SwingU Ambassador Canon Claycomb Wins First Collegiate Tournament

SwingU Ambassador Canon Claycomb Wins First Collegiate Tournament

SwingU, the sports technology and media company, would like to congratulate SwingU Collegiate Ambassador Canon Claycomb of the University of Alabama for winning the Watersound Invitational Individual title.

Claycomb, a junior, started using the SwingU App and its proprietary strokes gained and stat tracking system in September 2021. A few months later, Claycomb fired rounds of 67-66-69 on the par-72, 7,202-yard Shark’s Tooth Golf Course to win his first collegiate title by eight shots.

“I really enjoy using the SwingU app to track my statistics over the course of tournaments. Instead of having an emotional feeling about rounds, I am able to see hard evidence of what went right and what went wrong,” said Claycomb. “SwingU has helped me grow as a player and be better at reflecting on my rounds.”

Not only was it Claycomb’s first career individual tournament title, but it also marked his first career top-5 finish and the first time he recorded three consecutive rounds in the 60s. Claycomb made 17 birdies against just three bogeys over 54 holes.

“It feels amazing. This has been a hurdle I’ve been trying to get over (winning first collegiate tournament),” said Claycomb. “I’ve had some good events but haven’t won at the college level before today, so this feels great. It was awesome. I felt like I didn’t miss a shot this entire weekend.”

As a team, the Crimson Tide closed the event in second overall with a total of 10-under par 854 (296-276-282).

“I’m very proud of our guys. I thought they really responded well all week. We had a great winter camp and the guys embraced what we are trying as a program,” Alabama Head Coach Jay Seawell said. “I am very happy for Canon. He’s certainly capable of being a first-team All-America caliber player. He will build off this win, and it will only give him more confidence that what he is doing is working.”

Claycomb joins fellow SwingU Collegiate Ambassadors Cameron Sisk of Arizona State, Caleb Manuel of the University of Connecticut and Nick Sutton of Tennessee Tech University as winners this season.

Since the start of 2021, more than 100 active professional and top-tier collegiate golfers are using the SwingU App and performance data platform to track their strokes gained and game-improvement data.

About SwingU
Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, SwingU is a sports technology and media company focused on golf game improvement. The company owns and operates the top-rated golf game-improvement app across GPS, scorecard, statistics and instruction. SwingU Clubhouse publishes an email newsletter reaching hundreds of thousands of golfers daily. Lastly, SwingU Academies develops personalized, branded instruction & training apps and media for clubs, teachers and academies. For more company information, please visit www.swingu.com.

Media Contact
Chris Chaney
chris@swingu.com

"SwingU Versus has helped my game by allowing me to realistically reflect on each round of golf, showing me exactly what to work on, so that I always have a plan for each practice session."
Jon Hardee, Forme Tour
"Versus is a great, easy way to collect the important stats in golf. It takes less than five minutes to plug in a round, and you get all the information you need. I have been able to directly point out the weaknesses in my game and then improve on those aspects of my game."
Jonathan Keppler, Forme Tour
"I have been able to easily identify which areas of my game need the most work and track where I am improving using data. It is something that is very simple to use and a tool I use on a daily basis to improve my game."
Austin Hitt, Forme Tour
"SwingU showed me where my faults are and what I need to improve. I still have my routine, but I’m able to practice more efficiently and see tangible improvements."
Ziggy Nathu, Mackenzie Tour
"Having access to stroke gained data is invaluable to my success as a pro. And to have all this data on one app that is so easy to use and understand is an added bonus. It only takes a couple minutes to input rounds and the breakdown is right there. SwingU is a tool that I can’t recommend enough."
JJ Grey, Forme Tour
"I love how easy and simple the app is to use and am impressed with the amount of information provided given the ease of the app."
Luke Vivolo, PGA Tour Latin America
Identify Your Weaknesses And Improve Quickly
After every round, SwingU Versus identifies Your #1 Improvement Priority based on the aspect of the game that cost you the most compared to your target handicap and provides you with an instruction tip from a Top-100 instructor.
Identify Your Weaknesses And Improve Quickly
World's Easiest-to-Use Strokes Gained Data Entry
Keeping your statistics can be time-consuming and distracting. SwingU Versus’ intuitive data entry only takes seconds after every hole or a minute or two after each round.
World's Easiest-to-Use Strokes Gained Data Entry
Get An Understanding Of How You Performed
Strokes gained is an abstract number that can be confusing to understand. In order to simplify your understanding of the data, each facet is given a Relative Handicap, which tells you at what level you played each aspect of the game.
Get An Understanding Of How You Performed
Easily Digest Actionable Data
Set against your target handicap and broken down by distance, you easily see where you met, exceeded or fell short of the average for the handicap you are aspiring to achieve, creating a simple-to-see roadmap towards improvement.
Easily Digest Actionable Data
Access To On-Demand Game-Improvement Content From Top Instructors
Along with receiving a personally-prescribed drill for game improvement, you can navigate to a full on-demand library with 600+ lessons and drills for further instruction and guidance.
Access To On-Demand Game-Improvement Content From Top Instructors

Upgrade To Premium & Gain Access To Versus

40% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME
$79.99 / Year
UPGRADE TODAY!