Clark Van Gaalen

Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Turlock, Calif.
High School:
Turlock High School

Year	Events	Rounds	Rds in 60s	Wins	T5	T10	T20	Average	vs. Par	Low	Best Finish	Matches
2024-25	10	31	9	0	2	3	3	70.94	-0.19	64	2	0-1-1
Career	10	31	9	0	2	3	3	70.94	-0.19	64	2	0-1-1

RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 64; 2024 Ka'anapali Classic - Round 3
Lowest 54-hole score: 197 (-16); 2024 Ka'anapali Classic
Best finish: 2; 2024 Ka'anapali Classic
Best WAGR Ranking: 68th (July 29, 2025)

2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
PING All-America honorable mention ... ... GCAA Freshman All-American ... PING All-Region selection ... SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... played in 10 events (31 rounds) ... finished the year ranked 59th in the NCAA Clippd national ranking ... season scoring average vs. par of 70.94 (-0.19) ... nine rounds in the 60s and 18 par-or-better rounds ... made debut at the Inverness Intercollegiate (T28) ... first top-20 finish came as an individual at the Bayou City Classic (T16) ... runner-up with an OU freshman-record 197 (-16) at the Ka’anapali Classic ... finished T6 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors ... T18 placement at the Aggie Invitational ... made start at the SEC Championship ... runner-up at the NCAA Amherst Regional with a 205 (-5) ... finished a team-best 13th at the NCAA Championships, earning All-Tournament Team honors and was one of two freshmen to finish in the top 15 ... tied his quarterfinal match at the NCAA Championships.

OTHER COMPETITIONS
2025: U.S. Amateur qualifier, T3 at Monroe Invitational, 25th at Sunnehanna Amateur ... 2024: 5th at Monroe Invitational ... Junior: 10th at 2024 Western Junior Amateur, won 2024 Mizuno West Coast Classic, T17 at 2024 Dustin Johnson World Junior, 15th at 2023 Elite Invitational, runner-up at 2023 Billy Horschel Junior Championship, 8th at 2023 U.S. Teen World Championship, won 2023 Brandon Wu Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL
No. 21 player in 2024 class per Golfweek ... ranked 38th in the Rolex AJGA rankings ... recorded nine top-10 finishes in 11 WAGR-counting events as a junior golfer ... California Junior Golf Association Northern California Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022 ... led Turlock High School (California) to three straight California Athletic League titles and was the league’s three-time Most Valuable Player.