2017
Jedd McLuen (Class of '12)
One of only two College of Charleston men’s golfers in program history to be tabbed a PING All-America Honorable Mention selection, McLuen was a two-time All-Southern Conference First Team honoree in 2000 and 2001. He still ranks first all-time in career scoring average (72.70), career starts (50), career rounds played (146.0), career finishing percentage (82.7%), career birdies made (421) and tied for third all-time in career tournament wins (2). In the school single-season records, he ranks first and second all-time in birdies made (125 in 2000-01 and 123 in 1999-2000) and third and fourth all-time in scoring average (72.11 in 1999-2000 and 72.36 in 2000-01). McLuen was nationally ranked in the Top 50 individually as a sophomore, junior and senior. During his junior campaign, he was ranked as high as No. 40 in the nation – the second-highest individual national ranking in school history. McLuen tied for medalist honors at the 1999 Southern Conference Championship (lost in a playoff) and became the first-ever Charleston golfer in 2000 to qualify for NCAA Regionals as an individual. In 2001, he shot a second-round 64 at the LSU Spring Invitational – the second-lowest round by a CofC golfer – and was a member of the program’s first-ever NCAA Regional invitation squad. The Cougars would go on to finish fourth at regionals earning a spot to nationals where they placed 16th overall as a team. McLuen remains the highest individual finisher at nationals in program history. In addition, he became the first golfer in school history to qualify for a spot in one of the four majors - the U.S. Open in 2000 at Pebble Beach (one of six amateurs). He also reached the Round of 32 at the 1998 U.S. Amateur and the Round of 16 in match play at the 2000 U.S. Amateur. In his first attempt as a professional, McLuen successfully qualified for the 2001 PGA TOUR Greater Milwaukee Open. The former Hooters Tour professional earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2012. He currently resides in Mt. Pleasant and is a partner in Bennett-McLuen Homes on Kiawah Island, S.C.
