2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Clark, Tucker
Tucker Clark
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paradise Valley, Ariz.
- High School:
- Arcadia/Notre Dame
- Major:
- Business (Marketing)
Bio
College—Career Notes: Played in 28 tournaments as a Buff, with six subpar efforts along with four even-par finishes … With 85 career rounds, he qualified for the all-time stroke average list, with his 72.74 ranked seventh all-time … One of four players to record the low score for a round in CU history – 63 – which he in the 2024 Southwestern Invitational (-8, 31-32); his 10-under 132 (63-69) in the same event tied CU’s best 36-hole gross score … His final WAGR ranking before turning pro on July 21 was 1,079th … Final ranking in the PGA University program was 111th (out of 168).
2024-25 (Sr.): Saw limited action this season after suffering some back issues, but returned to play late in the spring and played well in Arizona State’s Thunderbird Collegiate (71-71-68—210, -3); his 23rd place finish in Phoenix was his best this season ... He played just 14 rounds for the year, finishing with a 74.00 stroke average (74.25 for eight in the spring) ... He struggled in the Big 12 Championships, turning in an 80-79—159 scorecard before he was replaced for the final two rounds (he still made some history, as he played in four conference meets – in three conferences (ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12) …Saw action in two fall tournaments, one each as a designated scorer and one as an individual … The latter was his best fall effort, when he tied for 45th in CU’s Simpson Invitational with an even-par 216 score (he had 13 birdies in the event, tied for his fifth-most as a Buff) … He was 13-over in his other fall competition, CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational (223, +13), though he did open with a 1-under 69 … For the year, he had a 73.8 average for the first round, 74.6 in the second and 73.75 in the final … He played the par-5’s the best at 12-under … Had just 12 holes worse than bogey (12 of 252).
2023-24 (Jr.): Owned the fourth-best average on the team with a 72.90 mark for 31 rounds, with his 72.26 norm in the spring the second-best (and was first among the regular members of the travel squad) … In the opening tournament in the spring of the 2023-24 season, he tied the school record on a par-71 course (and overall) with an 8-under 63 in the second round of the Southwestern Invitational (both gross score and stroke count in relation to par) … His 10-under 132 total tied for the third-best 36 hole score in CU history (69-63; he finished in a tie for sixth after a final round 74 gave him a 7-under 206 total) … The nine birdies in his round of 63 tied for the second-most in history by a Buff in an individual round … That was his best finish for the season; his next best was a tie for 12th in the San Diego KE Lamkin Classic (211, -5), where had just six bogeys ... Had a 3-0 record in match play, helping CU win the Wyoming Desert Match Play (won or tied 38 of 50 holes) … He played in four fall tournaments, one as a designated scorer for the team and in three as an individual … His best effort was a 3-over 219 (71-76-72) in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, which tied hi, for 41st … Started the fall strong with rounds of 71 and 68 in the Mirabel Maui Jim, his two best gross rounds of the fall season (he had 11 birdies in the event, his fall best) … He had 21 of 22 count toward the CU team score (95.5 percent, second-best on the team) … He had two runs of 19 straight holes of par or better, tied for the eighth-longest streak on the team … Averaged 35 pars in his 10 events, with at least 30 in nine of them … Has just 16 holes worse than bogey (out of 558), second-lowest on the team among the regular travel squad members (including a team-best four tournaments where he had none worse than a bogey).
2022-23 (Soph.): Enjoyed a fine opening to his Colorado career, playing in all 14 tournaments and held the third-best stroke average from wire-to-wire of 72.18 ... He and the team missed the cut at the NCAA Finals (he tied for 81st), as he recorded an 80-67-73—220 (10-over) scorecard; the 67 was CU’s low round in the event at Grayhawk GC in Scottsdale (and tied the fourth-lowest score by a Buff in the NCAA postseason, which he had also done in the regional) … He tied for 39th in the Norman Regional (216, E), but his second round 67 was pivotal in CU’s eventual third place finish ... In the fall, he had a 71.11 average, though third on the team, the 10th-best ever for a fall season at CU; spring average was 73.1 ... Has had 34 of his 40 rounds count toward CU’s team score, with 20 of those par or better (eight in the 60s); six of his 20 over par have been just 1-over ... Tied for 34th in the Pac-12 Championship (70-70-70-74—284, +4), consistent throughout (14 birdies, 40 pars, 18 bogeys ... The seventh player in school history to shoot a 30 for nine holes when he did so on the back nine in the third round of the Ka’anapali Classic; that helped him to a 6-under 65 got the final round and his best finish for the fall (eighth place with a 10-under 203). The 203 score was the second-best in school history for a 54-hole tournament on a par-71 course, as he birdied six of his first nine holes in the final round, with his 19 birdies for the event a team-high for the entire season (and tied for the second-most in the tournament) ... Scored a 1-under 69 in his first round as a Buffalo, coming in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic, his home course when he was on UND’s golf team before transferring to CU ... Finished tied for 11th in two other fall meets, including CU’s Simpson, when he opened with a 4-under 66, his best opening round of the fall, with a tie for 27th in the Oregon Duck Invitational his best spring finish ... Had just 20 holes worse than bogey (all doubles) out of 720 … He was 0-1-2 in match play action.
