Oklahoma State University Athletics
Chris Clarke
January 11, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
2003-2004 (Sophomore): Started in 13 events for the Cowboys during his sophomore campaign ... posted his first sub-70 round of the season with a second-round 69 at the Jerry Pate on his way to a tie for 23rd with a 211, 2-under total, tying for his low 54-hole total of the season ... closed out the fall season with a 2-2 mark at the Hooters Match Play Championship, defeating Wake Forest's Kyle Reifers and North Carolina State's Jerry Richardson and losing to UNLV's Ryan Moore and Georgia Tech's Thomas Jordan ... finished second on the squad while earning his first top-20 finish at the National Invitational where he tied for 18th place at 218, two-over ... closed out the regular season with a pair of top 20s ... tied for 20th at the Big 12 Championship after carding rounds of 78, 71 and 75 for a 14-over total of 224 ... best finish of the season came at The Maxwell where he tied for 15th ... carded a career-best round of 66 during the second round at The Maxwell ... was named a second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... finished the season with a 74.6 stroke average.
2002-2003 (Freshman): Competed in 14 of the squad's 15 events as a true freshman ... finished the year with a 74.25 stroke average ... played a team-high 40 rounds on the season ... top finish came at the Puerto Rico Classic where he came in eighth with an even-par, 216 total ... tallied nine finishes in the top 25 in his 14 starts ... was OSU's top finisher at the Windon Memorial after opening play with a 69 on his way to a tie for 15th place ... posted a 3-1 record at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship ... fired a career-best round of 68 during the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate ... turned in an even-par total of 216 at the Toyota Men's Collegiate to tie for 22nd place ... finished under par at the Augusta State Invitational where he posted a 5-under, 211 total to tie for 21st place ... shot an opening-round 69 at The Maxwell before finishing with a 5-over, 215 total to tie for 21st ... ended the year with four rounds in the 60s ... named to the All-Central Region team.
Amateur: Competed as a member of the England Boys under-18 squad in 2002 ... won five out of six points for the team in home international competition ... was a member of the England Boys under-16 team in 2000 that competed against Italy ... finished third at the 2001 British Boys Championship ... posted three consecutive top-five finishes from 2000-2002 at the McEvoy Trophy ... won the 2000 Country Boys title in Yorkshire ... went undefeated in singles matches for Yorkshire in county competition from 1999-2002 ... came stateside in 2000, finishing as the runner-up at the Daily Telegraph Junior Championship contested at Sea Island, Georgia ... career-low round is a seven-under 64.
Personal: Born July 20, 1984 in Sheffield, England ...son of Anne and Ron Clarke ... has one brother, James ... contemplated major is marketing ... also competed in soccer for seven years and rugby for three years at the prep level ... captain for Rotherham United for three seasons ... also considered Tennessee.
