June 17, 2002

Twelve professional golfers with ties to Clemson have competed on the BUY.com or PGA Tours in 2002. The list is led by Jonathan Byrd, who is currently 75th on the PGA Tour money list. He finished third in Greensboro and eighth at the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX on May 19. The rookie on the PGA Tour was a two-time All-American at Clemson from 1996-00.

Charles Warren, a former teammate of Byrd at Clemson in 1997 and 1998, is sixth on the BUY.com Tour in money earned with $115,872. He won the BUY.com event at the Cliffs in Travelers Rest, SC in April. Lucas Glover, another member of Clemson's 1998 team that finished second at the NCAA Tournament, finished third at the BUY.com event in Raleigh on May 19 and is now 56th on the BUY.com money list with $26,100. Tommy Biershenk recently finished third in a BUY.com event and is now 27th on that tour's list.

The list of former Tigers on Tour below includes Jeff Julian, a student at Clemson from 1979-82 who never played in an event for the Tigers, but did participate in practice. He has played in six events on the PGA Tour on sponsors exemptions. He is suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.

Tigers on Tour in 2002
Stats as of June 18, 2002

Jonathan  Byrd (At Clemson 1996-2000)
				Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	PGA	17	7	3rd	4	2	71.23 $462,573	75

Danny  Ellis (At Clemson 1989-93)
				Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	PGA	12	3	21st	1	0	72.36	$52,817	181

Charles  Warren (At Clemson 1994-98)
				Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	10	6	1st	3	1	70.81 $115,872	6

John  Engler (at Clemson 1997-2001)
				Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	9	4	45th	0	0	72.00	$5,788	139
	PGA	1	0	NA	0	0	72.50	-----	----

Joey  Maxon (at 1994-98)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	8	1	36th	0	0	72.89	$2,160	196

Tommy  Biershenk (1992-96)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	10	4	3rd	3	1	72.11	$44,325	27
	PGA	1	1	--	0	0	74.00	---	---

Kevin  Johnson (1985-89)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	7	4	22nd	1	0	70.59	$11,026	102

Clarence  Rose (1978-80)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	1	0	--	0	0	76.50	---	---

Lucas  Glover (1997-2001)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	3	1	3rd	1	1	71.00	$26,100	56
	PGA	3	0	--	0	0	74.17	----	----

Mike  Lawrence (1975-79)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	BUY.com	1	0	---	0	0	76.00	--	--

Jeff  Julian (1979-82)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	PGA	6	0	---	0	0	75.70	---	---

Richard  Coughlan (1993-97)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	PGA	4	1	76th	0	0	73.40	$6,624	218
	BUY.com	5	1	10th	1	1	71.67	$9,975	109

D.J. Trahan (1999-present)
					Best	Top	Top	Stroke
	Tour	Trns	Cuts	Fin.	25	10	Avg.	Money	Rank
	Buy.com	1	1	45th	0	0	70.00	NA	NA