David May Class: Senior Hometown: Auburn, NY High School: Auburn Height / Weight: 5-9 / 160 Experience: 3VL Major: PRTM

Overview: In his fourth year on the Clemson team, he has been a starter in each of his first three years...the most experienced Clemson golfer in terms of NCAA Tournament rounds...has played in five NCAA Tournaments, three regional events and two nationals...only active Tiger who has played on two top 10 Clemson teams...a starter for the seventh ranked team of 2006 and the fifth ranked team of 2008...has played eight career NCAA national tournament rounds and all eight have counted toward the Clemson team score...has had five rounds at par or better in his 17 NCAA Tournament rounds ...finished 32nd at that event to tie for the best tournament among Clemson golfers with a 290 score in 2006 and finished 38th at the 2008 event with a 306 score... had 73.96 stroke average as a junior, better than his career average of 74.14... had his most consistent year in 2007-08 in that 18 of his 24 rounds were 75 or better... consistent in that he had a 74.26 stroke average as a freshman and 74.15 as a sophomore and 73.96 as a junior...played in 11 of the 12 events as a freshman, and nine of the 10 in 2007...played in eight of the 12 in 2007-08, giving him 28 starts and 85 career rounds, more than any other active Tiger ...has played well in the ACC Tournament each of the last three years, he was ninth as a freshman and 12th as a sophomore before finishing 20th as a junior...has shot seven-under-par for his nine career rounds at The Old North State Club, including three consecutive even par 72s in 2007, helping Clemson to a third-place finish... had a pair of 65s during the 2005-06 season to show his capabilities to go low...that includes a second round 65 at the ACC Tournament that is the second best round in Clemson history in an ACC Tournament in terms of total score and versus par...joins John Engler as only Clemson golfer to fire two rounds at 65 or better in the same year ... has two career top 10s, both took place as a freshman... first signee from outside the state of South Carolina in five years when he came to Clemson in fall of 2005.

Summer 2008: Played in four amateur events over the summer...had his best performance in his first tournament, The Monroe in early June...finished fourth with a 282 score, two over par...had consistent performance with rounds of 71-71-71-69...finished 12th at The Dogwood with a 10-under par 278 score, including final round 68...reached match play of the North-South Amateur after a 143 in stroke play qualifying, but lost to Clemson teammate Jacob Burger in the first round in 20 holes...finished summer activity with a 36th place finish at The Porter Cup...had four rounds of 72 or better at that event.

In 2007-08: Shot 75 or better in 75 percent of his rounds, his best year at Clemson in terms of that kind of consistency...played in two events in the fall, the Topy Cup in Japan and the Carpet Classic in Dalton, GA...Clemson's third best golfer in Japan...would have been the top golfer in Japan and had a top five finish if he didn't shoot and 80 in the final round...had opening rounds 71 and 70 to pace the Tigers after two rounds...Clemson's top golfer at the Carpet Classic with the 224 score...had second round 69, the only Tiger to shoot in the 60s in the entire event...finished 27th to help Clemson to second place finish at The Hootie in March...had consistent rounds of 73-72-72 on the par 71 course...best tourney of the spring was at the ACC Tournament where he shot -2 for the three days, including season best tying 69...finished 20th at the event, his third straight top 20 finish at the ACC...played the par threes in 1-under par at the ACC Tournament, tied for third best in the field...had solid performance at NCAA West, helping Clemson to third place team finish...finished 46th overall with 224 score, he was five under par on the par five holes to rank tied for seventh in the entire field...had four birdies within a five hole spurt in the final round to show his capabilities...tied for third among Clemson golfers at the NCAA national tournament with a 306 total...all four of his rounds counted towards Clemson's team score, he joined Kyle Stanley as only Tigers who could make that statement...two of his three rounds counted at the regional...an accurate driver, he led the team in driving accuracy with a .706 figure...also led the team in pars per round at 11.88 an in scoring average on par three holes at 3.14....his score counted in 20 of 24 rounds.

Summer 2007: Played in five major amateur events in summer of 2007...had 22nd place finish at the Monroe in June for his top performance...had a 66 in the opening round that was his best round of the summer...also played in Northeast Amateur, Players Amateur, Southern Amateur and Porter Cup.

In 2006-07: Third best on the Clemson team in stroke average with 74.15 figure...second on the team in tournaments played with nine, second in rounds at 75 or better and led the team in even par rounds with six...his eight rounds at par or better tied for second on the team...led the team in fairway hitting percentage with a .765 figure, and in par three scoring with a 3.19 figure...second on the team in birdies with 78... finished the year strong with 12th place finish at the ACC Tournament, his best finish of the year, and his 216 score was his low 54-hole total of the year...then finished 23rd in 27-team field at the NCAA East Regional...did his part to try to get Clemson into the NCAA finals with a 220 score, four over par...had opening round 71 and final round 72... joined Kyle Stanley as only Tigers to play in eight of the nine team events...also played in the Callaway Match Play in November... had a 1-2 record at the Calloway Match Play, he beat Chris Killmer of Washington 7 and 5 in the most dominant performance by a Clemson golfer at the event...suffered a heart-breaking loss to Chris Ward of Oklahoma State, 1-up in the second-round... best tournament in the fall was a 23rd place finish at the Aloha Classic... ..had a 73.67 stroke average in the fall of 2006...had his best finish of the fall at the Purdue Aloha Classic where he was 23rd with a 219 score...performance included a fall best 68...his best tournament vs. par took place in the opening event where he had a two-over-par 218 at the Carpet Classic...very consistent in that event, he had rounds of 73-73-72...helped Clemson to second-place finish at the Carpet Classic, the best team finish of the fall with a 218 score, two over par.

