Garrett Clark

Garrett Clark watches his tee shot and holds his follow through.

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Burlington, N.C.
High School:
Walter M. Williams High School

SENIOR (2023-24)
• Won the Presidential Citation Award as the male senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at Richmond
• Played in five events, averaging 75.43 strokes over 14 rounds
• Shot 74-76/150 (+6) to help the Spiders to a win at the Any Given Tuesday Collegiate in April
• Opened the season with a 2-under 70 in Round 1 of the GolfWeek Fall Challenge

JUNIOR (2022-23)
• Tied for 30th at Atlantic 10 Championship at 229 (+13) ... Rebounded from an 80 in Round 1 to shoot 73-76 in more difficult conditions in Rounds 2 and 3
• Recorded his first top-20 finish since September 2021 at Furman Intercollegiate, tying for 16th at 214 (+1)
• Shot even-par 216 at the VCU Shootout ... tied for 42nd

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
• One of four Spiders to play in every event ... Ranked fourth on team in scoring at 74.23 strokes per round
• Recorded 10 rounds under par during the season, the most of any Spider
• Tied for 21st at Atlantic 10 Championship at 218 (+2) ... 72 (E) in Round 2 and 70 (-2) in Round 3 were tied for lowest round by a Spider
• Shot 231 (+18) and tied for 70th at Rutherford Intercollegiate
• Tied for 64th at Irish Creek Collegiate after shooting 74-69-76/219 (+6)
• Shot 225 (+9) to tie for 43rd at Seahawk Intercollegiate ... Shot 71 (-1) in Round 1
• Tied for 68th at Forest Creek Collegiate with a score of 161 (+17)
• Tied for 56th at Ross Collegiate Classic, shooting 78-79-72/229 (+13)
• Shot 69 (-3) to help the Spiders to a win in their match vs Columbia
• Led the Spiders with a 72.92 scoring average in the fall
• Tied for 69th at the Grandover Collegiate after shooting 81-73-77/231 (+15)
• Shot 71-73-76/220 (+4) at the Georgia State Invitational to finish tied for 41st in the field of 87
• Led Spiders with 71-77-70/218 (+2) at the River Run Collegiate ... tied for 9th in field of 84 ... 70 (-2) in rain and win in Round 3 was tied for third-best score in the field and moved him up 12 spots on the individual leaderboard ... Became first Spider to finish in top 10 in first two events of the season since Jack Wilkes in 2013 ... Named Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week the following Friday (Sept. 24), sharing the award with Davidson's Viraj Garewal
• Shot 69-71-66/206 (-10) to lead the Spiders to a win in the season-opening VCU Shootout, Richmond's first tournament win since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship ... Posted the second-lowest tournament score (206, -10) in program history, trailing only Daniel Walker in the 2013 NCAA Regionals (204, -12) ... 66 (-6) in Round 3 tied the fourth-lowest round in program history and matched the lowest final-round score in program history ... Made par on the par-5 1st hole, his final hole of Round 3, to clinch Richmond's one-shot victory over VCU ... Finished tied for 3rd to record his first career top-10 finish ... Made an albatross on the par-5 5th hole in Round 3, rolling in a 3-iron from 220 yards ... 69 (-3) in Round 1 contributed to team score of 276 (-12), tied for the second-lowest round in program history
• Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar in his first year of eligibility

FRESHMAN (2020-21)
• Posted a stroke average of 75.1 over 10 rounds and registered a pair of top-20 finishes
• Shot even-par 72 in Rounds 2 and 3 at the Atlantic 10 Championship to finish tied for 11th at 220 (+4), matching the best finish of any Spider
• Tied for 71st at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, shooting 236 (+26)
• Shot 72 (E) in Richmond's home match vs Longwood, winning his head-to-head match to help UR to an 8.5 to 0.5 win
• Tied for 19th in his collegiate debut at the Ross Collegiate Classic ... Placed third among Spiders at 223 (+7) ... Shot 69 (-3) in final round, the lowest round from any Spider at the event

BEFORE RICHMOND
• Finished in top 10 at NCHSAA 3A state men's golf championship in 2017 (T-5th), 2018 (3rd), and 2019 (T-9th)
• Led Williams to runner-up finish in 2017 NCHSAA 3A state championship
• 4-time All-Conference and All-County selection at Williams High
• Led team to 3 All-County titles and 3 All-Conference titles
• 2018 Second Team All-State selection
• 2020 Joe Wood Memorial Champion
• 2018 Charles Tilghman Champion

PERSONAL
• Son of Amy and Madison and has a sister Cameron ... Father Madison wrestled at Duke University
• Raised roughly $2,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through the AJGA Leadership Links
• Member of National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Technical Honor Society, and National Latin Honor Society
• Member of Dream Team, Link Crew, and Junior Civitans (VP)