Luke Hopkins Class: RS Senior Hometown: Greer, SC High School: Eastside Height / Weight: 6-3 / 160 Experience: 3VL Major: Sociology

Overall: Veteran player who did not become a starter until his senior year...only Clemson player to appear in all 12 tournaments in 2009-10...fifth-year player who had 72.86 stroke average, second best on the team...classmate of Ben Martin, they both graduated from Clemson.....had solid performance at NCAA Southeast Regional, he finished 23rd in the 75-player field with a 215 total...helped Clemson to second place finish...had an even par 70 in the first round, best among Tiger golfers...score counted each day... had second best Sagarin rating on the Clemson team this year with #90 final ranking...veteran of 24 tournaments and 71 career rounds, second best among active Tigers behind Martin... much improved player this year, he had 74.66 career average entering this year, he had a 72.86 average as a senior...had 10 career rounds in the 60s, his career best is a 68 at The Hootie on March 30, 2009...had 10 career rounds in the 60s, each of the last eight were scores of 69... came off the bench to help Clemson to strong finish to the 2009 regular season, including championship at the US Collegiate... sat out the 2006-07 season...did not play in the Clemson lineup for nearly a year, March 30, 2008 until returning on March 29, 2009....a contributor to Clemson's fifth ranked team in 2007-08, and 16th ranked team of 2009-10 ... had outstanding summer of 2007, especially at the end when he won two consecutive events... only Tiger to win two tournaments in the summer of 2007, he won the South Carolina Amateur and the Palmetto Amateur... ranked among the top 100 United States amateurs in summer of 2008...received undergraduate degree on May 7, 2010.

2009-10: Had top stroke average in the fall with a 73.88 figure....had four top 10 finishes this year to rank second on the team with Ben Martin...second on the team in under-par rounds with 11 in his 35 rounds...led team in rounds in the 60s with seven, all were scores of 69...that includes a 69 in the opening round at the Honors Course at the NCAA National...that was the best individual round by a Tiger at the national tournament...led the team in eagles with five, he had two at the ACC Tournament, tied for the most in the field...he made eagle on the par five fourth hole each of the last two days...had top average on par four holes with 4.09...second on the team in total birdies with an even 100, he birdied his final hole as a Clemson golfer, the par four ninth hole ...led the team in fairways hit at .753...first on team in greens in regulation at .692...had three top 10s in four tournaments at midseason...had six top 20 finishes for the year...started the year slowly with 45th place finish at Carpet Classic, fourth among Clemson golfers....but was the top Tiger in four of the last 11 events...top Clemson golfer at The Brickyard when he shot a 142, two under par, good enough for 10th place...also top Clemson golfer at Isleworth where he finished 13th with 221 score...had final round 71, best round by a Clemson golfer in the tournament...finished tied for seventh at Puerto Rico, helping the Tigers to third place finish against a national field...his 208 score was a career best for 54 holes and included rounds of 69-70-69, the only tournament in his career where he has scored under par in all three rounds...finished 19th at Cleveland Classic in Aiken, SC, then finished eight at Furman, helping the Tigers to the team title...Clemson's top golfer again at The Hootie when he finished 10th with a 211 score, two under par...shot one under 215 at Administaff Augusta State Invitational...shot 218 at ACC Tournament and had a #23 finish...finished tournament with 70-72 scores the last two days....his score counted in 32 of 35 team rounds his senior year.

Summer 2009: Got summer off to good start with 16th place finish at Palmetto Amateur with a 286 score...then finished first in the stroke play qualifier for the South Carolina Match play with a 133 score, 11 under par...had a second round 65 to take first place...reached third round of the match play with wins over Luke McClellan and Travis Cashion before losing to Rob Simmons 1 up...had top 10 finish at South Carolina Amateur with a 285 score, best among Clemson golfers at the event...shot 139 at his US Amateur qualifier, but missed moving on to the national tournament.

2008-09: One of the bright spots in the NCAA Tournament for the Tigers, he shot a 226 to finish 27th, second among Clemson golfers...he played the tournament as the number five man...had second best score in the first round and third round among Clemson golfers behind Kyle Stanley...joined the starting lineup for the last four tournaments of the year and helped the Tigers to the only first-place team finish of the year at the United States Collegiate and a second place at the ACC Tournament... biggest contribution was a final round 71 at the United States Collegiate...he shot a 31 on the first nine (back nine) to jump Clemson into the team championship mix....Tigers made up 13 strokes in the final round to win that tournament, the greatest final round comeback in Clemson history...had a 68 in the second round at The Hootie, his top round as a Tiger...Clemson's third best player at The Hootie at Bulls Bay...consistent in that he finished between 27th and 44th in his four tournaments, his best finish was at the NCAA regional....his final round stroke average of 73.50 was two shots better than his first round average...had 27 birdies in his 12 rounds this year....hit fairways .667 of the time and averaged a team best 30.0 putts per round.

