Young Wins Panama Championship on Korn Ferry Tour

Clemson, SC—Former Clemson All-American and Anderson, SC native Carson Young won the Panama Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour on Sunday.   Young finished with a score of eight-under-par 272 after rounds of 68-65-71-68 on the Panama Golf Club course, to win his first Korn Ferry Tour event in just his 10^th career tournament.

Young was tied for fifth entering the final round, but registered three birdies and just one bogey in shooting the two-under 68 in the final round to win by one shot over Carl Yuan, Brandon Mathews and Jerry Stanger.

Young made a bogey on his first hole of the day, then played his final 14 holes at three-under-par.   With the victory, Young jumped to second place on the  Korn Ferry Tour  season long points list and won $135,000, the largest check of his professional career.

Young turned professional after his senior year in 2017.  He was a four-year starter for Clemson and posted a 73.19 stroke average for 39 career tournaments.  He had 10 top 10 finishes as a Tiger and helped Clemson to the ACC Championship in April of 2016.  He was a member of the All-ACC team in 2016 and 2017 and was a three-time member of the Academic All-ACC team.

Former Tiger Turk Pettit, the 2021 NCAA Tournament Champion, finished tied for 39^th at the same tournament with a score of 282.  Former Clemson All-American Ben Martin finished 50^th with a 284 score.

On the PGA Tour, former Clemson All-American Jonathan Byrd finished in a tie for ninth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am on Sunday with a score of 13-under par 274.  It was Byrd’s top finish of the year and the 48^th top 10 of his 20-year professional career.   Byrd had a round of five-under-par 67 on Sunday, tied for the best round of the day.  He birdied three of his last four holes and won $237,075.

The Top 10 finish gets Byrd into the field at next week’s Waste Management Open in Phoenix.

Former Clemson All-American Doc Redman finished tied for 33^rd  at the event, while former All-American D.J. Trahan finished tied for 64^th.

"I didn't want to cry until later."@YoungCarson3 FaceTimes his wife after his win in Panama. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pQMfRyc1hg

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