Hall of Fame
Clarence Rose competed on the Mount Olive men’s golf team in 1977 and 1978 and helped lead the Trojans to post-season play both years. In 1977, Mount Olive advanced to the national finals. The following year, the Trojans won the conference tournament and advanced to the regional playoff. Rose was a two-time All-American, first at Mount Olive, then at Clemson University. He was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame and also named to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Team. Rose went on to play golf at the professional level, amassing more than $2.5 million dollars on the PGA Tour. He won championships at the 1996 Sprint International and the 1997 J.C. Penney Classic.
