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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Stryker, Ohio
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- High School:
- Stryker
Bio
Junior (2019-20): Team's top finisher in all five tournaments during the fall of 2019... Steady player who shot between 77 and 84 over nine rounds in the fall... Finished at 80 or better five times in fall competitions with an average of 81.2... Fired an 80 to tie for eighth place in the Lourdes Invitational's 65-player field at Legacy Golf Club (Ottawa Lake, Michigan) on Sept. 25, 2019... Did not compete in the spring of 2020 due to the season being canceled (COVID-19).
Sophomore (2018-19): Appeared in six events, playing 10 rounds... Shot an average score of 80.5 with a low round of 73... Registered a top-10 finish.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in four tournaments and six rounds in the fall season... Averaged 83.2 strokes per round... Shot a season-best 76 at the Jon P. Spiess Invitational... Participated in four events and eight rounds during the spring campaign... Averaged 78.8 shots per round, finishing second on the team... Carded a season-best 73 on day two of the Heartland Collegiate Conference Championship.
Prep: 2017 graduate of Stryker High School... Senior class vice president and junior class president... Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Earned four varsity letters in golf and three in basketball... Led his golf team to Buckeye Border Conference championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016.... BBC medalist as a junior and senior after ending third in the conference tournament as a sophomore... Earned All-Northwest District recognition in both golf and basketball... Named a top scholar as a senior with a 3.87 grade-point average.
Personal: Son of Jamie and Dawn Clingaman... Majoring in accounting with minors in marketing and graphic design... Comes from a family of golfers... Chosen as the Northwest Ohio Junior Golf Association Player of the Year after winning five times in eight events during the summer of 2016... Admires Tiger Woods... Fan of the Detroit Lions and Boston Celtics... Hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping and hiking.
News Mentions
Clingaman named GCAA DIII All-American Scholar
Defiance College senior Hayden Clingaman(Stryker, Ohio/Stryker) has been named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar by the Golf Coaches...
August 4, 2021
Men’s golf led by Clingaman, who shoots 2-under 70 to earn All-HCAC honors
LIMA, Ohio – In its final competition of the 2021 spring season on Sunday, the Defiance College men’s golf team was led by senior...
May 2, 2021
Men’s golf ends Saturday’s second round at HCAC Championship
LIMA, Ohio – Second-round play at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship ended on Saturday at the par-72 Hidden Creek...
May 1, 2021
Men’s golf opens play in HCAC Championship at Hidden Creek
LIMA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s golf team opened play in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Friday...
April 30, 2021
Clingaman’s 2-under 70 leads men’s golf on final day of HCAC Preview
LIMA, Ohio – At the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preview event on Sunday, the Defiance College men’s golf team finished...
April 18, 2021
Men’s golf begins play at HCAC Preview in Lima
LIMA, Ohio – On Saturday, the Defiance College men’s golf team began play in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preview...
April 17, 2021
Men’s golf takes part in one-day Lourdes Spring Invitational
OTTAWA LAKE, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s golf squad was in action on Tuesday at the one-day, 18-hole Lourdes Spring Invitationa...
April 13, 2021
Clingaman’s 71 highlights golf teams’ play on Saturday in Michigan
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – At the LTU Battle at Bedford Valley on Saturday, the Defiance College men’s and women’s golf teams both...
April 10, 2021
Golf teams finish opening 18 holes at Bedford Valley
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – On Friday, the Defiance College men’s and women’s golf teams finished the opening 18 holes of the LTU...
April 9, 2021
Men’s golf wraps up tournament play at Indian Ridge Golf Club on Sunday
OXFORD, Ohio – The second day of play at the Mount St. Joseph Spring Invitational wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with the Defiance College...
March 21, 2021
Men’s golf back in action at MSJ Invite
OXFORD, Ohio – In the opening round of the Mount St. Joseph Spring Invitational, the Defiance College men’s golf squad shot 330 on...
March 20, 2021
Men’s golf improves by 20 shots on second day of Battle at Belterra
FLORENCE, Ind. – On Sunday in the final round of the Battle at Belterra, the Defiance College men’s golf team improved by 20 shots...
March 7, 2021
Men’s golf completes first 18 holes at Belterra Golf Club
FLORENCE, Ind. – After the opening round of the Battle at Belterra on Saturday, the Defiance College men’s golf team trails three...
March 6, 2021
Men’s golf picked to finish eighth in 2021 HCAC preseason poll
CARMEL, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf team is picked to finish eighth among the nine Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...
March 2, 2021
Men’s golf opens 2021 spring season at Music City Shootout
JOELTON, Tenn. – Despite heavy rain on Friday night, into the morning and more in the forecast, the Defiance College men’s golf team...
February 27, 2021
Men’s golf scheduled to begin season on Saturday in Nashville
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a lengthy layoff of competition due to the coronavirus, the Defiance College men’s golf team is scheduled to be...
February 26, 2021