June 20, 2002

Clemson, SC - Three members of Clemson's third ranked 2002 men's golf team are among the final 32 competitors in the South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship. The field played 36 holes over the last two days with the top 32 players moving on to the match play portion, which gets underway on Friday at the Country Club of Spartanburg.

The top Clemson qualifier was 2002 senior Tripp James, who is playing the event on his home course. The Clemson graduate had rounds of 68 and 71 in scoring a 139, tied for fourth among the competitors. James qualified for the match play portion last year.

The Duncan brothers, Brian and Ben, both qualified for the match play portion. Brian Duncan, who will be a red-shirt freshman at Clemson next year, had rounds of 71 and 71 and his 144 total tied for 15th. His brother Ben, who will be a senior at Clemson next year, had rounds of 76 and 70 to get into a playoff for the last position. Eleven players fought for six spots at 146.

Also among the qualifiers was Mickey Plyler, a former Clemson student, who did not play on the Clemson golf team during his undergraduate career (1985-89). He fired a 68 on Thursday to make the cut by a shot.

Final qualifying round results of the 30th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg on Thursday, June 20.

*Emmett Turner, Greenwood		67-70--137
Robert Godfrey, Clemson		67-70--137
Jake Thompson, Greenville		66-72--138
Taylor Hough, Spartanburg		69-70--139
Tripp James, Spartanburg		68-71--139
Matt Dura, Sumter			66-75--141
Scott Usher, Bennettsville		71-71--142
Walter Todd, Laurens		71-71--142
Scott Feaster, Columbia		75-67--142
Nick Biershenk, Boiling Springs	69-73--142
Brent Delahoussaye, Greer		74-68--142
Barrett Wood, Simpsonville		73-70--143
Daniel Felder, Orangeburg		70-73--143
Patrick Smith, Florence		72-71--143
Jon Stephenson, Columbia		71-73--144
Brian Duncan, Greenville		73-71--144
Alex Hamilton, Aiken		70-74--144
Kyle Owings, Pauline		73-71--144
Ken Murray, Pendleton		71-73--144
Mike Gravley, Simpsonville		70-74--144
Ryan Castle, Summerville		71-73--144
Lewis White Sr., Spartanburg	71-74--145
Gus Sylvan, Columbia		76-69--145
Mickey Plyler, Greer		77-68--145
Tanner Ervin, Mt. Pleasant		70-75--145
Dale Ketola, Greenwood		72-73--145
**Matt O'Quinn, Beaufort		71-75--146
**Michael Maness, Galivants Ferry	77-69--146
**Ben Duncan, Greenville		76-70--146
**Tucker Ervin, Mt. Pleasant	71-75--146
**Jason Huguet, Greer		71-75--146
**Lanny Correll, Jr., Columbia	71-75--146