Lukas Clark Season 2017-18

Career Notes & Records
Career: Has experience in 13 tournaments with 74.18 stroke average in 39 rounds…Recorded career-low in back-to-back weeks of fall season with a 3-under 67 at 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate as part of his career-best 208 in that tournament...Carded a 4-under 67 in 2019 Bearcat Invitational and picked up his first career top-10 finish (tie for 8th)…Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.
 
Season: 2020-21: Played in three tournaments and finished the spring with a 75.44 season stroke average.Moved 2019-20: Moved into the starting lineup for all seven events in junior season...Registered two top-20 finishes with first career top-10 score (tied for 8th). 2018-19: Saw action in two tournaments and improved stroke average to 74.17…Posted career lows for a single round (71) and 54-hole tournament (222), both in 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate.
 
Event: Had career-best 208 (2-under) tournament score at 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate with a career-low 67 in first round...Tied low round score in final round en route to first career top-10 finish (tie for 8th) at 2019 Bearcat Invitational
 
2020-21 | Senior Season
Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team for third-straight year.
 
Season: Recorded a 75.44 season stroke average in here tournaments.
 
Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-14): Finished with a 4-over 214, good for a tie for 83rd. General Hackler Championship (3/14-16): Shot a +30 246 and placed 90th. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Finished with a +6 219 while playing as an individual, finishing tied for 25th.
 
2019-20 | Junior Season
Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team for second-straight year.
 
Season: Recorded a 73.10 season stroke average as a starter in all seven tournaments...Shot under par in two tournaments...Earned third letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
at Rod Myers Invitational (9/14-15): Tied for 27th with a 3-over 219 (74-72-73)…Shot par in second round with three of his four birdies on front nine. at Old Town Club Collegiate (9/23-24): Jumped 13 spots on final day with a career-best tournament total 208 (2-under, 67-73-68) to tie for 16th for his best collegiate finish to date…Fired a career-low 3-under 67 in first round which included an eagle on No. 4…Combined with Alec Bard (67), Ryan Davis (68) and Lou Olsakovsky (67) in first round to tie program’s team tournament low-round score of 269…Also posted best Penn State score in final round with four birdies for a 2-under 68. at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Recorded top career finish by tying for eighth with a 3-under 210 (73-67-70)…Tied career-low round with 4-under 67 in second round of play…Made 12 birdies during tournament with six in second round, including three straight on holes 8, 9 and 10. at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/11-13): Bounced back in the final round by going 2-under on his back nine to finish with a 75 (3-over) to tie for 63rd…Finished event with a 5-over 221 (73-73-75). at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28): Matched his first-round score (77) in final round to move up five spots into a tie for 57th with a 236 total (77-82-77, 20-over)...Made three birdies the final nine holes of his second round. at Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16): Tied for 44th with 219 (76-72-71, 9 over)…Bounced back from tough first round with solid back-to-back rounds to help Nittany Lions climb into a tie for third…Made a birdie on final hole of final round for 1-over 71 for his best score of tournament. at General Hackler Championship (3/9-10): Finished in a tie for 44th with a 222 (71-73-78, 6-over)…Carded best Nittany Lions’ best round overall with 1-under 71…Shot par on 39 holes to finish among tournament leaders in that statistic.
 
2018-19 | Sophomore Season
Awards: Recognized as member of Academic All-Big Ten list.
 
Season: Competed in two tournaments, one each in fall and spring…Had 74.17 stroke average in six rounds…Recorded best single-round and 54-hole tournament stats with 71 in first round of Rutherford Intercollegiate and 222 (9-over) total...Awarded second letter.
 
at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/12-14): Competed as an individual and tallied then-career-low 72 in final round…Posted three-round 223 total (7-over) for 66th place…Made nine birdies for tournament, including four in first round. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Carded then-career-low 71 in first round…Finished with a 222 (9-over) for a share of 35th.

2017-18 | Freshman Season
Season: Played in one tournament for 78.00 stroke average in three rounds...Earned first letter.
 
Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/14-15): Tied for 66th in first collegiate action…Totaled 234 (21-over) with then-career low 75 in second round.
 
Before Penn State
Selected to Suburban One League first team four times…Ranked third in the state of Pennsylvania out of high school...Won the 2016 Suburban One League championship...Captured back-to-back AJGA event titles with 2017 AJGA Junior Golf Hub Championship and 2017 AJGA FORE Performance Junior Championship...Ranked No. 3 in Pennsylvania and in #191 overall in class of 2017 by Junior Golf Scoreboard.
 
Personal
Full name is Lukas Matthew Clark…Parents are Timothy and Lauren Clark...Has one sister, Mollie...Achieved a 3.5 grade-point average for Penn State Dean’s List honors for two semesters…Pursuing a degree in recreation, park, and tourism management…Born April 21, 1999, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 
Why Penn State?
“This was my dream school ever since I was a little kid. Once I could make that dream a reality, it was a no-brainer.”