At Notre Dame—2020-21/2021-22 (Fr./Soph.): As a true freshman, he played in all seven spring tournaments (no fall season due to COVID-19 pandemic) … Led the team to its first appearance in the NCAA regionals since 2012 as he posted four top 25 finishes … He finished fourth on the team with a 72.52 stroke average (for 21 rounds), with bests of 65 (7-under) for 18 holes and 205 (11-under) for 54, the latter two being team bests … Had 17 of his 21 rounds count toward Notre Dame’s team score, and owned a subpar percentage of 21.3 (78 birdies and two eagles for 378 holes played) …. Tied for 20th in his first collegiate meet, Florida State’s Seminole Invitational (217, +1), and also led the team in the Stitch Intercollegiate when he tied for seventh with an 11-under 205 effort (65-74-66), helping the Irish to a second place finish at Macgregor Downs C.C. in Cary, N.C. … He redshirted as a sophomore due to elbow and ankle injuries and subsequently decided to transfer.
High School— Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked him as the No. 15 player in the Class of 2020 … Led Arcadia to two state titles, and claimed the individual crown when the Titans won the second time in 2018, turning in a 6-under 64 scorecard … Tied for third (138, -5) as a sophomore and tied for 21st as a freshman (150, +6) in the state meet … Team captain as a sophomore and junior … Did not play as a senior due to all his travels on the junior golf circuit … A nominee for both the 2017 and 2018 Arizona High School Athlete of the Year … An Arizona Junior Golf Ambassador the six years (ages 13-18).
2024-25 (Sr.): Saw limited action this season after suffering some back issues, but returned to play late in the spring and played well in Arizona State’s Thunderbird Collegiate (71-71-68—210, -3); his 23rd place finish in Phoenix was his best this season ... He played just 14 rounds for the year, finishing with a 74.00 stroke average (74.25 for eight in the spring) ... He struggled in the Big 12 Championships, turning in an 80-79—159 scorecard before he was replaced for the final two rounds (he still made some history, as he played in four conference meets – in three conferences (ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12) …Saw action in two fall tournaments, one each as a designated scorer and one as an individual … The latter was his best fall effort, when he tied for 45th in CU’s Simpson Invitational with an even-par 216 score (he had 13 birdies in the event, tied for his fifth-most as a Buff) … He was 13-over in his other fall competition, CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational (223, +13), though he did open with a 1-under 69 … For the year, he had a 73.8 average for the first round, 74.6 in the second and 73.75 in the final … He played the par-5’s the best at 12-under … Had just 12 holes worse than bogey (12 of 252).
2023-24 (Jr.): Owned the fourth-best average on the team with a 72.90 mark for 31 rounds, with his 72.26 norm in the spring the second-best (and was first among the regular members of the travel squad) … In the opening tournament in the spring of the 2023-24 season, he tied the school record on a par-71 course (and overall) with an 8-under 63 in the second round of the Southwestern Invitational (both gross score and stroke count in relation to par) … His 10-under 132 total tied for the third-best 36 hole score in CU history (69-63; he finished in a tie for sixth after a final round 74 gave him a 7-under 206 total) … The nine birdies in his round of 63 tied for the second-most in history by a Buff in an individual round … That was his best finish for the season; his next best was a tie for 12th in the San Diego KE Lamkin Classic (211, -5), where had just six bogeys ... Had a 3-0 record in match play, helping CU win the Wyoming Desert Match Play (won or tied 38 of 50 holes) … He played in four fall tournaments, one as a designated scorer for the team and in three as an individual … His best effort was a 3-over 219 (71-76-72) in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, which tied hi, for 41st … Started the fall strong with rounds of 71 and 68 in the Mirabel Maui Jim, his two best gross rounds of the fall season (he had 11 birdies in the event, his fall best) … He had 21 of 22 count toward the CU team score (95.5 percent, second-best on the team) … He had two runs of 19 straight holes of par or better, tied for the eighth-longest streak on the team … Averaged 35 pars in his 10 events, with at least 30 in nine of them … Has just 16 holes worse than bogey (out of 558), second-lowest on the team among the regular travel squad members (including a team-best four tournaments where he had none worse than a bogey).
