Ben Duncan Class: RS Senior Hometown: Greenville, SC High School: Traveler's Rest Height / Weight: 6-2 / 190 Birthdate: 01/03/1980 Experience: 3 VL

Overall: Strong student and player, he was a member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2000-01 and 2001-02…fourth year letterman in his third year as a starter…has a career stroke average of 73.89, among the top 20 in Clemson history… his stroke average has improved every year he has been at Clemson…had a 72.86 for his seven tournaments in spring of 2002, one of the most improved players in the country from the fall to the spring his junior year …an off and on starter his first two years, he was a mainstay as a junior and will be as a senior… has played in 21 career tournaments and 63 rounds over the first three years, but did not play in the NCAAs until 2002 event at Ohio State…with graduation of Lucas Glover, John Engler and Jani Saari, Duncan was needed to step up in 2001-02 and he did, helping Clemson to a number-three finish… had back to back top 10s top open the fall of his senior year… had four top 20s including a pair of 11th-place finishes in the spring of 2002… brother of Clemson red-shirt freshman Brian Duncan.

Clemson Highlights 2002-03 Academic Year: Starter in 12 of the 13 events this year including the Match Play event in November…began year with a pair of top 10 finishes, he was seventh at the Topy Cup and fifth at the Carpet Classic…had a 214 score in Japan, his fourth career under par tournament….followed that performance with a 211 score at the Carpet Classic for a fifth-place finish, best of his career…gave him back to back under-par tournaments for the first time in his career…that is the best finish of his career and the low tournament….Clemson’s best player in leading the Tigers to the tournament championship at the event held in Dalton, GA…had rounds of 73-69-69, first time in his career he had consecutive rounds in the 60s…finished off the fall with a 3-1 record at the Hooters Collegiate…won his last three matches, including a 3 & 1 win over Jay Haas of Augusta State in the championship match…ranked sixth in the nation in par five scoring (4.50) entering the spring season of 2003, he is Clemson’s top player on par fives this year with a 4.70 average…also 15th in greens in regulation and 13th in fewest three-putt holes through the fall season…started the spring with a solid 18th place finish at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate…finished 14th at the ACC Tournament for his top finish of the spring, he had a221 score at the Old North State Club…his score counted each day and he was a key to Clemson’s ACC Tournament championship victory…had three under-par tournaments for the year, the Topy Cup, Carpet Classic and the Augusta State…had five rounds this year in which he was Clemson’s best player….has averaged 71.75 for the final round in his last four events…has had five rounds in the 60s this year after having just three in his first three years combined…tied his career high with a 68 in first round of the season in Japan, and twice at Augusta State…played the last two rounds at Augusta State in eight-under par after opening 79.

Summer 2002: Reached the semifinals of the South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championships…beat Matt Dura of Sumter in the quarterfinals before losing to current Clemson teammate Nick Biershenk in the semifinals…competed in some of the top amateur events in the country…46th at the Monroe, 27th at Dogwood, 26th at the Rice Planters and 35th at the Cardinal….had his best round of the summer in the Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills in Atlanta where he shot a 68 in the opening round…shot a solid –6 and 282 for the tournament on the par 72 course.

2001-02 Academic Year at Clemson: Played in two events in the fall, The Ridges and the Jerry Pate…helped the Clemson team to a third-place finish at the Jerry Pate…had best round of the fall at the Jerry Pate with an opening round 72…came out strong in the spring with an 11th place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 214 total…that –2 was his first under-par tournament at Clemson…performance included an opening round 68 in the first round in Puerto Rico… …also had a season best –4 at the ACC Tournament, a 212 total…had 11th place finish to tie for his career best finish at the time…finished 36th in the field of 142 at the NCAA East regional…consistent throughout the year, he shot between 212 and 220 in five straight tournaments between Feb. 24 and April 21…Clemson’s second best golfer at the Las Vegas Invitational with a 218, he helped the Tigers to a fourth-place team finish…also second best Tiger at the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, GA… third best stroke average for the year among Clemson players at 73.54, but he had a 72.86 in the Spring… had nine rounds at par or better for the year…had two of his under-par rounds at the ACC Tournament…had four straight rounds at 72 or better between last round at Augusta State and all three rounds at the ACC tournament...played all seven rounds in the NCAA Tournament…best round was a 72 in the first round at the national tournament at Ohio State…had solid 72-73 start at the national event… had a top 10 at the Azalea Invitational in March of 2002,one of the top amateur events in the country…shot a 286 and finished eighth in the event played at the Country Club of Charleston.

Summer 2001: Finished 42nd in the Rice Planters Tournament...shot rounds of 71-69-77-78, for a total of 295 and 7 over par…competed with teammate Gregg Jones in the Dogwood Tournament in June…had consistent rounds of 73-73-77-74 to finish 41st in the Players Amateur in Bluffton, SC…finished 8th in the South Carolina Amateur…traveled to New York to play in the Monroe Tournament, finished 36th with a final score of 289 and 9-over-par score.

2000-01 Academic Year at Clemson: Played in all six of Clemson's events in the fall of 2000, including the Rolex Match play...had 73.71 stroke average for the fall...had best round of the fall with a 69 at the Jerry Pate in the final round, that was a key to Clemson winning the event for the fourth straight year... had top 25 finish at The Ridges, the first event of the fall...had strong 218 at the tournament in Johnson City, TN, including a final round 70...final round was his best round throughout the fall...had three consecutive 73s at the Golf World….had his best finish as a Tiger in his first event of the spring, a 15th place finish at the Schenkel…had consecutive 71s for his first two rounds, he finished with a 74…the 216 score was his career best finish on a par 72 course at the time…finished 27th at the US Collegiate and 35th at the ACC Tournament…had solid 71 in the second round at US Collegiate…played in eight of the 12 team events in 2000-01…had score at 75 or better in 18 of his 23 rounds.

