fifth in Las Vegas, Clemson's top golfer there...had best showing at Augusta State where his 203 was 13-under-par...the 13-under par tied the Clemson record for a 54-hole event and the 203 score was the third best in Clemson history for a total score for 54 holes...had four consecutive rounds at 60 or better to tie a Clemson record held by Charles Warren and Chris Patton...had three straight rounds in the 60s in getting to playoff at Augusta, then had opening round 68 at ACC Tournament...ended string with 71 at ACC second round, but still finished four-under at that event and 11th overall... under par in five of the seven events last spring after not shooting in red numbers for a tournament in any of the fall events.

Summer 2001: Won the South Carolina Open, he competed against professionals in winning the championship...won South Carolina Match play, second straight year, he defeated teammate Jack Ferguson in Championship round...participated in Dogwood Tournament is Druid Hills on June 29, he finished 9-under-par, with a score of 279...his scores of 70-70-70-69 posted him a 12th place finish...participated in the South Carolina Amateur posting a score of 297 and a 24th-place finish.

2000-01 Academic Year at Clemson: Strong contributor as a freshman, his 73.43 stroke average is fourth best in Clemson history for a freshman...only current teammates D.J. Trahan, John Engler and Lucas Glover were better and his rookie performance was better than Chris Patton, Kevin Johnson, Charles Warren and Jonathan Byrd, among others...finished freshman season on a hot streak, he was 10th at NCAA regional and 39th at national event...his 68 in the third round was best by the Clemson team in that round ...had top 10 finish at the NCAA regional, the 210 total was the best ever in an NCAA regional by a Clemson freshman...the 10th place finish was best finish by a Clemson freshman since Richard Coughlan had a fourth-place finish at the 1994 East Regional...had second round 68 that kept Clemson in the ball game at the regional...ended the regional tournament with three rounds under par...had just six under-par rounds all year entering the NCAA regional tournament...had five rounds in the 60s out of his 28 rounds played, the 68 at the East Regional and at the NCAA national were his best round of the year...had 22nd place finish at the ACC Tournament, including a 70-71 finish... a strong closer as a freshman, he never had a final round above 74 all year for his nine tournaments ...strong contributor in the fall as a red-shirt freshman, his 72.44 stroke average for nine rounds was third best behind Glover and Engler...further enhanced his spot in the lineup for the spring with a 2-0-1 record at the Rolex Match Play, the only Tiger to post an undefeated record at that national event...defeated Scott Harrington of Northwestern 4 and 3, then stopped Brad McIntosh of Houston, 1up...halved match with Travis Whisman of UNLV...played nine rounds in the fall in stroke play tournaments and eight were at 75 or better...his low round of the fall of 2000 was a 69, he did that three times...had best individual finish at the Jerry Pate, where his 215 total was tied for 20th in the field...had a pair of 69s after opening 77...had under-par tournament at the Golf World at Arthur Hills Course on Hilton Head Island...had a 214 for the event and finished 33rd...finished 23rd at the South Carolina Amateur in the summer of 2000...Carolinas Match Play champion in the summer of 2000...entered the spring of 2001 ranked 56th in the country according to Golfweek.

In High School Finished tied for 8th at the South Carolina Amateur in summer of 1999 with a 284 score, he tied with current Clemson teammate Ben Duncan...American Junior Golf Association All-American... won the South Carolina Junior Amateur at Mid-Carolina Country Club in summer of 1999 with a 206, he won by 10 strokes...played in the North-South High School All-Star Tournament in 1999, current Tigers Michael Sims and Matt Hendrix also competed in that event...all-state and all-region selection...earned five letters in golf at West Florence High School...all-state and all-region from 1995-99....a three-time AJGA All-American...South Carolina Junior Amateur champion in 1997...played for Matt Burke at West Florence HS...Personal: Born Francis Gregg Jones on July 14, 1981 in Florence, SC...majoring in recreation and parks administration.

Jones Tournament by Tournament, 2000-01
Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
10/6-8	Carpet Classic	75-75-73	+7	223	28
10/16-17	Jerry Pate	77-69-69	+2	215	20
11/3-5	Golf World	70-69-75	-2	214	33
2/25-27	Puerto Rico Classic	73-80-74	+11	227	45
3/9-11	Las Vegas	80-72-74	+10	226	45
3/24-25	Schenkel	78-75-74	+11	227	57
4/20-22	ACC	79-70-71	+4	220	22
5/17-19	NCAA East	71-68-71	-6	210	10
5/30-2	NCAA National	75-77-68-74	+6	294	39
Jones Tournament by Tournament, 2001-02
Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/8-9	The Ridges	75-73-74	+6	222	45
9/28-30	Ping Preview	72-70-72	+1	214	9
10/5-7	Carpet Classic	73-69-77	+3	219	14
10/15-16	Jerry Pate	69-70-76	+2	215	13
11/9-11	Long Cove	77-71-73	+8	221	24
2/24-26	Puerto Rico	71-71-69	-5	211	4
3/8-10	Las Vegas	74-71-70	-1	215	5
3/23-24	Schenkel	73-75-74	+6	222	34
4/6-7	Augusta State	69-68-66	-13	203	2
4/19-21	ACC	68-71-73	-4	212	11
5/16-18	NCAA East	71-73-76	+4	220	13
5/29-1	NCAA National	69-69-75-70	-1	283	17
Jones Tournament by Tournament 2002-03
Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/3-5	Top Cup	71-72-74	+1	217	10
9/27-29	Carpet Classic	71-73-69	-3	-213	10
10/7-8	Ping Preview	74-77-77	+12	228	32
10/14	Jerry Pate	71-74	+3	145	27
2/17-18	Mercedes Benz	72-73-70	-1	215	12
2/23-25	Puerto Rico Class.	74-69-71	-2	214	3
3/7-9	Toyota Las Vegas	74-75-75	+8	224	57
3/22-23	Schenkel	69-73-73	-1	215	17
4/5-6	Augusta State	72-71-69	-4	212	25
4/18-20	ACC	74-73-78	+9	225	20
5/8-9	Atlanta Intercollegiate	76-71-73	+4	220	28
5/15-17	NCAA East	69-72-67	-8	208	2
5/27-30	NCAA National	75-75-78-75	+15	303	35
Jones Career Stats
Tr	Rds	Stks	60s	-75	Par	-Par	Avg	Top 10	BR	BT
9	28	2056	5	22	1	10	73.43	1	68	210
12	37	2657	10	33	1	17	71.81	4	66	203
13	39	2839	6	34	5	11	72.79	4	67	208
34	104	7552	21	89	7	38	72.62	9	66	203