TALLAHASSEE– Florida State junior Luke Clanton was named to the 2025 NCAA Division I PING All-American First Team on Wednesday. Clanton was among 10 golfers recognized, earning his third career All-America recognition.
 
Since 1957, Florida State has collected 58 All-America honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America, including three from Clanton.  Clanton joins John Pak as the only two-time First Team honorees in program history.  He was also honorable mention in 2023.
 
Clanton became the second player in Florida State history to capture the Ben Hogan Award after Pak was the winner in 2021.
 
The Ben Hogan Award annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
 
Clanton led the Seminoles to four victories in 2024-25, while topping the leaderboard in each win. Clanton became the first two-time NCAA Regional champion, after winning the Tallahassee Regional at 15-under, 201, setting a new course record for a three-round low at Seminole Legacy. The 11th-ranked Noles were dominant in the victory, finishing at 29-under, nine strokes ahead of No. 5 Ole Miss.  
 
He finished the season with a stroke average of 69.50, the third highest in program history next to his own program record (69.11) and Pak (69.40).
 
The Hialeah, Florida, native tied his single-round low of 64 to open the Seminoles Intercollegiate at the Glen Arven Country Club.

Clanton is also a Jack Nicklaus Award Finalist and was one of 10 players named a Fred Haskins Award finalist. 

 

Clanton is expected to play in the RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ontario from June 5-8 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

 

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