2022-23 (Soph.): Enjoyed a fine opening to his Colorado career, playing in all 14 tournaments and held the third-best stroke average from wire-to-wire of 72.18 ... He and the team missed the cut at the NCAA Finals (he tied for 81st), as he recorded an 80-67-73—220 (10-over) scorecard; the 67 was CU’s low round in the event at Grayhawk GC in Scottsdale (and tied the fourth-lowest score by a Buff in the NCAA postseason, which he had also done in the regional) … He tied for 39th in the Norman Regional (216, E), but his second round 67 was pivotal in CU’s eventual third place finish ... In the fall, he had a 71.11 average, though third on the team, the 10th-best ever for a fall season at CU; spring average was 73.1 ... Has had 34 of his 40 rounds count toward CU’s team score, with 20 of those par or better (eight in the 60s); six of his 20 over par have been just 1-over ... Tied for 34th in the Pac-12 Championship (70-70-70-74—284, +4), consistent throughout (14 birdies, 40 pars, 18 bogeys ... The seventh player in school history to shoot a 30 for nine holes when he did so on the back nine in the third round of the Ka’anapali Classic; that helped him to a 6-under 65 got the final round and his best finish for the fall (eighth place with a 10-under 203). The 203 score was the second-best in school history for a 54-hole tournament on a par-71 course, as he birdied six of his first nine holes in the final round, with his 19 birdies for the event a team-high for the entire season (and tied for the second-most in the tournament) ... Scored a 1-under 69 in his first round as a Buffalo, coming in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic, his home course when he was on UND’s golf team before transferring to CU ... Finished tied for 11th in two other fall meets, including CU’s Simpson, when he opened with a 4-under 66, his best opening round of the fall, with a tie for 27th in the Oregon Duck Invitational his best spring finish ... Had just 20 holes worse than bogey (all doubles) out of 720 … He was 0-1-2 in match play action.
At Notre Dame—2020-21/2021-22 (Fr./Soph.): As a true freshman, he played in all seven spring tournaments (no fall season due to COVID-19 pandemic) … Led the team to its first appearance in the NCAA regionals since 2012 as he posted four top 25 finishes … He finished fourth on the team with a 72.52 stroke average (for 21 rounds), with bests of 65 (7-under) for 18 holes and 205 (11-under) for 54, the latter two being team bests … Had 17 of his 21 rounds count toward Notre Dame’s team score, and owned a subpar percentage of 21.3 (78 birdies and two eagles for 378 holes played) …. Tied for 20th in his first collegiate meet, Florida State’s Seminole Invitational (217, +1), and also led the team in the Stitch Intercollegiate when he tied for seventh with an 11-under 205 effort (65-74-66), helping the Irish to a second place finish at Macgregor Downs C.C. in Cary, N.C. … He redshirted as a sophomore due to elbow and ankle injuries and subsequently decided to transfer.
High School— Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked him as the No. 15 player in the Class of 2020 … Led Arcadia to two state titles, and claimed the individual crown when the Titans won the second time in 2018, turning in a 6-under 64 scorecard … Tied for third (138, -5) as a sophomore and tied for 21st as a freshman (150, +6) in the state meet … Team captain as a sophomore and junior … Did not play as a senior due to all his travels on the junior golf circuit … A nominee for both the 2017 and 2018 Arizona High School Athlete of the Year … An Arizona Junior Golf Ambassador the six years (ages 13-18).
