Hayden Clingaman
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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Stryker, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Stryker
Bio
Junior (2019-20): Team's top finisher in all five tournaments during the fall of 2019... Steady player who shot between 77 and 84 over nine rounds in the fall... Finished at 80 or better five times in fall competitions with an average of 81.2... Fired an 80 to tie for eighth place in the Lourdes Invitational's 65-player field at Legacy Golf Club (Ottawa Lake, Michigan) on Sept. 25, 2019... Did not compete in the spring of 2020 due to the season being canceled (COVID-19).
Sophomore (2018-19): Appeared in six events, playing 10 rounds... Shot an average score of 80.5 with a low round of 73... Registered a top-10 finish.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in four tournaments and six rounds in the fall season... Averaged 83.2 strokes per round... Shot a season-best 76 at the Jon P. Spiess Invitational... Participated in four events and eight rounds during the spring campaign... Averaged 78.8 shots per round, finishing second on the team... Carded a season-best 73 on day two of the Heartland Collegiate Conference Championship.
Prep: 2017 graduate of Stryker High School... Senior class vice president and junior class president... Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Earned four varsity letters in golf and three in basketball... Led his golf team to Buckeye Border Conference championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016.... BBC medalist as a junior and senior after ending third in the conference tournament as a sophomore... Earned All-Northwest District recognition in both golf and basketball... Named a top scholar as a senior with a 3.87 grade-point average.
Personal: Son of Jamie and Dawn Clingaman... Majoring in accounting with minors in marketing and graphic design... Comes from a family of golfers... Chosen as the Northwest Ohio Junior Golf Association Player of the Year after winning five times in eight events during the summer of 2016... Admires Tiger Woods... Fan of the Detroit Lions and Boston Celtics... Hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping and hiking.
News mentions
Defiance College senior Hayden Clingaman(Stryker, Ohio/Stryker) has been named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
LIMA, Ohio – In its final competition of the 2021 spring season on Sunday, the Defiance College men’s golf team was led by senior Hayden Clingaman during the third round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, which was hosted by Bluffton University. The three-day, 54-hole tournament took place at the par-72, 6,811-yard Hidden Creek Golf Club.
LIMA, Ohio – Second-round play at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship ended on Saturday at the par-72 Hidden Creek Golf Club, which measures 6,811 yards. The 54-hole, three-day event is being hosted by Bluffton University.
LIMA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s golf team opened play in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Friday at the par-72, 6,811-yard Hidden Creek Golf Club. Bluffton University is hosting the three-day, 54-hole tournament.
LIMA, Ohio – At the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preview event on Sunday, the Defiance College men’s golf team finished play at the 36-hole, two-day event with senior Hayden Clingaman leading the Yellow Jackets. The tournament was hosted by Bluffton University at the par-72, 6,740-yard Hidden Creek Golf Club.
LIMA, Ohio – On Saturday, the Defiance College men’s golf team began play in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preview event, hosted by Bluffton University. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is taking place at Hidden Creek Golf Club, which is playing to a par of 72 at 6,740 yards.
OTTAWA LAKE, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s golf squad was in action on Tuesday at the one-day, 18-hole Lourdes Spring Invitational. Hosted by Lourdes University, the tournament was held at the par-72, 6,895-yard Legacy Golf Club.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – At the LTU Battle at Bedford Valley on Saturday, the Defiance College men’s and women’s golf teams both showed improvement during the final round. The 36-hole, two-day event was hosted by Lawrence Technological University at the par-72 Bedford Valley Golf Course, which was laid out at 6,898 yards for the men and 5,987 for the women.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – On Friday, the Defiance College men’s and women’s golf teams finished the opening 18 holes of the LTU Battle at Bedford Valley in the only event this season the squads will be at together. Lawrence Technological University is hosting the two-day, 36-hole tournament at Bedford Valley Golf Course, which plays to a par of 72 and measures 6,898 yards for the men and 5,987 for the ladies.
OXFORD, Ohio – The second day of play at the Mount St. Joseph Spring Invitational wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with the Defiance College men’s golf team shooting 323, a seven-shot improvement from Saturday. The two-day, 36-hole tournament took place at the par-72, 6,736-yard Indian Ridge Golf Club.
OXFORD, Ohio – In the opening round of the Mount St. Joseph Spring Invitational, the Defiance College men’s golf squad shot 330 on Saturday and is in 12th place. The 36-hole, two-day event is being played at the par-72 Indian Ridge Golf Club, which measures 6,736 yards.
FLORENCE, Ind. – On Sunday in the final round of the Battle at Belterra, the Defiance College men’s golf team improved by 20 shots from Saturday with a 335 total. Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference member Franklin College hosted the two-day, 36-hole tournament at Belterra Golf Club, a course designed by Tom Fazio.
FLORENCE, Ind. – After the opening round of the Battle at Belterra on Saturday, the Defiance College men’s golf team trails three other squads. Hosted by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Franklin College, the two-day, 36-hole event is being played at the par-72, 6,504-yard Belterra Golf Club.
CARMEL, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf team is picked to finish eighth among the nine Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference squads, according to the Spring 2021 HCAC Men’s Golf Preseason Poll. The poll was comprised in a vote of the conference’s head coaches and released by the HCAC office on Tuesday morning.
JOELTON, Tenn. – Despite heavy rain on Friday night, into the morning and more in the forecast, the Defiance College men’s golf team was able to open its 2021 spring season on Saturday at the Music City Shootout, hosted by Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference member Franklin College. The one-day, 18-hole tournament was held at the par-70 Nashville National Golf Links, which covers 6,217 yards, on the north side of Nashville.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a lengthy layoff of competition due to the coronavirus, the Defiance College men’s golf team is scheduled to be back in action this Saturday when taking part in the Music City Shootout, a one-day, 18-hole event hosted by Franklin College at Nashville National Golf Links in Joelton, Tennessee.