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Clayton
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golfers compete in prestigious amateur events
Sommerville to play in Links Trophy; Wilcox heads to Alabama State
Amateur
 MORROW,
Ga. – June 6, 2007 –
Just because the summer is here doesn’ t
mean it’s slowdown time for the Clayton State Laker men’s golf team. In
fact, two Laker
golfers will compete in two prestigious amateur events this weekend.
Rising sophomore Daniel Sommerville will compete in the Links Trophy at
his home course – the legendary Old Course of St. Andrews, Scotland, on
Friday. Sommerville is a member of the St. Andrews Golf Club, where he
was the past club champion. Meanwhile, Will Wilcox, a rising junior from
Pell City, Ala., is headed to Mobile, Ala., for the Alabama State
Amateur on Thursday.
Sommerville will tee off at 1:50 p.m. (Scotland time) on Thursday in the
opening round of the Links Trophy.
This tournament was
inaugurated in 1989 and is now one of the most prestigious amateur
events in world golf. Top golfers today such as Ernie Els, Lee Westwood,
Padraig Harrington, Philip Price and Paul McGinley all played in the
Links Trophy early in their careers and it provided them with valuable
tournament experience.
In
his freshman season at Clayton State, Sommerville participated in all 10
events for the Lakers with a scoring average of 77. He recorded four Top
20 finishes on the season.
Wilcox advanced for the Alabama State Amateur by shooting a 74 at the
state amateur qualifying
round on May 16 at Indian Hills Country Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He tees
off at 12:20 p.m. in Thursday’s first round at the Country Club on
Mobile.
A transfer this season from Division I Alabama-Birmingham, Wilcox turned
in one of the best individual seasons in the history of Clayton State
men’s golf.
He finished runner-up at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, qualified
for the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional and garnered both Division
II All-Southeast Regional and Division II honorable mention All-American
honors.
Wilcox closed the season in a flourish, recording six straight Top 10
finishes.
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