Dominic Clemons Facts: 12 Things You Didn't Know About The English Amateur Golfer

Discover more about the record-breaking amateur via these facts regarding his life and journey through the game of golf so far...

Dominic Clemons looks on during Final Qualifying at Burnham & Berrow ahead of The Open Championship in 2025
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Dominic Clemons is an English amateur golfer who has already stamped his name into the record books during an impressive fledgling career. Discover more about his life and time in golf via these facts.

DOMINIC CLEMONS FACTS

1. His full name is Dominic George Clemons.

2. He was born in Cambridge, England on June 14, 2002.

3. His parents are called Michael and Julie Clemons while he has an older sister named Francesca.

4. As a teenager, Clemons won the 2016 Scottish Boys' Under-14 Open at Craigielaw Golf Club.

5. Clemons attended Melbourn Village College in Cambridgeshire before later moving to the USA and spending his first two years Stateside at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.

6. While at Hutchinson CC (2022-23), Clemons won the NJCAA individual and team championship titles, helping the Blue Dragons defend their national championship. Prior to that, he clinched his first college title via victory at the NJCAA D1 National Preview thanks to an eight-under total (69-67-72). At the end of the season, Clemons was the No.1-ranked junior college golfer in the country and named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List.

7. Clemons moved to Stetson University in Florida for the 2023-2024 season and recorded his second college victory at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate (-3). That was part of an impressive year where Clemons scored five top-three finishes and seven top-five results in 12 tournaments.

8. In the summer of 2024, he lost the final of The Amateur Championship but won the Scottish Men's Open Championship by an outrageous 17 strokes. Clemons shot 68-65-65-62 for a four-day total score of 24-under par.

9. Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Clemons signed for the University of Alabama. In his first event for the Crimson Tide, he won the Folds of Honor Collegiate with a nine-under total - consequently becoming the first player since Justin Thomas (2011) to win on their Alabama debut.

10. Clemons began college life majoring in Communications before later moving on to study Human Environmental Sciences.

(L to R) Dominic Clemons, Abraham Ancer, Charlie Lindh and Justin Rose all hold up an Open Championship pin flag after qualifying at Burnham & Berrow in 2024

(L to R) Dominic Clemons, Abraham Ancer, Charlie Lindh and Justin Rose at Burnham & Berrow in 2024

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11. Clemons made his Major championship debut at the 2024 Open Championship after making it through Final Qualifying at Burnham & Berrow alongside Justin Rose. He made his PGA Tour debut at the 2025 Rocket Classic thanks to winning the Folds of Honor Collegiate. However, rather disappointingly, he missed the cut in both.

12. In August 2025, Clemons was automatically selected to represent Team GB&I at the Walker Cup, held at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach, California. His previous international appearances included being a member of GB&I's 2024 and 2025 St Andrews Trophy line-ups plus competing at the 2025 Bonallack Trophy for Team Europe.

DOMINIC CLEMONS BIO

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Date Of Birth

June 14, 2002

Home Town

Cambridge, England

Height

5ft 11in (1.80m)

College

Hutchinson CC (2022-23), Stetson University (2023-24), University of Alabama (2024-)

Amateur Wins

6

Best WAGR

32nd

DOMINIC CLEMONS WINS

  • 2016 Scottish Boys' Under-14 Open
  • 2022 NJCAA D1 National Preview
  • 2023 NCJAA Individual National Championship
  • 2024 Daytona Beach Intercollegiate
  • 2024 Scottish Men's Open Championship
  • 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate
Jonny Leighfield
Staff Writer

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.

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