Women's Golf

  Cydney Clanton

Cydney Clanton

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Concord, N.C.

High School:
Concord

Major:
Business

First-Team All-American
NGCA Freshman of the Year
SEC Freshman of the Year
First-Team All-SEC

Freshman (2007-08)
Competed at U.S. Open ... Finished the season ranked No. 13 in the country with a 73.54 stroke average ... Named First-Team All-American after tying for 23rd at the NCAA Championship (74-75-77-71--297) ... Named NGCA Freshman of the Year ... Led Auburn in spring play with a 74.55 average ... Earned spot on U.S. team for US vs. Japan Championship ... Finished fourth at the NCAA East Regional, earning her fifth top-five finish of the season (70-75-72--217) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-SEC ... Came in 29th at the SEC Championship (81-79-74--234) ... Turned in fourth top three finish at the Bryan National Collegiate as she tied for third (75-72-74--221) ... Tied for 10th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, marking her fifth top 10 finish of the season ... Shot a career low 66 in the opening round of the UCF Challenge ... It ties for the second lowest score in Auburn history ... Ended up tied for 10th at the Challenge ... Opened spring season at Wildcat Invitational (t-44th) ... Led the team with a 72.07 stroke average in fall play ... Finished the fall ranked No. 11 in the country ... Turned in three top five finishes and another top 20 in fall play ... Tied for first at the UT Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship with a three-round score of 72-70-68--210, which tied her career best that she earned at the Mason Rudolph Championship in September ... The score ranked her in a tie fourth all-time on the Auburn record books for low 54-hole score with Celeste Troche (2000) ... Tied for second at the UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate (72-78-68--218) ... Began the season firing back-to-back rounds of 1-under 71 and finished the Mason Rudolph Championship off with 4-under 68 to tie for third (210).

High School: Three-time regional champion ... 2006 North Carolina state champion ... Member of the 2007 Canon Cup team ... Graduated with honors from Concord High School.

Personal: Full name is Cydney Claire Clanton ... Parents are Bobby and Jeannie Clanton ... Has three silblings, Chase, Cody and Caleb.

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