Summer 2006: Had his best showing at the Northeast Amateur in Rumford, RI where he finished fourth with a 136 score...he had rounds of 67-69 on the par 69 course in the event that was shortened to just 36 holes due to weather conditions...finished 15th at the end of the summer at the Porter Cup...had an even-par 280 thanks to consistent rounds of 69-71-70-70...also had a solid showing at the Monroe where he finished 28th with a 291 score...had opening round 69 for his top round of that tournament....had a hole-in-one from 210 yards with a three-iron during the 2006 Monroe Invitational.

In 2005-06: Played in 11 of the 12 events, helping the Tigers to a seventh-place national finish as a first-year freshman...had 74.26 stroke average for the year, fifth best on the team...one of three Tigers to play in at least 11 of the 12 events...had 12 rounds at par-or-better for the year, third best on the team...had six rounds at par to lead the team, and six more under-par...had a pair of 65s, the two best rounds of the year by any Clemson golfers...had a solid year in terms of hitting fairways, his .772 percentage was 24th best in the nation and second best on the Clemson team behind Stephen Poole...had a pair of top 10 finishes as a first-year freshman, the Carpet Classic in the fall and the ACC Tournament in the spring...shot a nine-under-par 207 to finish second at the Carpet Classic...shot a final round 65 to make a charge to threaten for the individual title...it was quite a comeback for the Tiger rookie, who had finished last at the Isleworth in the previous event, so he improved from 90th to second in one tournament... lost by two shots to Mark Haastrup of Georgia State, but finished better than Matt Every of Florida, Brian Harman of Georgia, Roberto Castro of Georgia Tech and defending ACC Champion Ryan Blaum of Duke... his -9 score for the tournament also tied for the best in Clemson history by a freshman and was the best since D.J. Trahan's -9 at Las Vegas in March of 2000....shot a 211 at the ACC Tournament, five-under-par, in finishing ninth...his second round 65 was the best single round of the tournament by a Tiger...helped Clemson to third-place finish and 24-under-par score, one of Clemson's best scores vs. par at the event...tied for first among Clemson golfers and the best among the underclassmen at the NCAA National Tournament when he shot a 290 and finished 32nd...best finish by a Clemson first-year freshman at the NCAA national tournament since D.J. Trahan was 15th at the 2000 event in Auburn, AL...his final round 72 contributed to Clemson's seventh-place finish at Crosswater Golf Club...Clemson's first or second best golfer in five of the 12 events in 2005-06...had a top 25 finish at the Hall of Fame Invitational in Humble, TX in March when he shot a 226 and finished 24th individually...second best Tiger at the Puerto Rico Classic where he shot a 218 and finished 27th...shot 75 or better in each of his last 10 rounds of the year and in 23 of his 34 rounds for the year.

In High School: Ranked as high as seventh in the nation in Sagarin National Junior Rankings in 2004 and 2005...New York State Junior Champion in 2003 and 2002....won three AJGA Tournaments in his career, two in 2004 and one in 2003...played on the national amateur circuit in summer of 2005, he played in the Jones Cup, Sunnehanna, Monroe, Northeast Amateur and Porter Cup to name a few...had best finish at the Sunnehanna in June when he shot an even-par 280 to finish tied for 13th...finished 29th at the Porter Cup with a solid 282 score...captured the Jeffery M. Isner Memorial at New Seabury in 2003 and won the Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone and the Bobby Chapman in 2004...lost to Tom Glisseyer in the first round of the 2004 US Junior Amateur, 1-up...advanced to the championship round of the 2004 Polo Junior Classic, where he lost to James Lee...three-time high school All-American... a second-team AJGA All-American in 2004 and honorable mention choice in 2003 and 2005...played in the Canon Cup for the East team in 2005 and 2004...four-time All-State selection in New York...lettered six years in golf, playing for Auburn High School in Auburn, NY for Anthony Locastro...helped Auburn High to four Section III Championships...five-time team MVP...set school's all-time scoring record with a 34.7 average (nine holes) his senior year...

Personal: Born September 28, 1986...son of Kris and Donna May of Auburn, NY...majoring in community recreation management.

David May Personality Profile
Favorite Current Professional Golfer: Tiger Woods
Favorite Athlete outside of golf: Michael Jordan
Favorite Clemson golfer of all-time: Charles Warren
Favorite course I have played: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Hole: #11 at Augusta National
Toughest Course I have played: Oak Hill Country Club
My Best Shot Ever: 3-iron hole-in-one in 2006 Monroe Invitational from 210 yards.
My best all-time round: 65 at 2006 ACC Championship, a round that included nine birdies.
The Best Part of my game is: Putting
My favorite club: 56-degree wedge
The part of the game I must improve is: Long irons
The Biggest influence on my golf career has been: My Father
My dream foursome includes myself and: Tiger Woods, Fred Couples, Bobby Jones