GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson’s Jacob Bridgeman is the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads the sport’s 2021 All-ACC Academic Team announced Thursday. The Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named after Rod Myers, Duke's men's golf coach from 1973-2007.
A junior management major from Inman, South Carolina, Bridgeman won two stroke play events in 2021, finished fourth in the ACC with a 70.1 stroke average, and helped lead the Tigers to the ACC Championship with two individual match play victories. In nine stroke play tournaments, Bridgeman posted six top 10 finishes, including wins at the season-opening Camp Creek Invitational and the Palmetto Intercollegiate. Bridgeman was named second-team All-America by Golfweek. Bridgeman is the second Clemson golfer to win this award, joining Stephen Behr in 2016.
Louisville, Notre Dame and Virginia led all programs with four golfers on the academic team, while Clemson, Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest had three each.
Six student-athletes – Clemson’s Bridgeman and Turk Pettit, Duke’s Ian Siebers, North Carolina’s Austin Greaser, NC State’s Maximilian Steinlechner, and Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan – earned selection to both the All-ACC Team and the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
2021 Rod Myers Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson
2021 All-ACC Academic Men’s Golf Team
Jordan Warnock, Boston College, Gr., Management
Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson, Jr., Management
Turk Pettit, Clemson, Sr., Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Zack Gordon, Clemson, Jr., Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Ian Siebers, Duke, Fr., Undeclared
Adrien Pendaries***, Duke, Sr., Sociology
Steven DiLisio**, Duke, Gr., Management
Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State, Fr., NFA-Sport Management
Connor Howe, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
Trevor Johnson, Louisville, Sr., Sport Administration
John Murphy**, Louisville, Sr., Marketing
Matthias Schmid***, Louisville, Sr., Finance
Jiri Zuska, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
Ryan Gerard, North Carolina, Sr., Economics/Geography
Austin Greaser, North Carolina, So., Statistics & Analysis
Maximilian Steinlechner, NC State, So., Business Administration
Easton Paxton, NC State, Sr., Sport Management
Carter Graf, NC State, So., Business Administration
Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame, So., Business Analytics
Taichi Kho, Notre Dame, Jr., Marketing
Tucker Clark, Notre Dame, Fr., Marketing
Andrew O'Leary**, Notre Dame, Jr., Marketing
Pietro Bovari, Virginia, So., Undeclared
George Duangmanee, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Chris Fosdick, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Andrew Orischak**, Virginia, Gr., Commerce
Connor Burgess**, Virginia Tech, Sr., Management - Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology Management
Cameron Moore, Virginia Tech, Jr., Business Information Technology - Operations and Supply Chain Management
Daniel Azallion, Virginia Tech, So., Finance - Corporate Financial Management
Michael Brennan, Wake Forest, Fr., Undeclared
Eric Bae****, Wake Forest, Gr., Business Management
Parker Gillam, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
*denotes number of All-Academic Team honors
ACC Men’s Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year:
2021 Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2019 Alex Smalley, Duke
2018 Stephen Franken, NC State
2017 Jimmy Stanger, Virginia
2016 Stephen Behr, Clemson
2015 Anders Albertson, Georgia Tech
2014 Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
2013 Brinson Paolini, Duke
2012 James White, Georgia Tech
2011 James White, Georgia Tech
2010 Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest
2009 Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech
2008 Barden Berry, North Carolina