Other—2025: Turned professional in mid-July and in his first event as a pro, he was co-medalist in the final Colorado Open qualifier with an 8-under 63 at CommonGround GC in Aurora. 2024: He tied for both low amateur honors and fourth overall in the Arizona Open (67-66-67—200; -10) on Scottsdale’s Papago Golf Course … Finished as the third low amateur (57th overall) in the Colorado Open (70-69-74-68—281, -3) … Local U.S. Open Qualifying at Riverton (Wyo.) CC, he shot 2-under 70 and was the first alternate for the Final Qualifying; he did advance after a cancellation and shot 70-75—145 (+3) at Ohio State’s Scarlett Course and placed 47th … Tied for 84th (out of 144) in the Trans-Mississippi Amateur (73-72—145, +3), missing the cut by four strokes … Finished fourth in the Sonoran Amateur (68-64-69-201, -9), three back of the lead; the front nine of his 64 was a 5-under 30. 2023: Tied for 12th in the Sizzler Amateur (69-68-70—207, -3) … Finished 15th in the Thunderbolt Invitational (70-74-70—214, -2) … Tied for 33rd in the Arizona Amateur (72-76—148, +4) … Missed the cut at the Colorado Open despite recording a 74-69—143 (+1) scorecard … Shot 70-72—142 (E) in U.S. Amateur qualifying at Collindale GC in Fort Collins, finishing 14th but missed advancing. 2022: Tied for sixth in the Northern Amateur (73-69-75—217, +1) … Tied for 14th in the Sizzler Amateur. 2021: Tied for 54th in the Patriot All-America, though was just 2-over par (72-71-69—212) and just four strokes higher than the year before when he finished ninth. 2020: Won the Indianapolis GCAA Amateur Series on the seventh playoff hole after ending 54 holes tied with three others at 7-under 209 (67-70-72; he was a freshman at Notre Dame at the time, but no college competition was permitted due to COVID-19) … He was ranked 31st in the final AJGA rankings, and was named a Rolex Junior All-American for the second time … Top finishes included a win in the Junior Golf Association of Arizona Willie Low Invitational (73-64—137, -5) and third in the Rolex Tournament of Champions (71-72-71-67—281, -7) ... Tied for ninth in the Patriot All-America (71-71-66—208, -4) … Tied for 13th in The Sizzler … A two-time AJGA All-American Honorable Mention selection (2019, 2020), he had six top five AJGA efforts. 2019: Finished second in the AJGA Sergio Garcia (212, -4) and in the Bryce Molder Invitational (66-70—136, -6) … Took third in the Arizona Junior Stroke Play (67-72-65—204, -9) and tied for third in the Wigwam Invitational (72-70—142, -2) … Tied for 14th in the Western Junior at Rich Harvest Farms (70-73-78-72—293, +5) … Tied for 19th in the AJGA Junior Players Championship (76-71-71—218, +2) … Member of the 2019 Arizona Junior America Cup Team. 2018: In JGA of Arizona events, he had one win, five top 10 and seven top 25 finishes; the win was in the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Qualifier at Raven GC in Phoenix (67-65—132, -12) … Member of the Eddie Hogan Cup Championship Team … High Performance Award winner. 2017: The Antigua National High School Invitational individual champion (70-68—138, -6), with Arcadia also claiming the team title … Recorded three runner-up efforts, in the BMO Invitational, the Wigwam Invitational and the Holiday Challenge … Arizona Sportsman of the Year Award recipient. 2011-16: He posted six victories with 35 top 10 finishes in various junior events in Arizona; all told, over the course of his JGA of Arizona career, he played in 82 tournaments, with eight wins, 10 runner-up finishes and eight third place efforts.
Best Career Rounds in Competition—63 (-8, second round, Jan. 30, 2024 Southwestern Invitational at North Ranch Golf Club, Westlake Village, Calif.); 64 (-7; second round, 2020 Willie Low Invitational, Phoenix CC); 64 (-6, Sonoran Amateur, Jan. 4, 2024, Talking Stick GC, Scottsdale); 65 (-6, Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, Oct. 30, 2022).
Academics—He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business (Marketing) in May 2025 … Earned Academic All-ACC honors as a freshman at Notre Dame … Earned Academic All-ACC honors as a freshman at Notre Dame … An Honor Roll member all four years at Arcadia (graduated with a 3.78 final cumulative GPA, 4.0 when weighted) … Had six 4.0 semesters in high school.
Personal—He was born December 8, 2001 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … Hobbies include playing and watching basketball and anything really sports related … Favorite pro teams are the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Vikings.
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