Summer 2008: Played in six amateur events...had his best performance at the South Carolina Amateur match play where he reached the third round...defeated Clemson teammate McCuen Elmore in the first round 3&2, then defeated Walter Todd in the second round 3&2...had top 25 finishes at the Palmetto Amateur (25th with 298 score) and 23rd at South Carolina Amateur with a 294 score...finished 41st at the Dogwood in June, but did have his best round of the summer with a second round 67.

2007-08: Had a 74.33 stroke average for the year, he played in six events...finished the year with 12 rounds at 75 or better, nine came in the fall when he played in all four events... ...had best finish in the fall at the Brickyard when he finished 11th overall with a 213 score...had a pair of 69s at the event, the first and third rounds...Clemson's third best golfer at that event, helping the Tigers to a second place team finish...also had 11th place finish at the Topy Cup where he shot 219, he was second among Clemson golfers at the event in Japan. ..named to ACC academic honor roll for the fall of 2007 semester....played in two events in the spring, he helped Clemson to second place finish at Furman and seventh place at Linger Longer...had two top 15 finishes for the year...got off to good starts, he had a 73.0 stroke average in first rounds, second best on the team behind Kyle Stanley's 72.17...but had 74.50 final round average...finished the year with 53 birdies in 18 rounds...hit .655 of his fairways and .654 of his greens...his score counted in 14 of 18 rounds, including eight of his first nine.

Summer 2007: Had arguably the best summer of current Tigers with a pair of victories...closed the summer with a win at the South Carolina Amateur and a win at the Palmetto Amateur...shot 276 at the South Carolina Amateur with a second round 65...won the event by seven shots at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, SC...first Clemson golfer to win the South Carolina Amateur since D.J. Trahan won in 2002...beat Brent Roof of Columbia, SC by the seven shots...had 275 score in winning the Palmetto, he had a final round 65 at that event...started the day five shots back of Allen Koon, then shot 65 on the final day to win the event...also finished third at the Dogwood, he had three straight 67s to open that tournament before closing with a 70...reached the Sweet 16 of the South Carolina Match Play in June...also competed in the Rice Planters and the Eastern Amateur...played in six major amateur events in the summer and was under par for five of them...shot 33 under par for his final five amateur events and had a stroke average of 69.35.

Summer 2006: Clemson's top finisher at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta in June when he ended the tournament in 22nd place with a six-under par 282 score...also competed in the Eastern Amateur and the Rice Planters...finished 43rd at the Eastern Amateur in Portsmouth, VA when he shot a 282 score...had consistent tournament with all four rounds between 68-72...finished 57th at Rice Planters, event won by teammate Tanner Ervin...had a 300 score at Rice Planters...

2005-06: Had a top 25 finish at the Augusta State Invitational with a 219 score, three-over par...had consistent performance with rounds of 72-73-74...played that event as an individual, his score would have counted each day towards Clemson's team score...also played in the Hall of Fame Invitational in March, he shot a 236...had his best round in the final round with a 76...finished last among Clemson golfers, but his score counted each of the last two days...

High School: A member of the 2005 Canon Cup East team in 2005 and was an honorable mention AJGA All-American...had a strong junior career, he first gained victory in 2002 at the Callaway Golf Junior All-Star Classic in Jacksonville when he finished with a 142, first among 65 junior golfers...an honorable mention AJGA All-America in 2005 when he had a pair of top 10 finishes...finished third at the Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship with a 213 score, he was third in a field of 75...finished tied for seventh that at Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic with a 215 score...had three top 10s in AJGA Tournaments in the summer of 2004, including a third-place at the Arizona National Mixed Team Championship, his 198 score included a 62 and a 63...lost to classmate David May in the third round of the 2004 (November) Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2-and-1...finished solid fifth at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in 2004 with a 145 score...he was fifth out of 100 junior golfers...also had two top 10s in 2003 on the AJGA circuit....already has three hole in one shots to his credit, all came on courses in the Upstate...most recent was a hole in one at #14 at the Country Club of Spartanburg...played for six years on the golf team at Eastside High School in Greer, SC...played on two Eastside High School conference championship teams under Glen DeHart...all-state as a junior and senior and was a five-team All-Regional selection at Eastside...Regional Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2003.

Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1987 in Montgomery, AL...son of Frank and Melinda Hopkins...received undergraduate degree from Clemson on May 7, 2010.