1999-00 Academic Year at Clemson: Played in four events as a red-shirt freshman, he posted a 75.17 average for his 12 rounds...had his best round at the Las Vegas Invitational in March, he shot a second-round 69...that was after an opening round 83, so he did not get down after his high round of the year...played for the Tigers in some big events as a freshman, including the Ping Preview where he was a consistent 73-74-74 and finished 34th in the national field...had 31st place finish at The Ridges for his top finish of the academic year...also played in US Collegiate in Mexico, an event televised nationally by ESPN...played two events in the fall and two events in the spring...had a pair of top 35 finishes in the fall of 1999...showed consistency in his play, all six of his rounds were between 73 and 76...shot 224 at The Ridges and 221 at Ping Preview...helped Clemson to runnerup spot at the site of NCAA Championships...his score counted all three days at The Ridges...five of his six rounds were at 75 or better in his first fall of competition...had opening round 73 in each tournament, his best round in each tournament...had strong showing at the 1999 South Carolina Amateur, he finished 8th with a 284 score...qualified for the 1999 US Amateur with a 140 score at the Furman University Course, he did not advance to the match play portion.

In High School Two-time third-team All-American according to the American Junior Golf Association...all-state three years...all-region an incredible six years, he was a starter on the varsity from the seventh grade through his senior year...finished in the top six in the state high school tournament his last three years, third as a sophomore and junior, and sixth as a senior...finished in the top 20 of the state amateur tournament his last two years...had a high school average of 35.2 his senior year...played in the South Carolina vs. Georgia, and South Carolina vs. Virginia matches his last year...won the High School regional tournament at Southern Oaks in 1998, he was 10-under-par for the tournament...tied for first at the Southern Cross...at one juncture in the American Junior Golf Association Tournaments of 1998 he had seven consecutive second-place finishes. ..

Personal Information Majoring in sports management, he is on track to graduate in May... played his high school golf for Jack Anderson, a former Clemson football player in the late 1960s and early 1970s…born January 3, 1980.

Coach Penley on Ben Duncan “Ben Duncan is a fifth-year senior who has waited his turn. Has has worked extremely hard. He’s stepped up into more of a leadership role this year. He had a good fall, especially early when he had a pair of top 10 finishes. He was very instrumental in us winning the Carpet Capitol Classic in Dalton. He has the ability to shoot a lot of low scores. He has a great short game and is a great putter. I am really expecting great things from him this spring.”

Ben Duncan Tournament by Tournament, 1999-00

Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/11-12	The Ridges	73-75-76	+8	224	31
10/18-19	Jerry Pate	73-74-74	+5	221	34
3/10-12	Las Vegas	83-69-76	+12	228	67
4/7-9	US Collegiate	76-80-73	+13	229	48

Ben Duncan Tournament by Tournament, 2000-01

Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/9-10	The Ridges	74-74-70	+2	218	24
9/25-26	Ping Preview	75-74	+5	149	29
10/6-8	Carpet Classic	71-76-79	+10	226	36
10/16-17	Jerry Pate	76-75-69	+7	220	33
11/3-5	Golf World	73-73-73	+3	219	54
3/24-25	Schenkel	71-71-74	E	216	15
4/6-8	US Collegiate	73-71-78	+6	222	27
4/20-22	ACC	75-73-76	+8	224	35

Ben Duncan Tournament by Tournament, 2001-02

Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/8-9	The Ridges	79-78-75	+16	232	71
10/15-16	Jerry Pate	72-73-79	+11	224	35
2/24-26	Puerto Rico Classic	68-76-70	-2	214	11
3/8-10	LasVegas	72-73-73	+2	218	19
3/23-24	Schenkel	70-75-74	+3	219	20
4/6-7	Augusta St.	75-73-72	+4	220	52
4/19-21	ACC	70-72-70	-4	212	11
5/16-18	NCAA East	73-75-77	+9	225	36
5/29-1	NCAA National	72-73-76-74	+11	295	97

Ben Duncan Tournament by Tournament, 2002-03

Date	Tournament	1-2-3	Par	Tot	Fin
9/3-5	Topy Cup	68-71-75	-2	214	7
9/27-29	Carpet Capital Classic	73-69-69	-5	211	5
10/7-8	Ping Preview	77-77-75	+13	229	38
10/14	Jerry Pate	78-73	+9	151	51
2/17-18	Mercedes Benz Coll.	71-72-75	+2	218	18
2/23-25	Puerto Rico Classic	77-76-73	+10	226	45
3/7-9	Toyota Las Vegas	78-79-83	+24	240	77
4/5-6	Augusta State	79-68-68	-1	215	40
4/18-20	ACC	72-75-74	+5	221	14
5/8-9	Atlanta Intercollegiate	74-76-72	+6	222	36
5/15-17	NCAA East	77-75-73	+9	225	69

Ben Duncan Career Stats

Year	Trn	Rds	Stks	60s	75	Par	Par	Avg.	Top 10	BR	BT
1999-00	4	12	902	1	7	0	1	75.17	0	69	221
2000-01	8	23	1694	1	18	0	6	73.65	0	69	216
2001-02	9	28	2059	1	22	4	5	73.54	0	68	212
2002-03	11	32	2372	5	21	3	7	74.13	2	68	211
Totals	21	63	4655	3	47	4	12	73.89	0	68	212